1948 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s) Frank E. McKinney, John W. Galbreath, Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson
General manager(s) Roy Hamey
Manager(s) Billy Meyer
Local television none
Local radio WWSW
Rosey Rowswell, Bob Prince
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The 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 67th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 62nd in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 83–71.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Braves 91 62 0.595 45–31 46–31
St. Louis Cardinals 85 69 0.552 44–33 41–36
Brooklyn Dodgers 84 70 0.545 36–41 48–29
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 71 0.539 47–31 36–40
New York Giants 78 76 0.506 13½ 37–40 41–36
Philadelphia Phillies 66 88 0.429 25½ 32–44 34–44
Cincinnati Reds 64 89 0.418 27 32–45 32–44
Chicago Cubs 64 90 0.416 27½ 35–42 29–48

Record vs. opponents

1948 National League Records

Sources:

Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston 14–8 16–6–1 13–8 11–11 14–8 12–10 11–11
Brooklyn 8–14 11–11 18–4 11–11–1 15–7 9–13 12–10
Chicago 6–16–1 11–11 10–12 11–11 7–15 8–14 11–11
Cincinnati 8–13 4–18 12–10 10–12 11–11 9–13 10–12
New York 11–11 11–11–1 11–11 12–10 14–8 12–10 7–15
Philadelphia 8–14 7–15 15–7 11–11 8–14 12–10–1 5–17
Pittsburgh 10–12 13–9 14–8 13–9 10–12 10–12–1 13–9–1
St. Louis 11–11 10–12 11–11 12–10 15–7 17–5 9–13–1

Game log

1948 Game Log: 83–71 (Home: 47–31; Away: 36–40)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
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
1B Stevens, EdEd Stevens 128 429 109 .254 10 69

Other batters

Note: 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

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
Chesnes, BobBob Chesnes 25 194.1 14 6 3.57 69
Bonham, TinyTiny Bonham 22 135.2 6 10 4.31 42

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
Lombardi, VicVic Lombardi 38 163 10 9 3.70 54
Gregg, HalHal Gregg 22 74.1 2 4 4.60 25
Queen, MelMel Queen 25 66.1 4 4 6.65 34

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

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Al López
AA New Orleans Pelicans Southern Association Jimmy Brown
A Fort Wayne Generals Central League Boom-Boom Beck
A Albany Senators Eastern League Pinky May
B Waco Pirates Big State League Buster Chatham
B Davenport Pirates Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Ival Goodman
B York White Roses Interstate League Frank Oceak
B Anderson Rebels Tri-State League Bob Richards
C Keokuk Pirates Central Association Phil Seghi
C Uniontown Coal Barons Middle Atlantic League Bill Mongiello
C Fargo-Moorhead Twins Northern League Bruno Haas and Ralph DiLullo
D Greenville Pirates Alabama State League Walt Tauscher
D Rehoboth Beach Pirates Eastern Shore League Doug Peden
D New Iberia Pelicans Evangeline League George Stumpf
D Santa Rosa Pirates Far West League Dan Reagan
D Leesburg Pirates Florida State League Edgar Leip
D Tallahassee Pirates Georgia–Florida League Jack Rothrock
D Bartlesville Oilers Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Eddie Marleau
D Salisbury Pirates North Carolina State League Art Doll

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Santa Rosa

Notes

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Billy Cox at Baseball Reference

References

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