1947 New York Yankees season


The 1947 New York Yankees season was the team's 45th season in New York, and its 47th season overall. 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 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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C8225268.270536
1B144517157.3041380
2B148571146.256541
3B132494141.2851095
SS153549150.273260
OF141534168.3152097
OF142440158.2871698
OF127476131.2751167

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8329382.2801154
4515136.2381336
6915045.300118
419225.272012
246725.373114
163610.27812
11327.21916
22283.10726
24285.17902
12121.08300
3102.20000
310.00000
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200---00

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
34241.21983.20129
281657133.8277
27178.21453.0789
17128952.4668
17115.2752.8042
15104.2723.8751
19101.003

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
3091.2664.9145
2456.1415.4325
1554.1433.6416
1151.2312.6118
412.1101.461
44.1004.152

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
56148162.48116
61009.007
50009.452
10009.000

1947 World Series

AL New York Yankees vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers
GameScoreDateAttendance
1New York 5, Brooklyn 3September 3073,365
2New York 10, Brooklyn 3October 169,865
3Brooklyn 9, New York 8October 233,098
4Brooklyn 3, New York 2October 333,443
5New York 2, Brooklyn 1October 434,379
6Brooklyn 8, New York 6October 574,065
7New York 5, Brooklyn 2October 671,548

Awards and honors

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin Falls