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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  




5 Farm system  




6 Notes  




7 References  













1947 Cleveland Indians season






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1947 Cleveland Indians
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkCleveland Municipal Stadium
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnersBill Veeck
General managersBill Veeck
ManagersLou Boudreau
RadioWGAR (AM)
(Jack Graney, Van Patrick)
← 1946 Seasons 1948 →

The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby went 5-for-32 (.156) in 29 games.

Offseason[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

  • t
  • e
    • American League     		W L Pct. GB Home Road
    New York Yankees 97 57 0.630 — 55–22 42–35
    Detroit Tigers 85 69 0.552 12 46–31 39–38
    Boston Red Sox 83 71 0.539 14 49–30 34–41
    Cleveland Indians 80 74 0.519 17 38–39 42–35
    Philadelphia Athletics 78 76 0.506 19 39–38 39–38
    Chicago White Sox 70 84 0.455 27 32–43 38–41
    Washington Senators 64 90 0.416 33 36–41 28–49
    St. Louis Browns 59 95 0.383 38 29–48 30–47

    Record vs. opponents[edit]

    1947 American League record
  • t
  • e

    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
    Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
    Boston — 16–6–1 9–13 12–10–1 9–13 10–12–1 15–7 12–10
    Chicago 6–16–1 — 11–11 7–15 10–12 11–11 11–11 14–8
    Cleveland 13–9 11–11 — 8–14–2 7–15 11–11–1 17–5 13–9
    Detroit 10–12–1 15–7 14–8–2 — 8–14–1 11–11 15–7 12–10
    New York 13–9 12–10 15–7 14–8–1 — 13–9 15–7 15–7
    Philadelphia 12–10–1 11–11 11–11–1 11–11 9–13 — 13–9 11–11
    St. Louis 7–15 11–11 5–17 7–15 7–15 9–13 — 13–9
    Washington 10–12 8–14 9–13 10–12 7–15 11–11 9–13 —


    Notable transactions[edit]

    Roster[edit]

    1947 Cleveland Indians
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders

    Other batters

    		Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats[edit]

    Batting[edit]

    Starters by position[edit]

    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
    C Jim Hegan 135 378 94 .249 4 42
    1B Eddie Robinson 95 318 78 .245 14 52
    2B Joe Gordon 155 562 153 .272 29 93
    SS Lou Boudreau 150 538 165 .307 4 67
    3B Ken Keltner 151 541 139 .257 11 76
    OF Hank Edwards 108 393 102 .260 15 59
    OF George Metkovich 126 473 120 .254 5 40
    OF Dale Mitchell 123 493 156 .316 1 34

    Other batters[edit]

    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
    Hal Peck 114 392 115 .293 8 44
    Les Fleming 103 281 68 .242 4 43
    Pat Seerey 82 216 37 .171 11 29
    Al López 61 126 33 .262 0 14
    Eddie Bockman 46 66 17 .258 1 14
    Jack Conway 34 50 9 .180 0 5
    Larry Doby 29 32 5 .156 0 2
    Hank Ruszkowski 23 27 7 .259 3 4
    Joe Frazier 9 14 1 .071 0 0
    Al Rosen 7 9 1 .111 0 0
    Ted Sepkowski 10 8 1 .125 0 0
    Felix Mackiewicz 2 5 0 .000 0 0
    Heinz Becker 2 2 0 .000 0 0
    Jimmy Wasdell 1 1 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching[edit]

    Starting pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Bob Feller 42 299.0 20 11 2.68 196
    Don Black 30 190.2 10 12 3.92 72
    Red Embree 27 162.2 8 10 3.15 56
    Al Gettel 31 149.0 11 10 3.20 64
    Mel Harder 15 80.0 6 4 4.50 17

    Other pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Bob Kuzava 4 21.2 1 1 4.15 9
    Roger Wolff 7 16.0 0 0 3.94 5
    Ernest Groth 2 1.1 0 0 0.00 1
    Cal Dorsett 2 1.1 0 0 27.00 1
    Lyman Linde 1 0.2 0 0 27.00 0
    Gene Bearden 1 0.1 0 0 81.00 0

    Relief pitchers[edit]

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Ed Klieman 58 5 4 17 3.03 21
    Bob Lemon 37 11 5 3 3.44 65
    Bryan Stephens 31 5 10 1 4.01 34
    Steve Gromek 29 3 5 4 3.74 39
    Les Willis 22 0 2 1 3.48 10

    Awards and honors[edit]

    All-Star Game

    Lou Boudreau, Shortstop, starter

    Bob Feller, Pitcher (replaced due to injury)

    Joe Gordon, Second baseman, starter

    Jim Hegan, Catcher, reserve

    Farm system[edit]

    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Baltimore Orioles International League Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas
    AA Oklahoma City Indians Texas League Roy Schalk and Pat Ankenman
    A Wilkes-Barre Barons Eastern League Bill Norman
    B Harrisburg Senators Interstate League Les Bell
    B Meridian Peps Southeastern League Roxie Lawson
    B Spartanburg Peaches Tri-State League Kerby Farrell
    C Tucson Cowboys Arizona–Texas League Joe Vosmik
    C Bakersfield Indians California League Tony Governor
    C Pittsfield Electrics Canadian–American League Tony Rensa
    C Burlington Indians Central Association Paul O'Dea
    C Jacksonville Jax Lone Star League Linville Watkins
    D Cordele Indians Georgia–Florida League Mercer Harris
    D Union City Greyhounds KITTY League Stephen Bysco
    D Dayton Indians Ohio State League Ival Goodman
    D Batavia Clippers PONY League Jack Tighe
    D Ardmore Indians Sooner State League Dutch Prather
    D Green Bay Blue Jays Wisconsin State League Harry Griswold

    [4]

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ a b Gus ZernialatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 184, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  • ^ Catfish MetkovichatBaseball-Reference
  • ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

    • References[edit]


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