1947 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

1947 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson
General manager(s)Roy Hamey
Manager(s)Billy Herman, Bill Burwell
Local radioWWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Jack Craddock
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 9460 0.610 52–25 42–35
St. Louis Cardinals 8965 0.578 5 46–31 43–34
Boston Braves 8668 0.558 8 50–27 36–41
New York Giants 8173 0.526 13 45–31 36–42
Cincinnati Reds 7381 0.474 21 42–35 31–46
Chicago Cubs 6985 0.448 25 36–43 33–42
Philadelphia Phillies 6292 0.403 32 38–38 24–54
Pittsburgh Pirates 6292 0.403 32 32–45 30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League Records

Sources:
Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 12–1013–913–913–914–812–109–13
Brooklyn 10–1215–715–714–814–815–711–11–1
Chicago 9–137–1512–107–1516–6–18–1410–12
Cincinnati 9–137–1510–1213–913–913–98–14
New York 9–138–1415–79–1312–1015–7–113–9
Philadelphia 8–148–146–16–19–1310–1213–98–14
Pittsburgh 10–127–1514–89–137–15–19–136–16–1
St. Louis 13–911–11–112–1014–89–1314–816–6–1

Game log

1947 Game Log: 62–92 (Home: 32–45; Away: 30–47)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1947 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

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
CDixie Howell7621459.276425
1BHank Greenberg125402100.2492574
2BJimmy Bloodworth8831679.250748
3BFrankie Gustine156616183.297967
SSBilly Cox132529145.2741554
OFRalph Kiner152565177.31351127
OFWally Westlake112407111.2731769
OFJim Russell128478121.253851

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
Billy Sullivan385514.25508
Billy Herman154710.21306
Al Gionfriddo110.00000

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
Mel Queen1474374.0134

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
Ed Bahr1982.1354.5925
Hank Behrman1024.2029.1211
Steve Nagy614135.794

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
Jim Bagby375404.6723

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Jimmy Brown
A Albany Senators Eastern League Pinky May
B York White Roses Interstate League Ed Turchin
B Selma Cloverleafs Southeastern League Carl Fischer and Boom-Boom Beck
C Keokuk Pirates Central Association Frank Oceak
C Uniontown Coal Barons Middle Atlantic League Alex Stutzke
C Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Bruno Haas
C Riverside Dons Sunset League Norm DeWeese and Jack Rothrock
D Rehoboth Beach Pirates Eastern Shore League Gordon McKinnon and Doug Peden
D Leesburg Pirates Florida State League Wilbur Good, Jr.
D Tallahassee Pirates Georgia–Florida League Phil Seghi
D Bartlesville Oilers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Charles Marleau
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League Edgar Leip
D Hornell Pirates PONY League Art Doll

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
  3. Joe Muir at Baseball-Reference
  4. Tod Davis at Baseball-Reference
  5. 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
  6. Frank Thomas at Baseball-Reference
  7. Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference

References

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