1947 Season

28 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1947 Major League Baseball season was played by 28 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize led with 51 home runs, Johnny Mize led with 138 RBI, and Johnny Pesky led with 207 hits. This page carries the 1947 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1947 Bracket
World Series NYA def. BRO (4-3)
NWS NYC def. CBE (4-1)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1947 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Harry Walker .363 2 Ted Williams .343 3 Barney McCosky .328 4 Johnny Pesky .324 5 George Kell .320

OPS qualified

1 Ted Williams 1.133 2 Ralph Kiner 1.055 3 Johnny Mize .998 4 Whitey Kurowski .964 5 Bob Elliott .927

Home Runs all players

1 Ralph Kiner 51 2 Johnny Mize 51 3 Willard Marshall 36 4 Walker Cooper 35 5 Ted Williams 32

RBI all players

1 Johnny Mize 138 2 Ralph Kiner 127 3 Walker Cooper 122 4 Ted Williams 114 5 Bob Elliott 113

Hits all players

1 Johnny Pesky 207 2 Tommy Holmes 191 3 George Kell 188 4 Harry Walker 186 5 Frankie Gustine 183

Runs all players

1 Johnny Mize 137 2 Jackie Robinson 125 3 Ted Williams 125 4 Ralph Kiner 118 5 Stan Musial 113

Stolen Bases all players

1 Bob Dillinger 34 2 Jackie Robinson 29 3 Butch Davis 25 4 Dave Philley 21 5 Luis Márquez 18
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1947 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Warren Spahn 2.33 2 Joe Haynes 2.42 3 Ewell Blackwell 2.47 4 Ralph Branca 2.67 5 Bob Feller 2.68

WHIP qualified

1 Warren Spahn 1.14 2 Ewell Blackwell 1.18 3 Bob Feller 1.19 4 Dutch Leonard 1.20 5 Red Barrett 1.20

Wins all pitchers

1 Ewell Blackwell 22 2 Ralph Branca 21 3 Larry Jansen 21 4 Johnny Sain 21 5 Warren Spahn 21

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Bob Feller 196 2 Ewell Blackwell 193 3 Hal Newhouser 176 4 Ralph Branca 148 5 Walt Masterson 135

Saves all pitchers

1 Hugh Casey 18 2 Ed Klieman 17 3 Joe Page 17 4 Russ Christopher 12 5 Harry Gumbert 10
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📋 Standings

NAL

Cleveland Buckeyes ★ 49-18 Kansas City Monarchs 47-29 Birmingham Black Barons 42-37 Memphis Red Sox 38-48 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 30-50 Chicago American Giants 28-52

NN2

New York Cubans ★ 43-18 Newark Eagles 45-38 Baltimore Elite Giants 41-36 Homestead Grays 33-34 Philadelphia Stars 24-33 New York Black Yankees 11-38

American League

New York Yankees ★ 97-57 Detroit Tigers 85-69 Boston Red Sox 83-71 Cleveland Indians 80-74 Philadelphia Athletics 78-76 Chicago White Sox 70-84 Washington Senators 64-90 St. Louis Browns 59-95

National League

Brooklyn Dodgers ★ 94-60 St. Louis Cardinals 89-65 Boston Braves 86-68 New York Giants 81-73 Cincinnati Reds 73-81 Chicago Cubs 69-85 Philadelphia Phillies 62-92 Pittsburgh Pirates 62-92

The 1947 season in brief

No 1947 club finished with a better record than the Cleveland Buckeyes at 49-18. Nobody in 1947 fared worse than the New York Black Yankees (11-38). Race by race in 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League going away, 94-60 against 89-65 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cleveland Buckeyes won the Negro American League going away, 49-18 against 47-29 for the Kansas City Monarchs, nobody in the Negro National League came near the New York Cubans's 43-18, and the New York Yankees won the American League going away, 97-57 against 85-69 for the Detroit Tigers. Negro American League and Negro National League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1947 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. The New York Yankees won the World Series over the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the New York Cubans over the Cleveland Buckeyes in the series the bracket labels NWS (4-1). Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize shared the home run lead at 51. The qualified batting-average board starts with Harry Walker at .363, with Ted Williams next at .343. The board counts only hitters with 477 or more plate appearances, which is what 154 team games require. Among qualified pitchers, Warren Spahn had the lowest ERA, 2.33; Joe Haynes followed at 2.42. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1947 leaders page.

1947 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1947?
The New York Yankees won the 1947 World Series, beating the Brooklyn Dodgers.
How many teams played in 1947?
28 teams played in the 1947 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1947?
Ralph Kiner and Johnny Mize tied for the lead with 51 home runs in 1947.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1947?
Johnny Mize led with 138 RBI in 1947.
Who led MLB in hits in 1947?
Johnny Pesky led with 207 hits in 1947.
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