1947 Boston Red Sox

83-71 • .539 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1947 Boston Red Sox went 83-71 (.539) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 720 runs, allowed 669, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Ted Williams (32 HR, 114 RBI) and Joe Dobson (18-8, 2.95 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
71 Losses
.539 Win %
3rd Rank
720 R 669 RA
Diff +51

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720 Runs Scored
669 Runs Allowed
+51 Run Diff
1,427K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 4% above the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .348 5% above the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .382 5% above the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.81 3% worse than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 720 12% above the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,427,061
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Avg per Game 17,618

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Ted Williams 0.343 2 Johnny Pesky 0.324 3 Sam Mele 0.302 4 Birdie Tebbetts 0.299 5 Dom DiMaggio 0.283

Home Runs

1 Ted Williams 32 2 Bobby Doerr 17 3 Jake Jones 16 4 Sam Mele 12 5 Dom DiMaggio 8

RBI

1 Ted Williams 114 2 Bobby Doerr 95 3 Jake Jones 76 4 Sam Mele 73 5 Dom DiMaggio 71
1947 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Pesky 155 638 106 207 27 8 0 39 72 22 12 0.324
Bobby Doerr 146 561 79 145 23 10 17 95 59 47 3 0.258
Ted Williams 156 528 125 181 40 9 32 114 162 47 0 0.343
Dom DiMaggio 136 513 75 145 21 5 8 71 74 62 10 0.283
Sam Mele 123 453 71 137 14 8 12 73 37 35 0 0.302
Jake Jones 109 404 50 95 14 3 16 76 41 60 5 0.235
Birdie Tebbetts 90 291 22 87 10 0 1 28 21 30 2 0.299
Wally Moses 90 255 32 70 18 2 2 27 27 16 3 0.275
Eddie Pellagrini 74 231 29 47 8 1 4 19 23 35 2 0.203
Rudy York 48 184 16 39 7 0 6 27 22 32 0 0.212
Roy Partee 60 169 14 39 2 0 0 16 18 23 0 0.231
Sam Dente 46 168 14 39 4 2 0 11 19 15 0 0.232
Don Gutteridge 54 131 20 22 2 0 2 5 17 13 3 0.168
Dave Ferriss 52 99 11 27 5 3 0 19 7 10 0 0.273
Leon Culberson 47 84 10 20 1 0 0 11 12 10 1 0.238
Joe Dobson 33 77 4 16 0 1 0 3 7 22 0 0.208
Merl Combs 17 68 8 15 1 0 1 6 9 9 0 0.221
Hal Wagner 21 65 5 15 3 0 0 6 9 5 0 0.231
Tex Hughson 29 61 3 2 1 0 0 2 5 22 0 0.033
Denny Galehouse 21 52 1 5 0 0 0 3 1 19 0 0.096
Rip Russell 26 52 8 8 1 0 1 3 8 7 0 0.154
Earl Johnson 46 44 1 12 1 0 0 4 1 10 0 0.273
Fritz Dorish 41 35 2 5 2 0 0 1 1 14 0 0.143
Mel Parnell 15 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.056
Matt Batts 7 16 3 8 1 0 1 5 1 1 0 0.500
Eddie McGah 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.000
Frankie Hayes 5 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.154
Strick Shofner 5 13 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.154
Bill Zuber 20 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.154
Mickey Harris 15 12 2 5 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0.417
Billy Goodman 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.182
Johnny Murphy 32 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.273
Tommy Fine 9 9 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.333
Bob Klinger 28 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.111
Eddie Smith 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Tom McBride 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Tex Aulds 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Cot Deal 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Chuck Stobbs 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Butland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Widmar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Mickey Harris 2.44 2 Johnny Murphy 2.80 3 Joe Dobson 2.95 4 Earl Johnson 2.97 5 Denny Galehouse 3.32

Wins

1 Joe Dobson 18 2 Dave Ferriss 12 3 Tex Hughson 12 4 Earl Johnson 12 5 Denny Galehouse 11

Strikeouts

1 Tex Hughson 119 2 Joe Dobson 110 3 Earl Johnson 65 4 Dave Ferriss 64 5 Fritz Dorish 50
1947 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Dobson 18 8 2.95 33 31 1 228.2 203 75 73 110
Dave Ferriss 12 11 4.04 33 28 0 218.1 241 98 92 64
Tex Hughson 12 11 3.33 29 26 0 189.1 173 70 71 119
Denny Galehouse 11 7 3.32 21 21 0 149.0 150 55 34 38
Earl Johnson 12 11 2.97 45 17 8 142.1 129 47 62 65
Fritz Dorish 7 8 4.70 41 9 2 136.0 149 71 54 50
Johnny Murphy 0 0 2.80 32 0 3 54.2 41 17 28 9
Mickey Harris 5 4 2.44 15 6 0 51.2 42 14 23 35
Mel Parnell 2 3 6.39 15 5 0 50.2 60 36 27 23
Bill Zuber 1 0 5.33 20 1 0 50.2 60 30 31 23
Bob Klinger 1 1 3.86 28 0 5 42.0 42 18 24 12
Tommy Fine 1 2 5.50 9 7 0 36.0 41 22 19 10
Eddie Smith 1 3 7.41 8 3 0 17.0 18 14 18 15
Cot Deal 0 1 9.24 5 2 0 12.2 20 13 7 6
Chuck Stobbs 0 1 6.00 4 1 0 9.0 10 6 10 5
Bill Butland 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1
Al Widmar 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 1.1 1 2 2 1

👥 Roster (41)

Tex Aulds Matt Batts Bill Butland Merl Combs Leon Culberson Cot Deal Sam Dente Dom DiMaggio Joe Dobson Bobby Doerr Fritz Dorish Dave Ferriss +29 more

41 players

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The 1947 Boston Red Sox in brief

In 1947 the Boston Red Sox posted a 83-71 mark (.539) and finished 3rd in the AL. The run column shows 720 for and 669 against. At the plate the Boston Red Sox hit .265, 4% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.81 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.71. The 720 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 12% more.

Home games were played at Fenway Park II, where 1,427,061 fans came through the gates. For power, Ted Williams led the way with 32 homers. The hits leader was Johnny Pesky with 207. Joe Dobson was the top winner, with 18 victories. The strikeout leader was Tex Hughson with 119. In all, the roster shows 41 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1947 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1947 Boston Red Sox finished 83-71 (.539 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Ted Williams led the 1947 Boston Red Sox with 32 home runs.
What was the 1947 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1947 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1947 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1947 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1947 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Williams (32 HR, 114 RBI) and Joe Dobson (18-8, 2.95 ERA).
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