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 in the booth.
Offseason Prior to 1948 season (exact date unknown) Hobie Landrith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Hobie Landrith page at Baseball-Reference Bob Nieman was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.Bob Nieman page at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
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.Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1948 Cincinnati Reds 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 C Ray Lamanno 127 385 93 .242 0 27 1B Ted Kluszewski 113 379 104 .274 12 57 2B Bobby Adams 87 262 78 .298 1 21 SS Virgil Stallcup 149 539 123 .228 3 65 3B Grady Hatton 133 458 110 .240 9 44 OF Frank Baumholtz 128 415 123 .296 4 30 OF Johnny Wyrostek 136 512 140 .273 17 76 OF 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 Danny Litwhiler 106 338 93 .275 14 44 Claude Corbitt 87 258 66 .256 0 18 Benny Zientara 74 187 35 .187 0 7 Babe Young 49 130 30 .231 1 12 Dewey Williams 48 95 16 .168 1 5 Augie Galan 54 77 22 .286 2 16 Howie Schultz 36 72 12 .167 2 9 Ray Mueller 14 34 7 .206 0 2 Steve Filipowicz 7 26 9 .346 0 3 Clyde Vollmer 7 9 1 .111 0 0 Marv Rickert 8 6 1 .167 0 0 3 3 1 .333 0 0
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 Johnny Vander Meer 33 232.0 17 14 3.41 120 Howie Fox 34 171.0 6 9 4.53 63 Herm Wehmeier 33 147.1 11 8 5.86 56 22 138.2 7 9 4.54 114 Bucky Walters 7 35.0 0 3 4.63 19
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 Ken Raffensberger 40 180.1 11 12 3.84 57 43 137.0 2 15 4.60 64 Tommy Hughes 12 27.0 0 4 9.00 7
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 Harry Gumbert 61 10 8 17 3.47 25 Walker Cress 30 0 1 0 4.50 33 Ken Burkhart 16 0 3 0 6.91 14 16 0 2 0 4.18 10 Buddy Lively 10 0 0 0 2.38 12 Johnny Hetki 3 0 1 0 9.45 3 Eddie Erautt 2 0 0 0 6.00 0 Ken Holcombe 2 0 0 0 7.71 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: LockportJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1948 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference