1947 Cleveland Indians

80-74 • .519 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1947 Cleveland Indians went 80-74 (.519) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 687 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Gordon (29 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Feller (20-11, 2.68 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
687 R 588 RA
Diff +99

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687 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+99 Run Diff
1,518K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 1% above the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .324 3% below the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .384 6% above the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.44 7% better than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 687 6% above the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,518,940
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Avg per Game 19,473

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Bob Lemon 0.321 2 Dale Mitchell 0.316 3 Lou Boudreau 0.307 4 Al Gettel 0.294 5 Hal Peck 0.293

Home Runs

1 Joe Gordon 29 2 Hank Edwards 15 3 Eddie Robinson 14 4 Ken Keltner 11 5 Pat Seerey 11

RBI

1 Joe Gordon 93 2 Ken Keltner 76 3 Lou Boudreau 67 4 Hank Edwards 59 5 Eddie Robinson 52
1947 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Gordon 155 562 89 153 27 6 29 93 62 49 7 0.272
Ken Keltner 151 541 49 139 29 3 11 76 59 45 5 0.257
Lou Boudreau 150 538 79 165 45 3 4 67 67 10 1 0.307
Dale Mitchell 123 493 69 156 16 10 1 34 23 14 2 0.316
George Metkovich 126 473 68 120 22 7 5 40 32 51 5 0.254
Hank Edwards 108 393 54 102 12 3 15 59 31 55 1 0.260
Hal Peck 114 392 58 115 18 2 8 44 27 31 3 0.293
Jim Hegan 135 378 38 94 14 5 4 42 41 49 3 0.249
Eddie Robinson 95 318 52 78 10 1 14 52 30 18 1 0.245
Les Fleming 103 281 39 68 14 2 4 43 53 42 0 0.242
Pat Seerey 82 216 24 37 4 1 11 29 34 66 0 0.171
Al Lopez 61 126 9 33 1 0 0 14 9 13 1 0.262
Bob Feller 42 98 8 18 3 2 0 7 8 38 0 0.184
Don Black 30 66 2 12 2 0 0 8 1 14 0 0.182
Eddie Bockman 46 66 8 17 2 2 1 14 5 17 0 0.258
Bob Lemon 47 56 11 18 4 3 2 5 6 9 0 0.321
Red Embree 28 52 5 9 0 0 0 3 1 14 0 0.173
Al Gettel 34 51 7 15 2 1 0 4 0 4 0 0.294
Jack Conway 34 50 3 9 2 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.180
Larry Doby 29 32 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 11 0 0.156
Mel Harder 15 28 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 0.179
Hank Ruszkowski 23 27 5 7 2 0 3 4 2 6 0 0.259
Bryan Stephens 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.111
Steve Gromek 30 22 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.318
Ed Klieman 58 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.105
Joe Frazier 9 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.071
Les Willis 22 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.091
Bob Kuzava 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.111
Al Rosen 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Ted Sepkowski 10 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.125
Felix Mackiewicz 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Wolff 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Heinz Becker 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Wasdell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gene Bearden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal Dorsett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernest Groth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lyman Linde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Bob Feller 2.68 2 Ed Klieman 3.03 3 Red Embree 3.15 4 Al Gettel 3.20 5 Bob Lemon 3.44

Wins

1 Bob Feller 20 2 Al Gettel 11 3 Bob Lemon 11 4 Don Black 10 5 Red Embree 8

Strikeouts

1 Bob Feller 196 2 Don Black 72 3 Bob Lemon 65 4 Al Gettel 64 5 Red Embree 56
1947 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bob Feller 20 11 2.68 42 37 3 299.0 230 89 127 196
Don Black 10 12 3.92 30 28 0 190.2 177 83 85 72
Bob Lemon 11 5 3.44 37 15 3 167.1 150 64 97 65
Red Embree 8 10 3.15 27 21 0 162.2 137 57 67 56
Al Gettel 11 10 3.20 31 21 0 149.0 122 53 62 64
Ed Klieman 5 4 3.03 58 0 17 92.0 78 31 39 21
Bryan Stephens 5 10 4.01 31 5 1 92.0 79 41 39 34
Steve Gromek 3 5 3.74 29 7 4 84.1 77 35 36 39
Mel Harder 6 4 4.50 15 15 0 80.0 91 40 27 17
Les Willis 0 2 3.48 22 2 1 44.0 58 17 24 10
Bob Kuzava 1 1 4.15 4 4 0 21.2 22 10 9 9
Roger Wolff 0 0 3.94 7 2 0 16.0 15 7 10 5
Cal Dorsett 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 3 4 3 1
Ernest Groth 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 0 0 1 1
Lyman Linde 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.2 3 2 1 0
Gene Bearden 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 2 3 1 0

👥 Roster (38)

Gene Bearden Heinz Becker Don Black Eddie Bockman Lou Boudreau Jack Conway Larry Doby Cal Dorsett Hank Edwards Red Embree Bob Feller Les Fleming +26 more

38 players

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The 1947 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1947 Cleveland Indians finished 80-74, a .519 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 687 runs and allowed 588, a run differential of +99. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .259, 1% better than the league's .255. The Cleveland Indians staff finished with a 3.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.71. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 6% ahead.

Cleveland Stadium was home in 1947, drawing a total attendance of 1,518,940. The home run leader was Joe Gordon, who hit 29. The hits leader was Lou Boudreau with 165. On the mound, Bob Feller won 20 games to lead the staff. Ed Klieman closed out 17 saves. The 1947 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1947 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1947 Cleveland Indians finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Gordon led the 1947 Cleveland Indians with 29 home runs.
What was the 1947 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1947 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Did the 1947 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1947 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1947 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Gordon (29 HR, 93 RBI) and Bob Feller (20-11, 2.68 ERA).
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