1947 St. Louis Cardinals Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,247,913, Avg. 17,595
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (89-65)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1947 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 89-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 1,247,913, Avg. 17,595
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Eddie Dyer (89-65)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1947 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Cardinals scored 780 runs and surrendered 634 runs. Whitey Kurowski led St. Louis with 27 home runs, while Stan Musial and Ron Northey walloped 20 or more also. Whitey Kurowski accounted for 104 RBI. Stan Musial paced all regular hitters by connecting at a .312 clip. Harry Brecheen and Red Munger topped the team with 16 wins each, and Al Brazle earned a 2.84 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Eddie Dyer coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 774
Regular Season Runs Against: 628
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 16, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| April 17, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 9 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 18, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 19, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 20, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | ||
| April 23, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 | ||
| April 26, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-6 | ||
| April 27, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-7 | ||
| April 29, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at New York Giants 7 | L | 1-3 | 1-5 | 2-8 | ||
| April 30, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Giants 4 | L | 1-3 | 1-6 | 2-9 | ||
| May 1, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 1-3 | 1-7 | 2-10 | ||
| May 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 4 | L | 1-3 | 1-8 | 2-11 | ||
| May 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 0 | W | 1-3 | 2-8 | 3-11 | ||
| May 6, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 1-3 | 2-9 | 3-12 | ||
| May 7, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 1-3 | 3-9 | 4-12 | ||
| May 8, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 | W | 1-3 | 4-9 | 5-12 | ||
| May 10, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | L | 1-3 | 4-10 | 5-13 | ||
| May 11, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | W | 1-3 | 5-10 | 6-13 | ||
| May 13, 1947 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 1-4 | 5-10 | 6-14 | ||
| May 14, 1947 | New York Giants 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 1-5 | 5-10 | 6-15 | ||
| May 15, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 2-5 | 5-10 | 7-15 | ||
| May 16, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 3-5 | 5-10 | 8-15 | ||
| May 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 3-6 | 5-10 | 8-16 | ||
| May 18, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 3-7 | 5-10 | 8-17 | ||
| May 18, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 3-8 | 5-10 | 8-18 | ||
| May 19, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 4-8 | 5-10 | 9-18 | ||
| May 21, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 4-9 | 5-10 | 9-19 | ||
| May 22, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 5-9 | 5-10 | 10-19 | ||
| May 23, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 6-9 | 5-10 | 11-19 | ||
| May 25, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 6-10 | 5-10 | 11-20 | ||
| May 25, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 7-10 | 5-10 | 12-20 | ||
| May 26, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 8-10 | 5-10 | 13-20 | ||
| May 27, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 8-11 | 5-10 | 13-21 | ||
| May 28, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 9-11 | 5-10 | 14-21 | ||
| May 30, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 9-12 | 5-10 | 14-22 | ||
| May 30, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 10-12 | 5-10 | 15-22 | ||
| June 1, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers 6 | L | 10-12 | 5-11 | 15-23 | ||
| June 2, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 | W | 10-12 | 6-11 | 16-23 | ||
| June 3, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 0 | W | 10-12 | 7-11 | 17-23 | ||
| June 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 10-12 | 7-12 | 17-24 | ||
| June 5, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 3 | W | 10-12 | 8-12 | 18-24 | ||
| June 6, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 7 | L | 10-12 | 8-13 | 18-25 | ||
| June 9, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 10-12 | 9-13 | 19-25 | ||
| June 9, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | L | 10-12 | 9-14 | 19-26 | ||
| June 10, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 10-12 | 10-14 | 20-26 | ||
| June 11, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 10-12 | 10-15 | 20-27 | ||
| June 12, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | L | 10-12 | 10-16 | 20-28 | ||
