1947 All-American Girls Baseball League
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The 1947 season of the All-American Girls Baseball League was the fifth season of the league.
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[edit] Season Summary
[edit] Standings
- Italics indicates a playoff team, Bold indicates the Shaughnessy Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT | GB | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muskegon Lassies | 112 | 69 | 43 | 0.616 | -.- | Bill Wambsganss |
| 2 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 112 | 65 | 47 | 0.580 | 4.0 | Johnny Rawlings |
| 3 | Racine Belles | 112 | 65 | 47 | 0.580 | 4.0 | Leo Murphy |
| 4 | South Bend Blue Sox | 111 | 57 | 54 | 0.514 | 11.5 | Chet Grant |
| 5 | Peoria Redwings | 112 | 55 | 57 | 0.491 | 14.0 | Johnny Gottselig |
| 6 | Rockford Peaches | 111 | 48 | 63 | 0.432 | 20.5 | Eddie Ainsmith |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Daisies | 112 | 45 | 67 | 0.402 | 24.0 | George Johnson |
| 8 | Kenosha Comets | 112 | 43 | 69 | 0.384 | 26.0 | Ralph Shinners |
[edit] Leaders
- Bold indicates league record
[edit] All-Star Game
The league's fifth All-Star Game was played on at . by a score of .
[edit] Postseason
The playoffs featured the top four teams in the league. The teams competed in a best-of-five first round, with the first place team faced off against the third place team and the second place team played against the fourth place team. The winners then advanced to the best-of-seven Shaughnessy Series.
| First Round | Shaughnessy Series | |||||||
| 1 | Muskegon Lassies | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Racine Belles | 3 | ||||||
| 3 | Racine Belles | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | Grand Rapids Chicks | 3 | ||||||
| 4 | South Bend Blue Sox | 2 | ||||||
[edit] Award Winners
The winner of the league's Player of the Year Award, was Doris Sams, an outfielder/pitcher with the Muskegon Lassies. The award was voted upon by the league's managersan outfielder/pitcher.
[edit] All-Star Team
The following players were named to the league's all-star team, as voted upon by the league's managers.
[edit] Notable Events
| All-American Girls Professional Baseball League | |||||||||||
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| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
Categories: 1947 | AAGPBL Seasons | Stub
