1947 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1947 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Warren Giles Johnny Neun WCPO(Waite Hoyt) 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. Offseason November 1, 1946: Virgil Stallcup was drafted by the Reds from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference 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.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 125, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 Laughter, racial slurs and debris were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 127 Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 1947 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 43 Joe Beggs 47 Ewell Blackwell 34 Eddie Erautt 41 Harry Gumbert 40 Johnny Hetki 32 Clayton Lambert 37 Buddy Lively 44 Bob Malloy 35 Harry Perkowski 38 Kent Peterson 42 Ken Polivka 36 Ken Raffensberger 48 Elmer Riddle 35 Mike Schultz 36 Clyde Shoun 33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Bucky Walters 45 Herm Wehmeier Catchers  5 Ray Lamanno  7 Ray Mueller  6 Hugh Poland Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 15 Grady Hatton 20 Ted Kluszewski 17 Chuck Kress 13,14 Eddie Miller 10 Virgil Stallcup 19 Kermit Wahl 17 Babe Young 16 Benny Zientara Outfielders 21 Frank Baumholtz 23 Augie Galan 18 Bert Haas 27 Eddie Lukon 24 Tommy Tatum 24 Bob Usher 25 Clyde Vollmer Other batters  4 Al Lakeman Manager  1 Johnny Neun Coaches  2 George Kelly  3 Phil Page 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 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 SS Eddie Miller Eddie Miller (infielder) 151 545 146 .268 19 87 3B Grady Hatton 146 524 147 .281 16 77 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 Bobby Adams 81 217 59 .272 4 20 Eddie Lukon 86 200 41 .205 11 33 Ray Mueller 71 192 48 .250 6 33 Tommy Tatum 69 176 48 .273 1 16 Clyde Vollmer 78 155 34 .219 1 13 Kermit Wahl 39 81 14 .173 1 4 Chuck Kress 11 27 4 .148 0 0 Bob Usher 9 22 4 .182 1 1 Hugh Poland Hugh Poland (baseball) 16 18 6 .333 0 2 Ted Kluszewski 9 10 1 .100 0 2 Al Lakeman 2 2 0 .000 0 0 Virgil Stallcup 8 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 Ewell Blackwell 33 273.0 22 8 2.47 193 Johnny Vander Meer 30 186.0 9 14 4.40 79 Bucky Walters 20 122.0 8 8 5.75 43 Ken Raffensberger 19 106.2 6 5 4.13 38 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 Kent Peterson baseball 37 152.1 6 13 4.25 78 Buddy Lively 38 123.0 4 7 4.68 52 Eddie Erautt 36 119.0 4 9 5.07 43 Joe Beggs 11 32.1 0 3 5.29 11 Elmer Riddle 16 30.1 1 0 8.31 8 Harry Perkowski 3 7.1 0 0 3.68 2 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 Harry Gumbert 46 10 10 10 3.89 43 Johnny Hetki 37 3 4 0 5.81 33 Clyde Shoun 10 0 0 0 5.02 7 Clayton Lambert Clayton Lambert (baseball) 3 0 0 0 15.88 1 Ken Polivka 2 0 0 0 3.00 1 Mike Schultz Mike Schultz (1940s pitcher) 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 Bob Malloy Bob Malloy (1940s pitcher) 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Herm Wehmeier 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 ScheffelLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SyracuseJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes References 1947 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds