1946 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 63-91. They scored 552 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .250 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 23 home runs and 81 RBI. Jim Russell led the team with 143 hits for a .277 average.
The team allowed 668 runs and had a team ERA of 3.72. Fritz Ostermueller led the team with 13 wins. Jack Hallett racked up 64 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Brown | SS | 79 | 241 | 23 | 58 | 0 | 12 | 3 | .293 | .266 | .559 | .241 |
| Pete Coscarart | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Billy Cox | SS | 121 | 411 | 32 | 119 | 2 | 36 | 4 | .333 | .387 | .720 | .290 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 148 | 532 | 72 | 136 | 4 | 66 | 4 | .384 | .355 | .739 | .256 |
| Frankie Gustine | 2B | 131 | 495 | 60 | 128 | 8 | 52 | 2 | .318 | .378 | .696 | .259 |
| Lee Handley | 3B | 116 | 416 | 43 | 99 | 1 | 28 | 4 | .289 | .298 | .587 | .238 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 2B | 55 | 127 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .261 | .260 | .521 | .220 |
| Frankie Zak | SS | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .200 | .438 | .200 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 32 | 71 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .253 | .211 | .464 | .169 |
| Frank Colman | OF | 26 | 53 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .214 | .283 | .497 | .170 |
| Bob Elliott | OF | 140 | 486 | 50 | 128 | 5 | 68 | 6 | .351 | .358 | .709 | .263 |
| Al Gionfriddo | OF | 64 | 102 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .345 | .314 | .659 | .255 |
| Ben Guintini | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 144 | 502 | 63 | 124 | 23 | 81 | 3 | .345 | .430 | .775 | .247 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 146 | 516 | 68 | 143 | 8 | 50 | 11 | .362 | .403 | .765 | .277 |
| Maurice Van Robays | OF | 59 | 146 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .272 | .308 | .580 | .212 |
| Chuck Workman | OF | 58 | 145 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .280 | .303 | .583 | .221 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Baker | C | 53 | 113 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .312 | .301 | .613 | .239 |
| Hank Camelli | C | 42 | 96 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .269 | .271 | .540 | .208 |
| Roy Jarvis | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Al Lopez | C | 56 | 150 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .399 | .340 | .739 | .307 |
| Bill Salkeld | C | 69 | 160 | 18 | 47 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .432 | .400 | .832 | .294 |
| Vinnie Smith | C | 7 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .190 | .417 | .190 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Alf Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Vic Barnhart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5199 | 552 | 1300 | 60 | 508 | 49 | .323 | .344 | .666 | .250 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Albosta | 17 | 6 | 39.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 6.13 | 1.914 | |||
| Ed Bahr | 27 | 14 | 136.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 44 | 52 | 2.63 | 1.317 | |||
| Bill Clemensen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Ken Gables | 32 | 7 | 100.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 39 | 52 | 5.27 | 1.639 | |||
| Al Gerheauser | 35 | 3 | 81.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 3.97 | 1.432 | |||
| Hank Gornicki | 7 | 0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3.55 | 1.811 | |||
| Jack Hallett | 35 | 9 | 115 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 64 | 39 | 3.29 | 1.270 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 32 | 24 | 157.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 1 | 57 | 86 | 3.77 | 1.592 | |||
| Jim Hopper | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.25 | 2.250 | |||
| Lee Howard | 3 | 2 | 13.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 2.03 | 1.729 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 27 | 9 | 91 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 3.07 | 1.407 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 27 | 25 | 193.3 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 57 | 56 | 2.84 | 1.288 | |||
| Preacher Roe | 21 | 10 | 70 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 5.14 | 1.543 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 25 | 20 | 149.3 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 33 | 53 | 3.68 | 1.293 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 32 | 22 | 176 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 1 | 49 | 44 | 3.58 | 1.301 | |||
| Al Tate | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Junior Walsh | 4 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.23 | 1.845 | |||
| Lefty Wilkie | 7 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.57 | 2.078 | |||
| Team Totals | 336 | 155 | 1370.1 | 63 | 91 | .409 | 6 | 458 | 541 | 3.72 | 1.421 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Elbie Fletcher | 148 |
| At Bats | Elbie Fletcher | 532 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Elbie Fletcher | 651 |
| Batting Average | Jim Russell | .277 |
| On-Base % | Elbie Fletcher | .384 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .430 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | .775 |
| Runs | Elbie Fletcher | 72 |
| Hits | Jim Russell | 143 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Kiner | 216 |
| Doubles | Jim Russell | 29 |
| Triples | Elbie Fletcher | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 23 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 81 |
| Walks | Elbie Fletcher | 111 |
| Strikeouts | Ralph Kiner | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | Jim Russell | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Billy Cox, Frankie Gustine, and Lee Handley | 10 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Elliott and Ralph Kiner | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fritz Ostermueller | 13 |
| Losses | Nick Strincevich | 15 |
| Saves | Preacher Roe | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Ed Bahr | .571 |
| ERA | Fritz Ostermueller | 2.84 |
| WHIP | Fritz Ostermueller | 1.288 |
| Innings Pitched | Fritz Ostermueller | 193.3 |
| Games | Al Gerheauser and Jack Hallett | 35 |
| Games Started | Fritz Ostermueller | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Hallett | 64 |
| Complete Games | Fritz Ostermueller | 16 |
| Shutouts | Nick Strincevich | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Fritz Ostermueller | 810 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Nick Strincevich | 70 |
| Hits Allowed | Fritz Ostermueller | 193 |
| Walks Allowed | Ken Heintzelman | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ed Bahr | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Ken Heintzelman | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ed Bahr | 5 |
