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1947 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946/1948)
62-92, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 744 runs, Allowed 817 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-84
Managed by Billy Herman and Bill Burwell

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,283,531 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 101, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 Stats / Schedule (1946/1948) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   62-92 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   32.0
Days in First:                   7 (last on April 24, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           5 (last on April 23)
Most Games under .500:          31 (last on September 25)

Biggest Lead:                  1.5 (last on April 23)
Farthest Behind Leader:       33.5 (last on September 25)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (April 15 to April 19)
Longest Losing Streak:           6 (June 3 to June 8)

Most Runs Allowed:              15 (September 25)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (August 20 and August 26)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       9
Times Opponent Shutout:          9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        62  92     745     817    .403

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  45     384     437    .416
Road           30  47     361     380    .390

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           8   5      72      57    .615
May             9  12      82     106    .429
June            8  21     138     175    .276
July           15  18     149     144    .455
August         14  18     185     181    .438
September       8  18     119     154    .308

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     28  43     329     371    .394
Second Half    34  49     416     446    .410
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  23     198     200    .477

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        21  25     275     288    .457

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             7  15     117     122    .318
BSN            10  12      98     127    .455
CHC            14   8     124      81    .636
CIN             9  13     109     122    .409
NYG             7  15     123     146    .318
PHI             9  13      93      92    .409
STL             6  16      81     127    .273

