1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season


On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball. Robinson went on to bat.297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the first African-American Rookie of the Year. The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1947 World Series. This season was dramatized in the movie 42.

Offseason

Due to the suspension of Leo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season.
The Dodgers had a home attendance of 1.8 million paying fans, a National League record at the time. On road, the Dodgers drew 1.9 million paying fans, also a National League record at that time.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Season chronology

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C130471139.295980
1B151590175.2971248
2B146559141.252353
3B129441121.274567
SS142476135.2841273
OF148529162.306994
OF110388120.309546
OF124437129.295888

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
7918952.275739
6412641.325225
458623.267410
408320.24105
328021.26307
287712.15617
416918.261311
376211.17706
25367.19403
15348.23502
11206.30025
5132.15400
4104.40002
1892.22202
460.00000
210.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
4328021122.67148
42225.11783.6376
415.2205.1710

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
33174.212112.9972
331621053.1158
37104.1455.8759
2987.2652.7731
2877.2524.7536
37.2017.043
44.20113.501

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
46104183.9940
385385.3031
150116.378
61002.844
40017.206
400011.811
30103.001
21106.753
20005.402

1947 World Series

Game 1

September 30, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 2

October 1, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 3

October 2, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 4

October 3, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 5

October 4, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York

Game 6

October 5, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 7

October 6, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Awards and honors

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Pueblo, Nashua, Spokane, Greenwood, Zanesville