1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season
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| 1947 National League Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | James & Dearie Mulvey, Walter O'Malley, Branch Rickey, John L. Smith |
| General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
| Manager(s) | Clyde Sukeforth, Burt Shotton |
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WHN Red Barber, Connie Desmond |
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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 be named the very first African-American Rookie of the Year. 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.
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.
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