1947 St. Louis Browns season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1947
1947 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers *All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2-1-Other champions:*First College World Series: California...

St. Louis Browns
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season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League

American League

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with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses.

Regular season

July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.
July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox
1947 Boston Red Sox season
The 1947 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 3rd in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses.- Offseason :* November 1, 1946: Virgil Stallcup drafted from the Red Sox by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1946 rule 5 draft....

. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since .

Roster

1947 St. Louis Browns
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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	96	274	43	.157	6	27
1B	144	500	129	.258	18	64
2B	90	306	80	.261	1	20
3B	137	571	168	.294	3	37
SS	150	562	157	.279	15	83
OF	127	380	85	.224	3	38
OF	135	483	120	.248	7	48
OF	141	491	123	.251	27	85

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
110	343	89	.259	2	30
34	99	14	.141	2	12
27	78	20	.256	0	5
21	67	12	.179	1	6

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
33	199.1	11	16	4.97	77
26	145.2	6	8	3.58	77
1	4	0	0	0.00	0

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	32.1	1	3	6.12	11

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
	19	1	0	0	4.89	10

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville

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