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.
1947 Cleveland Indians | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Owners | Bill Veeck | |
General managers | Bill Veeck | |
Managers | Lou Boudreau | |
Radio | WGAR (AM) (Jack Graney, Van Patrick) | |
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Offseason edit
- November 1, 1946: Gus Zernial was drafted by the Indians from the Atlanta Crackers in the 1946 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season edit
- July 5: In a game against the Chicago White Sox, Larry Doby became the first black player to appear in an American League game.[2] Doby pinch-hit for pitcher Bryan Stephens in the seventh inning and struck out against Earl Harrist.
Season standings edit
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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
- April 2, 1947: Catfish Metkovich was purchased by the Indians from the Boston Red Sox.[3]
- April 23, 1947: Gus Zernial was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago White Sox.[1]
Roster edit
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Lou Boudreau, Shortstop, starter
Bob Feller, Pitcher (replaced due to injury)
Joe Gordon, Second baseman, starter
Jim Hegan, Catcher, reserve
Farm system edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Gus Zernial at Baseball-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 Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References edit
- 1947 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Reference
- 1947 Cleveland Indians at Baseball Almanac