1947 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 73-81. They scored 681 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Eddie Miller, who led the team with 19 home runs and 87 RBI. Frank Baumholtz led the team with 182 hits for a .283 average.
The team allowed 755 runs and had a team ERA of 4.41. Ewell Blackwell led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 193 strikeouts. Harry Gumbert led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 2B | 81 | 217 | 39 | 59 | 4 | 20 | 9 | .358 | .396 | .754 | .272 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 146 | 524 | 91 | 147 | 16 | 77 | 7 | .377 | .448 | .825 | .281 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Chuck Kress | 1B | 11 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .148 | .451 | .148 |
| Eddie Miller | SS | 151 | 545 | 69 | 146 | 19 | 87 | 5 | .333 | .457 | .790 | .268 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Kermit Wahl | 3B | 39 | 81 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .239 | .210 | .449 | .173 |
| Babe Young | 1B | 95 | 364 | 55 | 103 | 14 | 79 | 0 | .349 | .473 | .822 | .283 |
| Benny Zientara | 2B | 117 | 418 | 60 | 108 | 2 | 24 | 2 | .297 | .321 | .618 | .258 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 151 | 643 | 96 | 182 | 5 | 45 | 6 | .341 | .384 | .725 | .283 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 124 | 392 | 60 | 123 | 6 | 61 | 0 | .449 | .416 | .865 | .314 |
| Bert Haas | OF | 135 | 482 | 58 | 138 | 3 | 67 | 9 | .346 | .369 | .715 | .286 |
| Eddie Lukon | OF | 86 | 200 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 33 | 0 | .306 | .410 | .716 | .205 |
| Tommy Tatum | OF | 69 | 176 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 16 | 7 | .333 | .341 | .674 | .273 |
| Bob Usher | OF | 9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .318 | .568 | .182 |
| Clyde Vollmer | OF | 78 | 155 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .267 | .303 | .570 | .219 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Lamanno | C | 118 | 413 | 33 | 106 | 5 | 50 | 0 | .307 | .358 | .665 | .257 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 71 | 192 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 33 | 1 | .311 | .401 | .712 | .250 |
| Hugh Poland | C | 16 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .389 | .757 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Lakeman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5299 | 681 | 1372 | 95 | 637 | 46 | .324 | .375 | .699 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beggs | 11 | 4 | 32.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5.29 | 1.486 | |||
| Ewell Blackwell | 33 | 33 | 273 | 22 | 8 | .733 | 0 | 193 | 95 | 2.47 | 1.179 | |||
| Eddie Erautt | 36 | 10 | 119 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 5.07 | 1.672 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 46 | 0 | 90.3 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 10 | 43 | 47 | 3.89 | 1.495 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 37 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 5.81 | 1.646 | |||
| Clayton Lambert | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15.88 | 3.158 | |||
| Buddy Lively | 38 | 17 | 123 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 52 | 63 | 4.68 | 1.537 | |||
| Bob Malloy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Harry Perkowski | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 | 2.055 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 37 | 17 | 152.3 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 2 | 78 | 62 | 4.25 | 1.431 | |||
| Ken Polivka | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 19 | 15 | 106.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 38 | 29 | 4.13 | 1.509 | |||
| Elmer Riddle | 16 | 3 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 8.31 | 2.409 | |||
| Mike Schultz | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Clyde Shoun | 10 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5.02 | 1.469 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 30 | 29 | 186 | 9 | 14 | .391 | 0 | 79 | 87 | 4.40 | 1.468 | |||
| Bucky Walters | 20 | 20 | 122 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 49 | 5.75 | 1.525 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 344 | 154 | 1365.2 | 73 | 81 | .474 | 13 | 633 | 589 | 4.41 | 1.488 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Baumholtz and Eddie Miller | 151 |
| At Bats | Frank Baumholtz | 643 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Baumholtz | 711 |
| Batting Average | Augie Galan | .314 |
| On-Base % | Augie Galan | .449 |
| Slugging % | Eddie Miller | .457 |
| OPS | Augie Galan | .865 |
| Runs | Frank Baumholtz | 96 |
| Hits | Frank Baumholtz | 182 |
| Total Bases | Eddie Miller | 249 |
| Doubles | Eddie Miller | 38 |
| Triples | Frank Baumholtz | 9 |
| Home Runs | Eddie Miller | 19 |
| RBI | Eddie Miller | 87 |
| Walks | Augie Galan | 94 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Baumholtz | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Adams and Bert Haas | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Benny Zientara | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Eddie Miller | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ewell Blackwell | 22 |
| Losses | Johnny Vander Meer | 14 |
| Saves | Harry Gumbert | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Ewell Blackwell | .733 |
| ERA | Ewell Blackwell | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Ewell Blackwell | 1.179 |
| Innings Pitched | Ewell Blackwell | 273 |
| Games | Harry Gumbert | 46 |
| Games Started | Ewell Blackwell | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Ewell Blackwell | 193 |
| Complete Games | Ewell Blackwell | 23 |
| Shutouts | Ewell Blackwell | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Ewell Blackwell | 1086 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Johnny Vander Meer | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Ewell Blackwell | 227 |
| Walks Allowed | Ewell Blackwell | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Buddy Lively | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Eddie Erautt | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ewell Blackwell | 4 |
