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title="1947 in basketball">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Canadian_football" title="1947 in Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_chess&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 in chess (page does not exist)">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_sport_climbing&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_combat_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_sumo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 in sumo (page does not exist)">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1946%E2%80%9347" title="International cricket in 1946–47">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1947" title="International cricket in 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Buckeyes">Cleveland Buckeyes</a> (4–1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">World Series</a>: <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> over <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> (4–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, July 8 at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>: American League, 2–1</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Negro League Baseball All-Star Game">Negro League Baseball All-Star Game</a>: West, 5–2</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_champions">Other champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other 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run">HR</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a><sup>1</sup> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BRS</a>) </td> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Johnny Mize</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a>) </td> <td>51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">KC</a>) </td> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Monte Irvin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Newark_Eagles" title="Newark Eagles">NWK</a>) </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a><sup>1</sup> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">BRS</a>) </td> <td>114 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mize" title="Johnny Mize">Johnny Mize</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a>) </td> <td>138 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Willard Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">KC</a>) </td> <td>64 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Butch_Davis_(outfielder,_born_1916)" title="Butch Davis (outfielder, born 1916)">Butch Davis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants" title="Baltimore Elite Giants">BAL</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Henry_Kimbro" title="Henry Kimbro">Henry Kimbro</a> (<a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants" title="Baltimore Elite Giants">BAL</a>) </td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)#Winning_pitcher" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">W</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Bob Feller</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">CLE</a>) </td> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ewell_Blackwell" title="Ewell Blackwell">Ewell Blackwell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a>) </td> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_LaMarque" title="Jim LaMarque">Jim LaMarque</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">KC</a>) </td> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Max_Manning" title="Max Manning">Max Manning</a> (<a href="/wiki/Newark_Eagles" title="Newark Eagles">NWK</a>) </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Haynes_(baseball)" title="Joe Haynes (baseball)">Joe Haynes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">CWS</a>) </td> <td>2.42 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Warren Spahn</a> (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">BSB</a>) </td> <td>2.33 </td> <td><a 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title="Cardinals"><img alt="Cardinals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 1943–1952 <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> seasons<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Negro_league_baseball_final_standings">Negro league baseball final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Negro league baseball final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads.<sup id="cite_ref-Seamheads_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seamheads-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_American_League_final_standings">Negro American League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Negro American League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" width="535em" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="border-right: 2px solid">vs. Negro American League </th> <th colspan="4">vs. Major Black Teams </th></tr> <tr> <th width="43%"><a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="6%" style="border-left: 2px solid"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#CCFFCC"> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Buckeyes" title="Cleveland Buckeyes">Cleveland Buckeyes</a> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>19 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">— </td> <td>62 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.638 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Monarchs" title="Kansas City Monarchs">Kansas City Monarchs</a> </td> <td>54 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.628 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">8 </td> <td>66 </td> <td>47 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.583 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Black_Barons" title="Birmingham Black Barons">Birmingham Black Barons</a> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.544 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">15 </td> <td>58 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.527 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Red_Sox" title="Memphis Red Sox">Memphis Red Sox</a> </td> <td>43 </td> <td>54 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.444 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">24½ </td> <td>49 </td> <td>65 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.432 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Clowns" title="Indianapolis Clowns">Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns</a> </td> <td>32 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.351 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">33 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>73 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.357 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_American_Giants" title="Chicago American Giants">Chicago American Giants</a> </td> <td>29 </td> <td>58 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">33½ </td> <td>36 </td> <td>67 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.350 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 345px;"> <div class="thumbimage" style="width: 343px; height: 212px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -168px; left: -321px; width: 785px"><div class="noresize"><link 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/ButtonPink.svg/12px-ButtonPink.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/ButtonPink.svg/16px-ButtonPink.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a><br />Note: Clowns play in both <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_National_League_final_standings">Negro National League final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Negro National League final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link 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width="6%" style="border-left: 2px solid"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Tie_(draw)#Baseball" title="Tie (draw)">T</a> </th> <th width="7%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#CCFFCC"> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cubans" title="New York Cubans">New York Cubans</a> </td> <td>47 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.699 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">— </td> <td>52 </td> <td>26 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.665 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark_Eagles" title="Newark Eagles">Newark Eagles</a> </td> <td>48 </td> <td>41 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.539 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">10 </td> <td>51 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.531 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants" title="Baltimore Elite Giants">Baltimore Elite Giants</a> </td> <td>41 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.506 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">13 </td> <td>52 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.540 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Grays" title="Homestead Grays">Homestead Grays</a> </td> <td>35 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.500 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">13½ </td> <td>61 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.578 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Stars_(baseball)" title="Philadelphia Stars (baseball)">Philadelphia Stars</a> </td> <td>28 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.453 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">16½ </td> <td>36 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.493 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Black_Yankees" title="New York Black Yankees">New York Black Yankees</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>42 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>.254 </td> <td style="border-right: 2px solid">28 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>49 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>.316 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href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, with the majority in Washington, D.C.</div> </div> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negro_World_Series">Negro World Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Negro World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1947_Negro_World_Series" title="1947 Negro World Series">1947 Negro World Series</a>: New York Cubans over Cleveland Buckeyes 4–1 (one tie).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League_final_standings">All-American Girls Professional Baseball League final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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<td><a href="/wiki/Racine_Belles" title="Racine Belles">Racine Belles</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>47</td> <td>.580</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox">South Bend Blue Sox</a></td> <td>57</td> <td>54</td> <td>.514</td> <td>11½ </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peoria_Redwings" title="Peoria Redwings">Peoria Redwings</a></td> <td>54</td> <td>57</td> <td>.487</td> <td>14½ </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockford_Peaches" title="Rockford Peaches">Rockford Peaches</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>63</td> <td>.432</td> <td>19½ </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Wayne_Daisies" title="Fort Wayne Daisies">Fort Wayne Daisies</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>66</td> <td>.400</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets">Kenosha Comets</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>69</td> <td>.384</td> <td>26 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 18 – The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> acquired baseman <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Hank Greenberg</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. The 36-year old veteran Greenberg led the American League in homers with 44 in 1946, as the Pirates will pair him with young slugger <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Kiner" title="Ralph Kiner">Ralph Kiner</a>, who led the National League with 23 home runs in his rookie season. Greenberg will hit 25 homers in his farewell season, while Kiner will lead the major leagues with 51 home runs.</li> <li>January 21 – A rule change implemented by the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> that allows voting only for players after 1921 produces four new Hall of Famers: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Cochrane" title="Mickey Cochrane">Mickey Cochrane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Frisch" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Frisch">Frank Frisch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Lefty Grove</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Carl Hubbell</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pie_Traynor" title="Pie Traynor">Pie Traynor</a> misses selection by only two votes.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 1 – MLB Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a> announces the creation of a pension plan for retired major leaguers. Any player with five years of experience will receive $50 a month at age 50 and $10 a month for each o the next five years. The plan extends to coaches, players and trainers active on <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a>. The plan will be funded by $650,000‚ with the 16 teams providing 80% and the players the remaining 20%.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 1 – New <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">managers</a> in <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> camps are <a href="/wiki/Billy_Herman" title="Billy Herman">Billy Herman</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>; <a href="/wiki/Muddy_Ruel" title="Muddy Ruel">Muddy Ruel</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Harris" title="Bucky Harris">Bucky Harris</a>, with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and‚<a href="/wiki/Johnny_Neun" title="Johnny Neun">Johnny Neun</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. Neun had ended the 1946 season as manager of the Yankees after both <a href="/wiki/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe McCarthy (manager)">Joe McCarthy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dickey" title="Bill Dickey">Bill Dickey</a> had quit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 6 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> sign pitcher <a href="/wiki/Lew_Burdette" title="Lew Burdette">Lew Burdette</a> as an amateur free agent.</li> <li>April 15 – Major League Baseball's color line is officially broken forever when <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> makes his Major League debut for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ebbets_Field" title="Ebbets Field">Ebbets Field</a>.</li> <li>April 22 – Ben Chapman, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, leads his team in racist chants directed at <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> of the Brooklyn Dodgers.<a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a>, the commissioner of baseball, chastises Chapman for his actions.</li> <li>April 27 – It is <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> Day at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>. Despite having <a href="/wiki/Throat_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Throat cancer">throat cancer</a>, Ruth speaks to the packed house, proclaiming, "The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball."</li> <li>April 29 – After signing with the New York Yankees the previous winter, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Joe Medwick</a> is released despite never playing a single game with the Yankees.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 3 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> send outfielder <a href="/wiki/Harry_Walker" title="Harry Walker">Harry Walker</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> in exchange for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Ron_Northey" title="Ron Northey">Ron Northey</a>. Although batting a paltry .200 with the Cardinals, Walker will hit .371 for the Phillies in 130 games to finish the season with a National League-leading .363 batting average.</li> <li>May 13: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> hits two home over the <a href="/wiki/Green_Monster" title="Green Monster">Green Monster</a>, for the first time in his career at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, 19–6. Earlier in the day, Williams had promised a boy in the Malden hospital that he would hit a homer for him. Besides, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Doerr" title="Bobby Doerr">Bobby Doerr</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hit for the cycle</a> for the second time in his career, becoming‚ the first Sox to do that. Doerr hit a <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">double</a> and one <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> in the nine-run eighth inning to complete his cycle. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Zuber" title="Bill Zuber">Bill Zuber</a> is the winning pitcher over <a href="/wiki/Earl_Harrist" title="Earl Harrist">Earl Harrist</a>.</li> <li>At <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a>, 27,164 fans watch the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>,‚ 7–5. It is estimated that nearly 9,000 of the fans are black‚ attracted to the game because of <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a>. When Robinson came on the field, the Crosley Field organist plays the song <i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Blackbird" title="Bye Bye Blackbird">Bye Bye Blackbird</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>May 17 – It is during a game at Forbes Field that <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> first baseman <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Hank Greenberg</a> asks Dodgers rookie <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> if he's okay after a collision between the two earlier in the game. It's then that Greenberg gives Robinson a pep talk telling him to 'stick in there, he'd be fine.' Robinson takes the advice to heart and later writes that Greenberg was his "Diamond Hero". Robinson knows that Greenberg, who as a Jew, withstood his own trial by fire with racial taunts being hurled at him by fans and players.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 18 – <a href="/wiki/Ewell_Blackwell" title="Ewell Blackwell">Ewell Blackwell</a> pitches a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a>, leading the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> to a 6–0 win over the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> at <a href="/wiki/Crosley_Field" title="Crosley Field">Crosley Field</a>. The offense is led by newcomer <a href="/wiki/Babe_Young" title="Babe Young">Babe Young</a> who blasts two three-run homers, while rookie <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Baumholtz" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankie Baumholtz">Frankie Baumholtz</a> collects four hits and scores twice, and <a href="/wiki/Grady_Hatton" title="Grady Hatton">Grady Hatton</a> adds a single, four walks and two runs scored.</li> <li>June 22 – <a href="/wiki/Ewell_Blackwell" title="Ewell Blackwell">Ewell Blackwell</a> just misses pitching back-to-back <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitters</a> when <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Stanky" title="Eddie Stanky">Eddie Stanky</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">singles</a> with one out in the 9th inning. Stanky's hit ends Blackwell's hitless-inning skein at 19. Blackwell wins the game, 4–0, for his ninth consecutive victory and improve his record to 11–2.</li> <li>June 28 – <a href="/wiki/Walker_Cooper" title="Walker Cooper">Walker Cooper</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> hits a home run in his sixth consecutive game to tie a record set by <a href="/wiki/George_Kelly_(baseball)" title="George Kelly (baseball)">George Kelly</a> in 1924. Cooper had two homers in the first game of the streak, while his shot today helps his brother <a href="/wiki/Mort_Cooper" title="Mort Cooper">Morton</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, 14–6, for his first victory on a Giants uniform.</li> <li>June 29 – At <a href="/wiki/Shibe_Park" title="Shibe Park">Shibe Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Ferris Fain</a> lines an <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park grand slam</a> in the fifth inning, as the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> top the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, 6–5.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 5 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Doby" title="Larry Doby">Larry Doby</a> makes his debut for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Indians</a>, becoming the first black baseball player to join the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, and fully integrating <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>.</li> <li>July 8 – At <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> defeats the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, 2–1, in the <a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>.</li> <li>July 10 – Cleveland Indians <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Don_Black_(baseball)" title="Don Black (baseball)">Don Black</a> tosses a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in a 3–0 win over the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a>.</li> <li>July 19 – Hall of Fame Negro leagues player <a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Willard Brown</a> makes his major league debut with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>. Brown would only appear in 21 games for St. Louis in his only major league season, batting .179 with one home run and six <a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">runs batted in</a>.</li> <li>July 20 – With both <a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Hank Thompson (baseball)">Hank Thompson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Willard Brown</a> in the starting line-up, the St. Louis Browns become the first major league club to field two black players at the same time. Both players play all nine innings of both games of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 13 – The St. Louis Browns' <a href="/wiki/Willard_Brown" title="Willard Brown">Willard Brown</a> clubs a <a href="/wiki/Pinch-hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinch-hitter">pinch hit</a> a two-run, <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park homer</a> against Detroit Tigers pitcher <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Hal Newhouser</a>, to become the first African American player to hit a home run in <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> history.</li> <li>August 20 – <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Ferrick_(baseball)" title="Tom Ferrick (baseball)">Tom Ferrick</a> loses both games of a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians. While pitching with the St. Louis Browns the previous season, Ferrick won both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 4.</li> <li>August 26 – <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Dan_Bankhead" title="Dan Bankhead">Dan Bankhead</a> became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, who won the game, 16–3.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Lohrke" title="Jack Lohrke">Jack Lohrke</a> lead off the eighth inning with a home run off <a href="/wiki/Red_Barrett" title="Red Barrett">Red Barrett</a>, giving the New York Giants and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Larry_Jansen" title="Larry Jansen">Larry Jansen</a> a 2–1 victory over the Boston Braves in the opening game of the <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a> doubleheader at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>. The 43,106 fans see history as Lohrke's homer is the Giants 183rd homer of the season, surpassing the record of 182 set by the famed <a href="/wiki/1936_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1936 New York Yankees season">1936 New York Yankees</a>. The Giants win the nightcap, 12–2 and finished the season with 221 homers, but struggle to finish fourth.</li> <li>September 3 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McCahan" title="Bill McCahan">Bill McCahan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics" title="Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hits</a> the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> in a 3–0 victory.</li> <li>September 15 – At the age of 42, <a href="/wiki/Red_Ruffing" title="Red Ruffing">Red Ruffing</a> give up twelve hits over seven innings in a 7-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox in what would be his final major league appearance. The future hall of fame player would be released two weeks later, ending his major league career.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 6 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>, 5–2, in Game 7 of the <a href="/wiki/1947_World_Series" title="1947 World Series">World Series</a> to win their eleventh <a href="/wiki/World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World Championship">World Championship</a>, four games to three. This was the first <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> involving a nonwhite player, as Dodgers 1B <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> had racially integrated <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> at the beginning of the season. It was also the first Series to be shown on television although coverage was limited to New York City and surrounding environs.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/Triple_crown_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple crown (baseball)">Triple Crown</a> winner <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> (.343 BA, 32 home runs, 114 RBI) is edged out by <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP Award by one point. One <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">BBWAA</a> member fails to include Williams anywhere on his ballot.</li> <li>November 30 – <a href="/wiki/Guillermo_Vento" title="Guillermo Vento">Guillermo Vento</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Venezuelan Professional Baseball League">Venezuelan Professional Baseball League</a> player to connect six hits in a single game. This record would eventually be matched by <a href="/wiki/Pete_Koegel" title="Pete Koegel">Pete Koegel</a> (1974), <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carter_(baseball)" title="Steve Carter (baseball)">Steve Carter</a> (1991) and <a href="/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Flores_(baseball)" title="Ramón Flores (baseball)">Ramón Flores</a> (2014).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">general manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Branch_Rickey" title="Branch Rickey">Branch Rickey</a> announces that the club have signed an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> entrepreneur Bud Holman and the city of <a href="/wiki/Vero_Beach,_Florida" title="Vero Beach, Florida">Vero Beach</a> to rent 104 acres of a former pre-war municipal airport. The Dodgers will pay $1 a year and take over the maintenance. In 1952, they will sign a new 20-year lease for $1 a year and, on March 11, 1953, a new field will be named <a href="/wiki/Holman_Stadium_(Vero_Beach)" title="Holman Stadium (Vero Beach)">Holman Stadium</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Lee_Solomon" title="Jimmie Lee Solomon">Jimmie Lee Solomon</a></li> <li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Reynolds" title="Ken Reynolds">Ken Reynolds</a></li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Vance" title="Sandy Vance">Sandy Vance</a></li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/wiki/Scott_Reid_(baseball)" title="Scott Reid (baseball)">Scott Reid</a></li> <li>January 12: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Everitt" title="Leon Everitt">Leon Everitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Martin" title="Gene Martin">Gene Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Reuschel" title="Paul Reuschel">Paul Reuschel</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 15: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Schoen" title="Gerry Schoen">Gerry Schoen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Solaita" title="Tony Solaita">Tony Solaita</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 18 – <a href="/wiki/Sachio_Kinugasa" title="Sachio Kinugasa">Sachio Kinugasa</a></li> <li>January 21: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Reynolds_(baseball)" title="Bob Reynolds (baseball)">Bob Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Stein" title="Bill Stein">Bill Stein</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 22 – <a href="/wiki/Senichi_Hoshino" title="Senichi Hoshino">Senichi Hoshino</a></li> <li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Bevacqua" title="Kurt Bevacqua">Kurt Bevacqua</a></li> <li>January 27: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Lowenstein" title="John Lowenstein">John Lowenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Plodinec" title="Tim Plodinec">Tim Plodinec</a></li></ul></li> <li>January 30 – <a href="/wiki/Matt_Alexander" title="Matt Alexander">Matt Alexander</a></li> <li>January 31 – <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_2">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 1: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKee" title="Jim McKee">Jim McKee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Danny Thompson (baseball)">Danny Thompson</a></li></ul></li> <li>February 3 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Coleman_(1970s_pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Coleman (1970s pitcher)">Joe Coleman</a></li> <li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Barry_Raziano" title="Barry Raziano">Barry Raziano</a></li> <li>February 7 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Ford" title="Ted Ford">Ted Ford</a></li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Crowley" title="Terry Crowley">Terry Crowley</a></li> <li>February 20 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Buskey" title="Tom Buskey">Tom Buskey</a></li> <li>February 21: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Ley" title="Terry Ley">Terry Ley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Walters" title="Charley Walters">Charley Walters</a></li></ul></li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Szotkiewicz" title="Ken Szotkiewicz">Ken Szotkiewicz</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_2">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Tom_Bradley_(baseball)" title="Tom Bradley (baseball)">Tom Bradley</a></li> <li>March 19: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Jestadt" title="Garry Jestadt">Garry Jestadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mangual" title="Ángel Mangual">Ángel Mangual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Rose_(baseball)" title="Don Rose (baseball)">Don Rose</a></li></ul></li> <li>March 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Plummer" title="Bill Plummer">Bill Plummer</a></li> <li>March 23 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Bourque" title="Pat Bourque">Pat Bourque</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_2">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Fosse" title="Ray Fosse">Ray Fosse</a></li> <li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lahoud" title="Joe Lahoud">Joe Lahoud</a></li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Tsutomu_Wakamatsu" title="Tsutomu Wakamatsu">Tsutomu Wakamatsu</a></li> <li>April 21 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Bumbry" title="Al Bumbry">Al Bumbry</a></li> <li>April 23 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Jacquez" title="Pat Jacquez">Pat Jacquez</a></li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Amos Otis</a></li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Lute_Barnes" title="Lute Barnes">Lute Barnes</a></li> <li>April 29: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_House" title="Tom House">Tom House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Williams_(outfielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Williams (outfielder)">Jim Williams</a></li></ul></li> <li>April 30 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Clark_(1970s_outfielder)" title="Jim Clark (1970s outfielder)">Jim Clark</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_2">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit 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July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 4: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Minshall" title="Jim Minshall">Jim Minshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Nelson_(baseball)" title="Jim Nelson (baseball)">Jim Nelson</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 6: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9stor_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="Néstor Chávez">Néstor Chávez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Clemons" title="Lance Clemons">Lance Clemons</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 11 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Cook_(baseball)" title="Ron Cook (baseball)">Ron Cook</a></li> <li>July 12 – <a href="/wiki/Scipio_Spinks" title="Scipio Spinks">Scipio Spinks</a></li> <li>July 14: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Steve Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Walton" title="Danny Walton">Danny Walton</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Enrique_Romo" title="Enrique Romo">Enrique Romo</a></li> <li>July 22: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Cliff Johnson (baseball)">Cliff Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Lauzerique" title="George Lauzerique">George Lauzerique</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 25: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Kelleher" title="Mick Kelleher">Mick Kelleher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mickey_Scott" title="Mickey Scott">Mickey Scott</a></li></ul></li> <li>July 30 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Spencer" title="Jim Spencer">Jim Spencer</a></li> <li>July 31: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Koegel" title="Pete Koegel">Pete Koegel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Stephenson" title="Earl Stephenson">Earl Stephenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Vukovich" title="John Vukovich">John Vukovich</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_2">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 1 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Muser" title="Tony Muser">Tony Muser</a></li> <li>August 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Poulsen" title="Ken Poulsen">Ken Poulsen</a></li> <li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Carbo" title="Bernie Carbo">Bernie Carbo</a></li> <li>August 6 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Dunegan" title="Jim Dunegan">Jim Dunegan</a></li> <li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Cruz" title="José Cruz">José Cruz</a></li> <li>August 9 – <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Hunter" title="Buddy Hunter">Buddy Hunter</a></li> <li>August 13: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Crawford" title="Jerry Crawford">Jerry Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Stanley_(baseball)" title="Fred Stanley (baseball)">Fred Stanley</a></li></ul></li> <li>August 15 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Conigliaro" title="Billy Conigliaro">Billy Conigliaro</a></li> <li>August 18: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bucky_Guth" title="Bucky Guth">Bucky Guth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowell_Palmer" title="Lowell Palmer">Lowell Palmer</a></li></ul></li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Burbach" title="Bill Burbach">Bill Burbach</a></li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_York_(pitcher)" title="Jim York (pitcher)">Jim York</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Boots_Day" title="Boots Day">Boots Day</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_2">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 1 – <a href="/wiki/Craig_Skok" title="Craig Skok">Craig Skok</a></li> <li>September 2 – <a href="/wiki/Mel_Behney" title="Mel Behney">Mel Behney</a></li> <li>September 3 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gilbreth" title="Bill Gilbreth">Bill Gilbreth</a></li> <li>September 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Wallace_(baseball)" title="Dave Wallace (baseball)">Dave Wallace</a></li> <li>September 11 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Cox_(baseball)" title="Larry Cox (baseball)">Larry Cox</a></li> <li>September 12 – <a href="/wiki/John_Montague_(baseball)" title="John Montague (baseball)">John Montague</a></li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Adamson_(baseball)" title="Mike Adamson (baseball)">Mike Adamson</a></li> <li>September 14 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Parker_(baseball)" title="Harry Parker (baseball)">Harry Parker</a></li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Ross_(baseball)" title="Gary Ross (baseball)">Gary Ross</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Candy_Harris" title="Candy Harris">Candy Harris</a></li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Champion_(baseball)" title="Bill Champion (baseball)">Bill Champion</a></li> <li>September 20 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Hamm" title="Pete Hamm">Pete Hamm</a></li> <li>September 21 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Todd_(baseball)" title="Jim Todd (baseball)">Jim Todd</a></li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Norm_Angelini" title="Norm Angelini">Norm Angelini</a></li> <li>September 26 – <a href="/wiki/Norm_McRae" title="Norm McRae">Norm McRae</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buzz_Capra" title="Buzz Capra">Buzz Capra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remy_Hermoso" title="Remy Hermoso">Remigio Hermoso</a></li></ul></li> <li>October 3 – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Scrivener" title="Chuck Scrivener">Chuck Scrivener</a></li> <li>October 4 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Adams" title="Glenn Adams">Glenn Adams</a></li> <li>October 6: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bell_(pitcher)" title="Jerry Bell (pitcher)">Jerry Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rich_Hacker" title="Rich Hacker">Rich Hacker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kline_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Steve Kline (right-handed pitcher)">Steve Kline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Vaughan_(baseball)" title="Charlie Vaughan (baseball)">Charlie Vaughan</a></li></ul></li> <li>October 9 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Moose" title="Bob Moose">Bob Moose</a></li> <li>October 10 – <a href="/wiki/Roger_Metzger" title="Roger Metzger">Roger Metzger</a></li> <li>October 11: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_James_(baseball)" title="Rick James (baseball)">Rick James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Williams_(pitcher)" title="Charlie Williams (pitcher)">Charlie Williams</a></li></ul></li> <li>October 17 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hutto" title="Jim Hutto">Jim Hutto</a></li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Robles" title="Rafael Robles">Rafael Robles</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Gogolewski" title="Bill Gogolewski">Bill Gogolewski</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_2">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 4 – <a href="/wiki/Loyd_Colson" title="Loyd Colson">Loyd Colson</a></li> <li>November 6: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Arnold_(baseball)" title="Chris Arnold (baseball)">Chris Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skip_Pitlock" title="Skip Pitlock">Skip Pitlock</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 7: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Yutaka Fukumoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Newhauser" title="Don Newhauser">Don Newhauser</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 8 – <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Yocum" title="Lewis Yocum">Lewis Yocum</a></li> <li>November 12 – <a href="/wiki/Ron_Bryant" title="Ron Bryant">Ron Bryant</a></li> <li>November 13 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Garber" title="Gene Garber">Gene Garber</a></li> <li>November 17 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Dettore" title="Tom Dettore">Tom Dettore</a></li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boone" title="Bob Boone">Bob Boone</a></li> <li>November 22: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alderson" title="Sandy Alderson">Sandy Alderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Morlan" title="John Morlan">John Morlan</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dwain_Anderson" title="Dwain Anderson">Dwain Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hall_(baseball)" title="Tom Hall (baseball)">Tom Hall</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tepedino" title="Frank Tepedino">Frank Tepedino</a></li> <li>November 26: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Gura" title="Larry Gura">Larry Gura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Hebner" title="Richie Hebner">Richie Hebner</a></li></ul></li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/John_Harrell" title="John Harrell">John Harrell</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_2">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 3: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Garrett" title="Wayne Garrett">Wayne Garrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Pirtle" title="Gerry Pirtle">Gerry Pirtle</a></li></ul></li> <li>December 7 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Johnny Bench</a></li> <li>December 9 – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Cram" title="Jerry Cram">Jerry Cram</a></li> <li>December 10 – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Mart%C3%ADnez" class="mw-redirect" title="Ted Martínez">Ted Martínez</a></li> <li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Shanahan" title="Greg Shanahan">Greg Shanahan</a></li> <li>December 13 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Hamilton_(baseball)" title="Dave Hamilton (baseball)">Dave Hamilton</a></li> <li>December 15 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Crosby" title="Ken Crosby">Ken Crosby</a></li> <li>December 17 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sands_(baseball)" title="Charlie Sands (baseball)">Charlie Sands</a></li> <li>December 21 – <a href="/wiki/Elliott_Maddox" title="Elliott Maddox">Elliott Maddox</a></li> <li>December 26 – <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a></li> <li>December 28 – <a href="/wiki/Aurelio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Aurelio Rodríguez">Aurelio Rodríguez</a></li> <li>December 31 – <a href="/wiki/Manny_Mu%C3%B1iz" title="Manny Muñiz">Manny Muñiz</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_3">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 2 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Koukalik" title="Joe Koukalik">Joe Koukalik</a>, 66, one of four <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Europe#Austria" title="List of Major League Baseball players from Europe">Austrian players in Major League Baseball history</a>, who pitched eight innings in one baseball game for the Brooklyn Superbas in the 1904 season.</li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Sheckard" title="Jimmy Sheckard">Jimmy Sheckard</a>, 68, left fielder and leadoff hitter who played for eight different teams in a span of 17 seasons between 1897 and 1913, most notably for the Chicago Cubs from 1906 to 1912, a period in which the Cubs won four National League pennants and two World Series titles in 1907 and 1908.</li> <li>January 20 – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Gibson" title="Josh Gibson">Josh Gibson</a>, 35, Negro leagues All-Star catcher who is considered by baseball historians as one of the best power hitters and catchers in the history of any league, including Major League Baseball, becoming the second Negro league player to be inducted in the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">National Baseball Hall of Fame</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Satchel_Paige" title="Satchel Paige">Satchel Paige</a>.</li> <li>January 21 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walsh_(infielder)" title="Jimmy Walsh (infielder)">Jimmy Walsh</a>, 60, third baseman who played from 1910 through 1915 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Terrapins and St. Louis Terriers.</li> <li>January 29 – <a href="/wiki/Del_Gainer" title="Del Gainer">Del Gainer</a>, 60, solid first baseman and line drive hitter who played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals (1922) during ten seasons between 1909 and 1992.</li> <li>January 31 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kling" title="Johnny Kling">Johnny Kling</a>, 71, catcher who was key part of the great Chicago Cubs dynasty from the early 1900s.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February_3">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Callahan_(baseball)" title="Ed Callahan (baseball)">Ed Callahan</a>, 89, outfielder and shortstop who played in 1894 for the St. Louis Maroons, Kansas City Cowboys and Boston Reds clubs of the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a>.</li> <li>February 9 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Barry_(umpire)" title="Dan Barry (umpire)">Dan Barry</a>, 60, American League umpire in 1928 who worked 132 games in his lone AL season; one of only six umpires to eject <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a> from a game; former sportswriter.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Carney_Flynn" title="Carney Flynn">Carney Flynn</a>, 72, pitcher who played with the Cincinnati Reds in 1894 and for the New York Giants and Washington Senators in 1896.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/George_Whiteman" title="George Whiteman">George Whiteman</a>, 64, outfielder for the 1918 Boston Red Sox World Champions.</li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Shaw_(baseball)" title="Sam Shaw (baseball)">Sam Shaw</a>, 83, pitcher who played with the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1888 and for the Chicago Colts of the National League in 1893.</li> <li>February 19 – <a href="/wiki/Hooks_Warner" title="Hooks Warner">Hooks Warner</a>, 52, third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates in part of four seasons spanning 1916–1921.</li> <li>February 23 – <a href="/wiki/George_Brickley" title="George Brickley">George Brickley</a>, 52, two-sport athlete who played as an outfielder for the <a href="/wiki/1913_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1913 Philadelphia Athletics season">1913 Philadelphia Athletics</a>, and later played football as a tailback for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Tigers_(NFL)" title="Cleveland Tigers (NFL)">Cleveland Tigers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Brickley_Giants" title="New York Brickley Giants">New York Brickley Giants</a>.</li> <li>February 24 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Glasscock" title="Jack Glasscock">Jack Glasscock</a>, 89, flashy fielding shortstop of the 19th century, and the sixth player to collect at least 2,000 hits.</li> <li>February 27: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_Cottrell" title="Ensign Cottrell">Ensign Cottrell</a>, 58, pitcher who played from 1911 to 1915 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves and New York Yankees.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Calhoun" title="Jack Calhoun">Jack Calhoun</a>, 67, third baseman the 1902 St. Louis Cardinals.</li></ul></li> <li>February 28: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Stephens_(baseball)" title="Clarence Stephens (baseball)">Clarence Stephens</a>, 83, pitcher who played with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1886 and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1891.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ike_Fisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Ike Fisher">Ike Fisher</a>, 75, catcher and third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies in its 1898 season, who later managed and owned the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Vols" title="Nashville Vols">Nashville Vols</a> club of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association" title="Southern Association">Southern Association</a>.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March_3">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 2 – <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Metivier" title="Dewey Metivier">Dewey Metivier</a>, 48, pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1922 to 1924.</li> <li>March 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_McGarvey" class="mw-redirect" title="Dan McGarvey">Dan McGarvey</a>, 57, left fielder who played for the Detroit Tigers in the 1912 season.</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Mowrey" title="Mike Mowrey">Mike Mowrey</a>, 62, outstanding third baseman during the <i><a href="/wiki/Deadball_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Deadball Era">Deadball Era</a></i>, who played from 1905 through 1915 for five different National League clubs, and was a member of the Brooklyn Robins team that defeated the strong Boston Red Sox in the <a href="/wiki/1916_World_Series" title="1916 World Series">1916 World Series</a>.</li> <li>March 22 – <a href="/wiki/Tony_Von_Fricken" title="Tony Von Fricken">Tony Von Fricken</a>, 77, pitcher for the 1890 Boston Beaneaters.</li> <li>March 26 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bluejacket" title="Jim Bluejacket">Jim Bluejacket</a>, 59, pitcher who played from 1914 to 1915 with the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1916.</li> <li>March 27 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Lister" title="Pete Lister">Pete Lister</a>, 65, first baseman who played in 22 games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1907 season.</li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Evers" title="Johnny Evers">Johnny Evers</a>, 65, Hall of Fame second baseman who along shortstop <a href="/wiki/Joe_Tinker" title="Joe Tinker">Joe Tinker</a> and first baseman <a href="/wiki/Frank_Chance" title="Frank Chance">Frank Chance</a> formed the most famous double play combination in Major League history, which is memorialized in the legendary poem <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball%27s_Sad_Lexicon" title="Baseball's Sad Lexicon">Baseball's Sad Lexicon</a></i>, as the trio led the Chicago Cubs during the glory years of 1906–1910 to four National League pennants and two World Series.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_3">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 2: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Jones_(outfielder)" title="Charlie Jones (outfielder)">Charlie Jones</a>, 72, a fine defensive outfielder with a strong arm, who played for the Boston Americans, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns between 1901 and 1908.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lynch_(outfielder)" title="Mike Lynch (outfielder)">Mike Lynch</a>, 71, center fielder for the 1902 Chicago Orphans of the National League.</li></ul></li> <li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jot_Goar" title="Jot Goar">Jot Goar</a>, 77, pitcher who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1896 and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1898.</li> <li>April 12 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Sullivan_(1880s_pitcher)" title="Tom Sullivan (1880s pitcher)">Tom Sullivan</a>, 87, pitcher for the Columbus Buckeyes and Kansas City Cowboys in parts of four seasons spanning 1884–1889.</li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Rothfuss" title="Jack Rothfuss">Jack Rothfuss</a>, 75, first baseman for the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates.</li> <li>April 21 – <a href="/wiki/Steamer_Flanagan" title="Steamer Flanagan">Steamer Flanagan</a>, 66, outfielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1905.</li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/John_Walsh_(baseball)" title="John Walsh (baseball)">John Walsh</a>, 68, third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1903 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_3">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 1: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Bransfield" title="Kitty Bransfield">Kitty Bransfield</a>, 72, first baseman who played for the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs in a span of 12 seasons from 1898 to 1911.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Brubaker" title="Ray Brubaker">Ray Brubaker</a>, 54, veteran minor league player and manager; died in the dugout from a heart attack while managing the <a href="/wiki/Terre_Haute_Phillies" title="Terre Haute Phillies">Terre Haute Phillies</a> in an <a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Indiana%E2%80%93Iowa_League" title="Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League">Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League</a> game.</li></ul></li> <li>May 2 – <a href="/wiki/Ossie_France" title="Ossie France">Ossie France</a>, 88, pitcher for the 1890 Chicago Colts of the National League.</li> <li>May 5 – <a href="/wiki/Ty_LaForest" title="Ty LaForest">Ty LaForest</a>, 30, Canadian third baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1945, one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> conflict.</li> <li>May 6 – <a href="/wiki/Ferdie_Moore" title="Ferdie Moore">Ferdie Moore</a>, 51, first baseman who played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1914 season.</li> <li>May 7 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_McDermott_(baseball)" title="Michael McDermott (baseball)">Michael McDermott</a>, 83, pitcher who played for the Louisville Colonels of the American Association during the 1889 season.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Chase" title="Hal Chase">Hal Chase</a>, 64, outstanding first baseman whose big league career lasted from 1905 to 1919, who was the most notoriously corrupt player in Major League history and was barred from baseball after a reputed long history of fixing games.</li> <li>May 19 – <a href="/wiki/Tex_Hoffman" title="Tex Hoffman">Tex Hoffman</a>, 53, third baseman for the 1915 Cleveland Indians.</li> <li>May 23: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Bemis" title="Harry Bemis">Harry Bemis</a>, 73, catcher who played from 1902 through 1910 for the Cleveland Naps of the American League.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goat_Cochran" title="Goat Cochran">Goat Cochran</a>, 56, pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1915 season.</li></ul></li> <li>May 27: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Konetchy" title="Ed Konetchy">Ed Konetchy</a>, 61, who led National League first basemen in fielding seven times and batted .281 in 2,085 games over 15 seasons (1907–1921); his 2,150 career hits included 181 triples, 17th all time.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Sage" title="Harry Sage">Harry Sage</a>, 83, catcher who played in 1890 for the Toledo Maumees of the American Association.</li></ul></li> <li>May 31 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Jimmie Wilson (baseball)">Jimmie Wilson</a>, 46, two-time All-Star catcher who played 1,525 games over 18 seasons (1923–1940) with three National League clubs; won World Series rings with the 1931 St. Louis Cardinals and 1940 Cincinnati Reds; managed Philadelphia Phillies (1934–1938) and Chicago Cubs (1941 to April 30, 1944) to a combined 493–735 (.401) record.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June_3">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 15 – <a href="/wiki/Luke_Stuart_(baseball)" title="Luke Stuart (baseball)">Luke Stuart</a>, second baseman who played in 1921 for the St. Louis Browns, also one of two players to hit an <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park home run</a> in their <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_with_a_home_run_in_their_first_major_league_at_bat" title="List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat">first Major League Baseball at bat</a>, being the other <a href="/wiki/Johnnie_LeMaster" title="Johnnie LeMaster">Johnnie LeMaster</a>, who did it with the San Francisco Giants in 1975.</li> <li>June 18: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neal_Brady" title="Neal Brady">Neal Brady</a>, 50, pitcher who played with the New York Yankees in the 1915 and 1917 seasons and for the Cincinnati Reds in 1925.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jumbo_Harting" title="Jumbo Harting">Jumbo Harting</a>, 82, catcher who played in 1886 for the St. Louis Browns of the National League.</li></ul></li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ewing" title="Bob Ewing">Bob Ewing</a>, 74, pitcher who played from 1902 through 1912 for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals.</li> <li>June 30 – <a href="/wiki/Mellie_Wolfgang" title="Mellie Wolfgang">Mellie Wolfgang</a>, 57, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox in five seasons from 1914 to 1918.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_3">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Sweeney" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeff Sweeney">Jeff Sweeney</a>, 58, catcher for the New York Highlanders/Yankees in the early 1900s, who in 1914 stole 19 bases, the most ever by a Yankee catcher in a single season.</li> <li>July 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Egan_(infielder)" title="Dick Egan (infielder)">Dick Egan</a>, infielder who played from 1908 through 1916 for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves.</li> <li>July 8 – <a href="/wiki/William_G._Bramham" title="William G. Bramham">William G. Bramham</a>, 72, president of the Minor Leagues from 1932 to 1946.</li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Orval_Overall" title="Orval Overall">Orval Overall</a>, 66, pitcher for the 1907/1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs; a right-handed curveball specialist who compiled a lifetime 108–71 record with a 2.23 earned run average, the eighth best ERA in Major League history.</li> <li>July 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Keen" title="Bill Keen">Bill Keen</a>, 54, first baseman who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1911 season.</li> <li>July 29 – <a href="/wiki/George_Bausewine" title="George Bausewine">George Bausewine</a>, 78, pitcher for the 1889 Philadelphia Athletics, and later an umpire in the National League.</li> <li>July 30: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Robitaille" title="Chick Robitaille">Chick Robitaille</a>, 68, Franco-American pitcher who had a solid career with the Athletics club of the Quebec Provincial League in the late 1890s, and later posted a 12–8 record with a 2.56 ERA in 26 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1904 to 1905.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Seward" title="Ed Seward">Ed Seward</a>, 80, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher who averaged 27 wins from 1887 to 1889, with a career-high 35 in 1888.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August_3">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 3: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Tesch" title="Al Tesch">Al Tesch</a>, 56, second baseman who played for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops in the 1915 season.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Willis" title="Vic Willis">Vic Willis</a>, 71, Hall of Fame pitcher and an eight-time winner of 20 games, a key member of the pennant winning Boston Beaneaters as a rookie in 1898 and also a member of the 1909 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates, who finished with 249 wins, 1651 strikeouts and a 2.63 ERA in only a thirteen-year career.</li></ul></li> <li>August 6 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Good" title="Gene Good">Gene Good</a>, 64, outfielder for the 1906 Boston Beaneaters.</li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Davis_(1900s_first_baseman)" title="Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)">Harry Davis</a>, 74, first baseman and one of the most feared sluggers in the early 1900s, known today primarily for leading in home runs during four consecutive seasons, while guiding the Philadelphia Athletics teams who dominated the newly formed American League, winning six pennants and three World Series between 1902 and 1913, over a career that spanned more than thirty years as a player, coach, manager and scout.</li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Woody_Crowson" title="Woody Crowson">Woody Crowson</a>, 28, pitcher for the 1945 Philadelphia Athletics of the American League.