1947 Philadelphia Phillies season

1947 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) R. R. M. Carpenter
General manager(s) Herb Pennock
Manager(s) Ben Chapman
Local television WPTZ
Local radio WIBG
(By Saam, Chuck Thompson)
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The 1947 Philadelphia Phillies season saw the Phillies finish in seventh place in the National League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.

Offseason

Regular season

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

Roster

1947 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

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 Seminick, AndyAndy Seminick 111 337 85 .252 13 50
1B Schultz, HowieHowie Schultz 114 403 90 .223 6 35
2B Verban, EmilEmil Verban 155 540 154 .285 0 42
3B Handley, LeeLee Handley 101 277 70 .253 0 42
SS Newsome, SkeeterSkeeter Newsome 95 310 71 .229 2 22
OF Walker, HarryHarry Walker 130 488 181 .371 1 41
OF Ennis, DelDel Ennis 139 541 149 .275 12 81
OF Wyrostek, JohnnyJohnny Wyrostek 128 454 124 .273 5 51

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
Northey, RonRon Northey 13 47 12 .255 0 3

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
Leonard, DutchDutch Leonard 32 235 17 12 2.68 103
Heintzelman, KenKen Heintzelman 24 136 7 10 4.04 55

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
Donnelly, BlixBlix Donnelly 38 120.2 4 6 2.98 31
Hoerst, LeftyLefty Hoerst 4 11.1 1 1 7.94 0

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
Schmidt, FreddyFreddy Schmidt 29 5 8 0 4.70 24

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
A Utica Blue Sox Eastern League Eddie Sawyer
B Terre Haute Phillies Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ray Brubaker, Whitey Gluchoski
and Jack Sanford
B Wilmington Blue Rocks Interstate League Jack Saltzgaver
C Schenectady Blue Jays Canadian–American League Leon Riley
C Vandergrift Pioneers Middle Atlantic League Floyd "Pat" Patterson
C Salina Blue Jays Western Association Ed Walls
D Dover Phillies Eastern Shore League Dick Carter
D Americus Phillies Georgia–Florida League Jack Sanford and Lew Krausse, Sr.
D Carbondale Pioneers North Atlantic League Patrick Colgan
D Bradford Blue Wings PONY League George Savino
D Appleton Papermakers Wisconsin State League Andy Latchie and Whitey Gluchoski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Utica, Wilmington, Schenectady, Vandergrift[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Carl Sawatski at Baseball Reference
  2. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 76, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
  3. ↑ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 75
  4. ↑ Harry Walker at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ 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

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