1947 Cleveland Indians season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969 alt‎
name = Cleveland Indians
season = 1947
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Cleveland Municipal Stadium
y4 = 1932
city = Cleveland, Ohio
y5 = 1901
owners = Bill Veeck
general manager = Bill Veeck
managers = Lou Boudreau
television = none
radio = WGAR-FM
(Van Patrick, Jack Graney)|

Offseason

*November 1, 1946: Gus Zernial was drafted by the Cleveland Indians from the Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1946 rule 5 draft. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zernigu01.shtml Gus Zernial Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

* July 5, 1947 - Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Cleveland Indians by their owner Bill Veeck in 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby hit 5-for-32 in 29 games.

eason standings

Transactions

*April 2, 1947: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Boston Red Sox. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*April 23, 1947: Gus Zernial was purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.

Roster

Starting pitchers

Awards and Honors

All-Star Game

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1947.shtml 1947 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1947&t=CLE 1947 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]