1947 Boston Braves season explained

Boston Braves
Season:	1947
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Braves Field
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Record:	86–68 (.558)
League Place:	3rd
Owners:	Louis R. Perini
General Managers:	John J. Quinn
Managers:	Billy Southworth
Radio:	WHDH (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)

The 1947 Boston Braves season was the 77th season of the franchise. They finished in third place with an 86-68 win-loss record, 8 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

• Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
  • Jack Daniels was acquired by the Braves from the Bloomingdale Troopers.^[1]
  • Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]

Regular season

On April 15, the Braves played against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Jackie Robinson's first game. Johnny Sain threw the first pitch against Robinson.^[3] Behind 3–2, Robinson scored the game-winning run against the Braves.^[4] The final score was 5–3 for Brooklyn.

Bob Elliott became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award.^[5]

Roster

1947 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		126	411	125	.304	9	50
1B		128	399	112	.281	16	78
2B		150	544	144	.265	5	69
3B		150	555	176	.317	22	113
SS		77	214	53	.248	0	19
OF		113	384	106	.276	5	40
OF		150	618	191	.309	9	53
OF		134	430	124	.288	2	32

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
	92	284	81	.285	3	36
	91	226	59	.261	7	31
	81	212	75	.354	2	43
	83	209	43	.288	2	32
	56	153	43	.281	2	15
	52	150	29	.193	1	11
	7	10	2	.200	0	0
	3	8	1	.125	0	0
	1	1	0	.000	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
	40	289.2	21	10	2.33	123
	38	266.0	21	12	3.52	132
	36	210.2	11	12	3.55	53
	22	131.1	8	7	4.32	59
	1	9.0	1	0	1.00	2
	1	4.0	0	0	0.00	1

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
	36	112.2	6	8	4.23	27
	23	64.2	3	3	6.40	14
	10	46.2	2	5	4.05	15
	9	28.2	2	0	4.40	12

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
	27	2	3	3	3.86	5
	36	4	4	1	2.95	18
	26	5	3	1	4.40	23
	11	0	1	1	4.74	8
	3	0	0	0	9.82	0
	1	0	0	0	9.00	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

• Bob Elliott, National League MVP

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee

References

• Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1947 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/danieja02.shtml Jack Daniels
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sawatca01.shtml Carl Sawatski
3. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 57, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York,
4. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p.58, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York,
5. Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,