1947 Pittsburgh Pirates

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 744 runs, allowed 817, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (51 HR, 127 RBI) and Fritz Ostermueller (12-10, 3.84 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
744 R 817 RA
Diff -73

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⚡ Quick Stats

744 Runs Scored
817 Runs Allowed
-73 Run Diff
1,311K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% below the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .339 equal to the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .406 4% above the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 4.68 15% worse than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 744 5% above the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,311,364
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Avg per Game 16,599

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Ralph Kiner 0.313 2 Clyde Kluttz 0.302 3 Frankie Gustine 0.297 4 Culley Rikard 0.287 5 Pete Castiglione 0.280

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 51 2 Hank Greenberg 25 3 Wally Westlake 17 4 Billy Cox 15 5 Frankie Gustine 9

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 127 2 Hank Greenberg 74 3 Wally Westlake 69 4 Frankie Gustine 67 5 Billy Cox 54
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Gustine 156 616 102 183 30 6 9 67 63 65 5 0.297
Ralph Kiner 152 565 118 177 23 4 51 127 98 81 1 0.313
Billy Cox 132 529 75 145 30 7 15 54 29 28 5 0.274
Jim Russell 128 478 68 121 21 8 8 51 63 58 7 0.253
Wally Westlake 112 407 59 111 17 4 17 69 27 63 5 0.273
Hank Greenberg 125 402 71 100 13 2 25 74 104 73 0 0.249
Culley Rikard 109 324 57 93 16 4 4 32 50 39 1 0.287
Jimmy Bloodworth 88 316 27 79 9 0 7 48 16 39 1 0.250
Clyde Kluttz 73 232 26 70 9 2 6 42 17 18 1 0.302
Dixie Howell 76 214 23 59 11 0 4 25 27 34 1 0.276
Eddie Basinski 56 161 15 32 6 2 4 17 18 27 0 0.199
Elbie Fletcher 69 157 22 38 9 1 1 22 29 24 2 0.242
Whitey Wietelmann 48 128 21 30 4 1 1 7 12 10 0 0.234
Gene Woodling 22 79 7 21 2 2 0 10 7 5 0 0.266
Kirby Higbe 46 72 6 10 2 0 1 4 2 11 0 0.139
Fritz Ostermueller 26 64 6 12 1 0 0 5 4 12 0 0.188
Bill Salkeld 47 61 5 13 2 0 0 8 6 8 0 0.213
Billy Sullivan 38 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 6 3 1 0.255
Pete Castiglione 13 50 6 14 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.280
Billy Herman 15 47 3 10 4 0 0 6 2 7 0 0.213
Tiny Bonham 33 45 4 7 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 0.156
Roy Jarvis 18 45 4 7 1 0 1 4 6 5 0 0.156
Preacher Roe 38 40 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.125
Rip Sewell 24 40 2 5 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 0.125
Jim Bagby 37 32 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 0.219
Gene Mauch 16 30 8 9 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0.300
Mel Queen 14 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.077
Ed Bahr 21 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.087
Nick Strincevich 32 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.048
Elmer Singleton 41 13 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0.308
Al Lyons 15 10 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0.200
Roger Wolff 13 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.000
Hank Behrman 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Nagy 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Hugh Mulcahy 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Art Herring 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Gionfriddo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Gables 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Heintzelman 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Lee Howard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cal McLish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Tost 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Rip Sewell 3.57 2 Kirby Higbe 3.72 3 Fritz Ostermueller 3.84 4 Tiny Bonham 3.85 5 Mel Queen 4.01

Wins

1 Fritz Ostermueller 12 2 Tiny Bonham 11 3 Kirby Higbe 11 4 Rip Sewell 6 5 Jim Bagby 5

Strikeouts

1 Kirby Higbe 99 2 Fritz Ostermueller 66 3 Tiny Bonham 63 4 Preacher Roe 59 5 Rip Sewell 36
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kirby Higbe 11 17 3.72 46 30 5 225.0 204 93 110 99
Fritz Ostermueller 12 10 3.84 26 24 0 183.0 181 78 68 66
Tiny Bonham 11 8 3.85 33 18 3 149.2 167 64 35 63
Preacher Roe 4 15 5.25 38 22 2 144.0 156 84 63 59
Rip Sewell 6 4 3.57 24 12 0 121.0 121 48 36 36
Jim Bagby 5 4 4.67 37 6 0 115.2 143 60 37 23
Nick Strincevich 1 6 5.26 32 7 0 89.0 111 52 37 22
Ed Bahr 3 5 4.59 19 11 0 82.1 82 42 43 25
Mel Queen 3 7 4.01 14 12 0 74.0 70 33 51 34
Elmer Singleton 2 2 6.31 36 3 1 67.0 70 47 39 24
Roger Wolff 1 4 8.70 13 6 0 30.0 49 29 18 7
Al Lyons 1 2 7.31 13 0 0 28.1 36 23 12 16
Hank Behrman 0 2 9.12 10 2 0 24.2 33 25 17 11
Steve Nagy 1 3 5.79 6 1 0 14.0 18 9 9 4
Art Herring 1 3 8.44 11 0 2 10.2 18 10 4 6
Hugh Mulcahy 0 0 4.05 2 1 0 6.2 8 3 7 2
Ken Heintzelman 0 0 20.25 2 1 0 4.0 9 9 6 2
Lee Howard 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 4 1 0 2
Cal McLish 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0
Lou Tost 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0
Ken Gables 0 0 54.00 1 0 0 0.1 3 2 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Jim Bagby Ed Bahr Eddie Basinski Hank Behrman Jimmy Bloodworth Tiny Bonham Pete Castiglione Billy Cox Elbie Fletcher Ken Gables Al Gionfriddo Hank Greenberg +30 more

42 players

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The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 7th in the NL. The run column shows 744 for and 817 against. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .260, 2% worse than the league's .265. The staff ERA of 4.68 was 15% worse than the league average of 4.06. Measured against the 708-run league average, the offense was 5% ahead. Forbes Field was home in 1947, drawing a total attendance of 1,311,364.

The home run leader was Ralph Kiner, who hit 51. The hits leader was Frankie Gustine with 183. The pitching staff's wins leader was Fritz Ostermueller (12). The strikeout leader was Kirby Higbe with 99. The 1947 roster runs to 42 players. The 1946 season and the 1948 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates with 51 home runs.
What was the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (51 HR, 127 RBI) and Fritz Ostermueller (12-10, 3.84 ERA).
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