1947 St. Louis Cardinals season

St. Louis Cardinals
	1947 St. Louis Cardinals;
	Major league affiliations
	National League (Since 1892);
	Location
	Sportsman's Park (Since 1920); St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882);
	1947 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Eddie Dyer
Local television	KSD; (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Local radio	WTMV/WEW; (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

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The St. Louis Cardinals 1947 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 2nd in the National League.

[edit] 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]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Brooklyn Dodgers	94	60	--	.610
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	5	.578
Boston Braves	86	68	8	.558
New York Giants	81	73	13	.526
Cincinnati Reds	73	81	21	.474
Chicago Cubs	69	85	25	.448
Philadelphia Phillies	62	92	32	.403
Pittsburgh Pirates	62	92	32	.403

[edit] Notable transactions

May 3, 1947: Harry Walker and Freddy Schmidt were traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ron Northey.^[4]

[edit] Roster

1947 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

30 Eddie Dyer

Coaches

-- Tony Kaufmann
-- Buzzy Wares

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
Walker, HarryHarry Walker	10	25	5	.200	0	0

[edit] Pitching

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Farm system

Class AAA: Columbus Red Birds (American Association; Hal Anderson, manager)
Class AAA: Rochester Red Wings (International League; Cedric Durst, manager)
Class AA: Houston Buffaloes (Texas League; Johnny Keane, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
Class A: Columbus Cardinals (Sally League; Kemp Wicker, manager)
Class A: Omaha Cardinals (Western League; Ollie Vanek, manager)
Class B: Decatur Commodores (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Gene Corbett, manager)
Class B: Allentown Cardinals (Interstate League; Specs Garbee and Benny Borgmann, managers)
Class B: Lynchburg Cardinals (Piedmont League; Jack McLain and Vernon Mackie, managers)
Class C: Fresno Cardinals (California League; Frank Demaree, Bill Harris, Charlie Baron and Bill Brenzel, managers)
Class C: Winston-Salem Cardinals (Carolina League; Zip Payne, manager)
Class C: Duluth Dukes (Northern League; Paul Bowa, manager)
Class C: Pocatello Cardinals (Pioneer League; Jim Tyack, manager)
Class C: St. Joseph Cardinals (Western Association; Bob Stanton, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
Class D: Johnson City Cardinals (Appalachian League; Bob Kline, manager)
Class D: Salisbury Cardinals (Eastern Shore League; Harold Contini, manager)
Class D: Albany Cardinals (Georgia-Florida League; Mickey Katkaveck, manager)
Class D: West Frankfort Cardinals (Illinois State League; Everett Johnston, manager)
Class D: Carthage Cardinals (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League; Woody Fair, manager)
Class D: Hamilton Cardinals (PONY League; John Newman, manager)^[5]

[edit] Notes

^ Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference
^ Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference
^ Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference
^ Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

[edit] References

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[0] Tom Poholsky page at Baseball Reference

[1] Hal Epps page at Baseball Reference

[2] Rip Repulski page at Baseball Reference

[3] Harry Walker page at Baseball Reference

[4] Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

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1947 St. Louis Cardinals
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1947 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Eddie Dyer
Local television	KSD (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Local radio	WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference