Clyde Sukeforth took over as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 season when Leo Durocher was suspended by Commissioner Happy Chandler for associating with 'known gamblers'. But he did not want the job on a permanent basis and would up managing only two games before Burt Shotten was named manager for the rest of the season.
Red Barber
No. He played his entire career (1947-1956) with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The New York Yankees won the 1947 World Series. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to three.
Jackie Robinson was the first black ballplayer in Major League Baseball, made his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Jackie Robinson played 10 full seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers, from 1947 to 1956. He won a batting title (1949), and was named the National League's Rookie of the Year (1947) and Most Valuable Player (1949). He appeared in six World Series, all of them against the New York Yankees (1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956). The Dodgers won their only world championship in Brooklyn in 1955. After his retirement, Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility.
Burt Shotton. But he was fired after this season and replaced by Chuck Dressen.
bill joseph
In 1947.
Red Barber
I suppose you are referring to Jackie Robinson. He played for the Dodgers from 1947 to 1956.
In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers won the NL pennant.
When Jackie Robinson played with the Dodgers, they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers moved to LA in 1958. Robinson played with the Dodgers from 1947-1956, and the Dodgers was the only team he played for in the MLB.
No. He played his entire career (1947-1956) with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Yankees didn't play the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948. The Yankees defeated the Dodgers in the 1947 and 1949 World Series.
The New York Yankees won the 1947 World Series. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to three.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947.
1947. Jackie Robinson played with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 through 1956.