1948 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1948 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 64-89. They scored 588 runs and belted 104 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Hank Sauer, who led the team with 35 home runs and 97 RBI. Johnny Wyrostek led the team with 140 hits for a .273 average.
The team allowed 750 runs and had a team ERA of 4.47. Johnny Vander Meer led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 120 strikeouts. Harry Gumbert led the team with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Adams | 2B | 87 | 262 | 33 | 78 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .361 | .408 | .769 | .298 |
| Claude Corbitt | 2B | 87 | 258 | 24 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .297 | .298 | .595 | .256 |
| Grady Hatton | 3B | 133 | 458 | 58 | 110 | 9 | 44 | 7 | .343 | .345 | .688 | .240 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 113 | 379 | 49 | 104 | 12 | 57 | 1 | .307 | .451 | .758 | .274 |
| Howie Schultz | 1B | 36 | 72 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .211 | .250 | .461 | .167 |
| Virgil Stallcup | SS | 149 | 539 | 40 | 123 | 3 | 65 | 2 | .253 | .315 | .568 | .228 |
| Babe Young | 1B | 49 | 130 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .329 | .338 | .667 | .231 |
| Benny Zientara | 2B | 74 | 187 | 17 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .236 | .214 | .450 | .187 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Baumholtz | OF | 128 | 415 | 57 | 123 | 4 | 30 | 8 | .344 | .395 | .739 | .296 |
| Steve Filipowicz | OF | 7 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .393 | .423 | .816 | .346 |
| Augie Galan | OF | 54 | 77 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .471 | .455 | .926 | .286 |
| Danny Litwhiler | OF | 106 | 338 | 51 | 93 | 14 | 44 | 1 | .365 | .467 | .832 | .275 |
| Hank Sauer | OF | 145 | 530 | 78 | 138 | 35 | 97 | 2 | .340 | .504 | .844 | .260 |
| Clyde Vollmer | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .111 | .311 | .111 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 136 | 512 | 74 | 140 | 17 | 76 | 7 | .344 | .455 | .799 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ray Lamanno | C | 127 | 385 | 31 | 93 | 0 | 27 | 2 | .329 | .273 | .602 | .242 |
| Ray Mueller | C | 14 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .235 | .524 | .206 |
| Dewey Williams | C | 48 | 95 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .248 | .221 | .469 | .168 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hugh Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Marv Rickert | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5127 | 588 | 1266 | 104 | 548 | 42 | .309 | .365 | .674 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Blackburn | 16 | 0 | 32.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 4.18 | 1.610 | |||
| Ewell Blackwell | 22 | 20 | 138.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 114 | 52 | 4.54 | 1.341 | |||
| Ken Burkhart | 16 | 0 | 41.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 6.91 | 1.391 | |||
| Walker Cress | 30 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 33 | 42 | 4.50 | 1.700 | |||
| Eddie Erautt | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Howie Fox | 34 | 24 | 171 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 1 | 63 | 62 | 4.53 | 1.444 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 61 | 0 | 106.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 3.47 | 1.477 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9.45 | 1.642 | |||
| Ken Holcombe | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.304 | |||
| Tommy Hughes | 12 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 9.00 | 2.481 | |||
| Buddy Lively | 10 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2.38 | 1.057 | |||
| Kent Peterson | 43 | 17 | 137 | 2 | 15 | .118 | 1 | 64 | 59 | 4.60 | 1.496 | |||
| Ken Raffensberger | 40 | 24 | 180.3 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 57 | 37 | 3.84 | 1.242 | |||
| Johnny Vander Meer | 33 | 33 | 232 | 17 | 14 | .548 | 0 | 120 | 124 | 3.41 | 1.414 | |||
| Bucky Walters | 7 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 4.63 | 1.714 | |||
| Herm Wehmeier | 33 | 24 | 147.3 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 5.86 | 1.724 | |||
| Team Totals | 364 | 153 | 1343.3 | 64 | 89 | .418 | 20 | 599 | 572 | 4.47 | 1.475 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Virgil Stallcup | 149 |
| At Bats | Virgil Stallcup | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Hank Sauer | 598 |
| Batting Average | Johnny Wyrostek | .273 |
| On-Base % | Johnny Wyrostek | .344 |
| Slugging % | Hank Sauer | .504 |
| OPS | Hank Sauer | .844 |
| Runs | Hank Sauer | 78 |
| Hits | Johnny Wyrostek | 140 |
| Total Bases | Hank Sauer | 267 |
| Doubles | Virgil Stallcup | 30 |
| Triples | Johnny Wyrostek | 9 |
| Home Runs | Hank Sauer | 35 |
| RBI | Hank Sauer | 97 |
| Walks | Grady Hatton | 72 |
| Strikeouts | Hank Sauer | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank Baumholtz | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Claude Corbitt | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ray Lamanno and Danny Litwhiler | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Vander Meer | 17 |
| Losses | Kent Peterson | 15 |
| Saves | Harry Gumbert | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Herm Wehmeier | .579 |
| ERA | Johnny Vander Meer | 3.41 |
| WHIP | Ken Raffensberger | 1.242 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Vander Meer | 232 |
| Games | Harry Gumbert | 61 |
| Games Started | Johnny Vander Meer | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Vander Meer | 120 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Vander Meer | 14 |
| Shutouts | Ken Raffensberger | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Vander Meer | 993 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Johnny Vander Meer | 204 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Vander Meer | 124 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Herm Wehmeier | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Herm Wehmeier | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kent Peterson | 6 |
