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1947 New York Giants (MLB) season

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Start date
  
1947

General manager
  
Chub Feeney

Local television
  
WNBC

Manager
  
Mel Ott

Owner
  
Horace Stoneham

Local radio
  
WMCA (Frankie Frisch, Steve Ellis)

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1946 New York Giants (MLB) season

The 1947 New York Giants season was the franchise's 65th season. The team finished in fourth place in the National League with an 81-73 record, 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Contents

Offseason

  • December 19, 1946: Harry Danning was released by the Giants.
  • Prior to 1947 season: Nick Testa was acquired by the Giants from the Walden Hummingbirds.

    • Regular season

  • April 18: In the third inning of a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dave Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson's first major league home run.
  • April 19: 32,355 paying fans and 736 servicemen set the record for the biggest Saturday attendance at the Polo Grounds. Jackie Robinson had three at bats and had two singles and one double. The Giants still managed to win the game by a score of 4–3.

    • Between September 5 and 23, the Giants hit at least one home run in each of 19 games, the longest such streak in franchise history (considering records from 1914 onwards).

    Notable transactions

  • April 12, 1947: Jess Pike was released by the Giants.

    • Starters by position

    Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Other batters

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    Starting pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Other pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Relief pitchers

    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Farm system

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seaford

    References

    1947 New York Giants (MLB) season Wikipedia
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