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 15     PIT @CHC  W   1-0        1-0     1    Tied  2:00 R Sewell                   29,427 +
  2 Thu, Apr 17     PIT @CHC  W   7-1        2-0     1    Tied  2:04 P Roe                       9,749 ++
  3 Fri, Apr 18     PIT  CIN  W  12-11       3-0     1  up 1.0  2:45 F Ostermuell               38,216 +++
  4 Sat, Apr 19     PIT  CIN  W   6-1        4-0     1  up 1.5  1:52 N Strincevic               21,891 ++++
  5 Sun, Apr 20     PIT  CIN  L   5-13       4-1     1  up 1.0  2:20 E Blackwell                       -
  6                 PIT  CIN  W   7-3        5-1     1  up 1.0  1:24 R Sewell                   40,784 +
  7 Wed, Apr 23     PIT @STL  W   8-5        6-1     1  up 1.5  2:25 E Bahr                      6,832 ++
  8 Thu, Apr 24     PIT  CHC  L   5-6        6-2     1  up 0.5  2:33 H Borowy                    6,889 -
  9 Sat, Apr 26     PIT @CIN  L   2-3        6-3     2     0.5  2:04 H Gumbert                  11,316 --
 10 Sun, Apr 27     PIT @CIN  L   1-6        6-4     3     2.0  1:54 B Walters                         ---
 11                 PIT @CIN  L   1-2        6-5     3     2.0  2:38 J Hetki                    36,961 ----
 12 Tue, Apr 29     PIT @PHI  W   6-2        7-5     2     2.0  2:00 E Bahr                      7,386 +
 13 Wed, Apr 30     PIT @PHI  W  11-4        8-5     2     1.0  2:21 T Bonham                          ++
 14 Tue, May  6     PIT @BSN  L   0-6        8-6     4     2.5  1:59 J Sain                     29,631 -
 15 Wed, May  7     PIT @BSN  L   2-3        8-7     4     2.5  1:51 A Karl                     11,175 --
 16 Thu, May  8     PIT @BSN  L   5-12       8-8     4     2.5  2:09 J Beazley                   4,560 ---
 17 Sat, May 10     PIT  STL  W   3-0        9-8     4     2.0  2:02 F Ostermuell               12,579 +
 18 Sun, May 11     PIT  STL  L   6-10       9-9     4     3.5  1:52 J Hearn                    29,315 -
 19                 PIT  STL  -   3-3        9-9     4     3.5  1:52                            29,315 -
 20 Thu, May 15     PIT  BRO  W   7-3       10-9     3     2.0  2:09 E Bahr                     13,471 +
 21 Fri, May 16     PIT  BRO  L   1-3       10-10    5     2.0  2:17 R Branca                   34,184 -
 22 Sat, May 17     PIT  BRO  W   4-0       11-10    4     1.5  2:15 F Ostermuell               17,673 +
 23 Sun, May 18     PIT  NYG  W   7-6       12-10    6     1.5  2:14 E Singleton                       ++
 24                 PIT  NYG  L   6-11      12-11    6     1.5  2:00 J Thompson                 32,996 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 20     PIT  BSN  W   4-3       13-11    4     1.0  2:20 T Bonham                   37,175 +
 26 Thu, May 22     PIT @STL  L   1-4       13-12    5     2.0  2:16 H Pollet                   14,035 -
 27 Fri, May 23     PIT @STL  L   0-2       13-13    5     2.5  2:02 R Munger                   12,722 --
 28 Sun, May 25     PIT @STL  L   5-10      13-14    5     2.5  1:55 A Brazle                          ---
 29                 PIT @STL  W   2-1       14-14    5     2.5  2:27 F Ostermuell               26,817 +
 30 Mon, May 26     PIT @CIN  W   5-1       15-14    5     2.0  2:04 K Higbe                    19,967 ++
 31 Tue, May 27     PIT @CIN  L   1-6       15-15    5     2.5  2:05 E Blackwell                 2,974 -
 32 Wed, May 28     PIT  CHC  W   7-6       16-15    5     2.0  2:18 A Herring                  30,339 +
 33 Fri, May 30     PIT  CHC  W   2-1       17-15    5     2.5  2:27 P Roe                             ++
 34                 PIT  CHC  L   2-5       17-16    5     2.5  1:48 H Borowy                   37,451 -
 35 Sat, May 31     PIT @NYG  L   9-10      17-17    5     3.5  2:37 K Trinkle                  32,905 --
 36 Sun, Jun  1     PIT @BSN  L   0-2       17-18    5     4.5  1:49 J Sain                            ---
 37                 PIT @BSN  L   7-8       17-19    5     4.5  2:11 M Cooper                   30,656 ----
 38 Mon, Jun  2     PIT @BSN  W   4-3       18-19    5     3.5  2:05 R Sewell                    5,831 +
 39 Tue, Jun  3     PIT @BRO  L   6-11      18-20    5     5.0  2:31 R Barney                          -
