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1947 Philadelphia Phillies season
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Owner(s) | R. R. M. Carpenter |
Manager(s) | Ben Chapman |
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The 1947 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the Phillies finish in seventh place in the National League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.
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Offseason
- Prior to 1947 season: Carl Sawatski was acquired from the Phillies by the Boston Braves.[1]
Regular season
- April 22: During a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Phillies manager Ben Chapman hurled racial slurs at Jackie Robinson. Commissioner Happy Chandler warned the franchise to keep the manager under control or face disciplinary action.[2] Of note, it was the first major league game in which Robinson committed an error.[3]
Season standings
National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | -- | .610 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 5 | .578 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | 8 | .558 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | 13 | .526 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 21 | .474 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | 25 | .448 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | 32 | .403 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 32 | .403 |
Notable transactions
- May 3, 1947: Ron Northey was traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt.[4]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick | 111 | 337 | 85 | .252 | 13 | 50 |
1B | Schultz, HowieHowie Schultz | 114 | 403 | 90 | .223 | 6 | 35 |
2B | Verban, EmilEmil Verban | 155 | 540 | 154 | .285 | 0 | 42 |
3B | Handley, LeeLee Handley | 101 | 277 | 70 | .253 | 0 | 42 |
SS | Newsome, SkeeterSkeeter Newsome | 95 | 310 | 71 | .229 | 2 | 22 |
OF | Walker, HarryHarry Walker | 130 | 488 | 181 | .371 | 1 | 41 |
OF | Ennis, DelDel Ennis | 139 | 541 | 149 | .275 | 12 | 81 |
OF | Wyrostek, JohnnyJohnny Wyrostek | 128 | 454 | 124 | .273 | 5 | 51 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Northey, RonRon Northey | 13 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard | 32 | 235 | 17 | 12 | 2.68 | 103 |
Heintzelman, KenKen Heintzelman | 24 | 136 | 7 | 10 | 4.04 | 55 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Donnelly, BlixBlix Donnelly | 38 | 120.2 | 4 | 6 | 2.98 | 31 |
Hoerst, LeftyLefty Hoerst | 4 | 11.1 | 1 | 1 | 7.94 | 0 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Schmidt, FreddyFreddy Schmidt | 29 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4.70 | 24 |
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Carl Sawatski page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 76, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 75
- ^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
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