</li> <li>August 15: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hall_(pitcher)" title="Bill Hall (pitcher)">Bill Hall</a>, 53, pitcher for the 1913 Brooklyn Superbas of the National League.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Lord" title="Carlton Lord">Carlton Lord</a>, 47, third baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1923 season.</li></ul></li> <li>August 21: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_Brady" title="King Brady">King Brady</a>, 66, who pitched with the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves in a span of four seasons between 1905 and 1912.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Fox_(baseball)" title="Jacob Fox (baseball)">Jacob Fox</a>, 67, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1902 season.</li></ul></li> <li>August 26 – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_McQuillan" title="Hugh McQuillan">Hugh McQuillan</a>, 51, pitcher who played from 1918 to 1927 for the Boston Braves and New York Giants, being also a member of the <a href="/wiki/1922_World_Series" title="1922 World Series">1922 World Series champion Giants</a> team.</li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/She_Donahue" title="She Donahue">She Donahue</a>, 70, infielder who played in 1904 for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September_3">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Ludwig_(baseball)" title="Bill Ludwig (baseball)">Bill Ludwig</a>, 65, catcher who played in 1908 for the St. Louis Cardinals.</li> <li>September 6 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gingras" title="Joe Gingras">Joe Gingras</a>, 53, pitcher who played for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Packers" title="Kansas City Packers">Kansas City Packers</a> of the outlaw <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a> in its 1915 season.</li> <li>September 8 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Pond" title="Ralph Pond">Ralph Pond</a>, 59, outfielder who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1910 season.</li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lennon" title="Ed Lennon">Ed Lennon</a>, 50, pitcher for the 1928 Philadelphia Phillies.</li> <li>September 28: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cockman" title="Jim Cockman">Jim Cockman</a>, 74, Canadian third baseman who played for the New York Highlanders in 1905.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duke_Kelleher" title="Duke Kelleher">Duke Kelleher</a>, 53, catcher for the 1916 New York Giants.</li></ul></li> <li>September 29 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walker_(baseball)" title="Ed Walker (baseball)">Ed Walker</a>, 73, English pitcher who played for the Cleveland Bronchos and Naps clubs from 1902 to 1903.</li> <li>September 30 – <a href="/wiki/John_Halla" title="John Halla">John Halla</a>, 63, pitcher who played in 1905 for the Cleveland Naps.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_3">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 – <a href="/wiki/Hub_Northen" title="Hub Northen">Hub Northen</a>, 61, outfielder who played from 1910 through 1912 for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers.</li> <li>October 2: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Adams_(ice_hockey)" title="Charles Adams (ice hockey)">Charles F. Adams</a>, 70, co-owner, and briefly owner, of the Boston Braves from 1927 to 1935; most known as founder of Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Hulen" title="Billy Hulen">Billy Hulen</a>, 77, shortstop who played in 1896 with the Philadelphia Phillies and for the Washington Senators in 1899.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Kane_(baseball)" title="Jim Kane (baseball)">Jim Kane</a>, 65, first baseman for the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates.</li></ul></li> <li>October 10 – <a href="/wiki/Slim_Embry" title="Slim Embry">Slim Embry</a>, 46, pitcher who played with the Chicago White Sox during the 1923 season.</li> <li>October 11 – <a href="/wiki/Doc_Martel" class="mw-redirect" title="Doc Martel">Doc Martel</a>, 64, catcher and first baseman who played from 1909 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Doves.</li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Pol_Perritt" title="Pol Perritt">Pol Perritt</a>, 56, pitcher who played 10 seasons from 1912 through 1921 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Detroit Tigers, while helping the Giants win the National League pennant in 1917.</li> <li>October 23 – <a href="/wiki/Cy_Rheam" title="Cy Rheam">Cy Rheam</a>, 54, infield/outfield utility who played for the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League in the 1914 and 1915 seasons.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_3">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 2 – <a href="/wiki/Dot_Fulghum" title="Dot Fulghum">Dot Fulghum</a>, 47, infielder for the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics.</li> <li>November 7 – <a href="/wiki/Cy_Wright" title="Cy Wright">Cy Wright</a>, 54, shortstop who played with the Chicago White Sox in the 1916 season.</li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Hoey" title="Jack Hoey">Jack Hoey</a>, 66, outfielder who played from 1906 through 1908 for the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Americans and Red Sox</a> clubs.</li> <li>November 14 – <a href="/wiki/Stub_Smith" title="Stub Smith">Stub Smith</a>, 73, shortstop who played for the Boston Beaneaters of the National League in 1898.</li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Slow_Joe_Doyle" title="Slow Joe Doyle">Slow Joe Doyle</a>, 53, pitcher who played from 1906 to 1910 for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds.</li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Newman_(baseball)" title="Charlie Newman (baseball)">Charlie Newman</a>, 79, outfielder who played for the New York Giants and Chicago Colts in the 1892 season.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December_3">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_baseball&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 7 – <a href="/wiki/Jud_Smith" title="Jud Smith">Jud Smith</a>, 78, third baseman who played with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Senators of the National League in a span of four seasons from 1893 to 1898.</li> <li>December 9 – <a href="/wiki/Bevo_LeBourveau" title="Bevo LeBourveau">Bevo LeBourveau</a>, 51, outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Athletics in all or parts of four seasons spanning 1919–1929.</li> <li>December 17 – <a href="/wiki/Lee_Viau" title="Lee Viau">Lee Viau</a>, 81, pitcher who played from 1888 through 1892 for the Cincinnati's Red Stockings and Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels and Boston Beaneaters.</li> <li>December 24 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cobb_(baseball)" title="Joe Cobb (baseball)">Joe Cobb</a>, 52, catcher who appeared in one game for the Detroit Tigers in the 1918 season.</li> <li>December 26: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roxey_Roach" title="Roxey Roach">Roxey Roach</a>, 65, shortstop who played from 1910 to 1912 with the New York Highlanders and Washington Senators of the American League, and for the Buffalo Buffeds/Blues of the Federal League in 1915.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Stremmel" title="Phil Stremmel">Phil Stremmel</a>, 67, pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns of the American League in the 1909 and 1910 seasons.</li></ul></li> <li>December 29 – <a href="/wiki/George_Blaeholder" title="George Blaeholder">George Blaeholder</a>, 43, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians in 12 seasons between 1925 and 1936, who is most noted for popularizing the <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider pitch</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/year.php?yearID=1947&lgID=All&tab=standings">"1947 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database"</a>. <i>www.seamheads.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-10-07</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.seamheads.com&rft.atitle=1947+Season-+Seamheads+Negro+Leagues+Database&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seamheads.com%2FNegroLgs%2Fyear.php%3FyearID%3D1947%26lgID%3DAll%26tab%3Dstandings&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1947+in+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Intangiball: The Subtle Things That Win Baseball Games</i>. Wheeler, Donnie (2015). Barnes & Noble. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-49-451571-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-49-451571-3">978-1-49-451571-3</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (2006); <i>Records de la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional</i>. 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