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Expanded Standings
Team           W   L  WL%  GB
NewYorkY NYY  97  57  .630  --  
Detroit  DET  85  69  .552 12.0
BostonRS BOS  83  71  .539 14.0
Clvlnd   CLE  80  74  .519 17.0
Phildlpa PHA  78  76  .506 19.0
ChicagoW CHW  70  84  .455 27.0
Washngtn WSH  64  90  .416 33.0
St.Louis SLB  59  95  .383 38.0

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1947 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
  Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding -
  Other: New Debuts - Final Year - Born this year - Died this year - Transactions - Amateur Draft - League Splits

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    G    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS  OPS+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  5.12   794  155  5308  1439  230  72  115  610   581  .271  .346  .407   27   23 119  5.09  5.15
 BOS  4.59   720  157  5322  1412  206  54  103  666   590  .265  .347  .382   41   35 104  5.20  3.93
 DET  4.52   714  158  5276  1363  234  42  103  762   565  .258  .352  .377   52   60 105  4.63  4.41
 CLE  4.38   687  157  5367  1392  234  51  112  502   609  .259  .323  .385   29   25 104  4.03  4.72
 PHA  4.06   633  156  5198  1311  218  52   61  605   563  .252  .330  .349   37   33  96  3.79  4.32
 SLB  3.66   564  154  5145  1238  189  52   90  583   664  .241  .318  .350   69   49  91  3.71  3.61
 CHW  3.57   553  155  5274  1350  211  41   53  492   527  .256  .319  .342   91   57  94  3.25  3.86
 WSH  3.22   496  154  5112  1234  186  48   42  525   534  .241  .312  .321   53   51  83  3.17  3.27
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+-----+-----+
 Tot  4.14  5161 1246 42002 10739 1708 412  679 4745  4633  .256  .333  .364  399  333

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA    G   ERA    IP    H    H/G    BB  BB/G  HR    SO   CG  cgSHO tmSHO  SV ERA+hmR/G rdR/G
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 NYY  3.66   568  155  3.39  1374  1221   7.9   628  4.1   95   691   73    13     0  21 105  3.14  4.18
 CLE  3.75   588  157  3.44  1402  1244   7.9   628  4.0   94   590   55    13     0  29 101  3.58  3.91
 PHA  3.94   614  156  3.51  1391  1291   8.3   597  3.8   85   493   70    12     0  15 109  4.15  3.72
 DET  4.06   642  158  3.57  1398  1382   8.7   531  3.4   79   648   77    15     0  18 106  4.31  3.81
 CHW  4.26   661  155  3.64  1391  1384   8.9   603  3.9   76   522   47     8     0  27 101  4.29  4.24
 BOS  4.26   669  157  3.81  1391  1383   8.8   575  3.7   84   586   64    11     0  19 102  4.38  4.13
 WSH  4.38   675  154  3.97  1362  1408   9.1   579  3.8   63   551   67    14     0  12  94  4.23  4.53
 SLB  4.83   744  154  4.33  1365  1426   9.3   604  3.9  103   552   50     6     0  13  90  5.21  4.45
+---+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+-----+-----+
 TOT  4.14  5161 1246  3.71 11074 10739   8.7  4745  3.9  679  4633  503         100 154

League Miscellaneous Stats    Glossary

 Tm    E   DP  Fldg% DefEff Attendance  Att/G    pW-pL  hmW-L rdW-L BPF PPF AgeB AgeP HOF  AS aAS Managers 
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------
 NYY  109  151  .981   .729  2,178,937  28,298  100-54  55-22 42-35  99  96 30.1 29.9   3   9  24 Harris
 DET  155  142  .975   .703  1,398,093  17,476   84-70  46-31 39-38 103 102 29.7 28.8   2   4  16 O'Neill
 BOS  137  172  .977   .705  1,427,315  17,621   82-72  49-30 34-41 107 105 29.0 29.8   2   2  18 Cronin
 CLE  104  178  .983   .734  1,521,978  19,513   88-66  38-39 42-35  97  94 28.4 29.3   5   4  17 Boudreau
 PHA  143  161  .976   .724    911,566  11,687   79-75  39-38 39-38 102 103 29.8 27.9   1   1   9 Mack
 CHW  155  180  .975   .707    876,948  11,693   65-89  32-43 38-41  96  99 30.2 30.7   2   2  14 Lyons
 WSH  142  151  .976   .697    850,758  11,049   56-98  36-41 28-49  97 101 29.4 29.7   2   3  13 Bluege
 SLB  134  169  .977   .700    320,474   4,162   58-96  29-48 30-47 102 105 28.2 29.4   2   1   8 Ruel
+---+----+----+-----+------+-----------+-------+-------+-----+-----+---+---+----+----+---+---+---+------------------------