| June 13, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 11-12 | 10-16 | 21-28 | ||
| June 14, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | W | 12-12 | 10-16 | 22-28 | ||
| June 14, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 13-12 | 10-16 | 23-28 | ||
| June 15, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 14-12 | 10-16 | 24-28 | ||
| June 16, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 15-12 | 10-16 | 25-28 | ||
| June 17, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 16-12 | 10-16 | 26-28 | ||
| June 18, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 17-12 | 10-16 | 27-28 | ||
| June 20, 1947 | New York Giants 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 18-12 | 10-16 | 28-28 | ||
| June 21, 1947 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 | W | 19-12 | 10-16 | 29-28 | ||
| June 22, 1947 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 19-13 | 10-16 | 29-29 | ||
| June 23, 1947 | Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 20-13 | 10-16 | 30-29 | ||
| June 24, 1947 | Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | L | 20-14 | 10-16 | 30-30 | ||
| June 26, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 20-15 | 10-16 | 30-31 | ||
| June 27, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 21-15 | 10-16 | 31-31 | ||
| June 28, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 22-15 | 10-16 | 32-31 | ||
| June 29, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 17 | W | 23-15 | 10-16 | 33-31 | ||
| June 29, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 23-16 | 10-16 | 33-32 | ||
| July 1, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 23-16 | 11-16 | 34-32 | ||
| July 3, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Chicago Cubs 4 | L | 23-16 | 11-17 | 34-33 | ||
| July 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 23-16 | 11-18 | 34-34 | ||
| July 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 0 | W | 23-16 | 12-18 | 35-34 | ||
| July 5, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 | L | 23-16 | 12-19 | 35-35 | ||
| July 6, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 23-16 | 13-19 | 36-35 | ||
| July 6, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 0 | W | 23-16 | 14-19 | 37-35 | ||
| July 10, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at New York Giants 4 | W | 23-16 | 15-19 | 38-35 | ||
| July 11, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at New York Giants 17 | L | 23-16 | 15-20 | 38-36 | ||
| July 11, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 3 | W | 23-16 | 16-20 | 39-36 | ||
| July 12, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 0 | W | 23-16 | 17-20 | 40-36 | ||
| July 12, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at New York Giants 3 | W | 23-16 | 18-20 | 41-36 | ||
| July 13, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 23-16 | 19-20 | 42-36 | ||
| July 13, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 23-16 | 19-21 | 42-37 | ||
| July 14, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 | L | 23-16 | 19-22 | 42-38 | ||
| July 15, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 23-16 | 20-22 | 43-38 | ||
| July 16, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 3 | L | 23-16 | 20-23 | 43-39 | ||
| July 17, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 23-16 | 21-23 | 44-39 | ||
| July 18, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 23-16 | 21-24 | 44-40 | ||
| July 19, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 | W | 23-16 | 22-24 | 45-40 | ||
| July 22, 1947 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 24-16 | 22-24 | 46-40 | ||
| July 23, 1947 | New York Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 25-16 | 22-24 | 47-40 | ||
| July 24, 1947 | New York Giants 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 26-16 | 22-24 | 48-40 | ||
| July 25, 1947 | Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 27-16 | 22-24 | 49-40 | ||
| July 26, 1947 | Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 | W | 28-16 | 22-24 | 50-40 | ||
| July 27, 1947 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 28-17 | 22-24 | 50-41 | ||
| July 28, 1947 | Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 29-17 | 22-24 | 51-41 | ||
| July 29, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 | L | 29-18 | 22-24 | 51-42 | ||
| July 30, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | L | 29-19 | 22-24 | 51-43 | ||
| July 31, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 29-20 | 22-24 | 51-44 | ||
| August 1, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 30-20 | 22-24 | 52-44 | ||
| August 2, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 31-20 | 22-24 | 53-44 | ||
| August 3, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 | W | 32-20 | 22-24 | 54-44 | ||
| August 4, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 32-20 | 23-24 | 55-44 | ||
| August 5, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Chicago Cubs 2 | W | 32-20 | 24-24 | 56-44 | ||
| August 6, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 32-20 | 25-24 | 57-44 | ||
| August 7, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 32-20 | 26-24 | 58-44 | ||
