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1947 New York Yankees season

The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 15th pennant, finishing 12 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Bucky Harris. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games. It was the first ever season of the Yankees to be broadcast live on television with WABD providing the television broadcast feed to viewers in the city.

Regular season

The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers. They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Postseason

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || September 30 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Shea (1–0) || Branca (0–1) || Page (1) || 73,365 || 1–0 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || October 1 || Dodgers || 10–3 || Reynolds (1–0) || Lombardi (0–1) || – || 69,865 || 2–0 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 2 || @ Dodgers || 8–9 || Casey (1–0) || Newsom (0–1) || – || 33,098 || 2–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || October 3 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Casey (2–0) || Bevens (0–1) || – || 33,443 || 2–2 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || October 4 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Shea (2–0) || Barney (0–1) || – || 34,379 || 3–2 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || October 5 || Dodgers || 6–8 || Ralph Branca (1–1) || Page (0–1) || Casey (1) || 74,065 || 3–3 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || October 6 || Dodgers || 5–2 || Page (1–1) || Hal Gregg (0–1) || – || 71,548 || 4–3 || W1

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

1947 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3)

Awards and honors

  • All-Star Game
  • Spud Chandler
  • Joe DiMaggio (starting CF)
  • Tommy Henrich
  • Billy Johnson
  • Charlie Keller
  • George McQuinn (starting 1B)
  • Joe Page
  • Aaron Robinson
  • Spec Shea

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin Falls</small>

References

External links