 40                 PIT @BRO  L   7-8       18-21    5     5.0  2:45 R Barney                   27,244 --
 41 Wed, Jun  4     PIT @BRO  L   4-9       18-22    5     5.0  2:03 R Branca                   32,287 ---
 42 Thu, Jun  5     PIT @BRO  L   0-3       18-23    5     6.0  2:25 H Taylor                   24,977 ----
 43 Fri, Jun  6     PIT @PHI  L   3-4       18-24    6     7.0  2:07 F Schmidt                  12,421 -----
 44 Sun, Jun  8     PIT @PHI  L   2-5       18-25    6     7.0  1:58 D Leonard                         ------
 45                 PIT @PHI  W   5-4       19-25    6     7.0  2:59 T Bonham                   18,551 +
 46 Mon, Jun  9     PIT @NYG  L  10-13      19-26    7     7.5  2:55 L Jansen                   13,069 -
 47 Tue, Jun 10     PIT @NYG  L   2-3       19-27    8     8.5  3:33 J Thompson                 39,690 --
 48 Wed, Jun 11     PIT @NYG  W   8-7       20-27    7     7.5  2:37 F Ostermuell               13,222 +
 49 Thu, Jun 12     PIT  CHC  L   3-7       20-28    7     8.0  2:44 P Erickson                 32,132 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 13     PIT  BSN  L   2-6       20-29    8     8.5  1:47 R Barrett                   6,314 --
 51 Sun, Jun 15     PIT  BSN  L   4-13      20-30    8     9.5  2:28 W Spahn                           ---
 52                 PIT  BSN  L   3-12      20-31    8     9.5  2:14 J Sain                     29,062 ----
 53 Wed, Jun 18     PIT  NYG  L   5-12      20-32    8    10.0  2:25 L Jansen                    3,661 -----
 54 Thu, Jun 19     PIT  NYG  W  12-2       21-32    8     9.5  2:07 K Higbe                     8,779 +
 55 Fri, Jun 20     PIT  PHI  W   6-0       22-32    7     8.5  2:16 T Bonham                   27,683 ++
 56 Sat, Jun 21     PIT  PHI  L   1-5       22-33    8     9.5  1:53 D Leonard                  11,144 -
 57 Sun, Jun 22     PIT  PHI  L   3-4       22-34    8    10.5  3:44 A Jurisich                 25,392 --
 58 Tue, Jun 24     PIT  BRO  L   2-4       22-35    8    11.0  2:41 R Branca                   35,331 ---
 59 Wed, Jun 25     PIT  BRO  L   2-6       22-36    8    11.5  1:59 H Taylor                   10,313 ----
 60 Thu, Jun 26     PIT @CHC  W   8-0       23-36    8    11.0  2:07 T Bonham                   10,654 +
 61 Fri, Jun 27     PIT @CHC  W  12-8       24-36    8    11.0  2:17 J Bagby                     9,725 ++
 62 Sat, Jun 28     PIT @CHC  L   2-6       24-37    8    11.5  2:13 R Meyer                           -
 63                 PIT @CHC  L   5-6       24-38    8    11.5  2:18 D Lade                     37,111 --
 64 Sun, Jun 29     PIT @CHC  W  10-4       25-38    8    11.5  2:27 K Higbe                    27,385 +
 65 Tue, Jul  1     PIT  STL  L   1-2       25-39    8    11.5  2:16 J Hearn                    37,844 -
 66 Wed, Jul  2     PIT  CIN  L   6-8       25-40    8    12.5  2:28 H Gumbert                  23,384 --
 67 Thu, Jul  3     PIT  CIN  W   7-3       26-40    8    11.5  1:39 J Bagby                     8,610 +
 68 Fri, Jul  4     PIT @CIN  L   0-8       26-41    8    13.5  2:27 E Blackwell                       -
 69                 PIT @CIN  L   4-6       26-42    8    13.5  2:21 H Gumbert                  19,293 --
 70 Sat, Jul  5     PIT  CHC  L   3-4       26-43    8    13.5  2:11 D Lade                     12,340 ---
 71 Sun, Jul  6     PIT  CHC  W   6-2       27-43    8    13.0  1:59 T Bonham                          +
 72                 PIT  CHC  W  10-0       28-43    8    13.0  1:51 F Ostermuell               25,776 ++
 73 Thu, Jul 10     PIT @PHI  L   2-7       28-44    8    15.0  1:35 D Leonard                         -
 74                 PIT @PHI  L   1-2       28-45    8    15.0  1:43 T Hughes                   12,044 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Fri, Jul 11     PIT @PHI  W   7-2       29-45    8    15.0  2:10 T Bonham                   12,670 +
 76 Sat, Jul 12     PIT @PHI  L   2-4       29-46    8    16.5  1:42 S Rowe                      5,143 -
 77 Sun, Jul 13     PIT @NYG  W   6-3       30-46    8    17.0  2:41 F Ostermuell                      +
 78                 PIT @NYG  L   1-3       30-47    8    17.0  1:57 L Jansen                   30,186 -
