1948 Cincinnati Reds

64-89 • .418 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1948 Cincinnati Reds went 64-89 (.418) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 588 runs, allowed 752, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Hank Sauer (35 HR, 97 RBI) and Johnny Vander Meer (17-14, 3.41 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

64 Wins
89 Losses
.418 Win %
7th Rank
588 R 752 RA
Diff -164

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588 Runs Scored
752 Runs Allowed
-164 Run Diff
833K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 5% below the 1948 league average (.260)
OBP .313 6% below the 1948 league average (.332)
SLG .365 5% below the 1948 league average (.382)
Team ERA 4.47 13% worse than the 1948 league average (3.96)
Runs Scored 588 14% below the 1948 league average (686 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 833,358
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Avg per Game 10,822

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Bobby Adams 0.298 2 Frank Baumholtz 0.296 3 Augie Galan 0.286 4 Danny Litwhiler 0.275 5 Ted Kluszewski 0.274

Home Runs

1 Hank Sauer 35 2 Johnny Wyrostek 17 3 Danny Litwhiler 14 4 Ted Kluszewski 12 5 Grady Hatton 9

RBI

1 Hank Sauer 97 2 Johnny Wyrostek 76 3 Virgil Stallcup 65 4 Ted Kluszewski 57 5 Grady Hatton 44
1948 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Virgil Stallcup 149 539 40 123 30 4 3 65 18 52 2 0.228
Hank Sauer 145 530 78 138 22 1 35 97 60 85 2 0.260
Johnny Wyrostek 136 512 74 140 24 9 17 76 52 63 7 0.273
Grady Hatton 133 458 58 110 17 2 9 44 72 50 7 0.240
Frank Baumholtz 128 415 57 123 19 5 4 30 27 32 8 0.296
Ray Lamanno 127 385 31 93 12 0 0 27 48 32 2 0.242
Ted Kluszewski 113 379 49 104 23 4 12 57 18 32 1 0.274
Danny Litwhiler 106 338 51 93 19 2 14 44 48 41 1 0.275
Bobby Adams 87 262 33 78 20 3 1 21 25 23 6 0.298
Claude Corbitt 87 258 24 66 11 0 0 18 14 16 4 0.256
Benny Zientara 74 187 17 35 1 2 0 7 12 11 0 0.187
Babe Young 49 130 11 30 7 2 1 12 19 12 0 0.231
Dewey Williams 48 95 9 16 2 0 1 5 10 18 0 0.168
Johnny Vander Meer 41 78 6 11 2 0 1 2 7 21 0 0.141
Augie Galan 54 77 18 22 3 2 2 16 26 4 0 0.286
Howie Schultz 36 72 9 12 0 0 2 9 4 7 2 0.167
Ken Raffensberger 40 62 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 27 0 0.113
Howie Fox 35 60 9 12 3 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.200
Herm Wehmeier 36 55 4 5 1 0 0 2 1 13 0 0.091
Ewell Blackwell 22 48 3 11 3 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.229
Kent Peterson 43 36 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.139
Ray Mueller 14 34 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0.206
Steve Filipowicz 7 26 0 9 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0.346
Harry Gumbert 61 25 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 0 0.040
Bucky Walters 7 15 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.267
Ken Burkhart 16 9 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.333
Clyde Vollmer 7 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Walker Cress 31 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.500
Tommy Hughes 12 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Jim Blackburn 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Marv Rickert 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Hugh Poland 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Buddy Lively 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Hetki 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Eddie Erautt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Holcombe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Johnny Vander Meer 3.41 2 Harry Gumbert 3.47 3 Ken Raffensberger 3.84 4 Jim Blackburn 4.18 5 Walker Cress 4.50

Wins

1 Johnny Vander Meer 17 2 Ken Raffensberger 11 3 Herm Wehmeier 11 4 Harry Gumbert 10 5 Ewell Blackwell 7

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Vander Meer 120 2 Ewell Blackwell 114 3 Kent Peterson 64 4 Howie Fox 63 5 Ken Raffensberger 57
1948 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Johnny Vander Meer 17 14 3.41 33 33 0 232.0 204 88 124 120
Ken Raffensberger 11 12 3.84 40 24 0 180.1 187 77 37 57
Howie Fox 6 9 4.53 34 24 1 171.0 185 86 62 63
Herm Wehmeier 11 8 5.86 33 24 0 147.1 179 96 75 56
Ewell Blackwell 7 9 4.54 22 20 1 138.2 134 70 52 114
Kent Peterson 2 15 4.60 43 17 1 137.0 146 70 59 64
Harry Gumbert 10 8 3.47 61 0 17 106.1 123 41 34 25
Walker Cress 0 1 4.50 30 2 0 60.0 60 30 42 33
Ken Burkhart 0 3 6.91 16 0 0 41.2 42 32 16 14
Bucky Walters 0 3 4.63 7 5 0 35.0 42 18 18 19
Jim Blackburn 0 2 4.18 16 0 0 32.1 38 15 14 10
Tommy Hughes 0 4 9.00 12 4 0 27.0 43 27 24 7
Buddy Lively 0 0 2.38 10 0 0 22.2 13 6 11 12
Johnny Hetki 0 1 9.45 3 0 0 6.2 8 7 3 3
Eddie Erautt 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 1 0
Ken Holcombe 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 3 2 0 2

👥 Roster (36)

Bobby Adams Frank Baumholtz Jim Blackburn Ewell Blackwell Ken Burkhart Claude Corbitt Walker Cress Eddie Erautt Steve Filipowicz Howie Fox Augie Galan Harry Gumbert +24 more

36 players

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The 1948 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The 1948 Cincinnati Reds won 64 games and lost 89, ending up 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 588 scored against 752 allowed (-164). The team batting average of .246 was 5% below the 1948 league mark of .260. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.47 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.96. The 588 runs scored compare with a league average of 686 per club, 14% fewer.

Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 833,358 for the year. Hank Sauer led the club in home runs with 35. The hits leader was Johnny Wyrostek with 140. On the mound, Johnny Vander Meer won 17 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Harry Gumbert with 17.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1948 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1948 Cincinnati Reds finished 64-89 (.418 win pct).
Who led the 1948 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Hank Sauer led the 1948 Cincinnati Reds with 35 home runs.
What was the 1948 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1948 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.47.
Did the 1948 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1948 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1948 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1948 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hank Sauer (35 HR, 97 RBI) and Johnny Vander Meer (17-14, 3.41 ERA).
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