1947 Boston Red Sox Statistics

American League (AL)
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 3rd in the AL
Attendance: 1,427,315, Avg. 21,622
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Joe Cronin (83-71)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Boston Red Sox Roster
1947 Boston Red Sox Results

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1947 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing third in the AL.

The Red Sox scored 720 runs and gave up 669 runs. Ted Williams walloped 32 home runs for Boston, while Bobby Doerr and Jake Jones swatted 20 or more also. Ted Williams drove in 114 runs and topped all regular hitters by hitting .343. Joe Dobson led the team with 18 wins and a team-best 2.95 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Cronin coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Joe Dobson188.6922.95333111511228.72038475157301101111935
Earl Johnson1211.5222.97451717638142.31296347762065211596
Tex Hughson1211.5223.33292631330189.3173867017710119200798
Dave Ferriss1211.5224.04332801410218.3241106981492064716956
Denny Galehouse117.6113.32212101130149.01506055734038000619
Fritz Dorish78.4674.7041912202136.01498071654050112589
Mickey Harris54.5562.44156710051.7422014323035000214
Mel Parnell23.4006.39155510050.7604136127023114232
Bill Zuber101.0005.33201800050.7603230431023004230
Bob Klinger11.5003.862801700542.0422018524012111194
Tommy Fine12.3335.5097110036.0412422019010101168
Eddie Smith13.2507.4183300017.018141431801500186
Johnny Murphy002.803201600354.741171712809002231
Bill Butland004.501000002.031100010009
Al Widmar0013.502010001.312212010007
Chuck Stobbs01.0006.004100009.010660100500145
Cot Deal01.0009.2452200012.7201313070600263
Totals8371.5393.81341157936411191391.31383669589845750586166365972

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Johnny Pesky1557196381062072780391297222.324.393.392.785250100900
Ted Williams156693528125181409321140116247.343.499.6341.133335102100
Dom DiMaggio136599513751452158711067462.283.376.390.766200123900
Bobby Doerr1466245617914523101795335947.258.329.426.755239250400
Sam Mele123497453711371481273033735.302.356.448.805203111600
Jake Jones10945140450951431676544160.235.310.403.71416373300
Birdie Tebbetts903162912287100128242130.299.346.344.69010080400
Wally Moses902852553270182227302716.275.344.384.7289860300
Eddie Pellagrini74263231294781419222335.203.281.299.5806932700
Sam Dente46189168143942011011915.232.310.280.5904760200
Roy Partee60192169143920016001823.231.305.243.5474140500
Rudy York48206184163970627002232.212.296.348.64464100000
Dave Ferriss521069911275301900710.273.321.384.7053850000
Don Gutteridge5415113120222025311713.168.264.229.4933010300
Leon Culberson4710284102010011111210.238.354.250.6042123300
Joe Dobson339177416010300722.208.274.234.5081800700
Hal Wagner21756551530060095.231.324.277.6011810100
Merl Combs17796881510160099.221.329.279.6091932000
Earl Johnson464744112100400110.273.289.295.5841330200
Matt Batts717163810150011.500.529.7501.2791200000
Rip Russell2662528810130087.154.267.231.4971240200
Mickey Harris1516122501020032.417.533.5831.117700100
Fritz Dorish41403525200100114.143.167.200.367720400
Denny Galehouse21625215000300119.096.113.096.209510900
Tommy Fine91391300010020.333.455.333.788300200
Johnny Murphy3213111300010024.273.385.273.657300000
Cot Deal6441200010000.500.500.5001.000200000
Billy Goodman1212111200010012.182.250.182.432200000
Strick Shofner513131201000003.154.154.308.462400000
Bill Zuber2017130200000023.154.267.154.421220200
Frankie Hayes513130200010001.154.154.154.308200000
Tex Hughson29706132100200522.033.106.049.155310400
Tex Aulds3440100000001.250.250.250.500100000
Tom McBride2550100000000.200.200.200.400110000
Eddie Smith8761100000011.167.286.167.452110000
Bob Klinger281191100000002.111.111.111.222100200
Mel Parnell1518181100010004.056.056.056.111100000
Chuck Stobbs4110000000000.000.000.000.000010000
Eddie McGah917141000020030.000.176.000.176000000
Al Widmar2000000000000000000
Bill Butland1000000000000000000
Totals1803610053227201412206541036744135667589.265.349.382.7312035140169500


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Rudy York1B4800.039536245.9958.9790000
Sam Mele1B100.050001.0005.0000000
Jake Jones1B10900.010187310110.9911.0090000
Don Gutteridge2B2000.0383758.9383.7500000
Bobby Doerr2B14600.037646616118.9815.7670000
Strick Shofner3B400.037011.0002.5000000
Rip Russell3B1300.072932.9232.7690000
Johnny Pesky3B2200.0253817.9842.8640000
Eddie Pellagrini3B4200.0346687.9262.3810000
Don Gutteridge3B1900.0183633.9472.8420000
Sam Dente3B4600.04083811.9392.6740000
Leon Culberson3B400.01411.8331.2500000
Merl Combs3B1700.01742061.0003.4710000
Hal WagnerC2100.082921.9784.3332000
Birdie TebbettsC8900.033250107.9744.2926000
Roy ParteeC5400.02072664.9754.3151000
Eddie McGahC700.024311.9643.8570000
Frankie HayesC400.020221.9175.5000000
Matt BattsC600.0152011.0002.8332000
Tex AuldsC300.070001.0002.3330000
Ted WilliamsOF15600.03471092.9752.2880000
Wally MosesOF5800.0109230.9741.9140000
Sam MeleOF11600.02331021.9922.0950000
Tom McBrideOF100.021001.0003.0000000
Billy GoodmanOF100.020001.0002.0000000
Dom DiMaggioOF13400.041319104.9773.2240000
Leon CulbersonOF2500.035210.9741.4800000
Bill ZuberP2000.027001.000.4500000
Al WidmarP200.00000.0000000
Chuck StobbsP400.010001.000.2500000
Eddie SmithP800.00210.667.2500000
Mel ParnellP1500.00710.875.4670000
Johnny MurphyP3200.051010.938.4690000
Bob KlingerP2800.044001.000.2860000
Earl JohnsonP4500.043125.946.7780000
Tex HughsonP2900.0102513.9721.2070000
Mickey HarrisP1500.028011.000.6670000
Denny GalehouseP2100.0821021.0001.3810000
Tommy FineP900.0412011.0001.7780000
Dave FerrissP3300.0133322.9581.3940000
Fritz DorishP4100.0102740.902.9020000
Joe DobsonP3300.01325011.0001.1520000
Cot DealP500.012001.000.6000000
Bill ButlandP100.00000.0000000
Johnny PeskySS13300.02513911690.9764.8270000
Eddie PellagriniSS2600.03976610.9504.4230000
Totals166600.041721734137456.9773.54511000




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