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1947 American League  Previous Year / Next Year Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD AUTO 1-RUN L34 MANAGER(S) Boston AL BOA 96 58 .623 ---- 1 2 1 38-27 32-23 26-18 32-22 22-12 Steve Bivens New York AL NYA 93 61 .604 3.0 9 1 2 29-26 32-23 32-12 33-23 18-16 Billy Vanson Philadelphia PHA 80 74 .519 16.0 10 6 4 29-26 29-26 22-22 31-22 17-17 Drew Kennedy Detroit DEA 77 77 .500 19.0 4 4 13 31-24 24-31 22-22 26-32 20-14 Thomas Treece Chicago AL CHA 71 83 .461 25.0 11 9 14 24-31 28-27 19-25 22-24 14-20 Robert Rescigno St. Louis AL SLA 66 88 .429 30.0 7 14 7 22-33 24-31 20-24 27-29 15-19 Pat Carr Washington WAA 58 96 .377 38.0 14 7 12 18-37 23-32 17-27 22-36 14-20 Larry Cupp OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 14 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L34 - W-L records at Home & on the Road (owner-play only), during autoplay, in one-run games, and over the final 34 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-3):   Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals

1947 NL | AL League Yearly Summary | Transactions
  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.19   800  5531  1569  262  45  129  667   673  .284  .360  .417   28    7   39   21   51   54  149
 DEA  4.81   741  5338  1420  236  43  124  733   650  .266  .355  .396   44   28   40   31   41   52  162
 SLA  4.71   726  5362  1459  223  72  113  537   715  .272  .339  .404   96   38   22   30   48   52  144
 NYA  4.49   691  5374  1457  234  65  136  519   651  .271  .335  .415   78   46   26   17  126   43  152
 PHA  4.31   663  5415  1420  210  36  110  620   813  .262  .338  .375   33   19   26   21   39   46  137
 CHA  3.84   591  5349  1371  223  25   72  609   723  .256  .333  .348  116   48   53   30   47   49  154
 WAA  3.62   557  5255  1250  224  48   96  535   642  .238  .309  .354   40   20   29   25   80   50  119
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.42  4769 37624  9946 1612 334  780 4220  4867  .264  .339  .387  435  206  235  175  432  346 1017

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 NYA  3.67   565  3.24  1427  1211  129   649   794  15  15  47  .315  811  618  .762
 BOA  4.14   637  3.74  1417  1390  140   515   684  26  10  44  .287  829  670  .808
 DEA  4.31   663  3.75  1387  1493  125   523   834  36  14  24  .313  777  503  .647
 PHA  4.32   665  3.77  1395  1279  114   672   623  16  12  34  .369  794  593  .747
 WAA  4.34   668  3.90  1396  1459   88   636   708  10   7  28  .396  811  530  .654
 CHA  4.45   686  3.80  1410  1520   88   531   553  18   4  37  .406  776  501  .646
 SLA  5.26   810  4.62  1377  1474  164   629   773  46  10  19  .404  773  551  .713
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.35  4694  3.83  9811  9826  848  4155  4969 167  72 233       5571 3966  .712

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Joe Gordon  (556) Ted Williams  (506) Bobby Doerr  (447) Lou Boudreau  (435) Joe Dimaggio  (426) Tommy Henrich  (421) George McQuinn  (389) Harry Walker  (388) Rudy York  (387) Connie Ryan  (366) Sam Chapman  (362) Stan Spence  (361) Roy Cullenbine  (361) George Kell  (360) Pat Mullin  (352) Luke Appling  (352) Eddie Joost  (348) Mickey Vernon  (343) Jeff Heath  (343) Dom Dimaggio  (339)

Cy Young Award Voting Bob Feller  (214) Joe Page  (208) Spec Shea  (187) Spud Chandler  (168) Joe Dobson  (162) Dick Fowler  (160) Phil Marchildon  (160) Tex Hughson  (157) Hal Newhouser  (152) Johnny Murphy  (138) Bob Savage  (138) Al Gettel  (127) Denny Galehouse  (126) Fred Hutchinson  (121) Don Black  (117) Russ Christopher  (110) Bryan Stephens  (108) Allie Reynolds  (107) Walt Masterson  (103) Bob Lemon  (101)

All Stars

Luke Appling Yogi Berra Lou Boudreau Spud Chandler Joe Dimaggio Bobby Doerr Bob Feller Al Gettel

Joe Gordon Tommy Henrich Tex Hughson Billy Johnson George Kell Dutch Leonard Phil Marchildon Walt Masterson

George McQuinn Pat Mullin Johnny Murphy Joe Page Connie Ryan Andy Seminick Harry Walker Ted Williams

Gold Gloves

P: Joe Dobson C: Andy Seminick 1B: Rudy York 2B: Bobby Doerr 3B: George Kell SS: Lou Boudreau OF: Dom Dimaggio OF: Joe Dimaggio OF: Tommy Henrich

