The 1947 Major League Baseball season, was contested from April 15 through October 6, 1947. The
American League and
National League both featured eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The
World Series was contested between the
New York Yankees against the
Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in seven games, capturing the 11th championship in franchise history.
April 27 – It is
Babe Ruth Day at
Yankee Stadium. Despite having
throat cancer, he speaks to the packed house, proclaiming, "The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball."
July 19 – Hall of Fame Negro leagues player
Willard Brown makes his major league debut with the
St. Louis Browns. Brown would only appear in 21 games for St. Louis in his only major league season, batting .179 with one home run and six
runs batted in.
July 20 – With both
Hank Thompson and
Willard Brown in the starting line-up, the St. Louis Browns become the first major league club to field two black players at the same time. Both players play all nine innings of both games of a
doubleheader with the
Boston Red Sox.
August 20 –
Washington Senatorsrelief pitcherTom Ferrick loses both games of a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians. While pitching with the St. Louis Browns the previous season, Ferrick won both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 4.
August 26 –
Brooklyn Dodgers'
Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3 1⁄3 innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the
Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the game, 16–3.
October 6 – The
New York Yankees defeat the
Brooklyn Dodgers, 5–2, in Game 7 of the
World Series to win their eleventh
World Championship, four games to three. This was the first
World Series involving a nonwhite player, as Dodgers first baseman
Jackie Robinson had racially integrated
Major League Baseball at the beginning of the season. It was also the first Series to be shown on television although coverage was limited to New York City and surrounding environs.
November 27 –
Triple Crown winner
Ted Williams (.343 BA, 32 home runs, 114 RBI) is edged out by
Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP Award by one point. One
BBWAA member fails to include Williams anywhere on his ballot.
The 1947 Major League Baseball season, was contested from April 15 through October 6, 1947. The
American League and
National League both featured eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The
World Series was contested between the
New York Yankees against the
Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in seven games, capturing the 11th championship in franchise history.
April 27 – It is
Babe Ruth Day at
Yankee Stadium. Despite having
throat cancer, he speaks to the packed house, proclaiming, "The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball."
July 19 – Hall of Fame Negro leagues player
Willard Brown makes his major league debut with the
St. Louis Browns. Brown would only appear in 21 games for St. Louis in his only major league season, batting .179 with one home run and six
runs batted in.
July 20 – With both
Hank Thompson and
Willard Brown in the starting line-up, the St. Louis Browns become the first major league club to field two black players at the same time. Both players play all nine innings of both games of a
doubleheader with the
Boston Red Sox.
August 20 –
Washington Senatorsrelief pitcherTom Ferrick loses both games of a doubleheader with the Cleveland Indians. While pitching with the St. Louis Browns the previous season, Ferrick won both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics on August 4.
August 26 –
Brooklyn Dodgers'
Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3 1⁄3 innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the
Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the game, 16–3.
October 6 – The
New York Yankees defeat the
Brooklyn Dodgers, 5–2, in Game 7 of the
World Series to win their eleventh
World Championship, four games to three. This was the first
World Series involving a nonwhite player, as Dodgers first baseman
Jackie Robinson had racially integrated
Major League Baseball at the beginning of the season. It was also the first Series to be shown on television although coverage was limited to New York City and surrounding environs.
November 27 –
Triple Crown winner
Ted Williams (.343 BA, 32 home runs, 114 RBI) is edged out by
Joe DiMaggio (.315, 20, 97) for the American League MVP Award by one point. One
BBWAA member fails to include Williams anywhere on his ballot.