1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
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[edit] 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers / Franchise: Los Angeles Dodgers / BR Team Page
Record: 94-60, Finished 1st in National League (1947 NL)
Won NL Pennant
Managed by Clyde Sukeforth and Burt Shotton
[edit] History, Comments, Contributions
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers won the 1947 National League pennant and took the 1947 World Series to seven games.
The Dodgers played badly in May and as of the middle of June were in fourth place. However, they recovered to win 18 games in June. They were in first place to stay by the end of June and had a very strong July, going 25-8. The Cardinals, who had won the 1946 World Series, finished in second place in 1947.
The team is perhaps most famous for Rookie of the Year Jackie Robinson, who was also fifth in the 1947 MVP voting. He hit .297 with a .383 OBP and 125 runs scored, which was second-best in the league. He led the league in stolen bases.
The highest batting average on the team (for players with at least 100 at-bats) was 35-year-old backup Arky Vaughan, who hit .325. He was also the second-oldest player on the team, behind Dixie Walker. Vaughan had a higher OBP and SLG than any of the regulars.
Walker and Pete Reiser had the highest OBP's on the team among regulars at .415 while Pee Wee Reese was close at .414.
The team slugging percentage was .384, fifth in the league, and Carl Furillo was the regular with the highest SLG, although Robinson and Reese tied for the team lead in homers with 12. Walker and Robinson had the most doubles, with 31, while rookie Spider Jorgensen and catcher Bruce Edwards tied for the most triples with 8. Walker had the most RBI with 94.
Ralph Branca was the star pitcher with a record of 21-12, while Joe Hatten went 17-8. Reliever Hugh Casey went 10-4 with 18 saves.
Erv Palica and Tommy Brown, both 19, were the youngest players on the team and both would stay with the team in coming years. A couple of other young players, Duke Snider and Gil Hodges, each had fewer than 100 at-bats as they looked for playing time.
Burt Shotton managed the team for virtually all of the season. He had started his major league managing career in 1928, and would go on to manage the Dodgers' 1949 pennant winner as well.
[edit] World Series
| Game | Score | Date | Attendance |
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| 1 | New York 5, Brooklyn 3 | September 30 | 73,365 |
| 2 | New York 10, Brooklyn 3 | October 1 | 69,865 |
| 3 | Brooklyn 9, New York 8 | October 2 | 33,098 |
| 4 | Brooklyn 3, New York 2 | October 3 | 33,443 |
| 5 | New York 2, Brooklyn 1 | October 4 | 34,379 |
| 6 | Brooklyn 8, New York 6 | October 5 | 74,065 |
| 7 | New York 5, Brooklyn 2 | October 6 | 71,548 |
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[edit] Further Reading
- Jonathan Eig: Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2007.
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