1943 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 666 runs and belted 42 home runs to go along with a .262 batting average. Vince DiMaggio led the team in home runs with 15. The offense was powered by Bob Elliott, who led the team with 101 RBI and 183 hits.
The team allowed 598 runs and had a team ERA of 3.06. Leading the team in wins was Rip Sewell, with 21. Bob Klinger and Rip Sewell were tied for the team lead in strikeouts with 65.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Coscarart | 2B | 133 | 491 | 57 | 119 | 0 | 48 | 4 | .307 | .305 | .612 | .242 |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 156 | 581 | 82 | 183 | 7 | 101 | 4 | .376 | .444 | .820 | .315 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 154 | 544 | 91 | 154 | 9 | 70 | 1 | .395 | .395 | .790 | .283 |
| Huck Geary | SS | 46 | 166 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .234 | .193 | .427 | .151 |
| Frankie Gustine | SS | 112 | 414 | 40 | 120 | 0 | 43 | 12 | .341 | .355 | .696 | .290 |
| Tony Ordenana | SS | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Al Rubeling | 2B | 47 | 168 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .295 | .357 | .652 | .262 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 130 | 290 | 41 | 67 | 1 | 32 | 5 | .316 | .303 | .619 | .231 |
| Frank Colman | OF | 32 | 59 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .358 | .373 | .731 | .271 |
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 157 | 580 | 64 | 144 | 15 | 88 | 11 | .329 | .403 | .732 | .248 |
| Tommy O'Brien | OF | 89 | 232 | 35 | 72 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .352 | .448 | .800 | .310 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 146 | 533 | 79 | 138 | 4 | 44 | 12 | .354 | .358 | .712 | .259 |
| Maurice Van Robays | OF | 69 | 236 | 32 | 68 | 1 | 35 | 0 | .344 | .432 | .776 | .288 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 51 | 79 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .183 | .190 | .373 | .152 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Baker | C | 63 | 172 | 12 | 47 | 1 | 26 | 3 | .365 | .360 | .725 | .273 |
| Hank Camelli | C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Al Lopez | C | 118 | 372 | 40 | 98 | 1 | 39 | 2 | .341 | .317 | .658 | .263 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Wasdell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 1.250 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5353 | 666 | 1401 | 42 | 620 | 64 | .330 | .357 | .687 | .262 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Brandt | 29 | 3 | 57.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 3.14 | 1.326 | |||
| Max Butcher | 33 | 21 | 193.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 45 | 57 | 2.60 | 1.280 | |||
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.43 | 1.857 | |||
| Dutch Dietz | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Johnny Gee | 15 | 10 | 82 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 4.28 | 1.415 | |||
| Hank Gornicki | 42 | 18 | 147 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 4 | 63 | 47 | 3.98 | 1.442 | |||
| Jack Hallett | 9 | 4 | 47.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1.70 | 0.985 | |||
| Wally Hebert | 34 | 23 | 184 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 41 | 45 | 2.98 | 1.315 | |||
| Bob Klinger | 33 | 25 | 195 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0 | 65 | 58 | 2.72 | 1.246 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 12 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2.33 | 1.185 | |||
| Johnny Podgajny | 15 | 5 | 34.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4.72 | 1.458 | |||
| Xavier Rescigno | 37 | 14 | 132.7 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 2 | 41 | 45 | 2.98 | 1.281 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 35 | 31 | 265.3 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3 | 65 | 75 | 2.54 | 1.289 | |||
| Harry Shuman | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5.32 | 1.727 | |||
| Team Totals | 314 | 157 | 1404 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 396 | 421 | 3.06 | 1.314 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vince DiMaggio | 157 |
| At Bats | Bob Elliott | 581 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vince DiMaggio | 651 |
| Batting Average | Bob Elliott | .315 |
| On-Base % | Elbie Fletcher | .395 |
| Slugging % | Bob Elliott | .444 |
| OPS | Bob Elliott | .820 |
| Runs | Elbie Fletcher | 91 |
| Hits | Bob Elliott | 183 |
| Total Bases | Bob Elliott | 258 |
| Doubles | Vince DiMaggio | 41 |
| Triples | Bob Elliott | 12 |
| Home Runs | Vince DiMaggio | 15 |
| RBI | Bob Elliott | 101 |
| Walks | Elbie Fletcher | 95 |
| Strikeouts | Vince DiMaggio | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Gustine and Jim Russell | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Lopez | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Elliott | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rip Sewell | 21 |
| Losses | Hank Gornicki | 13 |
| Saves | Hank Gornicki | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Rip Sewell | .700 |
| ERA | Rip Sewell | 2.54 |
| WHIP | Bob Klinger | 1.246 |
| Innings Pitched | Rip Sewell | 265.3 |
| Games | Hank Gornicki | 42 |
| Games Started | Rip Sewell | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Klinger and Rip Sewell | 65 |
| Complete Games | Rip Sewell | 25 |
| Shutouts | Bob Klinger | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Rip Sewell | 1113 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 75 |
| Hits Allowed | Rip Sewell | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Hank Gornicki | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Max Butcher and Hank Gornicki | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Max Butcher, Hank Gornicki, Wally Hebert, Xavier Rescigno, Rip Sewell, and Harry Shuman | 2 |
