| 1947 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 89–65 (.578) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owners | Sam Breadon | |||
| General managers | William Walsingham Jr. | |||
| Managers | Eddie Dyer | |||
| Television | KSD (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) | |||
| Radio | WTMV/WEW (Harry Caray, Gabby Street) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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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.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 60 | .610 | — | 52–25 | 42–35 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5 | 46–31 | 43–34 |
| Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | 8 | 50–27 | 36–41 |
| New York Giants | 81 | 73 | .526 | 13 | 45–31 | 36–42 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 73 | 81 | .474 | 21 | 42–35 | 31–46 |
| Chicago Cubs | 69 | 85 | .448 | 25 | 36–43 | 33–42 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 38–38 | 24–54 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 62 | 92 | .403 | 32 | 32–45 | 30–47 |
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| Team | BSN | BRO | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 9–13 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 15–7 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 11–11–1 | |||||
| Chicago | 9–13 | 7–15 | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 8–14 | 10–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 7–15 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 9–13 | 8–14 | 15–7 | 9–13 | — | 12–10 | 15–7–1 | 13–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 8–14 | 6–16–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | 13–9 | 8–14 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 10–12 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 7–15–1 | 9–13 | — | 6–16–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 11–11–1 | 12–10 | 14–8 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 16–6–1 | — | |||||
| 1947 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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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 |
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| C | Del Rice | 97 | 261 | 57 | .218 | 12 | 44 |
| 1B | Stan Musial | 149 | 587 | 183 | .312 | 19 | 95 |
| 2B | Red Schoendienst | 151 | 659 | 167 | .253 | 3 | 48 |
| 3B | Whitey Kurowski | 146 | 513 | 159 | .310 | 27 | 104 |
| SS | Marty Marion | 149 | 540 | 147 | .272 | 4 | 74 |
| OF | Erv Dusak | 111 | 328 | 93 | .284 | 6 | 28 |
| OF | Enos Slaughter | 147 | 551 | 162 | .294 | 10 | 86 |
| OF | Terry Moore | 127 | 460 | 130 | .283 | 7 | 45 |
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 |
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| Ron Northey | 110 | 311 | 91 | .293 | 15 | 63 |
| Joe Garagiola | 77 | 183 | 47 | .257 | 5 | 25 |
| Joe Medwick | 75 | 150 | 46 | .307 | 4 | 28 |
| Del Wilber | 51 | 99 | 23 | .232 | 0 | 12 |
| Chuck Diering | 105 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 2 | 11 |
| Dick Sisler | 46 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 0 | 9 |
| Nippy Jones | 23 | 73 | 18 | .247 | 1 | 5 |
| Jeff Cross | 51 | 49 | 5 | .102 | 0 | 3 |
| Harry Walker | 10 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Creger | 15 | 16 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Red Munger | 40 | 224.1 | 16 | 5 | 3.37 | 123 |
| Harry Brecheen | 29 | 223.1 | 16 | 11 | 3.30 | 89 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Murry Dickson | 47 | 231.2 | 13 | 16 | 3.07 | 111 |
| Howie Pollet | 37 | 176.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.34 | 73 |
| Al Brazle | 44 | 168.0 | 14 | 8 | 2.84 | 85 |
| Jim Hearn | 37 | 162.0 | 12 | 7 | 3.22 | 57 |
| Ken Burkhart | 34 | 95.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.21 | 44 |
| Ken Johnson | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ted Wilks | 37 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5.01 | 28 |
| Gerry Staley | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 14 |
| Johnny Grodzicki | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 |
| Freddy Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 2 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Houston, St. Joseph[8]
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