1947 Cincinnati Reds

73-81 • .474 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1947 Cincinnati Reds went 73-81 (.474) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 755, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Eddie Miller (19 HR, 87 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (22-8, 2.47 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

73 Wins
81 Losses
.474 Win %
5th Rank
681 R 755 RA
Diff -74

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681 Runs Scored
755 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
911K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% below the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .329 2% below the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .374 4% below the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.41 9% worse than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 681 4% below the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 911,156
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Avg per Game 11,833

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Augie Galan 0.314 2 Bert Haas 0.286 3 Frank Baumholtz 0.283 4 Babe Young 0.283 5 Grady Hatton 0.281

Home Runs

1 Eddie Miller 19 2 Grady Hatton 16 3 Babe Young 14 4 Eddie Lukon 11 5 Augie Galan 6

RBI

1 Eddie Miller 87 2 Babe Young 79 3 Grady Hatton 77 4 Bert Haas 67 5 Augie Galan 61
1947 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Baumholtz 151 643 96 182 32 9 5 45 56 53 6 0.283
Eddie Miller 151 545 69 146 38 4 19 87 49 40 5 0.268
Grady Hatton 146 524 91 147 24 8 16 77 81 50 7 0.281
Bert Haas 135 482 58 138 17 7 3 67 42 27 9 0.286
Benny Zientara 117 418 60 108 18 1 2 24 23 23 2 0.258
Ray Lamanno 118 413 33 106 21 3 5 50 28 39 0 0.257
Augie Galan 124 392 60 123 18 2 6 61 94 19 0 0.314
Babe Young 95 364 55 103 21 3 14 79 35 26 0 0.283
Bobby Adams 81 217 39 59 11 2 4 20 25 23 9 0.272
Eddie Lukon 86 200 26 41 6 1 11 33 28 36 0 0.205
Ray Mueller 71 192 17 48 11 0 6 33 16 25 1 0.250
Tommy Tatum 69 176 19 48 5 2 1 16 16 16 7 0.273
Clyde Vollmer 78 155 19 34 10 0 1 13 9 18 0 0.219
Ewell Blackwell 33 106 5 13 2 0 0 4 1 17 0 0.123
Kermit Wahl 39 81 8 14 0 0 1 4 6 12 0 0.173
Johnny Vander Meer 31 57 3 5 2 0 0 2 3 18 0 0.088
Bucky Walters 20 45 3 12 2 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.267
Kent Peterson 37 44 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.068
Ken Raffensberger 19 37 1 6 0 0 0 5 1 22 0 0.162
Buddy Lively 38 32 4 6 3 1 0 1 2 7 0 0.188
Eddie Erautt 36 29 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0.069
Johnny Hetki 37 27 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.222
Chuck Kress 11 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0.148
Harry Gumbert 46 22 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.273
Bob Usher 9 22 2 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0.182
Hugh Poland 16 18 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.333
Joe Beggs 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.091
Ted Kluszewski 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.100
Elmer Riddle 16 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Al Lakeman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Clayton Lambert 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Perkowski 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Virgil Stallcup 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Malloy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Polivka 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Schultz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Shoun 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Herm Wehmeier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Ewell Blackwell 2.47 2 Harry Gumbert 3.89 3 Ken Raffensberger 4.13 4 Kent Peterson 4.25 5 Johnny Vander Meer 4.40

Wins

1 Ewell Blackwell 22 2 Harry Gumbert 10 3 Johnny Vander Meer 9 4 Bucky Walters 8 5 Kent Peterson 6

Strikeouts

1 Ewell Blackwell 193 2 Johnny Vander Meer 79 3 Kent Peterson 78 4 Buddy Lively 52 5 Eddie Erautt 43
1947 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ewell Blackwell 22 8 2.47 33 33 0 273.0 227 75 95 193
Johnny Vander Meer 9 14 4.40 30 29 0 186.0 186 91 87 79
Kent Peterson 6 13 4.25 37 17 2 152.1 156 72 62 78
Buddy Lively 4 7 4.68 38 17 0 123.0 126 64 63 52
Bucky Walters 8 8 5.75 20 20 0 122.0 137 78 49 43
Eddie Erautt 4 9 5.07 36 10 0 119.0 146 67 53 43
Ken Raffensberger 6 5 4.13 19 15 1 106.2 132 49 29 38
Johnny Hetki 3 4 5.81 37 5 0 96.0 110 62 48 33
Harry Gumbert 10 10 3.89 46 0 10 90.1 88 39 47 43
Joe Beggs 0 3 5.29 11 4 0 32.1 42 19 6 11
Elmer Riddle 1 0 8.31 16 3 0 30.1 42 28 31 8
Clyde Shoun 0 0 5.02 10 0 0 14.1 16 8 5 7
Harry Perkowski 0 0 3.68 3 1 0 7.1 12 3 3 2
Clayton Lambert 0 0 15.88 3 0 0 5.2 12 10 6 1
Ken Polivka 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 1 3 1
Mike Schultz 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 2 0
Bob Malloy 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1
Herm Wehmeier 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (38)

Bobby Adams Frank Baumholtz Joe Beggs Ewell Blackwell Eddie Erautt Augie Galan Harry Gumbert Bert Haas Grady Hatton Johnny Hetki Ted Kluszewski Chuck Kress +26 more

38 players

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The 1947 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1947 Cincinnati Reds won 73 games and lost 81, ending up 5th in the NL. With 681 runs scored and 755 given up, the 1947 differential was -74. The team batting average of .258 was 2% below the 1947 league mark of .265. The staff ERA of 4.41 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.06. The 681 runs scored compare with a league average of 708 per club, 4% fewer.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 911,156 for the year. For power, Eddie Miller led the way with 19 homers. Frank Baumholtz collected the most hits, 182. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ewell Blackwell (22). Harry Gumbert closed out 10 saves. The 1947 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1947 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds finished 73-81 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Eddie Miller led the 1947 Cincinnati Reds with 19 home runs.
What was the 1947 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1947 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1947 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Eddie Miller (19 HR, 87 RBI) and Ewell Blackwell (22-8, 2.47 ERA).
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