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1947 Boston Braves season

Field	Value
name	Boston Braves
season	1947
league	National League
ballpark	Braves Field
city	Boston, Massachusetts
record	86–68 (.558)
league_place	3rd
owners	Louis R. Perini
general_managers	John J. Quinn
managers	Billy Southworth
radio	WHDH
(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey)

(Jim Britt, Tom Hussey) |}} The 1947 Boston Braves season was the 77th season of the franchise. They finished in third place with an 86-68 win-loss record, 8 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Offseason

Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
- Jack Daniels was acquired by the Braves from the Bloomingdale Troopers.
- Carl Sawatski was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Regular season

On April 15, the Braves played against the Brooklyn Dodgers in Jackie Robinson's first game. Johnny Sain threw the first pitch against Robinson. Behind 3–2, Robinson scored the game-winning run against the Braves. The final score was 5–3 for Brooklyn.

Bob Elliott became the first third baseman in the history of the National League to win the MVP Award.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

1947 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	126	411	125	.304	9	50
1B	128	399	112	.281	16	78
2B	150	544	144	.265	5	69
3B	150	555	176	.317	22	113
SS	77	214	53	.248	0	19
OF	113	384	106	.276	5	40
OF	150	618	191	.309	9	53
OF	134	430	124	.288	2	32

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
92	284	81	.285	3	36
91	226	59	.261	7	31
81	212	75	.354	2	43
83	209	43	.288	2	32
56	153	43	.281	2	15
52	150	29	.193	1	11
7	10	2	.200	0	0
3	8	1	.125	0	0
1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
40	289.2	21	10	2.33	123
38	266.0	21	12	3.52	132
36	210.2	11	12	3.55	53
22	131.1	8	7	4.32	59
1	9.0	1	0	1.00	2
1	4.0	0	0	0.00	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
36	112.2	6	8	4.23	27
23	64.2	3	3	6.40	14
10	46.2	2	5	4.05	15
9	28.2	2	0	4.40	12

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
27	2	3	3	3.86	5
36	4	4	1	2.95	18
26	5	3	1	4.40	23
11	0	1	1	4.74	8
3	0	0	0	9.82	0
1	0	0	0	9.00	1
1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Awards and honors

Bob Elliott, National League MVP

Farm system

Notes

References

1947 Boston Braves season at Baseball Reference

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/danieja02.shtml Jack Daniels] at ''Baseball-Reference''
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sawatca01.shtml Carl Sawatski] at ''Baseball-Reference''
Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 57, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-7432-9461-4
Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p.58, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-7432-9461-4
''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN. 978-0-451-22363-0

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