1947 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1947 throughout the world.  

Champions

Major League Baseball

• World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3)
• All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2-1

Other champions

• First College World Series: California
• First Little League World Series: Maynard, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• Negro League World Series: New York Cubans over Cleveland Buckeyes (4-1)
• Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: West, 5-2
• All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Grand Rapids Chicks over Muskegon Lassies

Awards and honors

• Most Valuable Player
  • Joe DiMaggio (AL)
  • Bob Elliott (NL)
• Rookie of the Year
  • Jackie Robinson (ML)
• The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
  • Ted Williams (AL) - OF, Boston Red Sox
• The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
  • Bucky Harris (AL) - New York Yankees

MLB Statistical Leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Ted Williams* BOS .343 Harry Walker PHI .363 HR Ted Williams* BOS 32 Ralph Kiner PIT & Johnny Mize NYG 51 RBI Ted Williams* BOS 114 Johnny Mize NYG 138 Wins Bob Feller CLE 20 Ewell Blackwell CIN 22 ERA Joe Haynes CHW 2.42 Warren Spahn BSN 2.33

• AL Triple Crown Winner.

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
2nd	Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12.0
3rd	Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14.0
4th	Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17.0
5th	Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19.0
6th	Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27.0
7th	Washington Senators	64	90	.416	19.0
8th	St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38.0

National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	.610	--
2nd	St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	.578	5.0
3rd	Boston Braves	86	68	.558	8.0
4th	New York Giants	81	73	.526	13.0
5th	Cincinnati Reds	73	81	.474	21.0
6th	Chicago Cubs	69	85	.448	25.0
7th	Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	.403	32.0
8th	Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	.403	32.0

Events

April–June

• April 15 - baseball's color line is officially broken forever when Jackie Robinson makes his Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field.

• April 27 - before a packed house at New York's Yankee Stadium, it was Babe Ruth Day and Ruth himself made an appearance; despite having throat cancer, he spoke to the crowd "the only real game, I think, in the world is baseball".

Births

• January 31 - Nolan Ryan
• March 5 - Kent Tekulve
• May 26 - Darrell Evans
• June 7 - Thurman Munson
• November 19 - Bob Boone
• December 7 - Johnny Bench
• December 26 - Carlton Fisk

Deaths

• January 15 - Jimmy Sheckard, 68, left fielder and leadoff hitter, most notably for the Chicago Cubs
• January 20 - Josh Gibson, 35, star catcher of the Negro Leagues
• January 31 - Johnny Kling, 71, catcher for the Chicago Cubs champions of the late 1900s
• February 24 - Jack Glasscock, 89, brilliant fielding shortstop of the 19th century, and the sixth player to make 2000 hits
• March 28 - Johnny Evers, 65, Hall of Fame second baseman remembered for his work at the center of the Chicago Cubs' legendary double play combination of Tinker, Evers and Chance, later the NL's MVP with the 1914 "Miracle Braves"
• May 18 - Hal Chase, 64, star first baseman, an outstanding fielder, who was barred from baseball after a reputed long history of fixing games
• July 8 - William G. Bramham, 72, president of the minor leagues from 1932 to 1946
• August 3 - Vic Willis, 71, 8-time winner of 20 games