1948 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
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

• December 8, 1947: Billy Cox, Gene Mauch and Preacher Roe were traded by the Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Hal Gregg, Vic Lombardi and Dixie Walker.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Boston Braves	91	62	--	.595
St. Louis Cardinals	85	69	6.5	.552
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	7.5	.545
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	8.5	.539
New York Giants	78	76	13.5	.506
Philadelphia Phillies	66	88	25.5	.429
Cincinnati Reds	64	89	27	.418
Chicago Cubs	64	90	27.5	.416

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	—

Roster

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 35 Tiny Bonham 24 Bob Chesnes 32 Hal Gregg 13 Kirby Higbe 28 Vic Lombardi 36 Woody Main 38 Cal McLish 21 Fritz Ostermueller 23 Mel Queen 37 Elmer Riddle 30 Rip Sewell 26 Elmer Singleton 22 Nick Strincevich 34 Junior Walsh		Catchers  9 Ed Fitz Gerald 10 Clyde Kluttz  3 Johnny Riddle 31 Earl Turner Infielders  8 Monty Basgall 18 Eddie Bockman -- Pete Castiglione 16 Frankie Gustine  7 Danny Murtaugh  6 Stan Rojek  5 Ed Stevens 14 Max West 17 Grady Wilson		Outfielders 17 Ted Beard 12 Johnny Hopp  4 Ralph Kiner 11 Dixie Walker 15 Wally Westlake Other batters 29 Don Gutteridge		Manager  1 Billy Meyer Coaches  2 Bill Burwell 19 Goldie Holt  3 Johnny Riddle 30 Rip Sewell 33 Honus Wagner

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

• 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.