⭐ League Leader

1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

94-60 • .610 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers went 94-60 (.610) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 774 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Pee Wee Reese (12 HR, 73 RBI) and Ralph Branca (21-12, 2.67 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
1st Rank
774 R 668 RA
Diff +106

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⚡ Quick Stats

774 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
+106 Run Diff
1,854K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 2% above the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .364 8% above the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .384 2% below the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.82 6% better than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 774 9% above the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,854,210
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Avg per Game 23,771

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Arky Vaughan 0.325 2 Pete Reiser 0.309 3 Dixie Walker 0.306 4 Jackie Robinson 0.297 5 Carl Furillo 0.295

Home Runs

1 Pee Wee Reese 12 2 Jackie Robinson 12 3 Bruce Edwards 9 4 Dixie Walker 9 5 Carl Furillo 8

RBI

1 Dixie Walker 94 2 Carl Furillo 88 3 Bruce Edwards 80 4 Pee Wee Reese 73 5 Spider Jorgensen 67
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jackie Robinson 151 590 125 175 31 5 12 48 74 36 29 0.297
Eddie Stanky 146 559 97 141 24 5 3 53 103 39 3 0.252
Dixie Walker 148 529 77 162 31 3 9 94 97 26 6 0.306
Pee Wee Reese 142 476 81 135 24 4 12 73 104 67 7 0.284
Bruce Edwards 130 471 53 139 15 8 9 80 49 55 2 0.295
Spider Jorgensen 129 441 57 121 29 8 5 67 58 45 4 0.274
Carl Furillo 124 437 61 129 24 7 8 88 34 24 7 0.295
Pete Reiser 110 388 68 120 23 2 5 46 68 41 14 0.309
Gene Hermanski 79 189 36 52 7 1 7 39 28 7 5 0.275
Arky Vaughan 64 126 24 41 5 2 2 25 27 11 4 0.325
Ralph Branca 43 97 8 12 1 0 0 9 7 34 0 0.124
Eddie Miksis 45 86 18 23 1 0 4 10 9 8 0 0.267
Joe Hatten 42 83 3 17 2 0 0 8 2 16 1 0.205
Duke Snider 40 83 6 20 3 1 0 5 3 24 2 0.241
Stan Rojek 32 80 7 21 0 1 0 7 7 3 1 0.263
Gil Hodges 28 77 9 12 3 1 1 7 14 19 0 0.156
Cookie Lavagetto 41 69 6 18 1 0 3 11 12 5 0 0.261
Vic Lombardi 36 66 1 16 2 0 0 6 1 4 0 0.242
Al Gionfriddo 37 62 10 11 2 1 0 6 16 11 2 0.177
Harry Taylor 33 62 3 8 2 1 0 8 0 15 0 0.129
Bobby Bragan 25 36 3 7 2 0 0 3 7 3 1 0.194
Tommy Brown 15 34 3 8 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0.235
Hal Gregg 37 34 3 9 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.265
Rex Barney 28 27 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.111
Clyde King 29 26 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 12 0 0.115
Don Lund 11 20 5 6 2 0 2 5 3 7 0 0.300
Hugh Casey 46 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.056
Ed Stevens 5 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.154
Dick Whitman 4 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Marv Rackley 18 9 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.222
Tommy Tatum 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kirby Higbe 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dan Bankhead 6 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0.250
Jack Banta 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Chandler 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Phil Haugstad 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Dockins 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rube Melton 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Willie Ramsdell 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Howie Schultz 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Behrman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erv Palica 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Van Cuyk 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Ralph Branca 2.67 2 Clyde King 2.77 3 Vic Lombardi 2.99 4 Harry Taylor 3.11 5 Joe Hatten 3.63

Wins

1 Ralph Branca 21 2 Joe Hatten 17 3 Vic Lombardi 12 4 Hugh Casey 10 5 Harry Taylor 10

Strikeouts

1 Ralph Branca 148 2 Joe Hatten 76 3 Vic Lombardi 72 4 Hal Gregg 59 5 Harry Taylor 58
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ralph Branca 21 12 2.67 43 36 1 280.0 251 83 98 148
Joe Hatten 17 8 3.63 42 32 0 225.1 211 91 105 76
Vic Lombardi 12 11 2.99 33 20 3 174.2 156 58 65 72
Harry Taylor 10 5 3.11 33 20 1 162.0 130 56 83 58
Hal Gregg 4 5 5.87 37 16 1 104.1 115 68 55 59
Clyde King 6 5 2.77 29 9 0 87.2 85 27 29 31
Rex Barney 5 2 4.75 28 9 0 77.2 66 41 59 36
Hugh Casey 10 4 3.99 46 0 18 76.2 75 34 29 40
Ed Chandler 0 1 6.37 15 1 1 29.2 31 21 12 8
Kirby Higbe 2 0 5.17 4 3 0 15.2 18 9 12 10
Phil Haugstad 1 0 2.84 6 1 0 12.2 14 4 4 4
Dan Bankhead 0 0 7.20 4 0 1 10.0 15 8 8 6
Jack Banta 0 1 7.04 3 1 0 7.2 7 6 4 3
George Dockins 0 0 11.81 4 0 0 5.1 10 7 2 1
Rube Melton 0 1 13.50 4 1 0 4.2 7 7 7 1
Hank Behrman 0 0 9.82 2 0 0 3.2 3 4 4 2
Johnny Van Cuyk 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 3.1 5 2 1 2
Erv Palica 0 1 3.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 1 2 1
Willie Ramsdell 1 1 6.75 2 0 0 2.2 4 2 3 3

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-3

👥 Roster (43)

Dan Bankhead Jack Banta Rex Barney Hank Behrman Bobby Bragan Ralph Branca Tommy Brown Hugh Casey Ed Chandler George Dockins Bruce Edwards Carl Furillo +31 more

43 players

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The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers in brief

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 94-60, a .610 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL. In 1947 the franchise won the pennant. With 774 runs scored and 668 given up, the 1947 differential was +106. Against a league average of .265, the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers batted .272. The staff ERA of 3.82 was 6% better than the league average of 4.06. Measured against the 708-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

Attendance at Ebbets Field totaled 1,854,210 for the year. Pee Wee Reese led the club in home runs with 12. The RBI leader was Dixie Walker, with 94. On the mound, Ralph Branca won 21 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Hugh Casey with 18. In the World Series, the Brooklyn Dodgers lost to NYA 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers

What was the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers record?
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
How did the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers finish?
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers in home runs?
Pee Wee Reese led the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers with 12 home runs.
What was the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team ERA?
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.82.
Did the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers play?
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers played home games at Ebbets Field.
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