1947 Boston Red Sox season


The 1947 Boston Red Sox season was the 47th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished third in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, 14 games behind the New York Yankees, who went on to win the 1947 World Series.
Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams won the Triple Crown, leading the AL in home runs, runs batted in, and batting average.

Offseason

Regular season

After a memorable 1946 season, the Red Sox added lights to Fenway Park for the first time. 1947 looked like another big year for Boston, but Boo Ferriss, Mickey Harris, and Tex Hughson all had arm trouble, and from 62 wins in 1946 they dropped to 29 in 1947. Boston finished 3rd, 21 wins less than their American League Championship season a year earlier, 14 games behind the eventual world champion New York Yankees. Joe Dobson was the top winner with 18 wins, and Ted Williams hit.343, with 32 homers and 114 RBIs, to secure his second Triple Crown.
On July 20, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the St. Louis Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C9029187.299128
1B10940495.2351676
2B146561145.2581795
3B4616839.232011
SS155638207.324039
OF156528181.34332114
OF123453137.3021273
OF136513145.283871

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Wally Moses9025570.275227
Eddie Pellagrini7423147.203419
Rudy York4818439.212627
6016939.231016
Don Gutteridge5413122.16825
Leon Culberson478420.238011
Merl Combs176815.22116
216515.23106
Rip Russell26528.15413
Matt Batts7168.50015
Eddie McGah9140.00002
Strick Shofner5132.15400
Frankie Hayes5132.15401
Billy Goodman12112.18201
Tom McBride251.20000
Leslie Aulds341.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
33228.21882.95110
33218.112114.0464
29189.112113.33119
Denny Galehouse21149.01173.3238
Tommy Fine936.0125.5010

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Earl Johnson45142.112112.9765
Fritz Dorish41136.0784.7050
1551.2542.4435
Eddie Smith817.0137.4115
512.2019.246
Chuck Stobbs49.0016.005

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
Bob Klinger281153.8612
Johnny Murphy320032.809
Bill Zuber201005.3323
Al Widmar200013.501
10004.501

Farm system

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