1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

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 Roster
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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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Fritz Ostermueller1210.5453.84262401230183.018194781868066105789
Tiny Bonham118.5793.85331812733149.716767641735063201642
Kirby Higbe1117.3933.724630121015225.02041089322110099306975
Rip Sewell64.6003.5724128410121.012158481136036301504
Jim Bagby54.5564.6737618200115.714375601437023501521
Preacher Roe415.2115.2538228412144.015693841963059011635
Ed Bahr35.3754.591911410082.3824542543025300360
Mel Queen37.3004.011412120074.0703933851034110343
Elmer Singleton22.5006.313631400167.0704947939024205309
Al Lyons12.3337.31130600028.3362423412016102133
Steve Nagy13.2505.7961100014.018109190400268
Art Herring13.2508.44110800210.7181110340600055
Roger Wolff14.2008.70136410030.049332941807100155
Nick Strincevich16.1435.263271010089.01115952937022200397
Lee Howard003.382010002.7411100200012
Hugh Mulcahy004.052110006.7873170200031
Lou Tost009.001000001.031100000006
Cal McLish0018.001010001.022200001006
Ken Heintzelman0020.252100004.09119260200028
Ken Gables0054.001000000.332210000004
Hank Behrman02.0009.12102300024.7332625617011200116
Totals6292.4034.68367156112449131374.014888157151555920501272246089

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Frankie Gustine156691616102183306967506365.297.364.409.7732521521000
Ralph Kiner15266656511817723451127109881.313.417.6391.055361122100
Billy Cox132561529751453071554502928.274.313.442.75523451200
Jim Russell12854847868121218851706358.253.343.381.723182122500
Wally Westlake112443407591111741769502763.273.324.459.784187164500
Hank Greenberg1255104027110013225740010473.249.408.478.885192164000
Culley Rikard1093763245793164432105039.287.384.398.78212991100
Jimmy Bloodworth88335316277990748101639.250.290.345.63510992100
Clyde Kluttz73255232267092642101718.302.355.435.79010122400
Dixie Howell762452142359110425102734.276.357.383.7408220400
Elbie Fletcher69187157223891122202924.242.364.331.6955251000
Eddie Basinski56182161153262417001827.199.279.335.6155450300
Whitey Wietelmann4814012821304117001210.234.300.305.6053960000
Gene Woodling228779721220100075.266.326.342.6672710100
Pete Castiglione13525061400010025.280.308.280.5881400000
Billy Sullivan38615511430081063.255.328.309.6371710000
Bill Salkeld47686151320080068.213.284.246.5291520100
Fritz Ostermueller267464612100500412.188.235.203.4381320600
Billy Herman15494731040060027.213.245.298.5431430000
Kirby Higbe468072610201400211.139.162.208.3701520600
Gene Mauch1637308900010076.300.432.300.732900000
Jim Bagby3736323720030003.219.242.281.524921300
Tiny Bonham3355454710040035.156.224.178.402821600
Roy Jarvis1851454710140065.156.255.244.4991110000
Rip Sewell2441402500140016.125.146.200.346830000
Preacher Roe38464015000100215.125.167.125.292500400
Elmer Singleton4114131401020004.308.308.462.769600100
Al Lyons1512101200110013.200.333.500.833501000
Ed Bahr2126230200000008.087.087.087.174220300
Mel Queen1427261200010006.077.077.077.154210100
Hugh Mulcahy2330100000000.333.333.333.667100000
Steve Nagy6440100000002.250.250.250.500100000
Nick Strincevich3224210100000023.048.130.048.178100100
Roger Wolff131090000000016.000.100.000.100000000
Hank Behrman10760000000002.000.000.000.000000100
Al Gionfriddo1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Art Herring11220000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Lee Howard2000000000000000000
Lou Tost1000000000000000000
Ken Gables1000000000000000000
Ken Heintzelman21010000100101.000000000
Cal McLish1000000000000000000
Totals187060075307744138521644156699300606684.261.339.406.7462157136247000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Whitey Wietelmann1B100.071001.0008.0000000
Billy Herman1B200.062001.0004.0000000
Hank Greenberg1B11900.098379985.9928.9240000
Elbie Fletcher1B5000.032425528.9866.9800000
Whitey Wietelmann2B1400.0302438.9473.8570000
Gene Mauch2B600.0131310.9634.3330000
Billy Herman2B1000.01413021.0002.7000000
Jimmy Bloodworth2B8700.0222206956.9794.9200000
Eddie Basinski2B5600.0116130734.9724.3930000
Whitey Wietelmann3B600.01510.8571.0000000
Frankie Gustine3B15600.01933303135.9443.3530000
Billy SullivanC1200.0424011.0003.8330000
Bill SalkeldC1500.029410.9712.2001000
Clyde KluttzC6900.02475547.9874.3774000
Roy JarvisC1500.050821.9673.8671000
Dixie HowellC7400.02723082.9744.08112000
Gene WoodlingOF2100.059120.9682.8570000
Wally WestlakeOF10900.0239830.9882.2660000
Jim RussellOF11900.0343673.9802.9330000
Culley RikardOF7900.0177240.9782.2660000
Ralph KinerOF15200.0390871.9832.6180000
Roger WolffP1300.032001.000.3850000
Lou TostP100.001001.0001.0000000
Nick StrincevichP3200.0217011.000.5940000
Elmer SingletonP3600.091111.952.5560000
Rip SewellP2400.0102613.9731.5000000
Preacher RoeP3800.062012.963.6840000
Mel QueenP1400.05711.923.8570000
Fritz OstermuellerP2600.0925041.0001.3080000
Steve NagyP600.022001.000.6670000
Hugh MulcahyP200.013011.0002.0000000
Cal McLishP100.011001.0002.0000000
Al LyonsP1300.028011.000.7690000
Lee HowardP200.00000.0000000
Kirby HigbeP4600.092310.970.6960000
Art HerringP1100.001001.000.0910000
Ken HeintzelmanP200.00000.0000000
Ken GablesP100.00000.0000000
Tiny BonhamP3300.071121.900.5450000
Hank BehrmanP1000.01120.500.2000000
Ed BahrP1900.021211.933.7370000
Jim BagbyP3700.072822.946.9460000
Whitey WietelmannSS2200.0313896.8853.1360000
Gene MauchSS400.05721.8573.0000000
Billy CoxSS12900.02203882063.9684.7130000
Pete CastiglioneSS1300.0263926.9705.0000000
Totals170700.041151625149357.9753.36318000




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