1947 Boston Braves season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969‎
name = Boston Braves
season = 1947
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1876
Uniform
ballpark = Braves Field
y4 = 1915
city = Boston, Massachusetts
y5 = 1871
owners = Louis R. Perini
managers =Billy Southworth
television = none
radio = WHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)|

Bob Elliott became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Regular season

eason standings

Roster

Relief pitchers

Awards and records

* Bob Elliott, National League MVP

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Milwaukee Brewers (American Association; Nick Cullop, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: Little Rock Travelers (Southern Association; Bill Dickey, manager)
* Class A: Hartford Chiefs (Eastern League; Dutch Dorman, manager)
* Class B: Evansville Braves (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Bob Coleman, manager)
* Class B: Pawtucket Slaters (New England League; Pete Fox, manager)
* Class B: Jackson Senators (Southeastern League; Willis Hudlin, manager)
* Class C: Fort Lauderdale Braves (Florida International League; Jimmy Zinn and Walter Kopp, managers)
* Class C: Eau Claire Bears (Northern League; Hugh Wise, manager)
* Class C: Las Vegas Ramblers (Sunset League; Newell Kimball, manager)
* Class C: Amarillo Gold Sox (West Texas-New Mexico League; Harry Lamprich, manager)
* Class C: Leavenworth Braves (Western Association; Joe Bowman, manager)
* Class D: Bluefield Blue-Grays (Appalachian League; George Lacy, manager)
* Class D: Mount Vernon Braves (Illinois State League; Otto Huber, manager)
* Class D: Owensboro Oilers (KITTY League; Earl Browne, manager)
* Class D: Bloomingdale Troopers (North Atlantic League; Butch Scinski and Steve Kuk, managers)
* Class D: Richmond Roses (Ohio State League; Rex Carr, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1947.shtml 1947 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference]