1947 Boston Red Sox season

Boston Red Sox
	1947 Boston Red Sox;
	Major league affiliations
	American League (Since 1901);
	Location
	Fenway Park (Since 1912); Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901);
	1947 Information
Owner(s)	Tom Yawkey
General manager(s)	Eddie Collins
Manager(s)	Joe Cronin
Local radio	WHDH; (Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)
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The 1947 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.

Offseason

November 1, 1946: Virgil Stallcup drafted from the Red Sox by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1946 rule 5 draft.¹
November 17, 1946: Tom Poholsky was drafted from the Red Sox by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1946 minor league draft.²
March, 1947: Frankie Hayes was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.³

Regular season

After a memorable 1946 season, the Red Sox added lights to Fenway Park for the first time. 1947 looked like another big year for Boston, but Boo Ferriss, Mickey Harris, and Tex Hughson all had arm trouble, and from 62 wins in 1946 they dropped to 29 in 1947. Boston finished 3rd, 21 less than their American League Championship season a year earlier, 14 games behind the eventual world champion New York Yankees. Joe Dobson was the top winner with 18 wins, and Ted Williams hit .343, with 22 homers and 114 RBIs.

On July 20, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the St. Louis Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.⁴

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17
Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19
Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	33
St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38

Opening Day lineup

39	Eddie Pellagrini	3B
6	Johnny Pesky	SS
7	Dom DiMaggio	CF
9	Ted Williams	LF
1	Bobby Doerr	2B
3	Rudy York	1B
14	Sam Mele	RF
8	Hal Wagner	C
21	Tex Hughson	P

Notable transactions

May 21, 1947: Frankie Hayes was released by the Red Sox.³

Roster

1947 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

4 Joe Cronin

Coaches

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	Tebbetts, BirdieBirdie Tebbetts	90	291	87	.299	1	28
1B	Jones, JakeJake Jones	109	404	95	.235	16	76
2B	Doerr, BobbyBobby Doerr	146	561	145	.258	17	95
3B	Dente, SamSam Dente	46	168	39	.232	0	11
SS	Pesky, JohnnyJohnny Pesky	155	638	207	.324	0	39
OF	Williams, TedTed Williams	156	528	181	.343	32	114
OF	Mele, SamSam Mele	123	453	137	.302	12	73
OF	DiMaggio, DomDom DiMaggio	136	513	145	.283	8	71

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
Hayes, FrankieFrankie Hayes	5	13	2	.154	0	1

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
Dobson, JoeJoe Dobson	33	228.2	18	8	2.95	110
Ferriss, DaveDave Ferriss	33	218.1	12	11	4.04	64
Hughson, TexTex Hughson	29	189.1	12	11	3.33	119

Other pitchers