This article is about the 1947 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1947 in baseball.
Sports season
1947 MLB season
League
Major League Baseball
Sport
Baseball
Duration
April 15 – October 6, 1947
Number of games
154
Number of teams
16
Regular season
Season MVP
AL: Joe DiMaggio (NYY) NL: Bob Elliott (BSB)
AL champions
New York Yankees
AL runners-up
Detroit Tigers
NL champions
Brooklyn Dodgers
NL runners-up
St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions
New York Yankees
Runners-up
Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB seasons
← 1946
1948 →
The 1947 Major League Baseball season, was contested from April 15 through October 6, 1947. The American League and National League both featured eight teams, with each team playing a 154-game schedule. The World Series was contested between the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in seven games, capturing the 11th championship in franchise history.
On April 15, Opening Day for the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was in the Dodgers' lineup, playing first base against the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field.[1] His appearance in a major league game broke the baseball color line, the practice of excluding players of black African descent. Later in the season, Larry Doby debuted with the Cleveland Indians on July 5, becoming the first black player in the American League.[2]
^Spatz, Lyle. "April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson's major league debut". SABR. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^McMurray, John. "Larry Doby". SABR. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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