1947 New York Giants (MLB) season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Offseason

December 19, 1946: Harry Danning
Harry Danning
Harry Danning, nicknamed Harry the Horse was a professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, and was considered one of the top defensive catchers of his era. He batted and threw right-handed...

was released by the Giants.
Prior to 1947 season: Nick Testa
Nick Testa
Nicholas Testa is a former professional baseball catcher and coach. He played briefly in both Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball....

was acquired by the Giants from the Walden Hummingbirds
Walden Hummingbirds
The Walden Hummingbirds were a North Atlantic League baseball team based in Walden, New York, USA that played for part of the 1946 season. Managed by Frank Novosel and Lou Haneles, they moved from Newburgh, New York after being a road team for a spell. They went 23-84.To date, they are the only...

.

Regular season

April 18: In the third inning of a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers
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 since . Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the very first Rookie of the Year...

, Dave Koslo
Dave Koslo
George Bernard "Dave" Koslo was a former professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of twelve seasons with the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Braves. On April 18, 1947, Koslo gave up Jackie Robinson’s first major league home run, hit in the third inning...

gave up Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...

’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
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

. Jackie Robinson had three at bat
At bat
In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. It is a more restricted definition of a plate appearance...

s and had two singles and one double. The Giants still managed to win the game by a score of 4-3.

Roster

1947 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	140	515	157	.305	35	122
1B	154	586	177	.302	51	138
2B	130	531	142	.267	17	59
3B	112	329	79	.240	11	35
SS	138	547	157	.287	7	49
OF	130	437	119	.272	13	57
OF	155	587	171	.291	36	107
OF	138	545	154	.283	29	85

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
	4	4	0	.000	0	0

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
	39	217.1	15	10	4.39	86

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

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
	1	0	0	0	9.00	0

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Seaford

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