1947 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 73–81, 21 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Owner(s) | Powel Crosley, Jr. |
General manager(s) | Warren Giles |
Manager(s) | Johnny Neun |
Local radio | WCPO (Waite Hoyt) |
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Offseason
- November 1, 1946: Virgil Stallcup was drafted by the Reds from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.[1]
Regular season
- May 13: Jackie Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. The Reds won the game 7–5 over Robinson and the Dodgers. In the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run.[2] Various racial slurs were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd.[3]
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
New York Giants | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | 0.474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | 0.448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | 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 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
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 | Ray Lamanno | 118 | 413 | 106 | .257 | 5 | 50 |
1B | Babe Young | 95 | 364 | 103 | .283 | 14 | 79 |
2B | Benny Zientara | 117 | 418 | 108 | .258 | 2 | 24 |
3B | Grady Hatton | 146 | 524 | 147 | .281 | 16 | 77 |
SS | Eddie Miller | 151 | 545 | 146 | .268 | 19 | 87 |
OF | Bert Haas | 135 | 482 | 138 | .286 | 3 | 67 |
OF | Augie Galan | 124 | 392 | 123 | .314 | 6 | 61 |
OF | Frank Baumholtz | 151 | 643 | 182 | .283 | 5 | 45 |
Other batters
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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Eddie Lukon | 86 | 200 | 41 | .205 | 11 | 33 |
Kermit Wahl | 39 | 81 | 14 | .173 | 1 | 4 |
Hugh Poland | 16 | 18 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Virgil Stallcup | 8 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
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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Ewell Blackwell | 33 | 273 | 22 | 8 | 2.47 | 193 |
Other pitchers
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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Kent Peterson | 37 | 152.1 | 6 | 13 | 4.25 | 78 |
Buddy Lively | 38 | 123 | 4 | 7 | 4.68 | 52 |
Eddie Erautt | 36 | 119 | 4 | 9 | 5.07 | 43 |
Joe Beggs | 11 | 32.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.29 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
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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Harry Gumbert | 46 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3.89 | 43 |
Clayton Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.88 | 1 |
Mike Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Bob Malloy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Syracuse Chiefs | International League | Jewel Ens |
A | Columbia Reds | Sally League | Gee Walker |
B | Providence Chiefs | New England League | Buzz Boyle |
C | Rockford Rox | Central Association | Cyril Pfeifer |
C | Tyler Trojans | Lone Star League | Hack Miller |
C | Ogden Reds | Pioneer League | Pip Koehler |
D | Muncie Reds | Ohio State League | Mike Blazo |
D | Lockport Reds | PONY League | Cecil Scheffel |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Syracuse[4]
Notes
- Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
- Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 125, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
- Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 127
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007