1947 Pittsburgh Pirates season
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Owners | Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson | |
General managers | Roy Hamey | |
Managers | Billy Herman, Bill Burwell | |
Radio | WWSW Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock | |
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The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 66th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 61st in the National League. The Pirates finished tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 62–92.
Offseason
[edit]- October 2, 1946: Steve Nagy was purchased by the Pirates from the Brooklyn Dodgers.[2]
- Prior to 1947 season (exact date unknown)
- Joe Muir was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3]
- Tod Davis was returned by the Pirates to the Hollywood Stars after the expiration of their minor league working agreement.[4]
Regular season
[edit]- June 24: Against the Pirates, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers stole home plate for the first time in his career.[5] The Pirates catcher was Dixie Howell.
Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — |
Game log
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April: 8–5 (Home: 3–2; Away: 5–3)
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May: 9–12 (Home: 7–4; Away: 2–8)
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June: 8–21 (Home: 2–9; Away: 6–12)
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July: 15–18 (Home: 8–9; Away: 7–9)
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August: 14–18 (Home: 5–6; Away: 9–12)
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September: 8–18 (Home: 7–15; Away: 1–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]Notable transactions
[edit]- July 23, 1947: Frank Thomas was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[6]
- September 23, 1947: Joe Grace was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Washington Senators.[7]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Dixie Howell | 76 | 214 | 59 | .276 | 4 | 25 |
1B | Hank Greenberg | 125 | 402 | 100 | .249 | 25 | 74 |
2B | Jimmy Bloodworth | 88 | 316 | 79 | .250 | 7 | 48 |
SS | Billy Cox | 132 | 529 | 145 | .274 | 15 | 54 |
3B | Frankie Gustine | 156 | 616 | 183 | .297 | 9 | 67 |
OF | Ralph Kiner | 152 | 565 | 177 | .313 | 51 | 127 |
OF | Wally Westlake | 112 | 407 | 111 | .273 | 17 | 69 |
OF | Jim Russell | 128 | 478 | 121 | .253 | 8 | 51 |
Other batters
[edit]Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Culley Rikard | 109 | 324 | 93 | .287 | 4 | 32 |
Clyde Kluttz | 73 | 232 | 70 | .302 | 6 | 42 |
Eddie Basinski | 56 | 161 | 32 | .199 | 4 | 17 |
Elbie Fletcher | 69 | 157 | 38 | .242 | 1 | 22 |
Whitey Wietelmann | 48 | 128 | 30 | .234 | 1 | 7 |
Gene Woodling | 22 | 79 | 21 | .266 | 0 | 10 |
Bill Salkeld | 47 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 0 | 8 |
Billy Sullivan | 38 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 8 |
Pete Castiglione | 13 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 0 | 1 |
Billy Herman | 15 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 6 |
Roy Jarvis | 18 | 45 | 7 | .156 | 1 | 4 |
Gene Mauch | 16 | 30 | 9 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
Al Gionfriddo | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Fritz Ostermueller | 26 | 183.0 | 12 | 10 | 3.84 | 66 |
Mel Queen | 14 | 74.0 | 3 | 7 | 4.01 | 34 |
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kirby Higbe | 46 | 225.0 | 11 | 17 | 3.72 | 99 |
Tiny Bonham | 33 | 149.2 | 11 | 8 | 3.85 | 63 |
Preacher Roe | 38 | 144.0 | 4 | 15 | 5.25 | 59 |
Rip Sewell | 24 | 121.0 | 6 | 4 | 3.57 | 36 |
Nick Strincevich | 32 | 89.0 | 1 | 6 | 5.26 | 22 |
Ed Bahr | 19 | 82.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.59 | 25 |
Roger Wolff | 13 | 30.0 | 1 | 4 | 8.70 | 7 |
Hank Behrman | 10 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.12 | 11 |
Steve Nagy | 6 | 14.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.79 | 4 |
Hugh Mulcahy | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 2 |
Ken Heintzelman | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.25 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jim Bagby | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.67 | 23 |
Elmer Singleton | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.31 | 24 |
Al Lyons | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.31 | 16 |
Art Herring | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8.44 | 6 |
Lee Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 |
Lou Tost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Ken Gables | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 |
Farm system
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Muir[permanent dead link] at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Tod Davis at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 167, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- ^ Frank Thomas at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference
References
[edit]- 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates team at Baseball-Reference
- 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.