1948 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1948 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 64–89, 27 games behind the Boston Braves. This season was the first wherein the Reds were broadcast on television all over Cincinnati via WLWT, with a television simulcast of the radio commentary from WCPO with Waite Hoyt on the booth.

1948 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Johnny Neun, Bucky Walters
Local television	WLWT (Waite Hoyt)
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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Offseason

• Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown)
  • Hobie Landrith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[1]
  • Bob Nieman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.[2]

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	6½	44–33	41–36
Brooklyn Dodgers	84	70	0.545	7½	36–41	48–29
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	71	0.539	8½	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	—

Notable transactions

• September 29, 1948: The Reds traded a player to be named later and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Jimmy Bloodworth. The Reds completed the deal by sending Kermit Wahl to the Dodgers before the 1949 season.[3]

Roster

1948 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 44 Jim Blackburn 47 Ewell Blackwell 48 Ken Burkhart 32,44 Walker Cress 34 Eddie Erautt 43 Howie Fox 41 Harry Gumbert 40 Johnny Hetki 48 Ken Holcombe 32,44 Tommy Hughes 37 Buddy Lively 38 Kent Peterson 36 Ken Raffensberger 33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Bucky Walters 45 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers  5 Ray Lamanno  7 Ray Mueller 8,11 Dewey Williams Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 14 Claude Corbitt 15 Grady Hatton 18,20 Ted Kluszewski 19 Howie Schultz 10 Virgil Stallcup 17 Babe Young 16 Benny Zientara		Outfielders 21 Frank Baumholtz 37 Steve Filipowicz 23 Augie Galan 28 Danny Litwhiler 29,45 Hank Sauer 25 Clyde Vollmer 22,27 Johnny Wyrostek Other batters  6 Hugh Poland 18,28 Marv Rickert		Manager  1 Johnny Neun 31 Bucky Walters Coaches  2 George Kelly  3 Phil Page

Player stats

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
OF	Hank Sauer	145	530	138	.260	35	97

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
Hugh Poland	3	3	1	.333	0	0

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
Ewell Blackwell	22	138.2	7	9	4.54	114

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
Kent Peterson	43	137	2	15	4.60	64

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
Jim Blackburn	16	0	2	0	4.18	10

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Al Vincent
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Gee Walker
B	Sunbury Reds	Interstate League	Joe Buzas
C	Rockford Rox	Central Association	Cyril Pfeifer and Paul O'Dea
C	Tyler Trojans	Lone Star League	Hack Miller
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Pip Koehler and Bobby Mattick
D	Ballinger Cats	Longhorn League	Bill Atwood
D	Muncie Reds	Ohio–Indiana League	Mike Blazo
D	Lockport Reds	PONY League	Cecil Scheffel

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Lockport[4]

Notes

1. Hobie Landrith page at Baseball-Reference
2. Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
3. Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1948 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference