1947 Boston Braves season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Braves 1947 National League Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts 86–68 (.558) 3rd Louis R. Perini John J. Quinn Billy Southworth 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.Jack Daniels at Baseball-Reference Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.Carl Sawatski at Baseball-Reference 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.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 57, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 Behind 3–2, Robinson scored the game-winning run against the Braves.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p.58, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 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.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1947 Boston Braves Roster Pitchers 25 Red Barrett 27 Johnny Beazley 13 Mort Cooper 37 Glenn Elliott 36 Si Johnson 18,24 Andy Karl 34 Walt Lanfranconi 24 Johnny Lanning 20 Max Macon 24 Ray Martin 32 Dick Mulligan 33 Johnny Sain 26 Clyde Shoun 21 Warren Spahn 96 Bill Voiselle 29 Ernie White 16 Ed Wright Catchers 22 Hank Camelli 10 Phil Masi Infielders 14 Dick Culler  3 Bob Elliott 11 Nanny Fernandez  6 Frank McCormick 15 Danny Murtaugh  8 Connie Ryan  7 Sibby Sisti  9 Earl Torgeson Outfielders  1 Tommy Holmes 12 Johnny Hopp  7 Danny Litwhiler 31 Mike McCormick  2 Tommy Neill  5 Bama Rowell Other batters 23 Bob Brady Manager 30 Billy Southworth Coaches 20 Ray Berres 28 Johnny Cooney 35 Bob Keely 29 Ernie White 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 Phil Masi 126 411 125 .304 9 50 1B Earl Torgeson 128 399 112 .281 16 78 2B Connie Ryan 150 544 144 .265 5 69 3B Bob Elliott Bob Elliott (baseball) 150 555 176 .317 22 113 SS Dick Culler 77 214 53 .248 0 19 OF Bama Rowell 113 384 106 .276 5 40 OF Tommy Holmes 150 618 191 .309 9 53 OF Johnny Hopp 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 Mike McCormick Mike McCormick (outfielder) 92 284 81 .285 3 36 Danny Litwhiler 91 226 59 .261 7 31 Frank McCormick 81 212 75 .354 2 43 Nanny Fernandez 83 209 43 .288 2 32 Sibby Sisti 56 153 43 .281 2 15 Hank Camelli 52 150 29 .193 1 11 Tommy Neill 7 10 2 .200 0 0 Danny Murtaugh 3 8 1 .125 0 0 Bob Brady Bob Brady (baseball) 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 Warren Spahn 40 289.2 21 10 2.33 123 Johnny Sain 38 266.0 21 12 3.52 132 Red Barrett 36 210.2 11 12 3.55 53 Bill Voiselle 22 131.1 8 7 4.32 59 Ray Martin Ray Martin (baseball) 1 9.0 1 0 1.00 2 Ernie White 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 Si Johnson 36 112.2 6 8 4.23 27 Ed Wright Ed Wright (baseball) 23 64.2 3 3 6.40 14 Mort Cooper 10 46.2 2 5 4.05 15 Johnny Beazley 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 Andy Karl Andy Karl (baseball) 27 2 3 3 3.86 5 Walt Lanfranconi 36 4 4 1 2.95 18 Clyde Shoun 26 5 3 1 4.40 23 Glenn Elliott Glenn Elliott (baseball) 11 0 1 1 4.74 8 Johnny Lanning 3 0 0 0 9.82 0 Dick Mulligan 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Max Macon 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Awards and honors Bob Elliott, National League MVP Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Milwaukee Brewers American Association Nick Cullop AA Little Rock Travelers Southern Association Bill Dickey A Hartford Chiefs Eastern League Dutch Dorman B Evansville Braves Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bob Coleman B Pawtucket Slaters New England League Pete Fox B Jackson Senators Southeastern League Willis Hudlin C Fort Lauderdale Braves Florida International League Jimmy Zinn and Walter Kopp C Eau Claire Bears Northern League Hughie Wise C Las Vegas Ramblers Sunset League Newell Kimball C Amarillo Gold Sox West Texas–New Mexico League Harry Lamprich C Leavenworth Braves Western Association Joe Bowman D Bluefield Blue-Grays Appalachian League George Lacy D Mount Vernon Braves Illinois State League Otto Huber D Owensboro Oilers KITTY League Earl Browne D Bloomingdale Troopers North Atlantic League Harold Scinski and Stephen Kuk D Richmond Roses Ohio State League Rex CarrLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee Notes 2 References 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 Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Braves Boston Braves Category:1940s in Boston