The 1947 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 73–81, 21 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Offseason November 1, 1946: Virgil Stallcup was drafted by the Reds from the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 rule 5 draft.Virgil Stallcup page at Baseball Reference
Regular season May 13: Jackie Robinson played in his first game in Cincinnati. The Reds won the game 7–5 over Robinson and the Dodgers. In the loss, Robinson had a walk, a single, and a run.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 125, Jonathan Eig, Simon & Schuster, 2007, New York, Laughter, racial slurs and debris were hurled at Robinson by the fans. Dodgers shortstop Pee Wee Reese put his hand on Robinson's shoulder to hush the crowd.Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, p. 127
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1947 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 118 413 106 .257 5 50 1B 95 364 103 .283 14 79 2B 117 418 108 .258 2 24 SS 151 545 146 .268 19 87 3B 146 524 147 .281 16 77 OF 135 482 138 .286 3 67 OF 124 392 123 .314 6 61 OF 151 643 182 .283 5 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 Bobby Adams 81 217 59 .272 4 20 86 200 41 .205 11 33 Ray Mueller 71 192 48 .250 6 33 Tommy Tatum 69 176 48 .273 1 16 Clyde Vollmer 78 155 34 .219 1 13 39 81 14 .173 1 4 Chuck Kress 11 27 4 .148 0 0 Bob Usher 9 22 4 .182 1 1 16 18 6 .333 0 2 Ted Kluszewski 9 10 1 .100 0 2 Al Lakeman 2 2 0 .000 0 0 8 1 0 .000 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 33 273.0 22 8 2.47 193 Johnny Vander Meer 30 186.0 9 14 4.40 79 Bucky Walters 20 122.0 8 8 5.75 43 Ken Raffensberger 19 106.2 6 5 4.13 38
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 37 152.1 6 13 4.25 78 38 123.0 4 7 4.68 52 36 119.0 4 9 5.07 43 11 32.1 0 3 5.29 11 Elmer Riddle 16 30.1 1 0 8.31 8 Harry Perkowski 3 7.1 0 0 3.68 2
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 46 10 10 10 3.89 43 Johnny Hetki 37 3 4 0 5.81 33 Clyde Shoun 10 0 0 0 5.02 7 3 0 0 0 15.88 1 Ken Polivka 2 0 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Herm Wehmeier 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: SyracuseJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1947 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference