1947 New York Giants (MLB) season

1947 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Chub Feeney
Manager(s)	Mel Ott
Local television	WNBT (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis)
Local radio	WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis)
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The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 81-73 record, 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

December 19, 1946: Harry Danning was released by the Giants.^[1]
Prior to 1947 season: Nick Testa was acquired by the Giants from the Walden Hummingbirds.^[2]

Regular season

April 18: In the third inning of a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dave Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson's first major league home run.^[3]
April 19: 32,355 paying fans and 736 servicemen set the record for the biggest Saturday attendance at the Polo Grounds. Jackie Robinson had three at bats and had two singles and one double. The Giants still managed to win the game by a score of 4–3.^[4]

Between September 5 and 23, the Giants hit at least one home run in each of 19 games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).^[5]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	0.610	—	52–25	42–35
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	0.578	5	46–31	43–34
Boston Braves	86	68	0.558	8	50–27	36–41
New York Giants	81	73	0.526	13	45–31	36–42
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	0.474	21	42–35	31–46
Chicago Cubs	69	85	0.448	25	36–43	33–42
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	0.403	32	38–38	24–54
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	0.403	32	32–45	30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–10	13–9	13–9	13–9	14–8	12–10	9–13
Brooklyn	10–12	—	15–7	15–7	14–8	14–8	15–7	11–11–1
Chicago	9–13	7–15	—	12–10	7–15	16–6–1	8–14	10–12
Cincinnati	9–13	7–15	10–12	—	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	8–14	15–7	9–13	—	12–10	15–7–1	13–9
Philadelphia	8–14	8–14	6–16–1	9–13	10–12	—	13–9	8–14
Pittsburgh	10–12	7–15	14–8	9–13	7–15–1	9–13	—	6–16–1
St. Louis	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	14–8	9–13	14–8	16–6–1	—

Notable transactions

April 12, 1947: Jess Pike was released by the Giants.^[6]

Roster

1947 New York Giants

Roster

Pitchers

37 Woody Abernathy

38 Nate Andrews

39 Bill Ayers

33 Joe Beggs

40 Mike Budnick

33 Bob Carpenter

13,14 Mort Cooper

44 Andy Hansen

23 Clint Hartung

30,35 Hooks Iott

46 Larry Jansen

39 Sheldon Jones

32 Monte Kennedy

31 Dave Koslo

-- Mario Picone

30 Ray Poat

35 Junior Thompson

34 Ken Trinkle

30 Bill Voiselle

Catchers

5 Walker Cooper

8 Mickey Livingston

6 Ernie Lombardi

9 Bennie Warren

-- Wes Westrum

7 Sal Yvars

Infielders

12 Buddy Blattner

10 Buddy Kerr

16 Jack Lohrke

15 Johnny Mize

-- Bobby Rhawn

18 Bill Rigney

17 Mickey Witek

Outfielders

21 Gary Gearhart

20 Sid Gordon

24 Joe Lafata

27 Willard Marshall

19 Bobby Thomson

28 Fuzz White

Other batters

25,28 Whitey Lockman

4 Mel Ott

14 Babe Young

Manager

4 Mel Ott

Coaches

3 Hank Gowdy

1 Travis Jackson

2 Red Kress

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	Cooper, WalkerWalker Cooper	140	515	157	.305	35	122
1B	Mize, JohnnyJohnny Mize	154	586	177	.302	51	138
2B	Rigney, BillBill Rigney	130	531	142	.267	17	59
3B	Lohrke, JackJack Lohrke	112	329	79	.240	11	35
SS	Kerr, BuddyBuddy Kerr	138	547	157	.287	7	49
OF	Gordon, SidSid Gordon	130	437	119	.272	13	57
OF	Marshall, WillardWillard Marshall	155	587	171	.291	36	107
OF	Thomson, BobbyBobby Thomson	138	545	154	.283	29	85

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
Ott, MelMel Ott	4	4	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Koslo, DaveDave Koslo	39	217.1	15	10	4.39	86

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Abernathy, WoodyWoody Abernathy	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Minneapolis Millers	American Association	Tom Sheehan
AAA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Bruno Betzel
A	Jacksonville Tars	Sally League	Johnny Hudson
A	Sioux City Soos	Western League	Joe Becker
B	Trenton Giants	Interstate League	Tommy Heath
B	Manchester Giants	New England League	Hal Gruber
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Bob Latshaw
C	Danville Leafs	Carolina League	Herb Brett and Gene Petty
C	Erie Sailors	Middle Atlantic League	Donald Cross
C	Reno Silver Sox	Sunset League	Tom Lloyd
C	Fort Smith Giants	Western Association	Earl Wolgamot
D	Bristol Twins	Appalachian League	Charlie Fox
D	Seaford Eagles	Eastern Shore League	Robert Westfall
D	Peekskill Highlanders	North Atlantic League	Al Gardella
D	Hickory Rebels	North Carolina State League	Sammy Bell
D	Springfield Giants	Ohio State League	Donald Ramsay
D	Oshkosh Giants	Wisconsin State League	Ray Lucas

Notes

↑ Harry Danning at Baseball-Reference
↑ Nick Testa at Baseball-Reference
↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 68, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 69
↑ "Team Batting Streak Finder: Longest Streak with HR>=1 From 1914 to 2014, Playing for SFG". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
↑ Jess Pike at Baseball-Reference
↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1947 New York Giants team at Baseball-Reference
1947 New York Giants team at Baseball Almanac

1947 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1947 All-Star Game 1947 World Series

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Formerly the New York Gothams and the New York Giants
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Short A: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Rookie: AZL Giants; DSL Giants

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