The 1947

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season was the team's 45th season. The team finished with a record of 97–57, winning their 15th pennant, finishing 12 games ahead of the

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. New York was managed by

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. The Yankees played their home games at

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. In the

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, they defeated the

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in 7 games. It was the first ever season of the Yankees to be broadcast live on television with WABD providing the television broadcast feed to viewers in the city.

Regular season

The 1947 Yankees, led by MVP

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, won the AL pennant by 12 games over the Tigers. They played the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, winning a close-fought seven-game series that featured memorable moments like

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's walk-off double in game 4 and

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's famous catch that robbed DiMaggio of a potential home run.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

1947 World Series

AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL

(3)

Awards and honors

*All-Star Game **Spud Chandler **Joe DiMaggio (starting CF) **Tommy Henrich **Billy Johnson **Charlie Keller **George McQuinn (starting 1B) **Joe Page **Aaron Robinson **Spec Shea

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Twin FallsJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

Notes

References

1947 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference1947 World Series1947 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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