The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses.
1947 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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League | American League |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Connie Mack |
Managers | Connie Mack |
Television | WPTZ |
Radio | WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson) |
History
editExcept for a fifth-place finish in 1944, the A's finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935–1946. In 1947, Connie Mack not only got the A's out of last place, but actually finished with a winning record for the first time in 14 years in a season that would be the first to be aired on television, sharing the same station (WPTZ) as their NL counterparts, the Phillies.
Offseason
edit- December 1946: Lou Brissie was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.[1]
- December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.[2]
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | — | 55–22 | 42–35 |
Detroit Tigers | 85 | 69 | .552 | 12 | 46–31 | 39–38 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 71 | .539 | 14 | 49–30 | 34–41 |
Cleveland Indians | 80 | 74 | .519 | 17 | 38–39 | 42–35 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 76 | .506 | 19 | 39–38 | 39–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 70 | 84 | .455 | 27 | 32–43 | 38–41 |
Washington Senators | 64 | 90 | .416 | 33 | 36–41 | 28–49 |
St. Louis Browns | 59 | 95 | .383 | 38 | 29–48 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [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 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Buddy Rosar | 102 | 359 | 93 | .259 | 1 | 33 |
1B | Ferris Fain | 136 | 461 | 134 | .291 | 7 | 71 |
2B | Pete Suder | 145 | 528 | 127 | .241 | 5 | 60 |
3B | Hank Majeski | 141 | 479 | 134 | .280 | 8 | 72 |
SS | Eddie Joost | 151 | 540 | 111 | .206 | 13 | 64 |
OF | Elmer Valo | 112 | 370 | 111 | .300 | 5 | 36 |
OF | Barney McCosky | 137 | 546 | 179 | .328 | 1 | 52 |
OF | Sam Chapman | 149 | 551 | 139 | .252 | 14 | 83 |
Other batters
editNote: 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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George Binks | 104 | 333 | 86 | .258 | 2 | 34 |
Mike Guerra | 72 | 209 | 45 | .215 | 0 | 18 |
Gene Handley | 36 | 90 | 23 | .256 | 0 | 8 |
Dick Adams | 37 | 89 | 18 | .202 | 2 | 11 |
Austin Knickerbocker | 21 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Mickey Rutner | 12 | 48 | 12 | .250 | 1 | 4 |
Chet Laabs | 15 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 1 | 5 |
Don Richmond | 19 | 21 | 4 | .190 | 0 | 4 |
Pat Cooper | 13 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
Herman Franks | 8 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
Ray Poole | 13 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 1 |
Nellie Fox | 7 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Kirk | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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Phil Marchildon | 35 | 276.2 | 19 | 9 | 3.88 | 128 |
Dick Fowler | 36 | 227.1 | 12 | 11 | 2.81 | 75 |
Bill McCahan | 29 | 165.1 | 10 | 5 | 3.32 | 47 |
Joe Coleman | 32 | 160.1 | 6 | 12 | 4.32 | 65 |
Jesse Flores | 28 | 151.1 | 4 | 13 | 3.39 | 41 |
Bill Dietrich | 11 | 60.2 | 5 | 2 | 3.12 | 18 |
Lou Brissie | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 4 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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 Savage | 44 | 146.0 | 8 | 10 | 3.76 | 56 |
Carl Scheib | 21 | 116.0 | 4 | 6 | 5.04 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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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Russ Christopher | 44 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 2.90 | 33 |
Farm system
editLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah[3]
References
edit- ^ Lou Brissie at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Hal Epps at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
External links
edit- 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference
- 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com