| August 8, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 33-20 | 26-24 | 59-44 | ||
| August 9, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 33-21 | 26-24 | 59-45 | ||
| August 10, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | W | 34-21 | 26-24 | 60-45 | ||
| August 10, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 35-21 | 26-24 | 61-45 | ||
| August 11, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 36-21 | 26-24 | 62-45 | ||
| August 12, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 36-22 | 26-24 | 62-46 | ||
| August 14, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 36-22 | 26-25 | 62-47 | ||
| August 15, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 36-22 | 27-25 | 63-47 | ||
| August 16, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 | L | 36-22 | 27-26 | 63-48 | ||
| August 17, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | W | 36-22 | 28-26 | 64-48 | ||
| August 18, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 | L | 36-22 | 28-27 | 64-49 | ||
| August 18, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 7 | L | 36-22 | 28-28 | 64-50 | ||
| August 19, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers 3 | W | 36-22 | 29-28 | 65-50 | ||
| August 20, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 | W | 36-22 | 30-28 | 66-50 | ||
| August 21, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 36-22 | 31-28 | 67-50 | ||
| August 21, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 9 | L | 36-22 | 31-29 | 67-51 | ||
| August 22, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 | L | 36-22 | 31-30 | 67-52 | ||
| August 23, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 36-22 | 32-30 | 68-52 | ||
| August 24, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 5 | W | 36-22 | 33-30 | 69-52 | ||
| August 25, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 | W | 36-22 | 34-30 | 70-52 | ||
| August 26, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 5 | L | 36-22 | 34-31 | 70-53 | ||
| August 27, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Giants 6 | L | 36-22 | 34-32 | 70-54 | ||
| August 28, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Giants 6 | L | 36-22 | 34-33 | 70-55 | ||
| August 30, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 | W | 36-22 | 35-33 | 71-55 | ||
| August 31, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Cincinnati Reds 8 | W | 36-22 | 36-33 | 72-55 | ||
| September 1, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 37-22 | 36-33 | 73-55 | ||
| September 1, 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 38-22 | 36-33 | 74-55 | ||
| September 3, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 38-22 | 37-33 | 75-55 | ||
| September 6, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 39-22 | 37-33 | 76-55 | ||
| September 7, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 12 | W | 40-22 | 37-33 | 77-55 | ||
| September 7, 1947 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 40-23 | 37-33 | 77-56 | ||
| September 9, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 41-23 | 37-33 | 78-56 | ||
| September 10, 1947 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 42-23 | 37-33 | 79-56 | ||
| September 11, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 42-24 | 37-33 | 79-57 | ||
| September 12, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | W | 43-24 | 37-33 | 80-57 | ||
| September 13, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 | L | 43-25 | 37-33 | 80-58 | ||
| September 14, 1947 | New York Giants 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 | L | 43-26 | 37-33 | 80-59 | ||
| September 15, 1947 | New York Giants 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | L | 43-27 | 37-33 | 80-60 | ||
| September 16, 1947 | New York Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 43-28 | 37-33 | 80-61 | ||
| September 17, 1947 | Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 | L | 43-29 | 37-33 | 80-62 | ||
| September 18, 1947 | Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | L | 43-30 | 37-33 | 80-63 | ||
| September 19, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 44-30 | 37-33 | 81-63 | ||
| September 20, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 | W | 45-30 | 37-33 | 82-63 | ||
| September 22, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | W | 46-30 | 37-33 | 83-63 | ||
| September 22, 1947 | Chicago Cubs 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | L | 46-31 | 37-33 | 83-64 | ||
| September 23, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 | W | 46-31 | 38-33 | 84-64 | ||
| September 24, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 46-31 | 39-33 | 85-64 | ||
| September 25, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 | W | 46-31 | 40-33 | 86-64 | ||
| September 25, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 | W | 46-31 | 41-33 | 87-64 | ||
| September 26, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Chicago Cubs 3 | W | 46-31 | 42-33 | 88-64 | ||
| September 27, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 46-31 | 43-33 | 89-64 | ||
| September 28, 1947 | St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 | L | 46-31 | 43-34 | 89-65 |