League Awards
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Batting stats are BA/OBP/SLG.
Pitching stats are W-L ERA.

Award-Winners Complete Voting Results
Most Valuable PlayerJoe DiMaggio
NYY .315/.391/.522
Rookie of the YearJackie Robinson (ML)
BRO .297/.383/.427
Triple Crown WinnerTed Williams
BOS .343/.499/.634

(ML) - Award for both leagues

League Leaderboards    Expanded Leaderboard (MLB Leaders) - Glossary
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Williams-BOS.343
McCosky-PHA.328
Pesky-BOS.324
Wright-CHW.324
Kell-DET.320

On-base %
Williams-BOS.499
Fain-PHA.414
Cullenbine-DET.401
Wright-CHW.398
McCosky-PHA.395

Slugging %
Williams-BOS.634
DiMaggio-NYY.522
Gordon-CLE.496
Henrich-NYY.485
Heath-SLB.485

OPS
Williams-BOS1.133
DiMaggio-NYY.913
Henrich-NYY.857
Heath-SLB.850
Gordon-CLE.842

Games
Lake-DET158
Williams-BOS156
Gordon-CLE155
Pesky-BOS155
Jones-TOT154
Vernon-WSH154

At Bats
Pesky-BOS638
Lake-DET602
Vernon-WSH600
Kell-DET588
York-TOT584

Plate Appearances (approx.)
Lake-DET732
Pesky-BOS719
Williams-BOS693
Joost-PHA682
Stirnweiss-NYY673

Runs
Williams-BOS125
Henrich-NYY109
Pesky-BOS106
Stirnweiss-NYY102
DiMaggio-NYY97

Hits
Pesky-BOS207
Kell-DET188
Williams-BOS181
McCosky-PHA179
Dillinger-SLB168
DiMaggio-NYY168

Total Bases
Williams-BOS335
DiMaggio-NYY279
Gordon-CLE279
Henrich-NYY267
Pesky-BOS250

Doubles
Boudreau-CLE45
Williams-BOS40
Henrich-NYY35
DiMaggio-NYY31
Appling-CHW29
Kell-DET29
Keltner-CLE29
Vernon-WSH29

Triples
Henrich-NYY13
Vernon-WSH12
Philley-CHW11
DiMaggio-NYY10
Doerr-BOS10
Mitchell-CLE10

Home Runs
Williams-BOS32
Gordon-CLE29
Heath-SLB27
Cullenbine-DET24
York-TOT21

RBI
Williams-BOS114
Henrich-NYY98
DiMaggio-NYY97
Jones-TOT96
Doerr-BOS95
Johnson-NYY95

Bases on Balls
Williams-BOS162
Cullenbine-DET137
Lake-DET120
Joost-PHA114
Fain-PHA95

Strikeouts
Joost-PHA110
Heath-SLB87
York-TOT87
Jones-TOT85
Priddy-WSH79

Stolen Bases
Dillinger-SLB34
Philley-CHW21
Pesky-BOS12
Vernon-WSH12
Kolloway-CHW11
Lake-DET11
Rizzuto-NYY11
Valo-PHA11

Singles
Pesky-BOS172
Kell-DET149
McCosky-PHA149
Dillinger-SLB136
Mitchell-CLE129

Adjusted OPS+
Williams-BOS205
DiMaggio-NYY154
Henrich-NYY138
Gordon-CLE135
Heath-SLB133

Runs Created
Williams-BOS166
DiMaggio-NYY109
Henrich-NYY98
Pesky-BOS98
Gordon-CLE96

