1947 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1947 Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 78 76 y 5th Connie Mack Connie Mack WPTZ WIBG(By Saam, Chuck Thompson) The 1947 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fifth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses. History Except for a fifth-place finish in 1944, the A's finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935–1946. In 1947, Connie Mack not only got the A's out of last place, but actually finished with a winning record for the first time in 14 years in a season that would be the first to be aired on television, sharing the same station (WPTZ) as their NL counterparts, the Phillies. Offseason December 1946: Lou Brissie was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.Lou Brissie at Baseball-Reference December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.Hal Epps at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1947 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers 28 Lou Brissie 17 Russ Christopher 10,20 Joe Coleman 16,18 Bill Dietrich 19 Jesse Flores 25 Dick Fowler 21,23 Phil Marchildon 23,36 Bill McCahan 16,37 Bob Savage 11,24 Carl Scheib Catchers 14 Herman Franks  9 Mike Guerra  8 Buddy Rosar Infielders 6,41 Dick Adams 15 Pat Cooper  5 Ferris Fain 28 Nellie Fox 2,15 Gene Handley  1 Eddie Joost  3 Hank Majeski 6,14 Don Richmond 31 Mickey Rutner 12 Pete Suder Outfielders 11,47 George Binks  4 Sam Chapman 15,30,39 Austin Knickerbocker 28 Chet Laabs  7 Barney McCosky 10,21 Elmer Valo Other batters 20,30 Tom Kirk 31,45 Ray Poole Manager -- Connie Mack Coaches -- Lena Blackburne 26 Earle Brucker, Sr. 29 Dave Keefe 27 Earle Mack 32 Al Simmons 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 Buddy Rosar 102 359 93 .259 1 33 1B Ferris Fain 136 461 134 .291 7 71 2B Pete Suder 145 528 127 .241 5 60 3B Hank Majeski 141 479 134 .280 8 72 SS Eddie Joost 151 540 111 .206 13 64 OF Elmer Valo 112 370 111 .300 5 36 OF Barney McCosky 137 546 179 .328 1 52 OF Sam Chapman 149 551 139 .252 14 83 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 George Binks 104 333 86 .258 2 34 Mike Guerra 72 209 45 .215 0 18 Gene Handley 36 90 23 .256 0 8 Dick Adams Dick Adams (baseball) 37 89 18 .202 2 11 Austin Knickerbocker 21 48 12 .250 0 2 Mickey Rutner 12 48 12 .250 1 4 Chet Laabs 15 32 7 .219 1 5 Don Richmond 19 21 4 .190 0 4 Pat Cooper Pat Cooper (baseball) 13 16 4 .250 0 3 Herman Franks 8 15 3 .200 0 1 Ray Poole Ray Poole (baseball) 13 13 3 .231 0 1 Nellie Fox 7 3 0 .000 0 0 Tom Kirk Tom Kirk (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 Phil Marchildon 35 276.2 19 9 3.88 128 Dick Fowler 36 227.1 12 11 2.81 75 Bill McCahan 29 165.1 10 5 3.32 47 Joe Coleman Joe Coleman (1950s pitcher) 32 160.1 6 12 4.32 65 Jesse Flores Jesse Flores (baseball) 28 151.1 4 13 3.39 41 Bill Dietrich 11 60.2 5 2 3.12 18 Lou Brissie 1 7.0 0 1 6.43 4 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 Bob Savage 44 146.0 8 10 3.76 56 Carl Scheib 21 116.0 4 6 5.04 26 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 Russ Christopher 44 10 7 12 2.90 33 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Birmingham Barons Southern Association Dick Porter A Savannah Indians Sally League Tom Oliver and Jimmy Adair A Lincoln Athletics Western League Ham Schulte and Tom Oliver B Lancaster Red Roses Interstate League Charlie English and Clayton Sheedy C Martinsville Athletics Carolina League Joe Glenn and Woody Wheaton C Moline A's Central Association Woody Wheaton and Joe Glenn C Niagara Falls Fronters Middle Atlantic League Steve Mizerak D Welch Miners Appalachian League Walter Youse and Joe Bird D Federalsburg A's Eastern Shore League Pep Rambert D Nyack Rockies North Atlantic League Emil Schwab D Lexington Indians North Carolina State League Homer Lee Cox D Red Springs Red Robins Tobacco State League Red NorrisLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SavannahJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team at Baseball-Reference 1947 Philadelphia Athletics team page at baseball-almanac.com Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Oak Category:1940s in Philadelphia