1947 American Association Playoffs Leaderboard

1947 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

PLAYOFF SERIES LEADERBOARD

1947 Playoff Teams
(by pos. in final standings)

1. Kansas City Blues
2. Louisville Colonels
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Minneapolis Millers

Dates
Semifinals: Sept. 9 to Sept. 16
Final Round: Sept. 19 to Sept. 25



PLAYER RECORDS

Runs
11 - Chuck Koney, Louisville

Hits
24 - Al Dark, Milwaukee

Doubles
8 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville

Triples
2 - Chuck Koney, Louisville
2 - Danny Murtaugh, Milwaukee
2 - Frank Trechock, Minneapolis

Home Runs
4 - Bud Kimball, Louisville

Runs Batted In
16 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville

Batting Average (min. 30 at-bats)
.408 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville (20/49)

Total Bases
38 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville

Slugging Percentage
.857 - Bud Souchock, Kansas City

Hitting Streak
9 games - Paul Campbell, Louisville


FIELDING

Assists
47 - Chuck Koney (2b), Louisville

Infield Putouts*
38 - Chuck Koney (2b), Louisville

Outfield Putouts
31 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville

*excluding first-basemen



1947 SINGLE-GAME PLAYOFF RECORDS

Runs
4 - Johnny McCarthy (Minneapolis)

Hits
4 - Paul Campbell, Louisville (4/4)
4 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville (4/4)
(seven with four hits in 5+ at-bats)

Runs Batted In
4 - seven players


FIELDING

Putouts - 1b
16 - Bud Souchock, Kansas City

Putouts - INF
7 - Skippy Roberge (2b), Milwaukee

Putouts - OF
6 - Bud Stewart (lf), Kansas City
6 - Augie Bergamo (cf), Louisville
6 - Ray Fletcher (cf), Milwaukee

Assists
8 - Al Dark (ss), Milwaukee
8 - Odie Strain (ss), Kansas City




1947 FINAL ROUND CONTESTANTS
COMBINED PLAYOFF RECORD
Louisville (2nd) vs. Milwaukee (3rd)

SCORING

Team Runs
75 - Louisville scored 75 runs (14 games)
55 - Milwaukee scored 55 runs (13 games)

Opponent Runs
75 vs. Louisville
71 vs. Milwaukee

Team vs. Opponent Runs Per Game
5.36 to 5.36 (Kansas City vs. Opp.)
4.23 to 5.46 (Milwaukee vs. Opp.)

Hi-Game Run Totals
12 - Milwaukee, Game 2, Finals at Louisville
11 - Louisville, Game 6, Finals at Milwaukee


GAME OUTCOMES

Winning/Losing Streaks
3 games won - Milwaukee
3 games lost - Milwaukee

Game Outcome Sequence
Milwaukee
W-W-L-L-L-W-W-W-L-L-W-L-W
Louisville
W-L-W-W-L-L-W-L-L-W-W-L-W-L



BATTING

Team Batting Average
.293 - Louisville
.287 - Milwaukee

Team Slugging Percentage
.414 - Louisville
.387 - Milwaukee

COMBINED PLAYER RECORDS

Leaders in Run Scoring
11 - Chuck Koney, Louisville
10 - Al Dark, Milwaukee

Leaders in Batting Average (min. 35 at-bats)
.408 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville (20/49)
.407 - Al Dark, Milwaukee (24/59)

Leaders in Total Bases
59 - Al Dark, Milwaukee
57 - Chuck Koney, Louisville

Leaders in Slugging Pct. (min. 35 at-bats)
.857 - Jim Gleeson, Louisville



1947 FINAL ROUND RECORDS
Milwaukee defeated Louisville in 7 games

TEAM RECORDS

SCORING

Runs
34 - Louisville
31 - Milwaukee

Runs Per Game
4.86  - Louisville
4.43 - Milwaukee

Hi-Game Run Totals
12 - Milwaukee, Game 5
10 - Kansas City, Game 6

Biggest Inning
5 runs: Milwaukee at Louisville, Game 1, 6th inning
(for a 5-2 lead)
Louisville scored 4 runs in each of three innings

Maximum Consecutive Scoring Sequence
(inc. game-to-game)
Neither team scored in more than two consecutive innings

Maximum Consecutive Scoreless Sequence
(inc. game-to-game)
Louisville: 6 innings (twice)
Milwaukee: 6 innings

First Team to Score
Louisville: Games 1-2-5, lost
Milwaukee: Game 3, lost



TEAM HITTING

Batting Average
.299 - Louisville
.301 - Milwaukee

Hi-game Batting Average
.395 - Louisville, Game 6
.465 - Milwaukee, Game 2

Doubles
12 - Louisville
11 - Milwaukee

Triples
3 - Louisville
3 - Milwaukee

Home Runs
6 - Louisville
2 - Milwaukee

Slugging Pct.
.447 - Louisville
.387 - Milwaukee

Total Bases
109 - Louisville
98 - Milwaukee

Left on Base
57 - Louisville
61 - Milwaukee



PITCHING

Strikeouts to Walks
Louisville: 29-25
Milwaukee: 23-27

Hits Allowed
Louisville: 76
Milwaukee: 72

Complete Games
Louisville: 4
Milwaukee: 0


FIELDING

Assists
Milwaukee: 94
Louisville: 69

Errors
Both teams committed 8 errors each.
Louisville played error-free in two games; Milwaukee in three.
No errors were committed by either team in Game 5
Milwaukee committed a combined postseason-high 5 errors in Game 6

Double Plays
Louisville: 9
Milwaukee: 10

Fielding Pct.
Louisville: .970
Milwaukee: .973



GAME OUTCOMES
(Sept. 19 to Sept. 25)

at Louisville
Game 1
Milwaukee 5, Louisville 2

Game 2
Milwaukee 12, Louisville 5

Game 3
Louisville 6, Milwaukee 4

at Milwaukee
Game 4
Louisville 4, Milwaukee 1

Game 5
Sept. 23: Milwaukee 3, Louisville 2 (10 inn.)

Game 6
Sept. 24: Louisville 11, Milwaukee 1

Game 7
Sept. 25: Milwaukee 5, Louisville 4

Walkoffs
Game 5
Milwaukee scored 1 run in the tenth with 2 outs



HIGH ATTENDANCE


Louisville: Game 1
12,494
Milwaukee: Game 4
4,926


VENUES
Louisville: Parkway Field (cap. 13,496)
LF - 329  CF - 485  RF - 345

Milwaukee: Borchert Field (cap. 10,000)
LF - 265   CF - 375   RF - 262



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