1947 Major League Managers

Other Leagues: AL, NAL, NL, NN2

World Series Champions: New York Cubans, New York Yankees

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1947 Manager Records

1947 Managerial Tendencies

1947 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	Ossie Bluege	WSH	46	154	1319	85	6.4%	117	776	2	0.3%	36	1167	50	4.3%	94	0.90	109	0.12	86	1.9	97
2	Lou Boudreau	CLE	29	157	1428	47	3.3%	60	996	9	0.9%	126	1330	61	4.6%	101	1.23	149	0.20	150	2.2	108
3	Bill Burwell	PIT	52	1	7	0	0.0%	0	8	0	0.0%	0	10	0	0.0%	0	0.00	0	1.00	500	1.0	44
4	Ben Chapman	PHI	38	155	1309	77	5.9%	125	806	9	1.1%	160	1143	45	3.9%	89	1.16	101	0.21	106	2.0	90
5	Joe Cronin	BOS	40	157	1302	57	4.4%	79	847	7	0.8%	115	1177	49	4.2%	92	0.75	90	0.06	42	2.2	109
6	Eddie Dyer	STL	47	156	1418	38	2.7%	57	865	4	0.5%	66	1255	49	3.9%	88	1.21	105	0.38	189	2.2	97
7	Charlie Grimm	CHC	48	155	1311	46	3.5%	75	895	2	0.2%	32	1191	45	3.8%	86	1.24	107	0.08	39	2.4	106
8	Bucky Harris	NYY	50	155	1453	44	3.0%	55	982	5	0.5%	71	1318	47	3.6%	79	0.77	94	0.15	114	1.9	96
9	Billy Herman	PIT	37	155	1354	69	5.1%	109	943	3	0.3%	46	1285	35	2.7%	62	1.12	97	0.15	74	2.4	104
10	Ted Lyons	CHW	46	155	1224	111	9.1%	164	813	9	1.1%	154	1158	29	2.5%	55	0.81	98	0.08	62	2.2	110
11	Connie Mack	PHA	84	156	1221	54	4.4%	80	856	3	0.4%	49	1128	84	7.4%	164	0.70	85	0.16	118	1.8	90
12	Johnny Neun	CIN	46	154	1457	64	4.4%	94	1029	4	0.4%	56	1378	62	4.5%	102	1.08	94	0.35	175	2.2	99
13	Steve O'Neill	DET	55	158	1200	80	6.7%	121	807	6	0.7%	103	1108	74	6.7%	147	0.73	88	0.20	145	1.9	94
14	Mel Ott	NYG	38	155	1300	42	3.2%	69	889	9	1.0%	145	1206	40	3.3%	75	0.95	82	0.15	74	2.4	105
15	Muddy Ruel	SLB	51	154	1161	91	7.8%	142	743	8	1.1%	150	1050	34	3.2%	71	0.71	86	0.11	81	1.9	96
16	Burt Shotton	BRO	62	153	1574	123	7.8%	166	1080	11	1.0%	146	1467	88	6.0%	136	1.28	111	0.12	59	2.4	107
17	Billy Southworth	BSN	54	154	1344	62	4.6%	98	1064	11	1.0%	148	1339	88	6.6%	149	1.18	102	0.15	75	2.1	92
18	Clyde Sukeforth	BRO	45	2	26	0	0.0%	0	15	0	0.0%	0	27	3	11.1%	252	2.00	173	1.00	500	3.0	132
	Totals			2486	21408	1090	5.1%		14414	102	0.7%		19737	883	4.5%		0.99		0.17		2.1
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+