# 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the team's 65th season of play overall and its 58th season of play in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers finished in first place in the National League with a record of 94–60, five games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. They advanced to the 1947 World Series against the American League champion New York Yankees, but lost the series in seven games. The Dodgers played their home games at Ebbets Field.
On April 15, Jackie Robinson started at first base for the Dodgers, breaking the baseball color line and becoming the first black player in MLB since Moses Fleetwood Walker in the 1880s. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases, and win MLB's inaugural Rookie of the Year award. This season was dramatized in the movie 42.

## Offseason

* October 2, 1946: Steve Nagy was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* October 19, 1946: Art Herring was purchased from the Dodgers by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
* December 4, 1946: Augie Galan was traded by the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Ed Heusser.
* December 5, 1946: Eddie Basinski was traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gerheauser.
* Prior to 1947 season: Marion Fricano was signed as an amateur free agent by the Dodgers.

## Regular season

Due to the suspension of Leo Durocher for a year for "conduct detrimental to baseball", coach Clyde Sukeforth managed the first 2 games of the season on an emergency basis, but declined to manage for the full season, so Burt Shotton took over as manager for the rest of the season.
The Dodgers had a home attendance of 1.8 million paying fans, a National League record at the time. On the road, the Dodgers drew 1.9 million paying fans, also a National League record at that time.

### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52‍–‍25 | 42‍–‍35 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46‍–‍31 | 43‍–‍34 |
| Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50‍–‍27 | 36‍–‍41 |
| New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45‍–‍31 | 36‍–‍42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42‍–‍35 | 31‍–‍46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36‍–‍43 | 33‍–‍42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38‍–‍38 | 24‍–‍54 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32‍–‍45 | 30‍–‍47 |

### Record vs. opponents

1947 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 |
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 |
| Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 |
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 |
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 |
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 |
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 |
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — |

### Game log

1947 Game Log: 94-60 (Home: 52-25; Away: 42-34) :
April: 8-3 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 15Braves5–3Gregg (1-0)Sain (0-1)Casey (1)26,6231-0
2April 17Braves12–6Higbe (1-0)Cooper (0-1)Casey (2)10,2522-0
3April 18@ Giants4–10Koslo (1-0)Lombardi (0-1)37,5462-1
4April 19@ Giants3–4Voiselle (1-1)Branca (0-1)52,3552-2
5April 22Phillies1–0Gregg (2-0)Leonard (1-1)9,7903-2
6April 23Phillies5–2Hatten (1-0)Judd (0-2)8,8124-2
7April 24Phillies2–0Branca (1-1)Hughes (0-2)Casey (3)11,6545-2
8April 26Giants7–3Lombardi (1-1)Voiselle (1-2)33,5656-2
9April 27Giants9–8Casey (1-0)Thompson (0-1)31,6757-2
10April 29Cubs10–6Hatten (2-0)Wyse (1-2)Casey (4)22,0308-2
11April 30Cubs1–3Lade (1-0)Branca (1-2)20,1408-3 :
May: 12-14 (Home: 5-3; Away: 7-11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
12May 1Cubs5–2Higbe (2-0)Chipman (2-1)Chandler (1)11,5339-3
13May 6Cardinals7–6Casey (2-0)Grodzicki (0-1)18,97110-3
14May 7Cardinals1–2Pollet (1-3)Lombardi (1-2)11,43510-4
15May 8Cardinals1–5Brecheen (3-1)Branca (1-3)32,32810-5
16May 9@ Phillies5–6 (11)Leonard (4-1)Casey (2-1)22,68010-6
17May 10@ Phillies4–2Hatten (3-0)Hughes (0-5)15,55611-6
18May 11@ Phillies3–7Leonard (5-1)Lombardi (1-3)--11-7
19May 11@ Phillies4–5Rowe (5-0)Chandler (0-1)Heintzelman (1)40,95211-8
20May 12Braves8–3Branca (2-3)Cooper (1-3)19,66112-8
21May 13@ Reds5–7Vander Meer (1-1)Taylor (0-1)Gumbert (2)27,16412-9
22May 14@ Reds0–2Blackwell (4-2)Hatten (3-1)6,68812-10
23May 15@ Pirates3–7Bahr (3-1)Lombardi (1-4)Bonham (2)13,47112-11
24May 16@ Pirates3–1Branca (3-3)Higbe (2-2)Casey (5)34,18413-11
25May 17@ Pirates0–4Ostermueller (3-1)Melton (0-1)17,67313-12
26May 18@ Cubs4–2Hatten (4-1)Schmitz (3-3)Casey (6)46,57214-12
27May 19@ Cubs7–8Erickson (1-1)Gregg (2-1)Schmitz (3)21,87514-13
28May 21@ Cardinals4–3 (10)Casey (3-1)Brecheen (4-2)16,24915-13
29May 23Phillies5–4Barney (1-0)Leonard (6-2)Casey (7)33,13616-13
30May 24Phillies3–4 (10)Schmidt (1-2)Casey (3-2)23,44216-14
31May 25Phillies5–3Hatten (5-1)Hughes (0-6)18,01617-14
32May 27@ Giants7–3Branca (4-3)Koslo (3-2)51,78018-14
33May 28@ Giants14–2Taylor (1-1)Jansen (3-1)28,26019-14
34May 29@ Giants4–5Hartung (4-0)Hatten (5-2)Trinkle (4)24,27419-15
35May 30@ Braves3–6Spahn (8-0)Barney (1-1)--19-16
36May 30@ Braves0–3Barrett (2-3)Lombardi (1-5)30,53519-17
37May 31@ Braves5–0Branca (5-3)Lanfranconi (0-1)23,27520-17 :
June: 18-11 (Home: 8-4; Away: 10-7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
38June 1Cardinals6–1Taylor (2-1)Brecheen (5-3)34,10921-17
39June 2Cardinals4–5 (10)Pollet (3-6)Branca (5-4)17,71921-18
40June 3Pirates11–6Barney (2-1)Higbe (3-5)Casey (8)--22-18
41June 3Pirates8–7Barney (3-1)Roe (2-3)27,24423-18
42June 4Pirates9–4Branca (6-4)Singleton (1-1)32,28724-18
43June 5Pirates3–0Taylor (3-1)Ostermueller (4-2)24,97725-18
44June 6Cubs6–2Hatten (6-2)Wyse (2-5)31,55526-18
45June 9Reds6–9Gumbert (5-2)Lombardi (1-6)Peterson (1)32,86426-19
46June 10Reds1–3Blackwell (8-2)Branca (6-5)--26-20
47June 10Reds6–5Branca (7-5)Lively (0-2)33,04527-20
48June 11Reds4–5Riddle (1-0)Hatten (6-3)Gumbert (4)18,40327-21
49June 13@ Cardinals0–3Munger (5-1)Taylor (3-2)25,60627-22
50June 14@ Cardinals3–5Brazle (5-3)Branca (7-6)9,19027-23
51June 14@ Cardinals2–12Brecheen (8-3)Barney (3-2)26,00527-24
52June 15@ Cardinals3–11Pollet (4-7)Hatten (6-4)29,68627-25
53June 16@ Cubs2–1Taylor (4-2)Lade (4-3)20,09728-25
