1947 Philadelphia Athletics season

1947 Philadelphia Athletics
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1909)
Philadelphia (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
Local television	WPTZ
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson)
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The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses.

Except for a fifth-place finish in 1944, the A's finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935–1946. In 1947, Connie Mack not only got the A's out of last place, but actually finished with a winning record for the first time in 14 years.

Offseason

• December 1946: Lou Brissie was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.^[1]
• December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17
Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19
Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	33
St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38

Record vs. opponents

1947 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	16–6–1	9–13	12–10–1	9–13	10–12–1	15–7	12–10
Chicago	6–16–1	—	11–11	7–15	10–12	11–11	11–11	14–8
Cleveland	13–9	11–11	—	8–14–2	7–15	11–11–1	17–5	13–9
Detroit	10–12–1	15–7	14–8–2	—	8–14–1	11–11	15–7	12–10
New York	13–9	12–10	15–7	14–8–1	—	13–9	15–7	15–7
Philadelphia	12–10–1	11–11	11–11–1	11–11	9–13	—	13–9	11–11
St. Louis	7–15	11–11	5–17	7–15	7–15	9–13	—	13–9
Washington	10–12	8–14	9–13	10–12	7–15	11–11	9–13	—

Roster

1947 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers 28 Lou Brissie 17 Russ Christopher 10,20 Joe Coleman 16,18 Bill Dietrich 19 Jesse Flores 25 Dick Fowler 21,23 Phil Marchildon 23,36 Bill McCahan 16,37 Bob Savage 11,24 Carl Scheib		Catchers 14 Herman Franks  9 Mike Guerra  8 Buddy Rosar Infielders 6,41 Dick Adams 15 Pat Cooper  5 Ferris Fain 28 Nellie Fox 2,15 Gene Handley  1 Eddie Joost  3 Hank Majeski 6,14 Don Richmond 31 Mickey Rutner 12 Pete Suder		Outfielders 11,47 George Binks  4 Sam Chapman 15,30,39 Austin Knickerbocker 28 Chet Laabs  7 Barney McCosky 10,21 Elmer Valo Other batters 20,30 Tom Kirk 31,45 Ray Poole		Manager -- Connie Mack Coaches -- Lena Blackburne 26 Earle Brucker, Sr. 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 32 Al Simmons

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	Rosar, BuddyBuddy Rosar	102	359	93	.259	1	33
1B	Fain, FerrisFerris Fain	136	461	134	.291	7	71
2B	Suder, PetePete Suder	145	528	127	.241	5	60
3B	Majeski, HankHank Majeski	141	479	134	.280	8	72
SS	Joost, EddieEddie Joost	151	540	111	.206	13	64
OF	Valo, ElmerElmer Valo	112	370	111	.300	5	36
OF	McCosky, BarneyBarney McCosky	137	546	179	.328	1	52
OF	Chapman, SamSam Chapman	149	551	139	.252	14	83

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
Adams, DickDick Adams	37	89	18	.202	2	11
Cooper, PatPat Cooper	13	16	4	.250	0	3
Poole, RayRay Poole	13	13	3	.231	0	1
Kirk, TomTom Kirk	1	1	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
Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman	32	160.1	6	12	4.32	65
Flores, JesseJesse Flores	28	151.1	4	13	3.39	41
Dietrich, BillBill Dietrich	11	60.2	5	2	3.12	18
Brissie, LouLou Brissie	1	7	0	1	6.43	4

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
Savage, BobBob Savage	44	146	8	10	3.76	56

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
Christopher, RussRuss Christopher	44	10	7	12	2.90	33

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Dick Porter
A	Savannah Indians	Sally League	Tom Oliver and Jimmy Adair
A	Lincoln Athletics	Western League	Ham Schulte and Tom Oliver
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	Charlie English and Clayton Sheedy
C	Martinsville Athletics	Carolina League	Joe Glenn and Woody Wheaton
C	Moline A's	Central Association	Woody Wheaton and Joe Glenn
C	Niagara Falls Fronters	Middle Atlantic League	Steve Mizerak
D	Welch Miners	Appalachian League	Walter Youse and Joe Bird
D	Federalsburg A's	Eastern Shore League	Pep Rambert
D	Nyack Rockies	North Atlantic League	Emil Schwab
D	Lexington Indians	North Carolina State League	Homer Lee Cox
D	Red Springs Red Robins	Tobacco State League	Red Norris

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah^[3]

References

1. Lou Brissie at Baseball-Reference
2. Hal Epps at Baseball-Reference
3. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference
• 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com