1947 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 780 runs and belted 115 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Whitey Kurowski, who led the team with 27 home runs and 104 RBI. Stan Musial led the team with 183 hits for a .312 average.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.53. Harry Brecheen and Red Munger were tied for the team lead in wins with 16. Red Munger struck out 123 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Creger | SS | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .250 | .485 | .188 |
| Jeff Cross | 3B | 51 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .254 | .122 | .376 | .102 |
| Nippy Jones | 2B | 23 | 73 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .267 | .342 | .609 | .247 |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 146 | 513 | 108 | 159 | 27 | 104 | 4 | .420 | .544 | .964 | .310 |
| Marty Marion | SS | 149 | 540 | 57 | 147 | 4 | 74 | 3 | .334 | .352 | .686 | .272 |
| Stan Musial | 1B | 149 | 587 | 113 | 183 | 19 | 95 | 4 | .398 | .504 | .902 | .312 |
| Red Schoendienst | 2B | 151 | 659 | 91 | 167 | 3 | 48 | 6 | .304 | .332 | .636 | .253 |
| Dick Sisler | 1B | 46 | 74 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .234 | .257 | .491 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Diering | OF | 105 | 74 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | .383 | .365 | .748 | .216 |
| Erv Dusak | OF | 111 | 328 | 56 | 93 | 6 | 28 | 1 | .378 | .378 | .756 | .284 |
| Joe Medwick | OF | 75 | 150 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .373 | .467 | .840 | .307 |
| Terry Moore | OF | 127 | 460 | 61 | 130 | 7 | 45 | 1 | .339 | .370 | .709 | .283 |
| Ron Northey | OF | 110 | 311 | 52 | 91 | 15 | 63 | 0 | .391 | .518 | .909 | .293 |
| Enos Slaughter | OF | 147 | 551 | 100 | 162 | 10 | 86 | 4 | .366 | .452 | .818 | .294 |
| Harry Walker | OF | 10 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .240 | .550 | .200 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Garagiola | C | 77 | 183 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .398 | .415 | .813 | .257 |
| Del Rice | C | 97 | 261 | 28 | 57 | 12 | 44 | 1 | .315 | .406 | .721 | .218 |
| Del Wilber | C | 51 | 99 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .269 | .333 | .602 | .232 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5422 | 780 | 1462 | 115 | 718 | 28 | .343 | .401 | .744 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Al Brazle | 44 | 19 | 168 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 4 | 85 | 48 | 2.84 | 1.393 | |||
| Harry Brecheen | 29 | 28 | 223.3 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 1 | 89 | 66 | 3.30 | 1.281 | |||
| Ken Burkhart | 34 | 6 | 95 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 44 | 23 | 5.21 | 1.379 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 47 | 25 | 231.7 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3 | 111 | 88 | 3.07 | 1.290 | |||
| Johnny Grodzicki | 16 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 5.40 | 1.717 | |||
| Jim Hearn | 37 | 21 | 162 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 | 57 | 63 | 3.22 | 1.321 | |||
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .00 | 0.700 | |||
| Red Munger | 40 | 31 | 224.3 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 3 | 123 | 76 | 3.37 | 1.311 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 37 | 24 | 176.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2 | 73 | 87 | 4.34 | 1.600 | |||
| Freddy Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Gerry Staley | 18 | 1 | 29.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2.76 | 1.399 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 37 | 0 | 50.3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 5.01 | 1.352 | |||
| Team Totals | 343 | 156 | 1397.5 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 20 | 642 | 495 | 3.53 | 1.361 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Red Schoendienst | 151 |
| At Bats | Red Schoendienst | 659 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Red Schoendienst | 710 |
| Batting Average | Stan Musial | .312 |
| On-Base % | Whitey Kurowski | .420 |
| Slugging % | Whitey Kurowski | .544 |
| OPS | Whitey Kurowski | .964 |
| Runs | Stan Musial | 113 |
| Hits | Stan Musial | 183 |
| Total Bases | Stan Musial | 296 |
| Doubles | Enos Slaughter | 31 |
| Triples | Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter | 13 |
| Home Runs | Whitey Kurowski | 27 |
| RBI | Whitey Kurowski | 104 |
| Walks | Whitey Kurowski | 87 |
| Strikeouts | Marty Marion | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | Red Schoendienst | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Marty Marion and Terry Moore | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Whitey Kurowski | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Harry Brecheen and Red Munger | 16 |
| Losses | Murry Dickson | 16 |
| Saves | Ted Wilks | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Munger | .762 |
| ERA | Al Brazle | 2.84 |
| WHIP | Harry Brecheen | 1.281 |
| Innings Pitched | Murry Dickson | 231.7 |
| Games | Murry Dickson | 47 |
| Games Started | Red Munger | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Red Munger | 123 |
| Complete Games | Harry Brecheen | 18 |
| Shutouts | Red Munger | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Murry Dickson | 970 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Howie Pollet | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Harry Brecheen | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Murry Dickson | 88 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harry Brecheen | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Brazle, Red Munger, and Howie Pollet | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ken Burkhart | 4 |
