1947 South Atlantic League season

1947 South Atlantic League season
League	South Atlantic League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – September 10
Number of games	154
Number of teams	8
Regular season
League champions	Columbus Cardinals
Playoffs
League champions	Savannah Indians
Runners-up	Augusta Tigers

The 1947 South Atlantic League was a Class A baseball season played between April 14 and September 10. Eight teams played a 154-game schedule, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.

The Savannah Indians won the South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in the final round of the playoffs.

Team changes

• The Greenville Spinners ended their affiliation with the Chicago White Sox and began a new affiliation with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Teams

1947 South Atlantic League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Augusta Tigers	Augusta, Georgia	New York Yankees	Municipal Stadium
Charleston Rebels	Charleston, South Carolina	None	College Park
Columbia Reds	Columbia, South Carolina	Cincinnati Reds	Capital City Stadium
Columbus Cardinals	Columbus, Georgia	St. Louis Cardinals	Golden Park
Greenville Spinners	Greenville, South Carolina	Brooklyn Dodgers	Meadowbrook Park
Jacksonville Tars	Jacksonville, Florida	New York Giants	Durkee Field
Macon Peaches	Macon, Georgia	Chicago Cubs	Luther Williams Field
Savannah Indians	Savannah, Georgia	Philadelphia Athletics	Grayson Stadium

Map of teams

Augusta

Charleston

Columbia

Columbus

Greenville

Jackson-
ville

Macon

Savannah

South Atlantic League teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Columbus Cardinals finish the season with the best record for the second consecutive season.

Standings

South Atlantic League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Columbus Cardinals	88	65	.575	–
Savannah Indians	85	66	.563	2
Charleston Rebels	83	69	.546	4.5
Augusta Tigers	81	69	.540	5.5
Greenville Spinners	77	77	.500	11.5
Macon Peaches	70	82	.461	17.5
Jacksonville Tars	66	87	.431	22
Columbia Reds	59	94	.386	29

League Leaders

Batting leaders

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Ralph Brown, Augusta Tigers	.356
H	Ralph Brown, Augusta Tigers	228
R	Ralph Brown, Augusta Tigers	115
2B	Ralph Brown, Augusta Tigers	45
3B	Ed Mutryn, Savannah Indians	24
HR	Bill Hockenbury, Savannah Indians Lloyd Lowe, Columbus Cardinals	19
RBI	Walter Schuerbaum, Augusta Tigers	118
SB	Eddie Pullins, Columbus Cardinals	52

Pitching leaders

Stat	Player	Total
W	Lou Brissie, Savannah Indians	23
ERA	Lou Brissie, Savannah Indians	1.91
CG	Lou Brissie, Savannah Indians	25
SHO	Mike Clark, Columbus Cardinals Bobo Holloman, Macon Peaches Lee Peterson, Columbus Cardinals	4
IP	Bobo Holloman, Macon Peaches	294.0
SO	Lou Brissie, Savannah Indians	278

Playoffs

• The Savannah Indians won their fifth South Atlantic League championship, defeating the Augusta Tigers in five games.

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Columbus	2
	4	Augusta	4
						4	Augusta	1
						2	Savannah	4
	2	Savannah	4
	3	Charleston	3

See also

• 1947 Major League Baseball season

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website