1947 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1947 Pacific Coast League season was the 45th in the league's history. It ended with the Los Angeles Angels winning their first league championship since 1934.

Los Angeles and San Francisco finished tied, so there was a one-game playoff for the PCL pennant on September 29th in Los Angeles, CA. The Angels won 5-0, and this result is reflected in the standings below.

Final standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Los Angeles Angels 106 81 .567 -- William Kelly Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Seals 105 82 .561 1 Lefty O'Doul None
Portland Beavers 97 89 .522 Jim Turner None
Oakland Oaks 96 90 .516 Casey Stengel None
Seattle Rainiers 91 95 .489 14½ Jo-Jo White None
Hollywood Stars 88 98 .473 17½ Jimmie Dykes Chicago White Sox
Sacramento Solons 83 103 .426 22½ Dick Bartell None
San Diego Padres 79 107 .425 26½ Ripper Collins None

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
1  Los Angeles Angels 4  
3  Portland Beavers 1  
    1  Los Angeles Angels 4
  4  Oakland Oaks 1
2  San Francisco Seals 1
4  Oakland Oaks 4  

First Round[edit]

Los Angeles vs. Portland
Date Away Home
September 30 Portland 1 Los Angeles 2
11 innings
October 1 Portland 3 Los Angeles 4
October 2 Portland 3 Los Angeles 6
October 3 Portland 4 Los Angeles 2
October 5 Portland 4 Los Angeles 8
Los Angeles wins series 4-1
San Francisco vs. Oakland
Date Away Home
September 30 Oakland 2 San Francisco 0
October 1 Oakland 7 San Francisco 6
October 2 Oakland 3 San Francisco 4
11 innings
October 3 San Francisco 4 Oakland 8
October 5 San Francisco 0 Oakland 4
Oakland wins series 4-1

Championship Finals[edit]

Los Angeles vs. Oakland
Date Away Home
October 7 Oakland 2 Los Angeles 4
October 8 Oakland 0 Los Angeles 1
October 9 Oakland 7 Los Angeles 8
12 innings
October 12 Los Angeles 4 Oakland 10
Game 2 Los Angeles 7 Oakland 3
Los Angeles wins series 4-1

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