The 1947 St. Louis Browns season was the Major League Baseball franchise's 47th in the American League (AL) and its 46th in St. Louis. The 1947 Browns finished eighth and last in the league with a record of 59 wins and 95 losses, 38 games in arrears of the eventual World Series champion New York Yankees. The Browns were managed by Muddy Ruel in the former catcher's only stint as an MLB pilot, and drew only 320,474 fans to Sportsman's Park, 16th and last in the majors. On July 17, they became the third big-league team to racially integrate its ranks. However, the experiment failed when the two pioneer players, Hank Thompson and Willard Brown, were sent back to the Negro leagues in late August; the Browns would not field another African-American player until all-time great Satchel Paige joined them in July 1951.

Regular season July 17: Hank Thompson became the first black player to appear in a game for the Browns.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 187, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, July 20: Hank Thompson and Willard Brown of the Browns played against the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time that two black players appear in a major league game together since 1884.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 188 In that first game of the double-header, outfielder Paul Lehner hit an inside-the-park grand slam to drive in all four runs in the Browns' 4–3 victory. September 28: Broadcaster Dizzy Dean comes out of retirement to pitch for the Browns. He pitches 4 scoreless innings and hits a single.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1947 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders

Other batters Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 96 274 43 .157 6 27 1B 144 500 129 .258 18 64 2B 90 306 80 .261 1 20 3B 137 571 168 .294 3 37 SS 150 562 157 .279 15 83 OF 127 380 85 .224 3 38 OF 135 483 120 .248 7 48 OF 141 491 123 .251 27 85

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 110 343 89 .259 2 30 Billy Hitchcock 80 275 61 .222 1 28 Jake Early 87 214 48 .224 3 19 34 99 14 .141 2 12 27 78 20 .256 0 5 21 67 12 .179 1 6 Rusty Peters 39 47 16 .340 0 2 Joe Schultz Jr. 43 38 7 .184 1 1 Perry Currin 3 2 0 .000 0 0 Glenn McQuillen 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 33 199.1 11 16 4.97 77 Ellis Kinder 34 194.1 8 15 4.49 110 Fred Sanford 34 186.2 7 16 3.71 62 Bob Muncrief 31 176.1 8 14 4.90 74 26 145.2 6 8 3.58 77 1 4.0 0 0 0.00 0

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Sam Zoldak 35 171.0 9 10 3.47 36 Nels Potter 32 122.2 4 10 4.04 65 9 32.1 1 3 6.12 11

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Glen Moulder 32 4 2 2 3.82 23 19 1 0 0 4.89 10 Bud Swartz 5 0 0 0 6.75 1 Hooks Iott 4 0 1 0 16.20 6

Farm system LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Belleville

References

External links 1947 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference 1947 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com