Offseason

• Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
  • Jack Daniels
    Jack Daniels (baseball)
    Harold Jack Daniels , nicknamed "Sour Mash Jack," is a retired American professional baseball player. He played in 106 Major League Baseball games, mostly as a right fielder, for the Boston Braves during the season. Listed at tall and , Daniels batted and threw left-handed...
    
     was acquired by the Braves from the Bloomingdale Troopers
    Bloomingdale Troopers
    The Bloomingdale Troopers were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, USA that played from 1946 to 1948. They were affiliated with the Boston Braves in 1947 and the Cleveland Indians in 1948. They are the only professional baseball team to ever play in...
    
    .
  • Carl Sawatski
    Carl Sawatski
    Carl Ernest Sawatski was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs , Chicago White Sox , Milwaukee Braves , Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals...
    
     was acquired by the Braves from the Philadelphia Phillies
    Philadelphia Phillies
    The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
    
    .

Regular season

On April 15, the Braves played against the Brooklyn Dodgers

1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season

On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball since . Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the very first Rookie of the Year...

 in Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...

’s first game. Johnny Sain

Johnny Sain

John Franklin Sain was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with left-hander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951...

 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

Bob Elliott (baseball)

Robert Irving Elliott was an American third baseman and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Braves. He contributed some of the happiest memories to the Braves' final Boston years, winning the 1947 National League Most Valuable...

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

Roster

1947 Boston Braves
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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	Player	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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	92	284	81	.285	3	36
	83	209	43	.288	2	32

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	38	266	21	12	3.52	132
	36	210.2	11	12	3.55	53

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Milwaukee