1947 World Series
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The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning the Series in 7 games for their first title since 1943, and the 11th championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924.
Managers: Bucky Harris (New York), Burt Shotton (Brooklyn)
Umpires: Bill McGowan (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL), Eddie Rommel (AL), Larry Goetz (NL), Jim Boyer (AL: outfield only), George Magerkurth (NL: outfield only)
At the direction of Commissioner Happy Chandler, six umpires were used in the Series for the first time. In Series from 1918 through 1946, four umpires were used in the infield, with two alternates available for emergencies; however, no alternate had ever been needed, and Chandler believed they would be better used to make calls along the outfield lines. However, not until 1964 would the additional two umpires rotate into the infield during the course of the Series.
In Game 4, The Cookie Game, Yankee pitcher Bill Bevens was one out away from pitching a no-hitter, when Brooklyn's Cookie Lavagetto lined a base hit in the 9th inning, bringing home 2 runs for a miraculous 3-2 victory for the Dodgers.
Television: NBC, CBS, and DuMont
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (3) <tr><td width="33%" valign="top">
| Game | Score | Date | Attendance |
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| 1 | New York 5, Brooklyn 3 | September 30 | 73,365 |
| 2 | New York 10, Brooklyn 3 | October 1 | 69,865 |
| 3 | Brooklyn 9, New York 8 | October 2 | 33,098 |
| 4 | Brooklyn 3, New York 2 | October 3 | 33,443 |
| 5 | New York 2, Brooklyn 1 | October 4 | 34,379 |
| 6 | Brooklyn 8, New York 6 | October 5 | 74,065 |
| 7 | New York 5, Brooklyn 2 | October 6 | 71,548 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1, September 30
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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WP: Spec Shea (1-0) LP: Ralph Branca (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2, October 1
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | X | 10 | 15 | 1 |
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WP: Allie Reynolds (1-0) LP: Vic Lombardi (0-1) | ||||||||||||
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HRs: BKLYN – Dixie Walker (1) NY – Tommy Henrich (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3, October 2
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 13 | 1 |
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WP: Hugh Casey (1-0) LP: Bobo Newsom (0-1) | ||||||||||||
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HRs: NY – Joe DiMaggio (1), Yogi Berra (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4, October 3
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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WP: Hugh Casey (2-0) LP: Bill Bevens (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Baseball Lore: The Cookie Game
Game 4 of the 1947 World Series has become known as The Cookie Game due to a 9th inning, game-winning hit by Cookie Lavagetto. The Yankees entered the game leading the series two games to one and looking to take one step closer to the series title. Bill Bevens, the Yankee starter, had pitched 8 and two thirds innings of a no-hitter, a feat never before accomplished in a World Series game, and had his team lead 2-1. After walking two hitters, Al Gionfriddo and Eddie Miksis, Cookie Lavagetto entered the game for the Dodgers as a pinch hitter for Eddie Stanky. On a 1-0 fastball, Cookie lined to right field. The ball ricocheted off of a barrier and then hit Yankee right fielder Tommy Henrich in the shoulder as Gionfrido and Miksis scored. The play ended the no-hitter and won the game for the Dodgers.
Red Barber, the Dodgers radio announcer made the call:
- Stanky is being called back from the plate and Lavagetto goes up to hit... Gionfriddo walks off second, Miksis off first. They're both ready to go on anything... Two men out, last of the ninth... the pitch... swung on, there's a drive hit out toward the right field corner. Henrich is going back. He can't get it! It's off the wall for a base hit! Here comes the tying run, and here comes the winning run!
Although the hit prevented the Dodgers from being down 3 games to 1 and may have provided a momentum swing, the Yankees went on to triumph in the series by winning the deciding seventh game. The hit proved to be the last of Cookie's career.
[edit] Game 5, October 4
Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brooklyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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WP: Spec Shea (2-0) LP: Rex Barney (0-1) | ||||||||||||
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HRs: NY – Joe DiMaggio (2) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 6, October 5
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
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WP: Ralph Branca (1-1) LP: Joe Page (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 7, October 6
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Brooklyn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first World Series to be shown on television. Coverage was limited to New York City and surrounding environs.
- It was also the first World Series involving a nonwhite player, as Jackie Robinson had racially integrated Major League Baseball at the beginning of the 1947 season.
- Bucky Harris became the first manager to win the World Series with two different teams.
- Yogi Berra pinch-hit for Sherm Lollar in the 7th inning of game #3 and hit the first ever World Series pinch-hit home run off Ralph Branca.
[edit] External links
- 1947 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1947 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1947 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1947 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Cookie Lavagetto beats Bill Bevens
- Audio - Bill Bevens describes his lost no-hit bid
- Audio - Al Gionfriddo's Catch of DiMaggio's Blast
- Bill Bevens No-Hit Bid in '47 World Series
- Audio - Cookie Lavagetto breaks up Bill Bevens' No-Hit Bid in 1947 World Series
- Sporting News' Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments
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