1947 Philadelphia Athletics season

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
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkShibe Park
CityPhiladelphia
OwnersConnie Mack
ManagersConnie Mack
TelevisionWPTZ
RadioWIBG
(By Saam, Chuck Thompson)
← 1946
1948 →

History

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Except for a fifth-place finish in 1944, the A's finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 19351946. 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

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Regular season

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Season standings

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

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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


Roster

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1947 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

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Manager

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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 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

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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
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

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
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

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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 Savage 44 146.0 8 10 3.76 56
Carl Scheib 21 116.0 4 6 5.04 26

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Russ Christopher 44 10 7 12 2.90 33

Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Dick Porter
A Savannah Indians Sally League Tom Oliver and Jimmy Adair
A Lincoln Athletics Western League Ham Schulte and Tom Oliver
B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League Charlie English and Clayton Sheedy
C Martinsville Athletics Carolina League Joe Glenn and Woody Wheaton
C Moline A's Central Association Woody Wheaton and Joe Glenn
C Niagara Falls Fronters Middle Atlantic League Steve Mizerak
D Welch Miners Appalachian League Walter Youse and Joe Bird
D Federalsburg A's Eastern Shore League Pep Rambert
D Nyack Rockies North Atlantic League Emil Schwab
D Lexington Indians North Carolina State League Homer Lee Cox
D Red Springs Red Robins Tobacco State League Red Norris

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Savannah[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lou Brissie at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ Hal Epps at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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