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1948 Cincinnati Reds
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (Since 1934) Cincinnati, Ohio (Since 1882)
1948 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)

The Cincinnati Reds' 1948 season was a season in American baseball. It consisted of the Cincinnati Reds attempting to win the National League.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

Prior to 1948 Season: Hobie Landrith was signed as an amateur free agent by the Reds.^[1]
Prior to 1948 Season: Bob Nieman was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent. ^[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

Notable transactions

September 29, 1948: The Reds sent 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

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

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

6 Hugh Poland
18,28 Marv Rickert

Manager

1 Johnny Neun
31 Bucky Walters

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

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

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

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

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
Blackburn, JimJim 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 Pfiefer 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

Notes

^ Hobie Landrith page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/niemabo01.shtml
^ Kermit Wahl page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1948 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference

1948 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1948 All-Star Game • 1948 World Series

Cincinnati Reds

Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs · Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

The Franchise	History · Seasons · Records · Players · Managers · Broadcasters

Ballparks	Bank Street Grounds · League Park · League Park II · Palace of the Fans · Crosley Field · Riverfront Stadium · Great American Ball Park Spring Training: Tinker Field • Sixto Escobar Stadium · Plant Field · Al Lopez Field · Plant City Stadium · Ed Smith Stadium · Goodyear Ballpark

Culture	Mr. Red · Black Sox Scandal · The Big Red Machine · The Nasty Boys · Dowd Report · Hall of Fame · Award Winners and League Leaders

Rivalries	Ohio Cup

Important Figures	Pete Rose · Johnny Bench · Joe Morgan · Tony Perez · Dave Concepcion · George Foster · Frank Robinson · Edd Roush · Frank McCormick · Bid McPhee · Barry Larkin · Eric Davis · Ernie Lombardi · Ted Kluszewski · Sparky Anderson · Bill McKechnie

Retired Numbers	1 · 5 · 8 · 10 · 13 · 18 · 20 · 24 · 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Robert Castellini · General Manager: Walt Jocketty · Manager: Dusty Baker

World Series Championships (5)	1919 · 1940 · 1975 · 1976 · 1990

National League Championships (9)	1919 · 1939 · 1940 · 1961 · 1970 · 1972 · 1975 · 1976 · 1990

Seasons (128)	1882 · 1883 · 1884 · 1885 · 1886 · 1887 · 1888 · 1889 · 1890 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1894 · 1895 · 1896 · 1897 · 1898 · 1899 · 1900 · 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904 · 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010

Minor League Affiliates	Louisville Bats (AAA) · Carolina Mudcats (AA) · Lynchburg Hillcats (A) · Dayton Dragons (A) · Billings Mustangs (Rookie) · Gulf Coast Reds (Rookie) · VSL Reds (Rookie)

Broadcast Media	Cincinnati Reds Radio Network · 700 WLW · Fox Sports Ohio

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