The 1947 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 65th season in the history of the franchise. The Phillies finished in 7th place in the

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with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses. It was the first season for Phillies television broadcasts, which debuted on WPTZ.

Offseason

* Prior to 1947 season:

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was acquired from the Phillies by the

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. On July 27, 1946, the City of Clearwater had announced that the Phillies had accepted Clearwater's invitation to train at

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in 1947 on a one-year agreement. On March 7, 1947, the Phillies and city signed a 10-year deal for the Phillies to train in Clearwater. The Phillies lost their first spring training game in 1947 at Athletic Field to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 13–1. The Phillies' attendance that spring was 13,291 which was ninth out of the ten teams training in Florida.

Regular season

*April 22: During a game against the

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, Phillies manager Ben Chapman hurled racial slurs at

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. Commissioner

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warned the franchise to keep the manager under control or face disciplinary action. Of note, it was the first major league game in which Robinson committed an error. *June 2: The Phillies travel to Egypt, Pennsylvania to recruit

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and play a team of all-star high school players from the

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. The game was played on the opening day of Egypt Memorial Park, June 2, 1947, in front of a crowd of 4,500. Simmons struck out eleven and the game ended in a 4–4 tie (a late-game error was the only thing that prevented the high school team from winning).

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 3, 1947:

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was traded by the Phillies to the

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for Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt.

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''

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''

Farm system

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Notes

References

1947 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
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