1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season
On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and win Major League Baseball's inaugural Rookie of the Year award. The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1947 World Series. This season was dramatized in the movie "42". 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 road, the Dodgers drew 1.9 million paying fans, also a National League record at that time. 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" Other batters. "Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in" Pitching. 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" 1947 World Series. Game 1. September 30, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Game 2. October 1, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Game 3. October 2, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Game 4. October 3, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Game 5. October 4, 1947, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York Game 6. October 5, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Game 7. October 6, 1947, at Yankee Stadium in New York City