1947 St. Louis Cardinals season

The 1947 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 66th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 56th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season and finished second in the National League.

1947 St. Louis Cardinals
League	National League
Ballpark	Sportsman's Park
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	89–65 (.578)
League place	2nd
Owners	Sam Breadon
General managers	William Walsingham Jr.
Managers	Eddie Dyer
Television	KSD (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Radio	WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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Offseason

• November 17, 1946: Tom Poholsky was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.^[1]
• December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Athletics.^[2]
• Prior to 1947 season: Rip Repulski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.^[3]

Regular season

• May 6: There were rumors of a walkout by the Cardinals in protest of having to play Jackie Robinson and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The rumors resulted in an article published by Stanley Woodward of the New York Herald Tribune. The Cardinals played the game and lost by a score of 7–6, despite holding a 6–3 lead.^[4]
• May 21: Jackie Robinson played his first game at Sportsman's Park. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–3 in ten innings.^[5]
• September 11: Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola and Jackie Robinson were involved in an incident at home plate. Garagiola stepped on Robinson's foot and the two started arguing. Umpire Bean Reardon held back Garagiola while Robinson clapped.^[6] The incident was later part of a children's book titled In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.

Season standings

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	0.610	—	52–25	42–35
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	0.578	5	46–31	43–34
Boston Braves	86	68	0.558	8	50–27	36–41
New York Giants	81	73	0.526	13	45–31	36–42
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	0.474	21	42–35	31–46
Chicago Cubs	69	85	0.448	25	36–43	33–42
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	0.403	32	38–38	24–54
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	0.403	32	32–45	30–47

Record vs. opponents

1947 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BSN	BRO	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–10	13–9	13–9	13–9	14–8	12–10	9–13
Brooklyn	10–12	—	15–7	15–7	14–8	14–8	15–7	11–11–1
Chicago	9–13	7–15	—	12–10	7–15	16–6–1	8–14	10–12
Cincinnati	9–13	7–15	10–12	—	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–14
New York	9–13	8–14	15–7	9–13	—	12–10	15–7–1	13–9
Philadelphia	8–14	8–14	6–16–1	9–13	10–12	—	13–9	8–14
Pittsburgh	10–12	7–15	14–8	9–13	7–15–1	9–13	—	6–16–1
St. Louis	13–9	11–11–1	12–10	14–8	9–13	14–8	16–6–1	—

Notable transactions

• May 3, 1947: Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Northey.^[7]

Roster

1947 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers 27 Al Brazle 31 Harry Brecheen 10 Ken Burkhart 22 Murry Dickson 33 Johnny Grodzicki 34 Jim Hearn 35 Ken Johnson 20 Red Munger 11 Howie Pollet 29 Freddy Schmidt 14 Jerry Staley 28 Ted Wilks		Catchers 17 Joe Garagiola 18 Del Rice 23 Del Wilber Infielders 16 Bernie Creger  3 Jeff Cross 7,19 Nippy Jones  1 Whitey Kurowski  4 Marty Marion  6 Stan Musial  2 Red Schoendienst 15 Dick Sisler		Outfielders 32 Chuck Diering 7,19 Erv Dusak 21 Joe Medwick  8 Terry Moore  5 Ron Northey  9 Enos Slaughter  5 Harry Walker		Manager 30 Eddie Dyer Coaches 25 Tony Kaufmann 26 Buzzy Wares

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Del Rice	97	261	57	.218	12	44
1B	Stan Musial	149	587	183	.312	19	95
2B	Red Schoendienst	151	659	167	.253	3	48
3B	Whitey Kurowski	146	513	159	.310	27	104
SS	Marty Marion	149	540	147	.272	4	74
OF	Erv Dusak	111	328	93	.284	6	28
OF	Enos Slaughter	147	551	162	.294	10	86
OF	Terry Moore	127	460	130	.283	7	45

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ron Northey	110	311	91	.293	15	63
Joe Garagiola	77	183	47	.257	5	25
Joe Medwick	75	150	46	.307	4	28
Del Wilber	51	99	23	.232	0	12
Chuck Diering	105	74	16	.216	2	11
Dick Sisler	46	74	15	.203	0	9
Nippy Jones	23	73	18	.247	1	5
Jeff Cross	51	49	5	.102	0	3
Harry Walker	10	25	5	.200	0	0
Bernie Creger	15	16	3	.188	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Red Munger	40	224.1	16	5	3.37	123
Harry Brecheen	29	223.1	16	11	3.30	89

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Murry Dickson	47	231.2	13	16	3.07	111
Howie Pollet	37	176.1	9	11	4.34	73
Al Brazle	44	168.0	14	8	2.84	85
Jim Hearn	37	162.0	12	7	3.22	57
Ken Burkhart	34	95.0	3	6	5.21	44
Ken Johnson	2	10.0	1	0	0.00	8

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ted Wilks	37	4	0	5	5.01	28
Gerry Staley	18	1	0	0	2.76	14
Johnny Grodzicki	16	0	1	0	5.40	8
Freddy Schmidt	2	0	0	0	2.25	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Columbus Red Birds	American Association	Hal Anderson
AAA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Cedric Durst
AA	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Johnny Keane
A	Columbus Cardinals	Sally League	Kemp Wicker
A	Omaha Cardinals	Western League	Ollie Vanek
B	Decatur Commodores	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Gene Corbett
B	Allentown Cardinals	Interstate League	Specs Garbee and Benny Borgmann
B	Lynchburg Cardinals	Piedmont League	Jack McLain and Vernon Mackie
C	Fresno Cardinals	California League	Frank Demaree, Bill Harris, Charlie Baron and Bill Brenzel
C	Winston-Salem Cardinals	Carolina League	Zip Payne
C	Duluth Dukes	Northern League	Paul Bowa
C	Pocatello Cardinals	Pioneer League	Jim Tyack
C	St. Joseph Cardinals	Western Association	Bob Stanton
D	Johnson City Cardinals	Appalachian League	Bob Kline
D	Salisbury Cardinals	Eastern Shore League	Harold Contini
D	Albany Cardinals	Georgia–Florida League	Mickey Katkaveck
D	West Frankfort Cardinals	Illinois State League	Everett Johnston
D	Carthage Cardinals	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Woody Fair
D	Hamilton Cardinals	PONY League	John Newman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, St. Joseph^[8]

References

1. Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
2. Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference
3. Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
4. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 96, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, ISBN 978-0-7432-9461-4
5. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 146
6. Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 228
7. Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1947 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
• 1947 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com