1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 62-92
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 1,283,531, Avg. 20,175
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Herman (61-92)
Manager: Bill Burwell (1-0)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates StatisticsTeam Record: 62-92
Finished 7th in the NL
Attendance: 1,283,531, Avg. 20,175
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Herman (61-92)
Manager: Bill Burwell (1-0)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses, finishing seventh in the NL.
The Pirates scored 744 runs and conceded 817 runs, most in the circuit. Ralph Kiner crushed 51 homers for Pittsburgh, while Hank Greenberg, Wally Westlake and Billy Cox each walloped 20 or more also. Ralph Kiner drove in 127 runs and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .313 clip. Fritz Ostermueller led the squad with 12 wins, and Kirby Higbe recorded a 3.72 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Herman and Bill Burwell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bagby | P | R | R | September 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Ed Bahr | P | R | R | October 16, 1919 | 6'1" | 172 | Rouleau, SK CAN |
| Eddie Basinski | 2B | R | R | November 4, 1922 | 6'1" | 172 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Hank Behrman | P | R | R | June 27, 1921 | 5'11" | 174 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | 2B | R | R | July 26, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Tallahassee, FL USA |
| Tiny Bonham | P | R | R | August 16, 1913 | 6'2" | 215 | Ione, CA USA |
| Pete Castiglione | SS | R | R | February 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Greenwich, CT USA |
| Billy Cox | SS | R | R | August 29, 1919 | 5'10" | 150 | Newport, PA USA |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | L | L | March 18, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | Milton, MA USA |
| Ken Gables | P | R | R | January 31, 1919 | 5'11" | 210 | Walnut Grove, MO USA |
| Al Gionfriddo | P | L | L | March 8, 1922 | 5'6" | 165 | Dysart, PA USA |
| Hank Greenberg | 1B | R | R | January 1, 1911 | 6'3" | 210 | New York, NY USA |
| Frankie Gustine | 3B | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Hoopeston, IL USA |
| Ken Heintzelman | P | R | L | October 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 185 | Peruque, MO USA |
| Billy Herman | 2B | R | R | July 7, 1909 | 5'11" | 180 | New Albany, IN USA |
| Art Herring | P | R | R | March 10, 1906 | 5'7" | 168 | Altus, OK USA |
| Kirby Higbe | P | R | R | April 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | Columbia, SC USA |
| Lee Howard | P | L | L | November 11, 1923 | 6'2" | 175 | Staten Island, NY USA |
| Dixie Howell | C | R | R | April 24, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Roy Jarvis | C | R | R | June 7, 1926 | 5'9" | 160 | Shawnee, OK USA |
| Ralph Kiner | LF | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Santa Rita, NM USA |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC USA |
| Al Lyons | P | R | R | July 18, 1918 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Joseph, MO USA |
| Gene Mauch | 2B | R | R | November 18, 1925 | 5'10" | 165 | Salina, KS USA |
| Cal McLish | P | B | R | December 1, 1925 | 6'0" | 179 | Anadarko, OK USA |
| Hugh Mulcahy | P | R | R | September 9, 1913 | 6'2" | 190 | Brighton, MA USA |
| Steve Nagy | P | L | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'9" | 174 | Franklin, NJ USA |
| Fritz Ostermueller | P | L | L | September 15, 1907 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL USA |
| Mel Queen | P | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 204 | Maxwell, PA USA |
| Culley Rikard | RF | L | R | May 9, 1914 | 5'11" | 183 | Oxford, MS USA |
| Preacher Roe | P | R | L | February 26, 1916 | 6'2" | 170 | Ash Flat, AR USA |
| Jim Russell | CF | B | R | October 1, 1918 | 6'1" | 181 | Fayette City, PA USA |
| Bill Salkeld | C | L | R | March 8, 1917 | 5'10" | 190 | Pocatello, ID USA |
| Rip Sewell | P | L | R | May 11, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Decatur, AL USA |
| Elmer Singleton | P | R | R | June 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 174 | Ogden, UT USA |
| Nick Strincevich | P | R | R | March 1, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Gary, IN USA |
| Billy Sullivan | C | L | R | October 23, 1910 | 6'0" | 170 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Lou Tost | P | L | L | June 1, 1911 | 6'0" | 175 | Cumberland, WA USA |
| Wally Westlake | RF | R | R | November 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 186 | Gridley, CA USA |
| Whitey Wietelmann | SS | B | R | March 15, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | Zanesville, OH USA |
| Roger Wolff | P | R | R | April 10, 1911 | 6'0" | 208 | Evansville, IL USA |
| Gene Woodling | CF | L | R | August 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 195 | Akron, OH USA |
