1947 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1947 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 89–65 (.578) 2nd Sam Breadon William Walsingham Jr. Eddie Dyer KSD(Harry Caray, Gabby Street) WTMV/WEW(Harry Caray, Gabby Street) stl stl The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 66th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 56th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season and finished second in the National League. Offseason November 17, 1946: Tom Poholsky was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Athletics.Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1947 season: Rip Repulski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference Regular season May 6: There were rumors of a walkout by the Cardinals in protest of having to play Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rumors resulted in an article published by Stanley Woodward of the New York Herald Tribune. The Cardinals played the game and lost by a score of 7–6, despite holding a 6–3 lead.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 96, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, 978-0-7432-9461-4 May 21: Jackie Robinson played his first game at Sportsman's Park. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–3 in ten innings.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 146 September 11: Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola and Jackie Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. Umpire Bean Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 228 The incident was later part of a children's book titled In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Notable transactions May 3, 1947: Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Northey.Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference Roster 1947 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers 27 Al Brazle 31 Harry Brecheen 10 Ken Burkhart 22 Murry Dickson 33 Johnny Grodzicki 34 Jim Hearn 35 Ken Johnson 20 Red Munger 11 Howie Pollet 29 Freddy Schmidt 14 Jerry Staley 28 Ted Wilks Catchers 17 Joe Garagiola 18 Del Rice 23 Del Wilber Infielders 16 Bernie Creger  3 Jeff Cross 7,19 Nippy Jones  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  6 Stan Musial  2 Red Schoendienst 15 Dick Sisler Outfielders 32 Chuck Diering 7,19 Erv Dusak 21 Joe Medwick  8 Terry Moore  5 Ron Northey  9 Enos Slaughter  5 Harry Walker Manager 30 Eddie Dyer Coaches 25 Tony Kaufmann 26 Buzzy Wares 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 Del Rice 97 261 57 .218 12 44 1B Stan Musial 149 587 183 .312 19 95 2B Red Schoendienst 151 659 167 .253 3 48 3B Whitey Kurowski 146 513 159 .310 27 104 SS Marty Marion 149 540 147 .272 4 74 OF Erv Dusak 111 328 93 .284 6 28 OF Enos Slaughter 147 551 162 .294 10 86 OF Terry Moore Terry Moore (baseball) 127 460 130 .283 7 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 Ron Northey 110 311 91 .293 15 63 Joe Garagiola 77 183 47 .257 5 25 Joe Medwick 75 150 46 .307 4 28 Del Wilber 51 99 23 .232 0 12 Chuck Diering 105 74 16 .216 2 11 Dick Sisler 46 74 15 .203 0 9 Nippy Jones 23 73 18 .247 1 5 Jeff Cross Jeff Cross (baseball) 51 49 5 .102 0 3 Harry Walker 10 25 5 .200 0 0 Bernie Creger 15 16 3 .188 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 Red Munger 40 224.1 16 5 3.37 123 Harry Brecheen 29 223.1 16 11 3.30 89 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 Murry Dickson 47 231.2 13 16 3.07 111 Howie Pollet 37 176.1 9 11 4.34 73 Al Brazle 44 168.0 14 8 2.84 85 Jim Hearn 37 162.0 12 7 3.22 57 Ken Burkhart 34 95.0 3 6 5.21 44 Ken Johnson Ken Johnson (left-handed pitcher) 2 10.0 1 0 0.00 8 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 Ted Wilks 37 4 0 5 5.01 28 Gerry Staley 18 1 0 0 2.76 14 Johnny Grodzicki 16 0 1 0 5.40 8 Freddy Schmidt 2 0 0 0 2.25 2 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Red Birds American Association Hal Anderson AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Cedric Durst AA Houston Buffaloes Texas League Johnny Keane A Columbus Cardinals Sally League Kemp Wicker A Omaha Cardinals Western League Ollie Vanek B Decatur Commodores Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Gene Corbett B Allentown Cardinals Interstate League Specs Garbee and Benny Borgmann B Lynchburg Cardinals Piedmont League Jack McLain and Vernon Mackie C Fresno Cardinals California League Frank Demaree, Bill Harris, Charlie Baron and Bill Brenzel C Winston-Salem Cardinals Carolina League Zip Payne C Duluth Dukes Northern League Paul Bowa C Pocatello Cardinals Pioneer League Jim Tyack C St. Joseph Cardinals Western Association Bob Stanton D Johnson City Cardinals Appalachian League Bob Kline D Salisbury Cardinals Eastern Shore League Harold Contini D Albany Cardinals Georgia–Florida League Mickey Katkaveck D West Frankfort Cardinals Illinois State League Everett Johnston D Carthage Cardinals Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Woody Fair D Hamilton Cardinals PONY League John NewmanLEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, St. JosephJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1947 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1947 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season Category:1947 in sports in Missouri