 79 Mon, Jul 14     PIT @NYG  L   1-5       30-48    8    17.0  2:06 C Hartung                   8,631 --
 80 Tue, Jul 15     PIT @BRO  W  12-4       31-48    8    15.0  2:50 P Roe                           0 +
 81                 PIT @BRO  W   9-3       32-48    8    15.0  2:25 J Bagby                    25,594 ++
 82 Wed, Jul 16     PIT @BRO  L   6-10      32-49    8    16.0  3:04 H Behrman                  27,756 -
 83 Thu, Jul 17     PIT @BRO  W   7-1       33-49    8    15.0  2:30 M Queen                     9,133 +
 84 Fri, Jul 18     PIT @BSN  W   2-1       34-49    8    15.0  2:10 K Higbe                    19,628 ++
 85 Sat, Jul 19     PIT @BSN  L   0-2       34-50    8    15.0  1:49 J Sain                     22,584 -
 86 Sun, Jul 20     PIT @BSN  W   9-1       35-50    8    14.5  1:51 F Ostermuell               15,675 +
 87 Mon, Jul 21     PIT  PHI  L   1-8       35-51    8    16.0  2:07 D Leonard                  12,631 -
 88 Wed, Jul 23     PIT  PHI  W   6-2       36-51    8    16.5  2:08 T Bonham                   27,563 +
 89 Thu, Jul 24     PIT  PHI  W   8-6       37-51    7    16.0  1:48 R Sewell                          ++
 90                 PIT  PHI  W   3-2       38-51    7    16.0  2:03 K Higbe                    15,433 +++
 91 Fri, Jul 25     PIT  BRO  L   1-4       38-52    7    17.0  2:05 H Taylor                   42,014 -
 92 Sat, Jul 26     PIT  BRO  L   4-6       38-53    7    18.0  2:04 H Casey                    17,600 --
 93 Sun, Jul 27     PIT  BRO  L   4-8       38-54    7    20.0  2:40 H Behrman                       0 ---
 94                 PIT  BRO  L   4-11      38-55    7    20.0  2:04 H Gregg                    42,716 ----
 95 Tue, Jul 29     PIT  BSN  W   6-5       39-55    7    20.5  2:24 T Bonham                   20,186 +
 96 Wed, Jul 30     PIT  BSN  W   5-3       40-55    7    21.0  1:48 K Higbe                    12,672 ++
 97                 PIT  BSN  L   5-8       40-56    7    21.0  2:09 E Wright                   12,672 -
 98 Fri, Aug  1     PIT  NYG  L   1-2       40-57    7    21.5  2:12 D Koslo                    28,855 --
 99 Sat, Aug  2     PIT  NYG  L   2-10      40-58    7    21.0  1:51 L Jansen                          ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100                 PIT  NYG  W   5-4       41-58    7    21.0  2:16 F Ostermuell               19,196 +
101 Sun, Aug  3     PIT  NYG  L   8-11      41-59    7    21.0  2:40 M Kennedy                         -
102                 PIT  NYG  -   6-6       41-59    7    21.0  2:11                            26,490 -
103 Mon, Aug  4     PIT  CIN  L   4-7       41-60    7    22.0  2:54 B Walters                  19,883 --
104 Tue, Aug  5     PIT  CIN  W  12-4       42-60    7    21.0  2:38 M Queen                     6,229 +
105 Wed, Aug  6     PIT @CHC  W   7-2       43-60    7    20.0  2:11 R Wolff                     9,086 ++
106 Thu, Aug  7     PIT @CHC  W   3-0       44-60    7    19.0  1:50 K Higbe                     7,766 +++
107 Fri, Aug  8     PIT @STL  L   0-6       44-61    7    20.0  1:52 R Munger                   21,872 -
108 Sat, Aug  9     PIT @STL  W   5-4       45-61    7    19.0  2:15 K Higbe                    20,320 +
109 Sun, Aug 10     PIT @STL  L   0-5       45-62    7    20.5  1:50 M Dickson                         -
110                 PIT @STL  L   5-7       45-63    7    20.5  2:17 K Burkhart                 25,482 --
111 Mon, Aug 11     PIT @CIN  L   3-8       45-64    7    21.0  2:01 B Walters                  12,832 ---
112 Tue, Aug 12     PIT @CIN  W   3-2       46-64    7    20.0  3:10 A Lyons                     5,730 +
113 Wed, Aug 13     PIT  CHC  W  10-2       47-64    7    20.0  2:34 M Queen                     5,111 ++
114 Thu, Aug 14     PIT  STL  W   5-3       48-64    7    20.0  2:30 F Ostermuell               19,197 +++
115 Fri, Aug 15     PIT  STL  L   4-7       48-65    7    21.0  2:40 R Munger                   35,344 -
116 Sat, Aug 16     PIT  STL  W  12-7       49-65    7    21.0  2:09 J Bagby                     6,435 +
117 Sun, Aug 17     PIT  STL  L   5-6       49-66    7    21.5  2:32 J Hearn                    36,000 -