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Harry Walker .380 Phil Cavarretta .369 Johnny Mize .350 Ted Williams .339 Elmer Valo .338 George McQuinn .335 Barney McCosky .334 Eddie Waitkus .332 Lou Boudreau .329 Joe Gordon .328 Joe Dimaggio .320 Walker Cooper .320	On Base Percentage Ted Williams .484 Augie Galan .452 Harry Walker .449 Johnny Mize .439 Elmer Valo .429 Roy Cullenbine .428 Phil Cavarretta .427 Ralph Kiner .425 Whitey Kurowski .424 George McQuinn .418 Dixie Walker .407 Earl Torgeson .405	Slugging Percentage Johnny Mize .660 Ralph Kiner .643 Joe Gordon .612 Whitey Kurowski .588 Ted Williams .566 Bill Nicholson .565 Pat Mullin .564 Walker Cooper .539 Joe Dimaggio .534 Harry Walker .528 Wally Westlake .517 Stan Musial .513	On Base + Slugging Johnny Mize 1.099 Ralph Kiner 1.069 Ted Williams 1.051 Whitey Kurowski 1.012 Joe Gordon 1.007 Harry Walker 0.977 Pat Mullin 0.959 Bill Nicholson 0.959 Joe Dimaggio 0.923 George McQuinn 0.916 Phil Cavarretta 0.902 Earl Torgeson 0.897
At Bats Red Schoendienst 676 Frankie Gustine 674 Johnny Pesky 672 Tommy Holmes 652 Stan Musial 632 Frank Baumholtz 629 Jackie Robinson 624 George Kell 619 Eddie Stanky 618 Bob Dillinger 617 Bobby Doerr 616 Eddie Joost 611	Runs Scored Whitey Kurowski 119 Johnny Pesky 119 Harry Walker 116 Johnny Mize 114 Joe Gordon 112 Stan Musial 111 Ted Williams 110 Lou Boudreau 107 Ralph Kiner 106 Bob Elliott 102 Eddie Stanky 100 Jackie Robinson 97	Hits Harry Walker 215 Johnny Pesky 210 Johnny Mize 205 Joe Gordon 200 Barney McCosky 197 George Kell 196 Lou Boudreau 195 Frankie Gustine 192 Tommy Holmes 190 Stan Musial 189 Ted Williams 189 George McQuinn 187	Total Bases Johnny Mize 386 Joe Gordon 373 Ralph Kiner 339 Whitey Kurowski 325 Stan Musial 324 Ted Williams 316 Bobby Thomson 310 Joe Dimaggio 305 Walker Cooper 300 Tommy Henrich 299 Harry Walker 299
Doubles Lou Boudreau 57 Tommy Henrich 46 Connie Ryan 41 Bob Elliott 35 Eddie Miller 35 Jackie Robinson 35 George McQuinn 33 Stan Musial 33 Ferris Fain 32 Dixie Walker 32	Triples Harry Walker 22 Joe Gordon 17 Enos Slaughter 15 Joe Dimaggio 14 Tommy Henrich 13 Jackie Robinson 13 Bobby Thomson 12 Earl Torgeson 12 Mike McCormick 11 Barney McCosky 11 Jim Russell 11	Home Runs Ralph Kiner 53 Johnny Mize 51 Whitey Kurowski 40 Joe Gordon 37 Willard Marshall 35 Rudy York 33 Bill Nicholson 30 Stan Musial 28 Ted Williams 28 Walker Cooper 27 Bobby Thomson 26	RBI Joe Gordon 151 Johnny Mize 131 Ralph Kiner 126 Ted Williams 119 Whitey Kurowski 117 Bobby Doerr 112 Stan Musial 109 Tommy Henrich 106 Dixie Walker 103 Rudy York 100 Pat Mullin 99
Walks Roy Cullenbine 161 Ted Williams 161 Ralph Kiner 116 Dixie Walker 113 Augie Galan 109 Bob Elliott 108 Eddie Joost 108 Whitey Kurowski 108 Eddie Stanky 106 Pee Wee Reese 98 Earl Torgeson 98 Ferris Fain 94	Batters Strikeouts Eddie Joost 162 Jeff Heath 118 Rudy York 107 Bobby Thomson 101 Ralph Kiner 100 Jerry Priddy 98 Frankie Gustine 96 Bill Nicholson 89 Pee Wee Reese 87 Wally Westlake 87	Stolen Bases Pete Reiser 30 Bob Dillinger 29 Jackie Robinson 24 Taffy Wright 23 Thurman Tucker 22 Harry Walker 21 Phil Rizzuto 20 Luke Appling 18 Del Ennis 18 Carl Furillo 18 Dixie Walker 16	Caught Stealing Del Ennis 13 Phil Cavarretta 10 Bob Elliott 10 Phil Rizzuto 10 Snuffy Stirnweiss 10 Tommy Holmes 9 Joe Gordon 8 Phil Masi 8 Dixie Walker 8
Hit by Pitch Enos Slaughter 10 Roy Cullenbine 6 Joe Gordon 6 Whitey Kurowski 6 Stan Spence 6	GIDP Jerry Priddy 35 Stan Musial 29 Dom Dimaggio 24 Joe Dimaggio 24 Bobby Doerr 22 Joe Gordon 22 Grady Hatton 22 Barney McCosky 22 Sam Chapman 21 Tommy Henrich 21	Errors Eddie Miller 36 Grady Hatton 31 Vern Stephens 28 Eddie Lake 27 Red Schoendienst 27 Luke Appling 25 Whitey Kurowski 24 Roy Cullenbine 23 Peanuts Lowrey 23 Ferris Fain 22 Snuffy Stirnweiss 22	Earned Run Average Ewell Blackwell 2.38 Denny Galehouse 2.63 Bob Lemon 2.67 Vic Lombardi 2.75 Sam Zoldak 2.83 Fred Hutchinson 2.96 Don Black 2.97 Ralph Branca 3.18 Joe Haynes 3.19 Walt Masterson 3.24 Dick Fowler 3.26 Hank Wyse 3.26
Wins Harry Brecheen 20 Bob Feller 19 Hal Newhouser 18 Fred Hutchinson 16 Phil Marchildon 16 Murry Dickson 15 Joe Dobson 15 Dick Fowler 15	Losses Mickey Haefner 18 Larry Jansen 18 Joe Hatten 17 Jack Kramer 17 Walt Masterson 17 Early Wynn 16 Ewell Blackwell 15 Ralph Branca 15 Dutch Leonard 15 Phil Marchildon 15 Hal Newhouser 15 Johnny Sain 15	Winning Percentage Spec Shea .867 Sam Zoldak .800 Spud Chandler .778 Denny Galehouse .765 Charley Schanz .733 Bob Savage .722 Al Brazle .706 Harry Taylor .700 Harry Brecheen .690 Bryan Stephens .688 Red Embree .650 Bob Lemon .647	Games Pitched Joe Beggs 78 Harry Dorish 76 Ken Raffensberger 74 Emil Kush 70 Harry Gumbert 68 Joe Page 68 Bob Savage 68 Russ Christopher 64 Earl Harrist 63 Jim Bagby, Jr. 62 Steve Gromek 62 Bryan Stephens 60
Games Started Bob Feller 39 Hal Newhouser 39 Ralph Branca 38 Larry Jansen 38 Phil Marchildon 38 Joe Hatten 37 Walt Masterson 37 Ewell Blackwell 36 Early Wynn 36 Mickey Haefner 35 Fred Hutchinson 35 Dutch Leonard 35	Complete Games Bob Feller 18 Ed Lopat 15 Hal Newhouser 15 Ewell Blackwell 12 Ralph Branca 12 Larry Jansen 11 Early Wynn 11 Johnny Sain 10 Harry Brecheen 9 Warren Spahn 9	Games Finished Harry Gumbert 58 Harry Dorish 53 Joe Page 52 Russ Christopher 50 Emil Kush 44 Johnny Murphy 43 Steve Gromek 41 Johnny Rigney 40 Andy Hansen 36 Hugh Casey 33 Rip Sewell 33 Hal Gregg 31	Saves Joe Page 36 Harry Dorish 29 Johnny Murphy 28 Johnny Rigney 27 Russ Christopher 25 Harry Gumbert 22 Hugh Casey 21 Emil Kush 18 Tom Ferrick 15 Rip Sewell 15 Andy Hansen 10 Ed Klieman 10
Shutouts Bob Feller 5 Ewell Blackwell 4 Fred Hutchinson 4 Ralph Branca 3 Harry Brecheen 3 Denny Galehouse 3 Bob Lemon 3 Phil Marchildon 3 Howie Pollet 3 Allie Reynolds 3 Virgil Trucks 3 Sam Zoldak 3	Innings Pitched Bob Feller 326.7 Hal Newhouser 293.0 Ralph Branca 289.0 Ewell Blackwell 283.7 Phil Marchildon 277.7 Walt Masterson 277.7 Larry Jansen 272.0 Early Wynn 270.7 Ed Lopat 257.3 Dutch Leonard 254.0 Joe Hatten 241.7 Harry Brecheen 240.7	Hits Allowed Hal Newhouser 308 Larry Jansen 303 Bob Feller 299 Early Wynn 286 Dutch Leonard 277 Joe Hatten 275 Johnny Sain 273 Ralph Branca 263 Walt Masterson 258 Fred Hutchinson 254 Ed Lopat 253 Dave Ferriss 251	Home Runs Allowed Larry Jansen 31 Bob Feller 30 Tex Hughson 30 Kirby Higbe 29 Allie Reynolds 29 Ralph Branca 26 Jack Kramer 25 Johnny Sain 24 Don Black 23 Joe Dobson 23 Ed Lopat 23 Phil Marchildon 22
Walks Allowed Bob Feller 187 Phil Marchildon 149 Walt Masterson 133 Kirby Higbe 130 Early Wynn 117 Ralph Branca 109 Joe Hatten 109 Red Embree 106 Allie Reynolds 98 Don Black 97 Harry Taylor 94 Bill Voiselle 94	Pitchers Strikeouts Ewell Blackwell 260 Hal Newhouser 248 Bob Feller 227 Walt Masterson 195 Ralph Branca 183 Tex Hughson 160 Phil Marchildon 159 Ellis Kinder 152 Allie Reynolds 145 Fred Hutchinson 138 Larry Jansen 138

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