1947 Cleveland Indians season
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The 1947 Cleveland Indians season was the 47th in franchise history. On July 5, Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier. Doby was signed by the Indians by owner and team president Bill Veeck in July, 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson appeared with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League. In his rookie season, Doby went 5-for-32 (.156) in 29 games.
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1947 Cleveland Indians | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |||
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||
Owners | Bill Veeck | |||
General managers | Bill Veeck | |||
Managers | Lou Boudreau | |||
Radio | WGAR (AM) (Jack Graney, Van Patrick) | |||
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