1944 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1944 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 90-63. They scored 743 runs and belted 70 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. Babe Dahlgren led the team in home runs with 12. Bob Elliott knocked in 108 runs. Jim Russell led the team with 181 hits for a .312 average.
The team allowed 662 runs and had a team ERA of 3.44. Rip Sewell was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Preacher Roe struck out 88 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Vic Barnhart | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .500 |
| Pete Coscarart | 2B | 139 | 554 | 89 | 146 | 4 | 42 | 10 | .315 | .354 | .669 | .264 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 158 | 599 | 67 | 173 | 12 | 101 | 2 | .347 | .419 | .766 | .289 |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 143 | 538 | 85 | 160 | 10 | 108 | 9 | .383 | .465 | .848 | .297 |
| Frankie Gustine | SS | 127 | 405 | 42 | 93 | 2 | 42 | 8 | .288 | .304 | .592 | .230 |
| Lee Handley | 2B | 40 | 86 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .247 | .244 | .491 | .221 |
| Harry Sweeney | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frankie Zak | SS | 87 | 160 | 33 | 48 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .385 | .331 | .716 | .300 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 149 | 568 | 99 | 153 | 7 | 83 | 28 | .366 | .415 | .781 | .269 |
| Frank Colman | OF | 99 | 226 | 30 | 61 | 6 | 53 | 0 | .345 | .434 | .779 | .270 |
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 109 | 342 | 41 | 82 | 9 | 50 | 6 | .307 | .401 | .708 | .240 |
| Al Gionfriddo | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Tommy O'Brien | OF | 85 | 156 | 27 | 39 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .343 | .372 | .715 | .250 |
| Bill Rodgers | OF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Al Rubeling | OF | 92 | 184 | 22 | 45 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .322 | .370 | .692 | .245 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 152 | 580 | 109 | 181 | 8 | 66 | 6 | .399 | .460 | .859 | .312 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .438 | .357 | .795 | .357 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Camelli | C | 63 | 125 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .385 | .376 | .761 | .296 |
| Spud Davis | C | 54 | 93 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .369 | .441 | .810 | .301 |
| Al Lopez | C | 115 | 331 | 27 | 76 | 1 | 34 | 4 | .303 | .281 | .584 | .230 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5429 | 743 | 1442 | 70 | 706 | 86 | .333 | .379 | .713 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Max Butcher | 35 | 27 | 199 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1 | 43 | 46 | 3.12 | 1.317 | |||
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 32 | 4 | 106.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 31 | 44 | 4.06 | 1.449 | |||
| Johnny Gee | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7.15 | 2.212 | |||
| Len Gilmore | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.88 | 1.625 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 28 | 24 | 204.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 80 | 65 | 2.73 | 1.299 | |||
| Xavier Rescigno | 48 | 6 | 124 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 4.35 | 1.452 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 39 | 25 | 185.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 1 | 88 | 59 | 3.11 | 1.301 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 38 | 33 | 286 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 2 | 87 | 99 | 3.18 | 1.266 | |||
| Ray Starr | 27 | 12 | 89.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 5.02 | 1.695 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 40 | 26 | 190 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 47 | 37 | 3.08 | 1.195 | |||
| Joe Vitelli | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.57 | 1.714 | |||
| Roy Wise | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Team Totals | 298 | 158 | 1414.3 | 90 | 63 | .588 | 19 | 452 | 435 | 3.44 | 1.344 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Babe Dahlgren | 158 |
| At Bats | Babe Dahlgren | 599 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Russell | 664 |
| Batting Average | Jim Russell | .312 |
| On-Base % | Jim Russell | .399 |
| Slugging % | Bob Elliott | .465 |
| OPS | Jim Russell | .859 |
| Runs | Jim Russell | 109 |
| Hits | Jim Russell | 181 |
| Total Bases | Jim Russell | 267 |
| Doubles | Jim Russell | 34 |
| Triples | Johnny Barrett | 19 |
| Home Runs | Babe Dahlgren | 12 |
| RBI | Bob Elliott | 108 |
| Walks | Johnny Barrett | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Vince DiMaggio | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Barrett | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Coscarart | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Babe Dahlgren | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rip Sewell | 21 |
| Losses | Rip Sewell | 12 |
| Saves | Xavier Rescigno | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Nick Strincevich | .667 |
| ERA | Fritz Ostermueller | 2.73 |
| WHIP | Nick Strincevich | 1.195 |
| Innings Pitched | Rip Sewell | 286 |
| Games | Xavier Rescigno | 48 |
| Games Started | Rip Sewell | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Preacher Roe | 88 |
| Complete Games | Rip Sewell | 24 |
| Shutouts | Max Butcher | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Rip Sewell | 1218 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Rip Sewell | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 99 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Fritz Ostermueller | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Nick Strincevich | 4 |