118 Tue, Aug 19     PIT @BSN  L   5-7       49-67    7    22.5  2:24 W Lanfrancon               23,192 --
119 Wed, Aug 20     PIT @BSN  W  16-10      50-67    7    21.5  2:45 F Ostermuell               24,638 +
120 Thu, Aug 21     PIT @NYG  L   1-4       50-68    7    22.5  2:18 C Hartung                  20,700 -
121 Fri, Aug 22     PIT @NYG  L   7-8       50-69    7    23.5  2:15 K Trinkle                   8,773 --
122 Sat, Aug 23     PIT @NYG  W  11-10      51-69    7    23.0  2:29 J Bagby                           +
123                 PIT @NYG  W   4-0       52-69    7    23.0  2:00 P Roe                      32,211 ++
124 Sun, Aug 24     PIT @BRO  L   1-3       52-70    7    24.0  1:52 R Branca                   33,207 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Mon, Aug 25     PIT @BRO  L  10-11      52-71    7    25.0       C King                     20,166 --
126 Tue, Aug 26     PIT @BRO  W  16-3       53-71    7    24.0  2:39 F Ostermuell               24,069 +
127 Wed, Aug 27     PIT @PHI  L   3-4       53-72    7    24.0  1:54 D Leonard                   7,537 -
128 Thu, Aug 28     PIT @PHI  L   0-7       53-73    7    25.0  1:56 S Rowe                      8,202 --
129 Sat, Aug 30     PIT @CHC  W   8-5       54-73    7    25.5  2:33 T Bonham                   27,523 +
130 Sun, Aug 31     PIT @CHC  L   3-6       54-74    7    26.5  1:50 D Lade                     22,925 -
131 Mon, Sep  1     PIT @STL  L   5-6       54-75    7    27.5  2:33 M Dickson                         --
132                 PIT @STL  L   2-8       54-76    7    27.5  1:51 J Hearn                    30,095 ---
133 Wed, Sep  3     PIT  CIN  L   6-13      54-77    7    28.0  2:31 E Blackwell                37,299 ----
134 Thu, Sep  4     PIT  CIN  L   5-7       54-78    7    29.0  2:16 H Gumbert                   3,682 -----
135 Sat, Sep  6     PIT  CHC  W   7-6       55-78    7    28.5  2:25 R Sewell                    6,037 +
136 Sun, Sep  7     PIT  CHC  L   3-4       55-79    7    28.5  2:08 D Lade                     11,930 -
137 Mon, Sep  8     PIT  NYG  L   8-10      55-80    7    29.0  2:36 K Trinkle                   3,936 --
138 Tue, Sep  9     PIT  NYG  L   1-3       55-81    7    29.0  2:05 C Hartung                  20,008 ---
139 Wed, Sep 10     PIT  NYG  L   2-3       55-82    7    30.0  1:53 L Jansen                    3,557 ----
140 Thu, Sep 11     PIT  BSN  W   4-3       56-82    7    29.5  2:58 K Higbe                           +
141                 PIT  BSN  W  10-8       57-82    7    29.5  2:17 E Singleton                 7,010 ++
142 Fri, Sep 12     PIT  BSN  W   4-3       58-82    7    28.5  1:37 R Sewell                   21,012 +++
143 Sat, Sep 13     PIT  BSN  L   1-8       58-83    7    29.5  2:09 S Johnson                  10,721 -
144 Sun, Sep 14     PIT  PHI  L   3-7       58-84    7    31.5  2:11 D Leonard                         --
145                 PIT  PHI  L   7-9       58-85    7    31.5  2:21 S Rowe                     24,279 ---
146 Mon, Sep 15     PIT  PHI  W  12-2       59-85    7    31.0  2:07 K Higbe                     2,833 +
147 Tue, Sep 16     PIT  PHI  L   1-2       59-86    7    32.0  1:53 B Donnelly                  2,568 -
148 Wed, Sep 17     PIT  BRO  L   2-4       59-87    7    33.0  2:12 H Gregg                    33,916 --
149 Thu, Sep 18     PIT  BRO  W   8-7       60-87    7    32.0  2:46 K Higbe                    15,440 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 21     PIT @CIN  L   1-3       60-88    7    31.0  1:54 E Blackwell                       -
151                 PIT @CIN  W  11-7       61-88    7    31.0  2:03 S Nagy                     15,975 +
152 Tue, Sep 23     PIT  STL  L   4-8       61-89    7    32.0  2:32 J Hearn                    10,330 -
153 Wed, Sep 24     PIT  STL  L   1-5       61-90    7    32.0  2:28 R Munger                   11,658 --
154 Thu, Sep 25     PIT  STL  L   3-15      61-91    7    33.5  2:35 M Dickson                         ---
155                 PIT  STL  L   1-3       61-92    7    33.5  1:51 J Staley                    7,155 ----
156 Sun, Sep 28     PIT  CIN  W   7-0       62-92    7    32.0  1:45 T Bonham                   33,794 +

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