1947 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 62-92. They scored 744 runs and belted 156 home runs to go along with a .261 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 51 home runs and 127 RBI. Frankie Gustine led the team with 183 hits for a .297 average.
The team allowed 815 runs and had a team ERA of 4.68. Fritz Ostermueller was the winningest pitcher, with 12 games won. Kirby Higbe struck out 99 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Basinski | 2B | 56 | 161 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .279 | .335 | .614 | .199 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | 88 | 316 | 27 | 79 | 7 | 48 | 1 | .290 | .345 | .635 | .250 |
| Pete Castiglione | SS | 13 | 50 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .280 | .588 | .280 |
| Billy Cox | SS | 132 | 529 | 75 | 145 | 15 | 54 | 5 | .313 | .442 | .755 | .274 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 69 | 157 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .364 | .331 | .695 | .242 |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | 125 | 402 | 71 | 100 | 25 | 74 | 0 | .408 | .478 | .886 | .249 |
| Frankie Gustine | 3B | 156 | 616 | 102 | 183 | 9 | 67 | 5 | .364 | .409 | .773 | .297 |
| Billy Herman | 2B | 15 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .245 | .298 | .543 | .213 |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | 16 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .432 | .300 | .732 | .300 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | SS | 48 | 128 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .300 | .305 | .605 | .234 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 152 | 565 | 118 | 177 | 51 | 127 | 1 | .417 | .639 | 1.056 | .313 |
| Culley Rikard | OF | 109 | 324 | 57 | 93 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .384 | .398 | .782 | .287 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 128 | 478 | 68 | 121 | 8 | 51 | 7 | .343 | .381 | .724 | .253 |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 112 | 407 | 59 | 111 | 17 | 69 | 5 | .324 | .459 | .783 | .273 |
| Gene Woodling | OF | 22 | 79 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .326 | .342 | .668 | .266 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dixie Howell | C | 76 | 214 | 23 | 59 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .357 | .383 | .740 | .276 |
| Roy Jarvis | C | 18 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .255 | .244 | .499 | .156 |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 73 | 232 | 26 | 70 | 6 | 42 | 1 | .355 | .435 | .790 | .302 |
| Bill Salkeld | C | 47 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .284 | .246 | .530 | .213 |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 38 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .328 | .309 | .637 | .255 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Al Gionfriddo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5307 | 744 | 1385 | 156 | 699 | 30 | .335 | .406 | .742 | .261 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Bagby | 37 | 6 | 115.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 4.67 | 1.556 | |||
| Ed Bahr | 19 | 11 | 82.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 25 | 43 | 4.59 | 1.519 | |||
| Hank Behrman | 10 | 2 | 24.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 9.12 | 2.024 | |||
| Tiny Bonham | 33 | 18 | 149.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3 | 63 | 35 | 3.85 | 1.349 | |||
| Ken Gables | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 10.000 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2.25 | 3.750 | |||
| Art Herring | 11 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8.44 | 2.056 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 46 | 30 | 225 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 5 | 99 | 110 | 3.72 | 1.396 | |||
| Lee Howard | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.481 | |||
| Al Lyons | 13 | 0 | 28.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 7.31 | 1.696 | |||
| Cal McLish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Hugh Mulcahy | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.05 | 2.239 | |||
| Steve Nagy | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5.79 | 1.929 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 26 | 24 | 183 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 0 | 66 | 68 | 3.84 | 1.361 | |||
| Mel Queen | 14 | 12 | 74 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 4.01 | 1.635 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 38 | 22 | 144 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 2 | 59 | 63 | 5.25 | 1.521 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 24 | 12 | 121 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 3.57 | 1.298 | |||
| Elmer Singleton | 36 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 39 | 6.31 | 1.627 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 32 | 7 | 89 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 22 | 37 | 5.26 | 1.663 | |||
| Lou Tost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Roger Wolff | 13 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 8.70 | 2.233 | |||
| Team Totals | 367 | 156 | 1374.1 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 13 | 501 | 592 | 4.68 | 1.514 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frankie Gustine | 156 |
| At Bats | Frankie Gustine | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frankie Gustine | 691 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Kiner | .313 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Kiner | .417 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .639 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | 1.056 |
| Runs | Ralph Kiner | 118 |
| Hits | Frankie Gustine | 183 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Kiner | 361 |
| Doubles | Billy Cox and Frankie Gustine | 30 |
| Triples | Jim Russell | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 51 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 127 |
| Walks | Hank Greenberg | 104 |
| Strikeouts | Ralph Kiner | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Russell | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frankie Gustine | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Hank Greenberg and Wally Westlake | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fritz Ostermueller | 12 |
| Losses | Kirby Higbe | 17 |
| Saves | Kirby Higbe | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Tiny Bonham | .579 |
| ERA | Kirby Higbe | 3.72 |
| WHIP | Fritz Ostermueller | 1.361 |
| Innings Pitched | Kirby Higbe | 225 |
| Games | Kirby Higbe | 46 |
| Games Started | Kirby Higbe | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Kirby Higbe | 99 |
| Complete Games | Fritz Ostermueller | 12 |
| Shutouts | Tiny Bonham and Fritz Ostermueller | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Kirby Higbe | 975 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 93 |
| Hits Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kirby Higbe | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Kirby Higbe | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jim Bagby | 5 |
