1947 New York Giants (MLB) season

1947 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott
Local television	WNBT (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis)
Local radio	WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis)
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The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 81-73 record, 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• December 19, 1946: Harry Danning was released by the Giants.^[1]
• Prior to 1947 season: Nick Testa was acquired by the Giants from the Walden Hummingbirds.^[2]

Regular season

• April 18: In the third inning of a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dave Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson's first major league home run.^[3]
• April 19: 32,355 paying fans and 736 servicemen set the record for the biggest Saturday attendance at the Polo Grounds. Jackie Robinson had three at bats and had two singles and one double. The Giants still managed to win the game by a score of 4–3.^[4]

Between September 5 and 23, the Giants hit at least one home run in each of 19 games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).^[5]

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	5	.578
Boston Braves	86	68	8	.558
New York Giants	81	73	13	.526
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	21	.474
Chicago Cubs	69	85	25	.448
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	32	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	32	.403

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–10	13–9	13–9	13–9	14–8	12–10	9–13
Brooklyn	10–12	—	15–7	15–7	14–8	14–8	15–7	11–11–1
Chicago	9–13	7–15	—	12–10	7–15	16–6–1	8–14	10–12
Cincinnati	9–13	7–15	10–12	—	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	8–14	15–7	9–13	—	12–10	15–7–1	13–9
Philadelphia	8–14	8–14	6–16–1	9–13	10–12	—	13–9	8–14
Pittsburgh	10–12	7–15	14–8	9–13	7–15–1	9–13	—	6–16–1
St. Louis	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	14–8	9–13	14–8	16–6–1	—

Notable transactions

• April 12, 1947: Jess Pike was released by the Giants.^[6]

Roster

1947 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 37 Woody Abernathy 38 Nate Andrews 39 Bill Ayers 33 Joe Beggs 40 Mike Budnick 33 Bob Carpenter 13,14 Mort Cooper 44 Andy Hansen 23 Clint Hartung 30,35 Hooks Iott 46 Larry Jansen 39 Sheldon Jones 32 Monte Kennedy 31 Dave Koslo -- Mario Picone 30 Ray Poat 35 Junior Thompson 34 Ken Trinkle 30 Bill Voiselle		Catchers  5 Walker Cooper  8 Mickey Livingston  6 Ernie Lombardi  9 Bennie Warren -- Wes Westrum  7 Sal Yvars Infielders 12 Buddy Blattner 10 Buddy Kerr 16 Jack Lohrke 15 Johnny Mize -- Bobby Rhawn 18 Bill Rigney 17 Mickey Witek		Outfielders 21 Gary Gearhart 20 Sid Gordon 24 Joe Lafata 27 Willard Marshall 19 Bobby Thomson 28 Fuzz White Other batters 25,28 Whitey Lockman  4 Mel Ott 14 Babe Young		Manager  4 Mel Ott Coaches  3 Hank Gowdy  1 Travis Jackson  2 Red Kress

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Cooper, WalkerWalker Cooper	140	515	157	.305	35	122
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	154	586	177	.302	51	138
2B	Rigney, BillBill Rigney	130	531	142	.267	17	59
3B	Lohrke, JackJack Lohrke	112	329	79	.240	11	35
SS	Kerr, BuddyBuddy Kerr	138	547	157	.287	7	49
OF	Gordon, SidSid Gordon	130	437	119	.272	13	57
OF	Marshall, WillardWillard Marshall	155	587	171	.291	36	107
OF	Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson	138	545	154	.283	29	85

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ott, MelMel Ott	4	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Koslo, DaveDave Koslo	39	217.1	15	10	4.39	86

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Abernathy, WoodyWoody Abernathy	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Tom Sheehan
AAA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Bruno Betzel
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Johnny Hudson
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Joe Becker
B	Trenton Giants	Interstate League	Tommy Heath
B	Manchester Giants	New England League	Hal Gruber
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Bob Latshaw
C	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	Herb Brett and Gene Petty
C	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	Donald Cross
C	Reno Silver Sox	Sunset League	Tom Lloyd
C	Fort Smith Giants	Western Association	Earl Wolgamot
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Charlie Fox
D	Seaford Eagles	Eastern Shore League	Robert Westfall
D	Peekskill Highlanders	North Atlantic League	Al Gardella
D	Hickory Rebels	North Carolina State League	Sammy Bell
D	Springfield Giants	Ohio State League	Donald Ramsay
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Ray Lucas

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seaford^[7]

Notes

1. Harry Danning at Baseball-Reference
2. Nick Testa at Baseball-Reference
3. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 68, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
4. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 69
5. "Team Batting Streak Finder: Longest Streak with HR>=1 From 1914 to 2014, Playing for SFG". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
6. Jess Pike at Baseball-Reference
7. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1947 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference
• 1947 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac