1947 IN BASEBALL

Champions

Major League Baseball

★ World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3)

★ All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2-1

Other champions

★ First College World Series: California

★ First Little League World Series: Maynard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania

★ Negro League World Series: New York Cubans over Cleveland Buckeyes (4-1)

★ Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-2

★ All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Grand Rapids Chicks over Muskegon Lassies

Awards and honors

★ 'Most Valuable Player'

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★ Joe DiMaggio (AL)

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★ Bob Elliott (NL)

★ 'Rookie of the Year'

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★ Jackie Robinson (ML)

★ 'The Sporting News Player of the Year Award'

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★ Ted Williams (AL) - OF, Boston Red Sox

★ 'The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award'

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★ Bucky Harris (AL) - New York Yankees

MLB Statistical Leaders

	' American League '		' National League'
AVG	Ted Williams BOS	.343	Harry Walker PHI	.363
HR	Ted Williams BOS	32	Ralph Kiner PIT & Johnny Mize NYG	51
RBI	Ted Williams BOS	114	Johnny Mize NYG	138
Wins	Bob Feller CLE	20	Ewell Blackwell CIN	22
ERA	Joe Haynes CHW	2.42	Warren Spahn BSB	2.33
Ks	Bob Feller CLE	196	Ewell Blackwell CIN	193

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings


'Rank'	'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
1st	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12.0
3rd	Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14.0
4th	Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17.0
5th	Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19.0
6th	Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27.0
7th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	19.0
8th	St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38.0

National League final standings


'Rank'	'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
1st	Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	.610	--
2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	.578	5.0
3rd	Boston Braves	86	68	.558	8.0
4th	New York Giants	81	73	.526	13.0
5th	Cincinnati Reds	73	81	.474	21.0
6th	Chicago Cubs	69	85	.448	25.0
7th	Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	.403	32.0
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	.403	32.0

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

'Negro National League'
'Club'	'Wins'	'Losses'	'Win %'	'GB'
New York Cubans	42	16	.724
Washington Homestead Grays	38	27	.585
Newark Eagles	41	35	.539
Baltimore Elite Giants	40	36	.526
Philadelphia Stars	24	27	.471
New York Black Yankees	8	33	.195

Events

January-March

April-June

★ April 15 - baseball's color line is officially broken forever when Jackie Robinson makes his Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field.

★ April 27 - before a packed house at New York's Yankee Stadium, it was Babe Ruth Day and Ruth himself made an appearance; despite having throat cancer, he spoke to the crowd "the only real game, I think, in the world is baseball".

July-September

★ August 26 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3 one third innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the Pittsburgh Pirates who won the game 16-3.

October-December

Births

Deaths

★ January 15 - Jimmy Sheckard, 68, left fielder and leadoff hitter, most notably for the Chicago Cubs

★ January 20 - Josh Gibson, 35, star catcher of the Negro Leagues

★ January 31 - Johnny Kling, 71, catcher for the Chicago Cubs champions of the late 1900s

★ February 24 - Jack Glasscock, 89, brilliant fielding shortstop of the 19th century, and the sixth player to make 2000 hits

★ March 28 - Johnny Evers, 65, Hall of Fame second baseman remembered for his work at the center of the Chicago Cubs' legendary double play combination of Tinker, Evers and Chance, later the NL's MVP with the 1914 "Miracle Braves"

★ May 18 - Hal Chase, 64, star first baseman, an outstanding fielder, who was barred from baseball after a reputed long history of fixing games

★ July 7 - Dick Egan, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves from 1908 through 1916

★ July 8 - William G. Bramham, 72, president of the minor leagues from 1932 to 1946

★ August 3 - Vic Willis, 71, 8-time winner of 20 games

★ August 21 - King Brady, 66, who pitched with the Phillies, Pirates, and for the Red Sox and Braves Boston teams between 1905 and 1912

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