1947 New York Yankees season

The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 15th pennant, finishing 12 games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. New York was managed by Bucky Harris. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they defeated the [1947 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers] in 7 games. It was the first ever season of the Yankees to be broadcast live on television with WABD providing the television broadcast feed to viewers in the city.

Regular season

The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP Joe DiMaggio, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers. They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like Cookie Lavagetto's walk-off double in game 4 and Al Gionfriddo's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		82	252	68	.270	5	36
1B		144	517	157	.304	13	80
2B		148	571	146	.256	5	41
3B		132	494	141	.285	10	95
SS		153	549	150	.273	2	60
OF		141	534	168	.315	20	97
OF		142	440	158	.287	16	98
OF		127	476	131	.275	11	67

Other batters

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
	83	293	82	.280	11	54
	45	151	36	.238	13	36
	69	150	45	.300	1	18
	41	92	25	.272	0	12
	24	67	25	.373	1	14
	16	36	10	.278	1	2
	11	32	7	.219	1	6
	22	28	3	.107	2	6
	24	28	5	.179	0	2
	12	12	1	.083	0	0
	3	10	2	.200	0	0
	3	1	0	.000	0	0
	1	0	0	----	0	0
	2	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	241.2	19	8	3.20	129
	27	178.2	14	5	3.07	89
	28	165.0	7	13	3.82	77
	17	128.0	9	5	2.46	68
	17	115.2	7	5	2.80	42
	15	104.2	7	2	3.87	51
	1	9.0	1	0	1.00	3

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	30	91.2	6	6	4.91	45
	24	56.1	4	1	5.43	25
	15	54.1	4	3	3.64	16
	11	51.2	3	1	2.61	18
	4	12.1	1	0	1.46	1
	4	4.1	0	0	4.15	2

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	56	14	8	16	2.48	116
	6	1	0	0	9.00	7
	5	0	0	0	9.45	2
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

1947 World Series

AL New York Yankees vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Attendance
1	New York 5, Brooklyn 3	September 30	73,365
2	New York 10, Brooklyn 3	October 1	69,865
3	Brooklyn 9, New York 8	October 2	33,098
4	Brooklyn 3, New York 2	October 3	33,443
5	New York 2, Brooklyn 1	October 4	34,379
6	Brooklyn 8, New York 6	October 5	74,065
7	New York 5, Brooklyn 2	October 6	71,548

Awards and honors

All-Star Game
*Spud Chandler
*Joe DiMaggio
*Tommy Henrich
*Billy Johnson
*Charlie Keller
*George McQuinn
*Joe Page
*Aaron Robinson
*Spec Shea

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin Falls