1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Brooklyn Dodgers
season = 1947
misc = 1947 National League Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
Uniform
ballpark = Ebbets Field
y4 = 1913
city = Brooklyn, New York
y5 = 1883
owners = Branch Rickey, Walter O'Malley, Andrew Schmitz
general manager =Branch Rickey
managers = Clyde Sukeforth/Burt Shotton
television = none
radio = WHN
Red Barber, Connie Desmond|On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the very first Rookie of the Year. The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the World Series.

eason standings

1947 Roster

Relief Pitchers stats

Batting Stats

1947 World Series

Game 1

September 30, 1947 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BRK
R1=1|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=1|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=3|RH=6|RE=0
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NY
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=5|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=4|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Spec Shea (1-0)|LP=Ralph Branca (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 2

October 1, 1947 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BKLYN
R1=0|R2=0|R3=1|R4=1|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=1|RR=3|RH=9|RE=2
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NY
H1=1|H2=0|H3=1|H4=1|H5=2|H6=1|H7=4|H8=0|H9=X|HR=10|HH=15|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Allie Reynolds (1-0)|LP=Vic Lombardi (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Dixie Walker (1)|HomeHR=Tommy Henrich (1)|HRH=yes|

Game 3

October 2, 1947 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NY
R1=0|R2=0|R3=2|R4=2|R5=2|R6=1|R7=1|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=13|RE=0
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRK
H1=0|H2=6|H3=1|H4=2|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=X|HR=9|HH=13|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Hugh Casey (1-0)|LP=Bobo Newsom (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Joe DiMaggio (1), Yogi Berra (1)|HomeHR=|HRH=yes|

Game 4

October 3, 1947 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NY
R1=1|R2=0|R3=1|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=8|RE=1
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRK
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=1|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=2|HR=3|HH=1|HE=3
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Hugh Casey (2-0)|LP=Bill Bevens (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 5

October 4, 1947 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkLinescore
Road=New York|RoadAbr=NY
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=1|R5=1|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=5|RE=0
Home=Brooklyn|HomeAbr=BRK
H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|H8=0|H9=0|HR=1|HH=4|HE=1
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Spec Shea (2-0)|LP=Rex Barney (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=Joe DiMaggio (2)|HomeHR=|HRH=yes|

Game 6

October 5, 1947 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BRK
R1=2|R2=0|R3=2|R4=0|R5=0|R6=4|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=8|RH=12|RE=1
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NY
H1=0|H2=0|H3=4|H4=1|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=1|HR=6|HH=15|HE=2
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Ralph Branca (1-1)|LP=Joe Page (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

Game 7

October 6, 1947 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New YorkLinescore
Road=Brooklyn|RoadAbr=BRK
R1=0|R2=2|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0|RR=2|RH=7|RE=0
Home=New York|HomeAbr=NY
H1=0|H2=1|H3=0|H4=2|H5=0|H6=1|H7=1|H8=0|H9=X|HR=5|HH=7|HE=0
RSP=|HSP=
WP=Joe Page (1-1)|LP=Hal Gregg (0-1)|SV=
RoadHR=|HomeHR=|HRH=|

1947 Awards

*1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
**Dixie Walker starter
**Ralph Branca reserve
**Bruce Edwards reserve
**Pee Wee Reese reserve
**Eddie Stanky reserve
*Rookie of the Year Award
**Jackie Robinson
*TSN Major League Executive of the Year
**Branch Rickey
*TSN Major League All-Star Team
**Ralph Branca
*TSN Rookie of the Year Award
**Jackie Robinson

1947 Transactions

*October 2: Sold Steve Nagy to the Pittsburgh Pirates
*October 19: Sold Art Herring to the Pittsburgh Pirates
*December 4: Traded Augie Galan to the Cincinnati Reds for Ed Heusser
*December 5: Traded Eddie Basinski to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gerheauser
*May 3: Traded Kirby Higbe, Hank Behrman, Cal McLish, Gene Mauch and Dixie Howell to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and cash
*May 10: Sold Howie Schultz to the Philadelphia Phillies
*May 13: Sold Tommy Tatum to the Cincinnati Reds

1947 Minor League Teams

*AAA: Montreal Royals (managed by Clay Hopper) - International League
*AAA: St. Paul Saints (managed by Herman Franks/Curt Davis) - American Association
*AA Ft. Worth Cats (managed by Les Burge) - Texas League
*AA Mobile Bears (managed by Alfred Todd) - Southern Association - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*A: Greenville Spinners (managed by Frenchy Bordagaray/Pepper Martin)- South Atlantic League
*A: Pueblo Dodgers (managed by Walter Alston) - Western League -LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*B: Asheville Tourists (managed by William Sayles) - Tri-State League
*B: Danville Dodgers (managed by Paul Chervinko) - Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
*B: Nashua Dodgers (managed by John Dantonio)- New England League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*B: Newport News Dodgers (managed by John Fitzpatrick) - Piedmont League
*B: Spokane Indians (managed by Ben Geraghty) - Western International League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*C: Abilene Blue Sox (managed by Art Bowland/Hayden Greer)- West Texas-New Mexico League
*C: Greenwood Dodgers (managed by Jim Bivin) - Cotton States League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
*C: Johnstown Johnnies (managed by Jay Kirke, Jr.)- Middle Atlantic League
*C: Santa Barbara Dodgers (managed by Ray Hathaway) - California League
*D: Trois Rivieres Royals (managed by Lou Rochelli)- Canadian-American League
*D: Cambridge Dodgers (managed by Roy Nichols)- Eastern Shore League
*D: Kingston Dodgers (managed by George Scherger)- North Atlantic League
*D: Olean Oilers (managed by Greg Mulleavy)- Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League
*D: Ponca City Dodgers (managed by Boyd Bartley)- Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League
*D: Pulaski Counts (managed by Larry Kinzer)- Appalachian League
*D: Valdosta Dodgers (managed by Hugh Holliday)- Georgia-Florida League
*D: Zanesville Dodgers (managed by Clay Bryant)- Ohio-Indiana League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

External links

* [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1947_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=746 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers uniform]
* [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1947.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1947&t=BRO Baseball Almanac season page]
* [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/la/history_records.pdf Dodgers Media Guide History]
* [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]