1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 82-72. They scored 753 runs and belted 72 home runs to go along with a .267 batting average. Johnny Barrett and Bill Salkeld were tied for the team lead in home runs with 15. The offense was powered by Bob Elliott, who led the team with 108 RBI and 157 hits.
The team allowed 681 runs and had a team ERA of 3.76. Nick Strincevich was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Preacher Roe struck out 148 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 | 71 | 201 | 21 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .300 | .303 | .603 | .269 |
| Frank Colman | 1B | 77 | 153 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .253 | .373 | .626 | .209 |
| Pete Coscarart | 2B | 123 | 392 | 59 | 95 | 8 | 38 | 2 | .341 | .357 | .698 | .242 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 144 | 531 | 57 | 133 | 5 | 75 | 1 | .318 | .354 | .672 | .250 |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 144 | 541 | 80 | 157 | 8 | 108 | 5 | .366 | .423 | .789 | .290 |
| Frankie Gustine | SS | 128 | 478 | 67 | 134 | 2 | 66 | 8 | .335 | .370 | .705 | .280 |
| Lee Handley | 3B | 98 | 312 | 39 | 93 | 1 | 32 | 7 | .340 | .372 | .712 | .298 |
| Jack Saltzgaver | 2B | 52 | 117 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .368 | .419 | .787 | .325 |
| Frankie Zak | SS | 15 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .226 | .214 | .440 | .143 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 142 | 507 | 97 | 130 | 15 | 67 | 25 | .357 | .418 | .775 | .256 |
| Al Gionfriddo | OF | 122 | 409 | 74 | 116 | 2 | 42 | 12 | .377 | .386 | .763 | .284 |
| Tommy O'Brien | OF | 58 | 161 | 23 | 54 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .374 | .435 | .809 | .335 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 146 | 510 | 88 | 145 | 12 | 77 | 15 | .377 | .433 | .810 | .284 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 23 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .263 | .563 | .263 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Camelli | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Spud Davis | C | 23 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .306 | .303 | .609 | .242 |
| Al Lopez | C | 91 | 243 | 22 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .317 | .251 | .568 | .218 |
| Bill Salkeld | C | 95 | 267 | 45 | 83 | 15 | 52 | 2 | .420 | .547 | .967 | .311 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Rodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Joe Vitelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5343 | 753 | 1425 | 72 | 695 | 81 | .336 | .377 | .713 | .267 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 14 | 5 | 63 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 2.14 | 1.079 | |||
| Max Butcher | 28 | 20 | 169.3 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0 | 37 | 46 | 3.03 | 1.359 | |||
| Cookie Cuccurullo | 29 | 4 | 56.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 5.24 | 1.799 | |||
| Ken Gables | 29 | 16 | 138.7 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 49 | 46 | 4.15 | 1.334 | |||
| Al Gerheauser | 32 | 14 | 140.3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 55 | 54 | 3.91 | 1.597 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 14 | 11 | 80.7 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 4.57 | 1.375 | |||
| Xavier Rescigno | 44 | 1 | 78.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 5.72 | 1.639 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 33 | 31 | 235 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 1 | 148 | 46 | 2.87 | 1.166 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 33 | 24 | 188 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 60 | 91 | 4.07 | 1.612 | |||
| Ray Starr | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9.45 | 2.090 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 36 | 29 | 228.3 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2 | 74 | 49 | 3.31 | 1.244 | |||
| Team Totals | 297 | 155 | 1387.4 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 16 | 518 | 455 | 3.76 | 1.393 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jim Russell | 146 |
| At Bats | Bob Elliott | 541 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Elliott | 608 |
| Batting Average | Bob Elliott | .290 |
| On-Base % | Jim Russell | .377 |
| Slugging % | Jim Russell | .433 |
| OPS | Jim Russell | .810 |
| Runs | Johnny Barrett | 97 |
| Hits | Bob Elliott | 157 |
| Total Bases | Bob Elliott | 229 |
| Doubles | Bob Elliott | 36 |
| Triples | Al Gionfriddo | 9 |
| Home Runs | Johnny Barrett and Bill Salkeld | 15 |
| RBI | Bob Elliott | 108 |
| Walks | Johnny Barrett | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Barrett | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Barrett | 25 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Johnny Barrett, Lee Handley, and Preacher Roe | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Babe Dahlgren | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Nick Strincevich | 16 |
| Losses | Preacher Roe | 13 |
| Saves | Xavier Rescigno | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Nick Strincevich | .615 |
| ERA | Preacher Roe | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Preacher Roe | 1.166 |
| Innings Pitched | Preacher Roe | 235 |
| Games | Xavier Rescigno | 44 |
| Games Started | Preacher Roe | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Preacher Roe | 148 |
| Complete Games | Nick Strincevich | 18 |
| Shutouts | Preacher Roe | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Nick Strincevich | 966 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Nick Strincevich | 235 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Preacher Roe | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Rip Sewell | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Max Butcher and Ken Gables | 4 |
