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1947 Philadelphia Athletics
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (Since 1909) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1901)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
Local television	WPTZ
Local radio	WIBG (By Saam, Chuck Thompson)

The Philadelphia Athletics' 1947 season involved the A's finishing 5th in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses. Except for a 5th place finish in 1944, the A’s finished in last or next-to-last place every year from 1935–1946. In 1947, Connie Mack not only got the A’s out of last place, but actually finished with a winning record for the first time in 14 years.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

December, 1946: Lou Brissie was signed as an amateur free agent by the Athletics.^[1]
December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers from the Athletics by the St. Louis Cardinals.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Detroit Tigers	85	69	.552	12
Boston Red Sox	83	71	.539	14
Cleveland Indians	80	74	.519	17
Philadelphia Athletics	78	76	.506	19
Chicago White Sox	70	84	.455	27
Washington Senators	64	90	.416	33
St. Louis Browns	59	95	.383	38

Roster

1947 Philadelphia Athletics roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

6,41 Dick Adams
15 Pat Cooper
5 Ferris Fain
28 Nellie Fox
2,15 Gene Handley
1 Eddie Joost
3 Hank Majeski
6,14 Don Richmond
31 Mickey Rutner
12 Pete Suder

Outfielders

11,47 George Binks
4 Sam Chapman
15,30,39 Austin Knickerbocker
28 Chet Laabs
7 Barney McCosky
10,21 Elmer Valo

Other batters

20,30 Tom Kirk
31,45 Ray Poole

Manager

-- Connie Mack

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	Rosar, BuddyBuddy Rosar	102	359	93	.259	1	33
1B	Fain, FerrisFerris Fain	136	461	134	.291	7	71
2B	Suder, PetePete Suder	145	528	127	.241	5	60
3B	Majeski, HankHank Majeski	141	479	134	.280	8	72
SS	Joost, EddieEddie Joost	151	540	111	.206	13	64
OF	Valo, ElmerElmer Valo	112	370	111	.300	5	36
OF	McCosky, BarneyBarney McCosky	137	546	179	.328	1	52
OF	Chapman, SamSam Chapman	149	551	139	.252	14	83

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

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
Brissie, LouLou Brissie	1	7	0	1	6.43	4

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
Savage, BobBob Savage	44	146	8	10	3.76	56

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
Christopher, RussRuss Christopher	44	10	7	12	2.90	33

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Birmingham Barons	Southern Association	Dick Porter
A	Savannah Indians	Sally League	Tom Oliver and Jimmy Adair
A	Lincoln Athletics	Western League	Ham Schulte and Tom Oliver
B	Lancaster Red Roses	Interstate League	Charlie English and Clayton Sheedy
C	Martinsville Athletics	Carolina League	Joe Glenn and Woody Wheaton
C	Moline A's	Central Association	Woody Wheaton and Joe Glenn
C	Niagara Falls Fronters	Middle Atlantic League	Steve Mizerak
D	Welch Miners	Appalachian League	Walter Youse and Joe Bird
D	Federalsburg A's	Eastern Shore League	Pep Rambert
D	Nyack Rockies	North Atlantic League	Emil Schwab
D	Lexington Indians	North Carolina State League	Homer Lee Cox
D	Red Springs Red Robins	Tobacco State League	Red Norris

Notes

^ Lou Brissie page at Baseball Reference
^ Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1947 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1947 All-Star Game • 1947 World Series

Oakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • Players • Owners • Managers • Broadcasters

Ballparks

Columbia Park • Shibe Park • Municipal Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Cashman Field • Cisco Field (past proposed)
Spring Training: Barrs Field • Terry Park Ballfield • Wilmington Park • Connie Mack Field • McKechnie Field • Scottsdale Stadium I • Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture & Lore

Philadelphia Athletics (NFL) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame • Athletics Nation • Charlie-O • Bash Brothers • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake • Stomper • $100,000 Infield • The Mack Attack • "Holy Toledo!" • Billyball • Celebration • White Cleats • Moneyball

Rivalries

City Series • Bay Bridge Series

Important Figures

Connie Mack • Nap Lajoie • Chief Bender • Rube Waddell • Eddie Collins • Home Run Baker • Eddie Plank • Al Simmons • Jimmie Foxx • Lefty Grove • Mickey Cochrane • Charlie O. Finley • Reggie Jackson • Catfish Hunter • Vida Blue • Bert Campaneris • Rollie Fingers • Sal Bando • Gene Tenace • Dwayne Murphy • Rickey Henderson • Walter A. Haas, Jr. • Carney Lansford • Tony La Russa • José Canseco • Mark McGwire • Dennis Eckersley • Dave Stewart • Bob Welch • Jason Giambi • Miguel Tejada • Barry Zito • Eric Chavez • Billy Beane • Billy Martin

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9 • 24 • 27 • 34 • 42 • 43

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