that ended the game. Composite line score 1947 World Series (4–3): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Brooklyn Dodgers (N.L.) Records and important events For the first time, a World Series produced total receipts over $2 million: Gate receipts were $1,781,348.92, radio rights $175,000.00 and television rights $65,000. Yogi Berra pinch-hit for Sherm Lollar in the seventh inning of Game 3 and hit the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history. Ralph Branca served the pitch. This was the first World Series to be televised, although the games were only seen in a small number of Eastern markets with stations connected via coaxial cable: New York City, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Schenectady, New York; Washington, DC; and environs surrounding these cities. The October 18, 1947 edition of Billboard reported that a total of over 3.9 million people viewed the seven games, primarily on TV sets located in bars (Billboard estimated 5,400 tavern TV sets in NYC alone, with 4,870 in use). The October 13, 1947, edition of Time magazine reported that President Truman, who had just made the first Oval Office TV appearance on October 5, 1947, and received the first TV for the White House, watched parts of the Series but "skipped the last innings". At the direction of Commissioner Happy Chandler, the Series, for the first time, used six umpires to make calls. Series from 1918 through 1946 used four umpires in the infield, with two alternates available if needed. However, no alternate had ever been needed, and Chandler believed that enlisting these umpires to make calls along the outfield lines would put these men and their skills to better use. However, not until 1964 would the additional two umpires rotate into the infield during the course of the Series. This was the first, and to date only, World Series in which the Yankees won Game 7 in their home stadium. Notes References External links Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Cookie Lavagetto beats Bill Bevens Audio: Bill Bevens describes his lost no-hit bid Audio: Al Gionfriddo's Catch of DiMaggio's Blast Bill Bevens No-Hit Bid in '47 World Series Audio: Cookie Lavagetto breaks up Bill Bevens' No-Hit Bid in 1947 World Series Gionfriddo Recalls His Famous Catch in Baseball Digest, February 1973 World Series World Series New York Yankees postseason Brooklyn Dodgers postseason Jackie Robinson World Series World Series World Series Sports competitions in New York City 1940s in the