54June 18@ Cubs5–3Hatten (7-4)Borowy (7-3)Casey (9)23,31329-25
55June 19@ Cubs5–1Branca (8-6)Schmitz (4-8)19,93230-25
56June 21@ Reds6–5Casey (4-2)Gumbert (5-3)11,80731-25
57June 22@ Reds0–4Blackwell (11-2)Hatten (7-5)--31-26
58June 22@ Reds9–8Lombardi (2-6)Walters (3-4)Gregg (1)31,20432-26
59June 24@ Pirates4–2Branca (9-6)Ostermueller (5-4)35,33133-26
60June 25@ Pirates6–2Taylor (5-2)Higbe (4-7)10,31334-26
61June 26Braves8–6Branca (10-6)Johnson (2-4)33,10235-26
62June 27@ Braves8–5Barney (4-2)Voiselle (1-5)Behrman (1)35,80136-26
63June 28@ Braves4–5Lanfranconi (1-1)Behrman (0-3)11,93036-27
64June 29@ Giants4–3Taylor (6-2)Iott (1-1)--37-27
65June 29@ Giants5–9Trinkle (5-1)Gregg (2-2)52,14737-28
66June 30@ Phillies7–4Barney (5-2)Rowe (8-3)Behrman (2)28,51538-28 :
July: 25-8 (Home: 14-7; Away: 11-1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
67July 1@ Phillies3–5Schanz (2-1)King (0-1)Donnelly (4)10,64438-29
68July 2Giants11–3Branca (11-6)Kennedy (6-4)33,31339-29
69July 3Giants2–19Koslo (8-4)Gregg (2-3)27,93839-30
70July 4Giants16–7 (8)Casey (5-2)Trinkle (5-2)Branca (1)20,56540-30
71July 4Giants4–3Taylor (7-2)M. Cooper (3-8)32,33241-30
72July 5Braves1–4Voiselle (3-5)Lombardi (2-7)20,59641-31
73July 6Braves4–0Branca (12-6)Barrett (6-6)26,36342-31
–July 814th All-Star GameAmerican League vs. National League (Wrigley Field, Chicago)
74July 10Cubs5–3Branca (13-6)Borowy (8-4)Casey (10)--43-31
75July 10Cubs4–3 (10)Branca (14-6)Meyer (3-2)35,87644-31
76July 11Cubs5–0Lombardi (3-7)Passeau (0-2)31,50845-31
77July 12Cubs7–2Hatten (8-5)Lade (6-6)--46-31
78July 12Cubs6–5Casey (6-2)Borowy (8-5)27,73647-31
79July 13Reds9–1King (1-1)Peterson (3-7)23,01848-31
80July 14Reds1–9Lively (2-2)Branca (14-7)29,37948-32
81July 15Pirates4–12Roe (3-7)Taylor (7-3)--48-33
82July 15Pirates3–9Bagby (3-3)Hatten (8-6)25,59448-34
83July 16Pirates10–6Behrman (1-3)Bonham (7-3)Taylor (1)27,75649-34
84July 17Pirates1–7Queen (1-0)King (1-2)9,13349-35
85July 18Cardinals7–0Branca (15-7)Munger (8-3)32,73450-35
86July 19Cardinals5–7Dickson (5-10)Lombardi (3-8)15,68550-36
87July 20Cardinals3–333,42050-36
88July 21Reds7–4Lombardi (4-8)Gumbert (7-6)Behrman (3)--51-36
89July 21Reds4–3Hatten (9-6)Peterson (3-8)35,09252-36
90July 22@ Reds12–1Branca (16-7)Lively (2-4)31,80853-36
91July 23@ Reds5–2Behrman (2-3)Raffensberger (3-7)Casey (11)12,52854-36
92July 24@ Reds6–1Lombardi (5-8)Vander Meer (4-8)13,67655-36
93July 25@ Pirates4–1Taylor (8-3)Queen (1-1)42,01456-36
94July 26@ Pirates6–4Casey (7-2)Strincevich (1-5)17,60657-36
95July 27@ Pirates8–4Behrman (3-3)Ostermueller (8-6)Casey (12)--58-36
96July 27@ Pirates11–4 (7)Gregg (3-3)Higbe (7-10)42,71659-36
97July 28@ Cubs4–0Hatten (10-6)Schmitz (5-13)25,05260-36
98July 29@ Cardinals4–0Taylor (9-3)Dickson (6-11)32,41961-36
99July 30@ Cardinals11–10 (10) King (2-2)Hearn (7-4)31,70962-36
100July 31@ Cardinals2–1Lombardi (6-8)Pollet (6-9)21,87363-36 :
August: 19-13 (Home: 15-6; Away: 4-7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
101August 1@ Cubs8–10Kush (5-1)Casey (7-3)24,31963-37
102August 2@ Cubs7–12Erickson (6-4)Taylor (9-4)34,10863-38
103August 3@ Cubs0–6Schmitz (6-13)Branca (16-8)41,12063-39
104August 4@ Braves4–2 (10)Casey (8-3)Voiselle (3-11)23,82864-39
105August 5@ Braves2–4Sain (15-7)Gregg (3-4)20,65864-40
106August 6@ Braves3–7Spahn (14-6)Hatten (10-7)32,25264-41
107August 7@ Braves1–3Barrett (9-8)Taylor (9-5)16,97164-42
108August 8Phillies5–0Branca (17-8)Leonard (12-7)32,17065-42
109August 9Phillies3–5Rowe (10-8)Lombardi (6-9)Jurisich (1)23,09565-43
110August 10Phillies2–0Hatten (11-7)Donnelly (1-4)24,83066-43
111August 12Braves2–9Voiselle (4-11)Branca (17-9)Shoun (1)38,79466-44
112August 13Braves10–5King (3-2)Johnson (3-7)25,68467-44
113August 14Braves1–0Lombardi (7-9)Spahn (14-8)18,57168-44
114August 15@ Phillies8–1Hatten (12-7)Rowe (10-9)26,06069-44
115August 16@ Phillies5–4Casey (9-3)Judd (1-12)Behrman (4)9,85970-44
116August 17@ Phillies0–4Leonard (14-7)King (3-3)--70-45
117August 17@ Phillies7–5Casey (10-3)Jurisich (1-5)Lombardi (1)32,22071-45
118August 18Cardinals7–5Lombardi (8-9)Pollet (7-11)Casey (13)32,78172-45
119August 18Cardinals12–3Taylor (10-5)Brecheen (14-7)Lombardi (2)33,72373-45
120August 19Cardinals3–11Brazle (10-6)Behrman (3-4)Hearn (1)33,46573-46
121August 20Cardinals2–3 (12)Pollet (8-11)Casey (10-4)Munger (3)25,76273-47
122August 21Reds8–1King (4-3)Blackwell (19-6)14,57774-47
123August 22Reds6–5 (12)Behrman (4-4)Gumbert (8-8)14,83675-47
124August 23Reds8–5Lombardi (9-9)Vander Meer (6-13)30,04176-47
125August 24Pirates3–1Branca (18-9)Bonham (9-7)Casey (14)33,20777-47
126August 25Pirates11–10King (5-3)Higbe (10-13)Casey (15)20,16678-47
127August 26Pirates3–16Ostermueller (12-7)Gregg (3-5)24,06978-48
128August 27Cubs3–6Schmitz (9-16)Hatten (12-8)13,11778-49
129August 28Cubs6–2Lombardi (10-9)Wyse (5-8)Behrman (5)22,37579-49
130August 29Giants6–3Branca (19-9)Koslo (14-9)34,56880-49
131August 30Giants3–1King (6-3)Trinkle (6-4)Casey (16)37,51281-49
132August 31Giants10–4Behrman (5-4)Kennedy (9-11)Lombardi (3)33,83782-49 :
September: 12-11 (Home: 2-4; Away: 10-7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1Phillies5–0Hatten (13-8)Hughes (4-10)28,15383-49
134September 1Phillies0–5Judd (3-13)Branca (19-10)35,46883-50
135September 4@ Giants2–0Lombardi (11-9)Hansen (0-4)49,20384-50
136September 5@ Giants7–6Haugstad (1-0)Jansen (17-5)Casey (17)23,47585-50
137September 6@ Giants2–3Poat (3-0)Branca (19-11)43,08585-51
138September 7@ Giants6–7Koslo (15-9)King (6-4)Trinkle (9)50,63885-52
139September 9@ Cubs3–4Schmitz (10-17)Lombardi (11-10)Erickson (1)25,98885-53
140September 10@ Cubs5–1Hatten (14-8)Chipman (6-5)Casey (18)21,59486-53
141September 11@ Cardinals4–3Branca (20-11)Brecheen (15-10)Behrman (6)20,45287-53
142September 12@ Cardinals7–8Wilks (4-0)Behrman (5-5)31,95787-54
143September 13@ Cardinals8–7Lombardi (12-10)Dickson (12-14)Behrman (7)33,51088-54
144September 14@ Reds13–2Hatten (15-8)Peterson (5-13)--89-54
145September 14@ Reds6–3Hatten (16-8)Gumbert (10-9)34,62390-54
146September 16@ Reds7–3Branca (21-11)Walters (8-8)8,26191-54
147September 17@ Pirates4–2Gregg (4-5)Ostermueller (12-9)Behrman (8)33,91692-54
148September 18@ Pirates7–8Higbe (13-15)King (6-5)15,44092-55
149September 20Braves1–8Sain (20-11)Lombardi (12-11)29,76292-56
150September 21Braves0–4Spahn (20-10)Branca (21-12)34,12892-57
151September 23Giants6–1Hatten (17-8)Jones (1-2)Bankhead (1)26,12393-57
152September 24Giants5–6Beggs (3-5)Ramsdell (0-1)Trinkle (10)16,99093-58
153September 25@ Phillies5–2 (10)Ramsdell (1-1)Leonard (17-12)22,73694-58
154September 27@ Braves1–2Martin (1-0)Palica (0-1)7,72094-59
155September 28@ Braves2–3Sain (21-12)Banta (0-1)25,51194-60 :

### Opening Day lineup

| Name | Position |
| Eddie Stanky | Second baseman |
| Jackie Robinson | First baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center fielder |
| Dixie Walker | Right fielder |
| Gene Hermanski | Left fielder |
| Bruce Edwards | Catcher |
| Spider Jorgensen | Third baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Joe Hatten | Starting pitcher |

### Season summary
#### April

On Opening Day, Jackie Robinson made his debut as the Dodgers' first baseman. He went 0-for-3, scoring a run. He also had one sacrifice hit and grounded into a double play before being replaced late in the game by Howie Schultz. In the field, he had 11 putouts without an error. During a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 22, Robinson committed an error for the first time in his major league career.

#### May

On May 13, Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. The Reds won the game 7–5. Despite the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run. Various racial slurs were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd. 46,572 paying fans (while there were 20,000 fans outside) on May 18 came to Chicago's Wrigley Field to see Robinson play against the Cubs. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–2.

#### June

Against the Pirates on June 24, Robinson stole home plate for the first time in his career. The Pirates catcher was Dixie Howell, who had started the season in Brooklyn's farm system.

#### July

The Dodgers had five players selected to the All-Star Game: Dixie Walker, Ralph Branca, Bruce Edwards, Eddie Stanky, and Pee Wee Reese.

#### August

On August 20, St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Enos Slaughter stepped on Robinson’s foot and it got injured. He fell down to the ground and all of his teammates stood up for him and shouted back at the Cardinals.

#### September

On September 11, Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola and Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. Umpire Beans Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped. The incident was later part of a children's book titled In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord. Against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 17, Robinson hit a home run off Fritz Ostermueller. That day, the Dodgers won the NL Pennant, sending them to the World Series.

### Notable transactions

* May 3, 1947: Kirby Higbe, Hank Behrman, Cal McLish, Gene Mauch and Dixie Howell were traded by the Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and cash.
* May 10, 1947: Howie Schultz was purchased from the Dodgers by the Philadelphia Phillies.
* May 13, 1947: Tommy Tatum was purchased from the Dodgers by the Cincinnati Reds.

### Roster
## 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 | Bruce Edwards | 130 | 471 | 139 | .295 | 9 | 80 |
| 1B | Jackie Robinson | 151 | 590 | 175 | .297 | 12 | 48 |
| 2B | Eddie Stanky | 146 | 559 | 141 | .252 | 3 | 53 |
| 3B | Spider Jorgensen | 129 | 441 | 121 | .274 | 5 | 67 |
| SS | Pee Wee Reese | 142 | 476 | 135 | .284 | 12 | 73 |
| OF | Dixie Walker | 148 | 529 | 162 | .306 | 9 | 94 |
| OF | Pete Reiser | 110 | 388 | 120 | .309 | 5 | 46 |
| OF | Carl Furillo | 124 | 437 | 129 | .295 | 8 | 88 |

#### 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 |
| Gene Hermanski | 79 | 189 | 52 | .275 | 7 | 39 |
| Arky Vaughan | 64 | 126 | 41 | .325 | 2 | 25 |
| Eddie Miksis | 45 | 86 | 23 | .267 | 4 | 10 |
| Duke Snider | 40 | 83 | 20 | .241 | 0 | 5 |
| Stan Rojek | 32 | 80 | 21 | .263 | 0 | 7 |
| Gil Hodges | 28 | 77 | 12 | .156 | 1 | 7 |
| Cookie Lavagetto | 41 | 69 | 18 | .261 | 3 | 11 |
| Al Gionfriddo | 37 | 62 | 11 | .177 | 0 | 6 |
| Bobby Bragan | 25 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommy Brown | 15 | 34 | 8 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Lund | 11 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Stevens | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Whitman | 4 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Marv Rackley | 18 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Tatum | 4 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Schultz | 2 | 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 |
| Ralph Branca | 43 | 280.0 | 21 | 12 | 2.67 | 148 |
| Joe Hatten | 42 | 225.1 | 17 | 8 | 3.63 | 76 |
| Kirby Higbe | 4 | 15.2 | 2 | 0 | 5.17 | 10 |

#### 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 |
| Vic Lombardi | 33 | 174.2 | 12 | 11 | 2.99 | 72 |
| Harry Taylor | 33 | 162.0 | 10 | 5 | 3.11 | 58 |
| Hal Gregg | 37 | 104.1 | 4 | 5 | 5.87 | 59 |
| Clyde King | 29 | 87.2 | 6 | 5 | 2.77 | 31 |
| Rex Barney | 28 | 77.2 | 5 | 2 | 4.75 | 36 |
| Jack Banta | 3 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.04 | 3 |
| Rube Melton | 4 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Hugh Casey | 46 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 3.99 | 40 |
| Hank Behrman | 38 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5.30 | 31 |
| Ed Chandler | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.37 | 8 |
| Phil Haugstad | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 4 |
| Dan Bankhead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.20 | 6 |
| George Dockins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.81 | 1 |
| Erv Palica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Willie Ramsdell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 |
| Johnny Van Cuyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 2 |

