1947 Cleveland Indians season

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1947  Cleveland Indians
League American League
Ballpark Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City Cleveland, Ohio
Owners Bill Veeck
General managers Bill Veeck
Managers Lou Boudreau
Radio WGAR (AM)
(Jack Graney, Van Patrick)
  1946 Seasons 1948  

The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby went 5-for-32 (.156) in 29 games.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 97570.63055–2242–35
Detroit Tigers 85690.5521246–3139–38
Boston Red Sox 83710.5391449–3034–41
Cleveland Indians 80740.5191738–3942–35
Philadelphia Athletics 78760.5061939–3839–38
Chicago White Sox 70840.4552732–4338–41
Washington Senators 64900.4163336–4128–49
St. Louis Browns 59950.3833829–4830–47

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCWSCLEDETNYYPHASLBWSH
Boston 16–6–19–1312–10–19–1310–12–115–712–10
Chicago 6–16–111–117–1510–1211–1111–1114–8
Cleveland 13–911–118–14–27–1511–11–117–513–9
Detroit 10–12–115–714–8–28–14–111–1115–712–10
New York 13–912–1015–714–8–113–915–715–7
Philadelphia 12–10–111–1111–11–111–119–1313–911–11
St. Louis 7–1511–115–177–157–159–1313–9
Washington 10–128–149–1310–127–1511–119–13

Notable transactions

Roster

1947 Cleveland Indians
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Jim Hegan 13537894.249442
1B Eddie Robinson 9531878.2451452
2B Joe Gordon 155562153.2722993
SS Lou Boudreau 150538165.307467
3B Ken Keltner 151541139.2571176
OF Hank Edwards 108393102.2601559
OF George Metkovich 126473120.254540
OF Dale Mitchell 123493156.316134

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Hal Peck 114392115.293844
Les Fleming 10328168.242443
Pat Seerey 8221637.1711129
Al López 6112633.262014
Eddie Bockman 466617.258114
Jack Conway 34509.18005
Larry Doby 29325.15602
Hank Ruszkowski 23277.25934
Joe Frazier 9141.07100
Al Rosen 791.11100
Ted Sepkowski 1081.12500
Felix Mackiewicz 250.00000
Heinz Becker 220.00000
Jimmy Wasdell 110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Feller 42299.020112.68196
Don Black 30190.210123.9272
Red Embree 27162.28103.1556
Al Gettel 31149.011103.2064
Mel Harder 1580.0644.5017

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bob Kuzava 421.2114.159
Roger Wolff 716.0003.945
Ernest Groth 21.1000.001
Cal Dorsett 21.10027.001
Lyman Linde 10.20027.000
Gene Bearden 10.10081.000

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Ed Klieman 5854173.0321
Bob Lemon 3711533.4465
Bryan Stephens 3151014.0134
Steve Gromek 293543.7439
Les Willis 220213.4810

Awards and honors

All-Star Game

Lou Boudreau, Shortstop, starter

Bob Feller, Pitcher (replaced due to injury)

Joe Gordon, Second baseman, starter

Jim Hegan, Catcher, reserve

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Baltimore Orioles International League Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas
AA Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Roy Schalk and Pat Ankenman
A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Bill Norman
B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Les Bell
B Meridian Peps Southeastern League Roxie Lawson
B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Kerby Farrell
C Tucson Cowboys Arizona–Texas League Joe Vosmik
C Bakersfield Indians California League Tony Governor
C Pittsfield Electrics Canadian–American League Tony Rensa
C Burlington Indians Central Association Paul O'Dea
C Jacksonville Jax Lone Star League Linville Watkins
D Cordele Indians Georgia–Florida League Mercer Harris
D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Stephen Bysco
D Dayton Indians Ohio State League Ival Goodman
D Batavia Clippers PONY League Jack Tighe
D Ardmore Indians Sooner State League Dutch Prather
D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Harry Griswold

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Gus Zernial at Baseball-Reference
  2. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 184, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN   978-0-7432-9461-4
  3. Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
  4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

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