1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 62-92
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 1,311,364, Avg. 20,175
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Herman (61-92)
Manager: Bill Burwell (1-0)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.

The Pirates scored 744 runs and conceded 817 runs, most in the circuit. Ralph Kiner crushed 51 homers for Pittsburgh, while Hank Greenberg, Wally Westlake and Billy Cox each walloped 20 or more also. Ralph Kiner drove in 127 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .313 clip. Fritz Ostermueller led the squad with 12 wins, and Kirby Higbe recorded a 3.72 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Herman and Bill Burwell coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim BagbyPRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"170Cleveland, OH USA
Ed BahrPRROctober 16, 19196'1"172Rouleau, SK CAN
Eddie Basinski2BRRNovember 4, 19226'1"172Buffalo, NY USA
Hank BehrmanPRRJune 27, 19215'11"174Brooklyn, NY USA
Jimmy Bloodworth2BRRJuly 26, 19175'11"180Tallahassee, FL USA
Tiny BonhamPRRAugust 16, 19136'2"215Ione, CA USA
Pete CastiglioneSSRRFebruary 13, 19215'11"175Greenwich, CT USA
Billy CoxSSRRAugust 29, 19195'10"150Newport, PA USA
Elbie Fletcher1BLLMarch 18, 19166'0"180Milton, MA USA
Ken GablesPRRJanuary 31, 19195'11"210Walnut Grove, MO USA
Al GionfriddoPLLMarch 8, 19225'6"165Dysart, PA USA
Hank Greenberg1BRRJanuary 1, 19116'3"210New York, NY USA
Frankie Gustine3BRRFebruary 20, 19206'0"175Hoopeston, IL USA
Ken HeintzelmanPRLOctober 14, 19155'11"185Peruque, MO USA
Billy Herman2BRRJuly 7, 19095'11"180New Albany, IN USA
Art HerringPRRMarch 10, 19065'7"168Altus, OK USA
Kirby HigbePRRApril 8, 19155'11"190Columbia, SC USA
Lee HowardPLLNovember 11, 19236'2"175Staten Island, NY USA
Dixie HowellCRRApril 24, 19205'11"190Louisville, KY USA
Roy JarvisCRRJune 7, 19265'9"160Shawnee, OK USA
Ralph KinerLFRROctober 27, 19226'2"195Santa Rita, NM USA
Clyde KluttzCRRDecember 12, 19176'0"193Rockwell, NC USA
Al LyonsPRRJuly 18, 19186'2"195St. Joseph, MO USA
Gene Mauch2BRRNovember 18, 19255'10"165Salina, KS USA
Cal McLishPBRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK USA
Hugh MulcahyPRRSeptember 9, 19136'2"190Brighton, MA USA
Steve NagyPLLMay 28, 19195'9"174Franklin, NJ USA
Fritz OstermuellerPLLSeptember 15, 19075'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Mel QueenPRRMarch 4, 19186'0"204Maxwell, PA USA
Culley RikardRFLRMay 9, 19145'11"183Oxford, MS USA
Preacher RoePRLFebruary 26, 19166'2"170Ash Flat, AR USA
Jim RussellCFBROctober 1, 19186'1"181Fayette City, PA USA
Bill SalkeldCLRMarch 8, 19175'10"190Pocatello, ID USA
Rip SewellPLRMay 11, 19076'1"180Decatur, AL USA
Elmer SingletonPRRJune 26, 19186'2"174Ogden, UT USA
Nick StrincevichPRRMarch 1, 19156'1"180Gary, IN USA
Billy SullivanCLROctober 23, 19106'0"170Chicago, IL USA
Lou TostPLLJune 1, 19116'0"175Cumberland, WA USA
Wally WestlakeRFRRNovember 8, 19206'0"186Gridley, CA USA
Whitey WietelmannSSBRMarch 15, 19196'0"170Zanesville, OH USA
Roger WolffPRRApril 10, 19116'0"208Evansville, IL USA
Gene WoodlingCFLRAugust 16, 19225'9"195Akron, OH USA



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