1947 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1947 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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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 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.
Contents
1 Offseason
2 Regular season
2.1 Season standings
2.2 Record vs. opponents
2.3 Game log
2.4 Opening Day lineup
2.5 Notable transactions
2.6 Roster
3 Player stats
3.1 Batting
3.1.1 Starters by position
3.1.2 Other batters
3.2 Pitching
3.2.1 Starting pitchers
3.2.2 Other pitchers
3.2.3 Relief pitchers
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References
Offseason
- 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
- 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
National League |
W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
Home |
Road |
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Brooklyn Dodgers |
94 | 60 |
0.610 |
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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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BOS |
BR |
CHC |
CIN |
NYG |
PHI |
PIT |
STL |
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Boston |
— | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 |
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Brooklyn |
10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 |
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Chicago |
9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 |
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Cincinnati |
9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 |
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New York |
9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 |
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Philadelphia |
8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 |
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Pittsburgh |
10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 |
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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
Notable transactions
- 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
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
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 | 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 |
3B | Frankie Gustine | 156 | 616 | 183 | .297 | 9 | 67 |
SS | Billy Cox | 132 | 529 | 145 | .274 | 15 | 54 |
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
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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Billy Sullivan | 38 | 55 | 14 | .255 | 0 | 8 |
Billy Herman | 15 | 47 | 10 | .213 | 0 | 6 |
Al Gionfriddo | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
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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Mel Queen | 14 | 74 | 3 | 7 | 4.01 | 34 |
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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Ed Bahr | 19 | 82.1 | 3 | 5 | 4.59 | 25 |
Hank Behrman | 10 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 | 9.12 | 11 |
Steve Nagy | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5.79 | 4 |
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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Jim Bagby | 37 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.67 | 23 |
Farm system
Level |
Team |
League |
Manager |
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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
^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
^ Steve Nagy at Baseball-Reference
^ Joe Muir 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, .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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^ Frank Thomas at Baseball-Reference
^ Joe Grace at Baseball-Reference
References
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.
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