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.
Offseason November 17, 1946: Tom Poholsky was drafted by the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 minor league draft.Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference December 13, 1946: Hal Epps was selected off waivers by the Cardinals from the Philadelphia Athletics.Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference Prior to 1947 season: Rip Repulski was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
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.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 96, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, May 21: Jackie Robinson played his first game at Sportsman's Park. The Dodgers won by a score of 4–3 in ten innings.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 146 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.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 228 The incident was later part of a children's book titled In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 3, 1947: Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Northey.Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1947 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 97 261 57 .218 12 44 1B 149 587 183 .312 19 95 2B 151 659 167 .253 3 48 3B 146 513 159 .310 27 104 SS 149 540 147 .272 4 74 OF Erv Dusak 111 328 93 .284 6 28 OF 147 551 162 .294 10 86 OF 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 110 311 91 .293 15 63 77 183 47 .257 5 25 75 150 46 .307 4 28 51 99 23 .232 0 12 105 74 16 .216 2 11 46 74 15 .203 0 9 23 73 18 .247 1 5 51 49 5 .102 0 3 10 25 5 .200 0 0 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 40 224.1 16 5 3.37 123 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 47 231.2 13 16 3.07 111 37 176.1 9 11 4.34 73 44 168.0 14 8 2.84 85 37 162.0 12 7 3.22 57 34 95.0 3 6 5.21 44 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 37 4 0 5 5.01 28 18 1 0 0 2.76 14 16 0 1 0 5.40 8 2 0 0 0 2.25 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, St. JosephJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1947 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1947 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com