1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers , becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball . Robinson went on to bat.297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the first African-American Rookie of the Year . The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1947 World Series . This season was dramatized in the movie 42 .Offseason Due to the suspension of Leo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season.Season standings Record vs. opponents Season chronology April 15: On Opening Day, Jackie Robinson made his debut as the Dodgers' first baseman. He went 0-for-3, scoring a run. He also had one sacrifice hit and grounded into a double play before being replaced late in the game by Howie Schultz . In the field, he had 11 putouts without an error . April 22: In a game against the Philadelphia Phillies , Robinson committed an error for the first time in his major league career. May 13: Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. The Reds won the game 7–5. Despite the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run. Various racial slurs were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd. May 18: 46,572 paying fans came to Chicago's Wrigley Field to see Robinson play against the Cubs . The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2. June 24: Against the Pirates, Robinson stole home plate for the first time in his career. The Pirates catcher was Dixie Howell , who had started the season in Brooklyn's farm system. September 11: St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola and Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate . Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. Umpire Beans Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped. The incident was later part of a children's book titled Year of the Boar and JackieNotable transactions May 3, 1947: Kirby Higbe , Hank Behrman , Cal McLish , Gene Mauch and Dixie Howell were traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and cash. May 10 , 1947: Howie Schultz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies. May 13 , 1947: Tommy Tatum was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.Roster 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 130 471 139 .295 9 80 1B 151 590 175 .297 12 48 2B 146 559 141 .252 3 53 3B 129 441 121 .274 5 67 SS 142 476 135 .284 12 73 OF 148 529 162 .306 9 94 OF 110 388 120 .309 5 46 OF 124 437 129 .295 8 88
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 79 189 52 .275 7 39 64 126 41 .325 2 25 45 86 23 .267 4 10 40 83 20 .241 0 5 32 80 21 .263 0 7 28 77 12 .156 1 7 41 69 18 .261 3 11 37 62 11 .177 0 6 25 36 7 .194 0 3 15 34 8 .235 0 2 11 20 6 .300 2 5 5 13 2 .154 0 0 4 10 4 .400 0 2 18 9 2 .222 0 2 4 6 0 .000 0 0 2 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 43 280 21 12 2.67 148 42 225.1 17 8 3.63 76 4 15.2 2 0 5.17 10
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 33 174.2 12 11 2.99 72 33 162 10 5 3.11 58 37 104.1 4 5 5.87 59 29 87.2 6 5 2.77 31 28 77.2 5 2 4.75 36 3 7.2 0 1 7.04 3 4 4.2 0 1 13.50 1
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 46 10 4 18 3.99 40 38 5 3 8 5.30 31 15 0 1 1 6.37 8 6 1 0 0 2.84 4 4 0 0 1 7.20 6 4 0 0 0 11.81 1 3 0 1 0 3.00 1 2 1 1 0 6.75 3 2 0 0 0 5.40 2
1947 World Series Game 1 September 30, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Game 2 October 1, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 3 October 2, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Game 4 October 3, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkGame 5 October 4 , 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New YorkGame 6 October 5 , 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityGame 7 October 6, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York CityAwards and honors 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game *Dixie Walker starter *Ralph Branca reserve *Bruce Edwards reserve *Pee Wee Reese reserve *Eddie Stanky reserve Rookie of the Year Award *Jackie Robinson TSN Major League Executive of the Year *Branch Rickey TSN Major League All-Star Team *Ralph Branca TSN Rookie of the Year Award *Jackie RobinsonFarm system
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