1941 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1941 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 690 runs and belted 56 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Vince DiMaggio, who led the team with 21 home runs and 100 RBI. Elbie Fletcher led the team with 150 hits for a .288 average.
The team allowed 643 runs and had a team ERA of 3.48. Max Butcher was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Ken Heintzelman struck out 81 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Alf Anderson | SS | 70 | 223 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .265 | .278 | .543 | .215 |
| Ripper Collins | 1B | 49 | 62 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .279 | .306 | .585 | .210 |
| Billy Cox | SS | 10 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .325 | .405 | .730 | .270 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 151 | 521 | 95 | 150 | 11 | 74 | 5 | .421 | .457 | .878 | .288 |
| Debs Garms | 3B | 83 | 220 | 25 | 58 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .331 | .373 | .704 | .264 |
| Frankie Gustine | 2B | 121 | 463 | 46 | 125 | 1 | 46 | 5 | .313 | .359 | .672 | .270 |
| Lee Handley | 3B | 124 | 459 | 59 | 132 | 0 | 33 | 16 | .338 | .344 | .682 | .288 |
| Ed Leip | 2B | 15 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .360 | .591 | .200 |
| Stu Martin | 2B | 88 | 233 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .341 | .378 | .719 | .305 |
| Arky Vaughan | SS | 106 | 374 | 69 | 118 | 6 | 38 | 8 | .399 | .455 | .854 | .316 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 151 | 528 | 73 | 141 | 21 | 100 | 10 | .354 | .456 | .810 | .267 |
| Bob Elliott | OF | 141 | 527 | 74 | 144 | 3 | 76 | 6 | .353 | .374 | .727 | .273 |
| Culley Rikard | OF | 6 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .250 | .488 | .200 |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 73 | 172 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 3 | .315 | .308 | .623 | .267 |
| Maurice Van Robays | OF | 129 | 457 | 62 | 129 | 4 | 78 | 0 | .343 | .381 | .724 | .282 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .250 | .750 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Baker | C | 35 | 67 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .269 | .602 | .224 |
| Spud Davis | C | 57 | 107 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .322 | .308 | .630 | .252 |
| Al Lopez | C | 114 | 317 | 33 | 84 | 5 | 43 | 0 | .330 | .347 | .677 | .265 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Vinnie Smith | C | 9 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .324 | .333 | .657 | .303 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5297 | 690 | 1417 | 56 | 634 | 59 | .332 | .368 | .700 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Russ Bauers | 8 | 5 | 37.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 5.54 | 1.743 | |||
| Joe Bowman | 18 | 7 | 69.3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 2.99 | 1.515 | |||
| Bill Brandt | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.143 | |||
| Mace Brown | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.538 | |||
| Max Butcher | 33 | 32 | 236 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0 | 61 | 66 | 3.05 | 1.335 | |||
| Bill Clemensen | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2.77 | 1.077 | |||
| Dick Conger | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Dutch Dietz | 33 | 6 | 100.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 2.33 | 1.206 | |||
| Johnny Gee | 3 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6.14 | 2.055 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 35 | 24 | 196 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 81 | 83 | 3.44 | 1.474 | |||
| Bob Klinger | 35 | 9 | 116.7 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 3.93 | 1.345 | |||
| Dick Lanahan | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5.25 | 1.333 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 34 | 23 | 175.7 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 41 | 47 | 3.13 | 1.264 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 39 | 32 | 249 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 2 | 76 | 84 | 3.72 | 1.241 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 12 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 5.23 | 1.548 | |||
| Joe Sullivan | 16 | 4 | 39.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 2.97 | 1.578 | |||
| Lefty Wilkie | 26 | 6 | 79 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 16 | 40 | 4.56 | 1.646 | |||
| Team Totals | 306 | 156 | 1374.2 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 12 | 410 | 492 | 3.48 | 1.371 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vince DiMaggio and Elbie Fletcher | 151 |
| At Bats | Vince DiMaggio | 528 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Elbie Fletcher | 642 |
| Batting Average | Elbie Fletcher and Lee Handley | .288 |
| On-Base % | Elbie Fletcher | .421 |
| Slugging % | Elbie Fletcher | .457 |
| OPS | Elbie Fletcher | .878 |
| Runs | Elbie Fletcher | 95 |
| Hits | Elbie Fletcher | 150 |
| Total Bases | Vince DiMaggio | 241 |
| Doubles | Elbie Fletcher | 29 |
| Triples | Elbie Fletcher | 13 |
| Home Runs | Vince DiMaggio | 21 |
| RBI | Vince DiMaggio | 100 |
| Walks | Elbie Fletcher | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Vince DiMaggio | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | Lee Handley | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lee Handley | 15 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Maurice Van Robays | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Max Butcher | 17 |
| Losses | Rip Sewell | 17 |
| Saves | Bob Klinger | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Klinger | .692 |
| ERA | Max Butcher | 3.05 |
| WHIP | Rip Sewell | 1.241 |
| Innings Pitched | Rip Sewell | 249 |
| Games | Rip Sewell | 39 |
| Games Started | Max Butcher and Rip Sewell | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ken Heintzelman | 81 |
| Complete Games | Max Butcher | 19 |
| Shutouts | Ken Heintzelman and Rip Sewell | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Rip Sewell | 1055 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Max Butcher | 249 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Rip Sewell | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rip Sewell | 3 |