## Postseason
### Game log

Legend :
| | Dodgers win |
| | Dodgers loss |
| Bold | Dodgers team member |
1947 Postseason Game Log: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3) :
World Series: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1September 30@ YankeesL 3–5Shea (1–0)Branca (0–1)Page (1)73,3650–1L1
2October 1@ YankeesL 3–10Reynolds (1–0)Lombardi (0–1)–69,8650–2L2
3October 2YankeesW 9–8Casey (1–0)Newsom (0–1)–33,0981–2W1
4October 3YankeesW 3–2Casey (2–0)Bevens (0–1)–33,4432–2W2
5October 4YankeesL 1–2Shea (2–0)Barney (0–1)–34,3792–3L1
6October 5@ YankeesW 8–6Branca (1–1)Page (0–1)Casey (1)74,0653–3W1
7October 6@ YankeesL 2–5Page (1–1)Gregg (0–1)–71,5483–4L1 :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
World Series
Pitchers: 23 Dan Bankhead 11 Jack Banta 26 Rex Barney 20 Ralph Branca 25 Hugh Casey 28 Hal Gregg 19 Joe Hatten 20 Phil Haugstad 21 Clyde King 18 Vic Lombardi 40 Erv Palica 32 Willie Ramsdell 41 Harry Taylor 43 Johnny Van Cuyk
Catchers: 24 Bobby Bragan 10 Bruce Edwards 14 Gil Hodges
Infielders: 21 Spider Jorgensen 5 Cookie Lavagetto 1 Pee Wee Reese 42 Jackie Robinson 12 Eddie Stanky
Outfielders: 6 Carl Furillo 22 Gene Hermanski 7 Pete Reiser 4 Duke Snider 11 Dixie Walker :

## Awards and honors

* 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
** Dixie Walker starter
** Ralph Branca reserve
** Bruce Edwards reserve
** Pee Wee Reese reserve
** Eddie Stanky reserve
* Rookie of the Year Award
** Jackie Robinson
* TSN Major League Executive of the Year
** Branch Rickey
* TSN Major League All-Star Team
** Ralph Branca
* TSN Rookie of the Year Award
** Jackie Robinson

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Montreal Royals | International League | Clay Hopper |
| AAA | St. Paul Saints | American Association | Herman Franks Curt Davis |
| AA | Ft. Worth Cats | Texas League | Les Burge |
| AA | Mobile Bears | Southern Association | Alfred Todd |
| A | Greenville Spinners | South Atlantic League | Frenchy Bordagaray Pepper Martin |
| A | Pueblo Dodgers | Western League | Walter Alston |
| B | Asheville Tourists | Tri-State League | William Sayles |
| B | Danville Dodgers | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Paul Chervinko |
| B | Nashua Dodgers | New England League | John Dantonio |
| B | Newport News Dodgers | Piedmont League | John Fitzpatrick |
| B | Spokane Indians | Western International League | Ben Geraghty |
| C | Abilene Blue Sox | West Texas–New Mexico League | Art Bowland Hayden Greer |
| C | Greenwood Dodgers | Cotton States League | Jim Bivin |
| C | Johnstown Johnnies | Middle Atlantic League | Jay Kirke, Jr. |
| C | Santa Barbara Dodgers | California League | Ray Hathaway |
| D | Trois-Rivières Royals | Canadian–American League | Lou Rochelli |
| D | Cambridge Dodgers | Eastern Shore League | Roy Nichols |
| D | Kingston Dodgers | North Atlantic League | George Scherger |
| D | Olean Oilers | Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League | Greg Mulleavy |
| D | Ponca City Dodgers | Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League | Boyd Bartley |
| D | Pulaski Counts | Appalachian League | Larry Kinzer |
| D | Valdosta Dodgers | Georgia–Florida League | Hugh Holliday |
| D | Zanesville Dodgers | Ohio–Indiana League | Clay Bryant |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mobile, Pueblo, Nashua, Spokane, Greenwood, Zanesville