Adjusted Batting Runs
Williams-BOS89
DiMaggio-NYY38
Henrich-NYY28
Fain-PHA25
McQuinn-NYY25

Batting Wins
Williams-BOS8.9
DiMaggio-NYY3.8
Henrich-NYY2.8
Fain-PHA2.5
McQuinn-NYY2.5

Extra-Base Hits
Williams-BOS81
Henrich-NYY64
Gordon-CLE62
DiMaggio-NYY61
Heath-SLB54

Times on Base
Williams-BOS345
Pesky-BOS279
Kell-DET252
Lake-DET248
Cullenbine-DET241

Offensive Win%
Williams-BOS.879
DiMaggio-NYY.752
Henrich-NYY.687
McQuinn-NYY.675
Heath-SLB.663

Hit By Pitch
Rizzuto-NYY8
Evers-DET6
Johnson-NYY6
Majeski-PHA5
Boudreau-CLE4
Dillinger-SLB4
Jones-TOT4
Joost-PHA4
McCosky-PHA4

Sac. Hits
Joost-PHA24
Boudreau-CLE14
Evers-DET14
McQuinn-NYY14
Suder-PHA14
Valo-PHA14

Grounded into Double Plays
Doerr-BOS25
Kolloway-CHW22
York-TOT22
Johnson-NYY21
Lehner-SLB18
Majeski-PHA18

Caught Stealing
Philley-CHW16
Dillinger-SLB13
Vernon-WSH12
Kell-DET11
Lake-DET10

Power/Speed Number
Lake-DET11.5
Gordon-CLE11.3
Stephens-SLB10.4
Jones-TOT9.1
DiMaggio-BOS8.9
Evers-DET8.9

At Bats per Strikeout
Boudreau-CLE53.8
Kell-DET36.8
Mitchell-CLE35.2
Pesky-BOS29.0
Wright-CHW23.6

At Bats per Home Run
Williams-BOS16.5
Heath-SLB18.2
Cullenbine-DET19.3
Gordon-CLE19.4
DiMaggio-NYY26.7

Outs
Lake-DET508
York-TOT471
Vernon-WSH468
Joost-PHA464
Pesky-BOS459

ERA
Haynes-CHW2.42
Feller-CLE2.68
Fowler-PHA2.81
Lopat-CHW2.81
Newhouser-DET2.87

Wins
Feller-CLE20
Marchildon-PHA19
Reynolds-NYY19
Dobson-BOS18
Hutchinson-DET18

Won-Loss %
Shea-NYY.737
Reynolds-NYY.704
Haynes-CHW.700
Dobson-BOS.692
Lemon-CLE.688
Overmire-DET.688

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
Feller-CLE1.194
Dobson-BOS1.207
Shea-NYY1.209
Masterson-WSH1.233
Hutchinson-DET1.238

Hits Allowed/9IP
Shea-NYY6.40
Feller-CLE6.92
Marchildon-PHA7.42
Embree-CLE7.58
Masterson-WSH7.65

Bases on Balls/9IP
Galehouse-TOT2.48
Hutchinson-DET2.50
Lopat-CHW2.60
Muncrief-SLB2.60
Dobson-BOS2.87

Strikeouts/9IP
Feller-CLE5.90
Hughson-BOS5.66
Newhouser-DET5.56
Trucks-DET5.38
Kinder-SLB5.09

Games
Klieman-CLE58
Page-NYY56
Johnson-BOS45
Christopher-PHA44
Savage-PHA44

Saves
Klieman-CLE17
Page-NYY17
Christopher-PHA12
Ferrick-WSH9
Caldwell-CHW8
Johnson-BOS8

Innings
Feller-CLE299.0
Newhouser-DET285.0
Marchildon-PHA276.7
Masterson-WSH253.0
Lopat-CHW252.7

Strikeouts
Feller-CLE196
Newhouser-DET176
Masterson-WSH135
Reynolds-NYY129
Marchildon-PHA128

Games Started
Feller-CLE37
Newhouser-DET36
Marchildon-PHA35
Dobson-BOS31
Fowler-PHA31
Lopat-CHW31
Masterson-WSH31
Wynn-WSH31

