A.L.

New York
97-57
12
2,178,937

1947 Champions

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Brooklyn
94-60
2
1,807,526

BILL VEECK
A Baseball Original

* Cool childhood-- Dad is Cubs Prexy
* Gets start with Milwaukee AAA team in 1941
* Flamboyant marketing style features giveaways,
* door prizes, stunts, and promotions
* Becomes Indians owner in 1946
* Integrates AL 81 days after NL integrates
* Plays Larry Doby sparingly through 1947
* 1948 Indians win pennant and World Series &
   set all-time attendance record (2,620,627),
   which stands until 1962

Cinci's Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell pitches no-hitter in
June--extends hitless streak by 8-1/3 innings in next start
Hank Greenberg sold to Pittsburgh and schools Ralph
Kiner in the power arts-- student smacks 51 HRs
Johnny Mize: he did it with the Cards and now
he does it with Giants-- leads NL in HRs, RBI's 		Go to previous year or next year Results
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