1947 St. Louis Cardinals

89-65 • .578 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals went 89-65 (.578) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 780 runs, allowed 634, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Whitey Kurowski (27 HR, 104 RBI) and Harry Brecheen (16-11, 3.30 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

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
2nd Rank
780 R 634 RA
Diff +146

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780 Runs Scored
634 Runs Allowed
+146 Run Diff
1,231K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 NL Average

Batting Avg .269 2% above the 1947 league average (.265)
OBP .346 3% above the 1947 league average (.338)
SLG .400 3% above the 1947 league average (.390)
Team ERA 3.53 13% better than the 1947 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 780 10% above the 1947 league average (708 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,231,625
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Avg per Game 15,995

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Stan Musial 0.312 2 Whitey Kurowski 0.310 3 Joe Medwick 0.307 4 Enos Slaughter 0.294 5 Ron Northey 0.293

Home Runs

1 Whitey Kurowski 27 2 Stan Musial 19 3 Ron Northey 15 4 Del Rice 12 5 Enos Slaughter 10

RBI

1 Whitey Kurowski 104 2 Stan Musial 95 3 Enos Slaughter 86 4 Marty Marion 74 5 Ron Northey 63
1947 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Red Schoendienst 151 659 91 167 25 9 3 48 48 27 6 0.253
Stan Musial 149 587 113 183 30 13 19 95 80 24 4 0.312
Enos Slaughter 147 551 100 162 31 13 10 86 59 27 4 0.294
Marty Marion 149 540 57 147 19 6 4 74 49 58 3 0.272
Whitey Kurowski 146 513 108 159 27 6 27 104 87 56 4 0.310
Terry Moore 127 460 61 130 17 1 7 45 38 39 1 0.283
Erv Dusak 111 328 56 93 7 3 6 28 50 34 1 0.284
Ron Northey 110 311 52 91 19 3 15 63 48 29 0 0.293
Del Rice 97 261 28 57 7 3 12 44 36 40 1 0.218
Joe Garagiola 77 183 20 47 10 2 5 25 40 14 0 0.257
Joe Medwick 75 150 19 46 12 0 4 28 16 12 0 0.307
Del Wilber 51 99 7 23 8 1 0 12 5 13 0 0.232
Harry Brecheen 29 83 5 20 2 1 0 8 7 7 0 0.241
Red Munger 40 81 3 15 3 0 0 7 4 28 0 0.185
Murry Dickson 47 80 4 17 2 0 0 9 1 5 0 0.212
Chuck Diering 105 74 22 16 3 1 2 11 19 22 3 0.216
Dick Sisler 46 74 4 15 2 1 0 9 3 8 0 0.203
Nippy Jones 23 73 6 18 4 0 1 5 2 10 0 0.247
Howie Pollet 37 65 5 15 1 2 0 5 1 13 0 0.231
Al Brazle 44 64 6 14 1 0 0 5 1 5 0 0.219
Jim Hearn 37 55 1 8 2 0 0 3 2 19 0 0.145
Jeff Cross 51 49 4 5 1 0 0 3 10 6 0 0.102
Harry Walker 10 25 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0.200
Ken Burkhart 34 24 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.125
Bernie Creger 15 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0.188
Gerry Staley 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ted Wilks 37 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167
Ken Johnson 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Johnny Grodzicki 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddy Schmidt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Al Brazle 2.84 2 Murry Dickson 3.07 3 Jim Hearn 3.22 4 Harry Brecheen 3.30 5 Red Munger 3.37

Wins

1 Harry Brecheen 16 2 Red Munger 16 3 Al Brazle 14 4 Murry Dickson 13 5 Jim Hearn 12

Strikeouts

1 Red Munger 123 2 Murry Dickson 111 3 Harry Brecheen 89 4 Al Brazle 85 5 Howie Pollet 73
1947 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Murry Dickson 13 16 3.07 47 25 3 231.2 211 79 88 111
Red Munger 16 5 3.37 40 31 3 224.1 218 84 76 123
Harry Brecheen 16 11 3.30 29 28 1 223.1 220 82 66 89
Howie Pollet 9 11 4.34 37 24 2 176.1 195 85 87 73
Al Brazle 14 8 2.84 44 19 4 168.0 186 53 48 85
Jim Hearn 12 7 3.22 37 21 1 162.0 151 58 63 57
Ken Burkhart 3 6 5.21 34 6 1 95.0 108 55 23 44
Ted Wilks 4 0 5.01 37 0 5 50.1 57 28 11 28
Gerry Staley 1 0 2.76 18 1 0 29.1 33 9 8 14
Johnny Grodzicki 0 1 5.40 16 0 0 23.1 21 14 19 8
Ken Johnson 1 0 0.00 2 1 0 10.0 2 0 5 8
Freddy Schmidt 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 5 1 1 2

👥 Roster (30)

Al Brazle Harry Brecheen Ken Burkhart Bernie Creger Jeff Cross Murry Dickson Chuck Diering Erv Dusak Joe Garagiola Johnny Grodzicki Jim Hearn Ken Johnson +18 more

30 players

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The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The record for the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals reads 89 wins and 65 losses, good for 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 780 for and 634 against. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .269, 2% better than the league's .265. Pitchers allowed 3.53 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.06. Measured against the 708-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 1,231,625 for the year. Whitey Kurowski led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Stan Musial with 183. On the mound, Red Munger won 16 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Who led the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Whitey Kurowski led the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.53.
Did the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1947 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Whitey Kurowski (27 HR, 104 RBI) and Harry Brecheen (16-11, 3.30 ERA).
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