Comp. Games
Newhouser-DET24
Lopat-CHW22
Wynn-WSH22
Marchildon-PHA21
Feller-CLE20

Shutouts
Feller-CLE5
Haefner-WSH4
Masterson-WSH4
Reynolds-NYY4
Black-CLE3
Fowler-PHA3
Galehouse-TOT3
Hughson-BOS3
Hutchinson-DET3
Johnson-BOS3
Lopat-CHW3
Newhouser-DET3
Overmire-DET3
Shea-NYY3

Home Runs Allow.
Reynolds-NYY23
Black-CLE17
Coleman-PHA17
Feller-CLE17
Hughson-BOS17
Lopat-CHW17
Sanford-SLB17

Bases On Balls Allow.
Marchildon-PHA141
Feller-CLE127
Reynolds-NYY123
Newhouser-DET110
Papish-CHW98

Hits Allowed
Newhouser-DET268
Wynn-WSH251
Ferriss-BOS241
Lopat-CHW241
Feller-CLE230

SO to Walk
Hutchinson-DET1.85
Hughson-BOS1.68
Newhouser-DET1.60
Feller-CLE1.54
Dobson-BOS1.51

Losses
Newhouser-DET17
Kramer-SLB16
Masterson-WSH16
Sanford-SLB16
Kinder-SLB15
Wynn-WSH15

Earned Runs Allow.
Kramer-SLB110
Wynn-WSH100
Marchildon-PHA99
Ferriss-BOS98
Kinder-SLB97

Wild Pitches
Dobson-BOS11
Newhouser-DET11
Reynolds-NYY8
Feller-CLE7
Ferriss-BOS6
Gebrian-CHW6
Gillespie-CHW6
Lemon-CLE6
Papish-CHW6
Scheib-PHA6

Hit Batsmen
Ferriss-BOS7
Marchildon-PHA7
Drews-NYY5
Wynn-WSH5
Feller-CLE4
Grove-CHW4
Haefner-WSH4
Lemon-CLE4
Reynolds-NYY4
Shea-NYY4

Batters Faced
Feller-CLE1218
Newhouser-DET1216
Marchildon-PHA1172
Wynn-WSH1058
Lopat-CHW1047

Games Finished
Page-NYY44
Christopher-PHA38
Klieman-CLE34
Caldwell-CHW30
Moulder-SLB25

Adjusted ERA+
Haynes-CHW151
Fowler-PHA136
Dobson-BOS132
Newhouser-DET132
Lopat-CHW130

Oldest Player
Caldwell-CHW1905-04-09 (42)
Ruffing-CHW1905-05-03 (42)
Cramer-DET1905-07-22 (41)
Ferrell-WSH1905-10-12 (41)
Kuhel-1906-06-25 (41)

Youngest Player
Stobbs-BOS1929-07-02 (17)
Swartz-SLB1929-06-13 (18)
Currin-SLB1928-09-27 (18)
Dozier-WSH1928-08-31 (18)
Fox-PHA1927-12-25 (19)

Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

All Stars (* - indicates they played)
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Box Score and Play-by-Play

Starters
P. Hal Newhouser (DET)
C. Buddy Rosar (PHA)
1B. George McQuinn (NYY)
2B. Joe Gordon (CLE)
3B. George Kell (DET)
SS. Lou Boudreau (CLE)
LF. Ted Williams (BOS)
CF. Joe DiMaggio (NYY)
RF. Buddy Lewis (WSH)

     
Luke Appling* (CHW)
Spud Chandler (NYY)
Bobby Doerr* (BOS)
Bob Feller (CLE)
Jim Hegan (CLE)
Tommy Henrich* (NYY)
Billy Johnson* (NYY)
Charlie Keller (NYY)
Jack Kramer (SLB)
     
Walt Masterson* (WSH)
Pat Mullin (DET)
Joe Page* (NYY)
Aaron Robinson (NYY)
Spec Shea* (NYY)
Stan Spence* (WSH)
Dizzy Trout (DET)
Rudy York (CHW)

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