1947 St. Louis Browns season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Browns 1947 American League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 59–95 (.383) 8th Richard Muckerman Bill DeWitt Muddy Ruel WIL(Dizzy Dean, Johnny O'Hara) The 1947 St. Louis Browns season was the Major League Baseball franchise's 47th in the American League (AL) and its 46th in St. Louis. The 1947 Browns finished eighth and last in the league with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 38 games in arrears of the eventual World Series champion New York Yankees. The Browns were managed by Muddy Ruel in the former catcher's only stint as an MLB pilot, and drew only 320,474 fans to Sportsman's Park, 16th and last in the majors. On July 17, they became the third big-league team to racially integrate its ranks. However, the experiment failed when the two pioneer players, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown, were sent back to the Negro leagues in late August; the Browns would not field another African-American player until all-time great Satchel Paige joined them in July 1951. Regular season July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 187, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188 In that first game of the double-header, outfielder Paul Lehner hit an inside-the-park grand slam to drive in all four runs in the Browns' 4–3 victory.https://baseballbiography.com/paul-lehner-1920 Paul Lehner Baseballbiography.com July 1, 2015 mdy-all September 28: Broadcaster Dizzy Dean comes out of retirement to pitch for the Browns. He pitches 4 scoreless innings and hits a single. Season standings St. Louis Browns Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1947 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers 36 Walter Brown 31 Dizzy Dean 28 Cliff Fannin 22 Denny Galehouse 31 Hooks Iott 26 Ellis Kinder 21 Jack Kramer 23 Glen Moulder 44 Bob Muncrief 27 Nels Potter 25 Fred Sanford 31 Bud Swartz 24 Sam Zoldak Catchers  8 Jake Early 10 Les Moss Infielders  4 Johnny Berardino 15 Perry Currin  6 Bob Dillinger  2 Billy Hitchcock 18 Wally Judnich 3,40 Rusty Peters  5 Vern Stephens  7 Hank Thompson  7 Jerry Witte Outfielders 15 Willard Brown 19 Ray Coleman 20 Jeff Heath 17 Paul Lehner 14 Al Zarilla Other batters 15 Glenn McQuillen 11 Joe Schultz Manager 51 Muddy Ruel Coaches 30 Earle Combs 33 Fred Hofmann -- Jack Tobin 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 Les Moss 96 274 43 .157 6 27 1B Wally Judnich 144 500 129 .258 18 64 2B Johnny Berardino John Beradino 90 306 80 .261 1 20 3B Bob Dillinger 137 571 168 .294 3 37 SS Vern Stephens 150 562 157 .279 15 83 OF Al Zarilla 127 380 85 .224 3 38 OF Paul Lehner 135 483 120 .248 7 48 OF Jeff Heath 141 491 123 .251 27 85 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 Ray Coleman Ray Coleman (baseball) 110 343 89 .259 2 30 Billy Hitchcock 80 275 61 .222 1 28 Jake Early 87 214 48 .224 3 19 Jerry Witte 34 99 14 .141 2 12 Hank Thompson Hank Thompson (baseball) 27 78 20 .256 0 5 Willard Brown Willard Brown (outfielder) 21 67 12 .179 1 6 Rusty Peters 39 47 16 .340 0 2 Joe Schultz Jr. 43 38 7 .184 1 1 Perry Currin 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Glenn McQuillen 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 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer (baseball) 33 199.1 11 16 4.97 77 Ellis Kinder 34 194.1 8 15 4.49 110 Fred Sanford 34 186.2 7 16 3.71 62 Bob Muncrief 31 176.1 8 14 4.90 74 Cliff Fannin 26 145.2 6 8 3.58 77 Dizzy Dean 1 4.0 0 0 0.00 0 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 Sam Zoldak 35 171.0 9 10 3.47 36 Nels Potter 32 122.2 4 10 4.04 65 Denny Galehouse 9 32.1 1 3 6.12 11 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 Glen Moulder 32 4 2 2 3.82 23 Walter Brown Walter Brown (baseball) 19 1 0 0 4.89 10 Bud Swartz 5 0 0 0 6.75 1 Hooks Iott 4 0 1 0 16.20 6 Farm system AAA Toledo Mud Hens American Association Frank Snyder AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Jimmy Adair and Marc Carrola A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Ralph Winegarner B Springfield Browns Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Bennie Huffman C Globe-Miami Browns Arizona–Texas League Lloyd Brown C Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Canadian–American League Packy Rogers C Hannibal Pilots Central Association Herb Nordquist C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Don Heffner C Muskogee Reds Western Association Ray Baker D Baton Rouge Red Sticks Evangeline League Eddie Moore D Belleville Stags Illinois State League Walt DeFreitas D Pittsburg Browns Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Jim Crandall D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Shan Deniston D Newark Moundsmen Ohio State League Ed Dancisak D Ada Herefords Sooner State League Uke Clanton D Wausau Lumberjacks Wisconsin State League Joe SkurskiLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville References External links 1947 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference 1947 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Browns seasons Saint Louis Browns season St Louis Browns