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1947 New York Yankees

97-57 • .630 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1947 New York Yankees went 97-57 (.630) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 794 runs, allowed 568, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Joe DiMaggio (20 HR, 97 RBI) and Allie Reynolds (19-8, 3.20 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

97 Wins
57 Losses
.630 Win %
1st Rank
794 R 568 RA
Diff +226

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794 Runs Scored
568 Runs Allowed
+226 Run Diff
2,201K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 6% above the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .349 5% above the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .406 12% above the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 3.39 9% better than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 794 23% above the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 2,201,910
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Avg per Game 28,596

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Allie Clark 0.373 2 Joe DiMaggio 0.315 3 George McQuinn 0.304 4 Bobby Brown 0.300 5 Tommy Henrich 0.287

Home Runs

1 Joe DiMaggio 20 2 Tommy Henrich 16 3 Charlie Keller 13 4 George McQuinn 13 5 Yogi Berra 11

RBI

1 Tommy Henrich 98 2 Joe DiMaggio 97 3 Billy Johnson 95 4 George McQuinn 80 5 Johnny Lindell 67
1947 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Snuffy Stirnweiss 148 571 102 146 18 8 5 41 89 47 5 0.256
Tommy Henrich 142 550 109 158 35 13 16 98 71 54 3 0.287
Phil Rizzuto 153 549 78 150 26 9 2 60 57 31 11 0.273
Joe DiMaggio 141 534 97 168 31 10 20 97 64 32 3 0.315
George McQuinn 144 517 84 157 24 3 13 80 78 66 0 0.304
Billy Johnson 132 494 67 141 19 8 10 95 44 43 1 0.285
Johnny Lindell 127 476 66 131 18 7 11 67 32 70 1 0.275
Yogi Berra 83 293 41 82 15 3 11 54 13 12 0 0.280
Aaron Robinson 82 252 23 68 11 5 5 36 40 26 0 0.270
Charlie Keller 45 151 36 36 6 1 13 36 41 18 0 0.238
Bobby Brown 69 150 21 45 6 1 1 18 21 9 0 0.300
Ralph Houk 41 92 7 25 3 1 0 12 11 5 0 0.272
Allie Reynolds 38 89 7 13 1 0 0 5 7 26 0 0.146
Allie Clark 24 67 9 25 5 0 1 14 5 2 0 0.373
Bill Bevens 28 58 2 7 1 0 0 1 2 31 0 0.121
Spec Shea 27 56 8 11 2 1 0 1 5 9 0 0.196
Spud Chandler 17 49 5 12 3 0 2 4 1 10 0 0.245
Joe Page 56 46 1 10 0 0 1 5 2 16 0 0.217
Bobo Newsom 17 42 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.095
Vic Raschi 15 40 5 10 2 0 0 3 1 7 0 0.250
Jack Phillips 16 36 5 10 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0.278
Sherm Lollar 11 32 4 7 0 1 1 6 1 5 0 0.219
Frank Colman 22 28 2 3 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 0.107
Lonny Frey 24 28 10 5 2 0 0 2 10 1 3 0.179
Karl Drews 30 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.037
Charles Wensloff 11 19 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.263
Randy Gumpert 25 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.071
Don Johnson 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.000
Johnny Lucadello 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.083
Ken Silvestri 3 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.200
Al Lyons 8 6 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.667
Dick Starr 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Bill Wight 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Frankie Crosetti 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Queen 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rugger Ardizoia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy Byrne 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ray Mack 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ted Sepkowski 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Spud Chandler 2.46 2 Joe Page 2.48 3 Charles Wensloff 2.61 4 Bobo Newsom 2.80 5 Spec Shea 3.07

Wins

1 Allie Reynolds 19 2 Joe Page 14 3 Spec Shea 14 4 Spud Chandler 9 5 Bill Bevens 7

Strikeouts

1 Allie Reynolds 129 2 Joe Page 116 3 Spec Shea 89 4 Bill Bevens 77 5 Spud Chandler 68
1947 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allie Reynolds 19 8 3.20 34 30 2 241.2 207 86 123 129
Spec Shea 14 5 3.07 27 23 1 178.2 127 61 89 89
Bill Bevens 7 13 3.82 28 23 0 165.0 167 70 77 77
Joe Page 14 8 2.48 56 2 17 141.1 105 39 72 116
Spud Chandler 9 5 2.46 17 16 0 128.0 100 35 41 68
Bobo Newsom 7 5 2.80 17 15 0 115.2 109 36 30 42
Vic Raschi 7 2 3.87 15 14 0 104.2 89 45 38 51
Karl Drews 6 6 4.91 30 10 1 91.2 92 50 55 45
Randy Gumpert 4 1 5.43 24 6 0 56.1 71 34 28 25
Don Johnson 4 3 3.64 15 8 0 54.1 57 22 23 16
Charles Wensloff 3 1 2.61 11 5 0 51.2 41 15 22 18
Dick Starr 1 0 1.46 4 1 0 12.1 12 2 8 1
Al Lyons 1 0 9.00 6 0 0 11.0 18 11 9 7
Bill Wight 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 1 2 3
Mel Queen 0 0 9.45 5 0 0 6.2 9 7 4 2
Tommy Byrne 0 0 4.15 4 1 0 4.1 5 2 6 2
Rugger Ardizoia 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 4 2 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. BRO 4-3

👥 Roster (39)

Rugger Ardizoia Yogi Berra Bill Bevens Bobby Brown Tommy Byrne Spud Chandler Allie Clark Frank Colman Frankie Crosetti Joe DiMaggio Karl Drews Lonny Frey +27 more

39 players

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The 1947 New York Yankees in brief

The 1947 New York Yankees won 97 games and lost 57, ending up 1st in the AL. The club won the World Series. The New York Yankees scored 794 runs and allowed 568, a run differential of +226. The team batting average of .271 was 6% above the 1947 league mark of .255. The staff ERA of 3.39 was 9% better than the league average of 3.71.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 2,201,910 fans came through the gates. Joe DiMaggio topped the New York Yankees with 20 home runs. Tommy Henrich drove in a team-high 98 runs. Allie Reynolds was the top winner, with 19 victories. Joe Page closed out 17 saves. The World Series ended in a win against BRO 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 New York Yankees

What was the 1947 New York Yankees record?
The 1947 New York Yankees finished 97-57 (.630 win pct).
Did the 1947 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1947 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1947 New York Yankees in home runs?
Joe DiMaggio led the 1947 New York Yankees with 20 home runs.
What was the 1947 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1947 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.39.
Where did the 1947 New York Yankees play?
The 1947 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1947 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe DiMaggio (20 HR, 97 RBI) and Allie Reynolds (19-8, 3.20 ERA).
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