1947 St. Louis Browns season

1947 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 59–95 (.383)
League place 8th
Other information
Owner(s) Richard Muckerman
General manager(s) Bill DeWitt
Manager(s) Muddy Ruel
Local radio WIL
(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara)
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The 1947 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses.

Regular season

  • July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.[1]
  • July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.[2] In that first game of the double-header, outfielder Paul Lehner hit an inside-the-park grand slam to drive in all four runs in the Browns' 4-3 victory.[3]
  • September 28: Broadcaster Dizzy Dean comes out of retirement to pitch for the Browns. He pitches 4 scoreless innings and hits a single.

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB
New York Yankees9757.630--
Detroit Tigers8569.55212
Boston Red Sox8371.53914
Cleveland Indians8074.51917
Philadelphia Athletics7876.50619
Chicago White Sox7084.45527
Washington Senators6490.41633
St. Louis Browns5995.38338

Record vs. opponents

1947 American League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHI STL WSH
Boston —16–6–19–1312–10–19–1310–12–115–712–10
Chicago 6–16–1—11–117–1510–1211–1111–1114–8
Cleveland 13–911–11—8–14–27–1511–11–117–513–9
Detroit 10–12–115–714–8–2—8–14–111–1115–712–10
New York 13–912–1015–714–8–1—13–915–715–7
Philadelphia 12–10–111–1111–11–111–119–13—13–911–11
St. Louis 7–1511–115–177–157–159–13—13–9
Washington 10–128–149–1310–127–1511–119–13—

Roster

1947 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CLes Moss9627443.157627
1BWally Judnich144500129.2581864
2BJohnny Berardino9030680.261120
3BBob Dillinger137571168.294337
SSVern Stephens150562157.2791583
OFAl Zarilla12738085.224338
OFPaul Lehner135483120.248748
OFJeff Heath141491123.2512785

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
Ray Coleman11034389.259230
Jerry Witte349914.141212
Hank Thompson277820.25605
Willard Brown216712.17916

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
Jack Kramer33199.111164.9777
Cliff Fannin26145.2683.5877
Dizzy Dean14000.000

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
Denny Galehouse932.1136.1211

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
Walter Brown191004.8910

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens American Association Frank Snyder
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Jimmy Adair and Marc Carrola
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Ralph Winegarner
B Springfield Browns Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bennie Huffman
C Globe-Miami Browns Arizona–Texas League Lloyd Brown
C Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Canadian–American League Packy Rogers
C Hannibal Pilots Central Association Herb Nordquist
C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Don Heffner
C Muskogee Reds Western Association Ray Baker
D Baton Rouge Red Sticks Evangeline League Eddie Moore
D Belleville Stags Illinois State League Walt DeFreitas
D Pittsburg Browns Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Jim Crandall
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Shan Deniston
D Newark Moundsmen Ohio State League Ed Dancisak
D Ada Herefords Sooner State League Uke Clanton
D Wausau Lumberjacks Wisconsin State League Joe Skurski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville

References

  1. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 187, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  2. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188
  3. ↑ "Paul Lehner chronology". Baseball Library. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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