1947 Illinois State League

	Statistics
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The ISL played a 120 game, split season schedule which began on May 18 (originally scheduled for May 4) and ended on September 14 (originally August 31); the first half ended on July 14^[1].
An All-Star Game was played on August 11 between Belleville and a league All-Star team; the All-Stars won by a 5-1 score^[2].
No championship series was played as Belleville won both half-season pennants.
Total 1947 attendance: 197,249

Footnotes

↑ "White Sox Split Even with Mt. Vernon Nine", pg 5. Mattoon Journal-Gazette, 1947-07-14.
↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1947/allstars.html, retrieved on 2009-09-13.