1949 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 71-83. They scored 681 runs and belted 126 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 54 home runs, 127 RBI, and 170 hits.
The team allowed 765 runs and had a team ERA of 4.57. Leading the team in wins was Cliff Chambers, with 13. Bill Werle led the team with 106 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Monty Basgall | 2B | 107 | 308 | 25 | 67 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .291 | .273 | .564 | .218 |
| Eddie Bockman | 3B | 79 | 220 | 21 | 49 | 6 | 19 | 3 | .296 | .341 | .637 | .223 |
| Pete Castiglione | 3B | 118 | 448 | 57 | 120 | 6 | 43 | 2 | .299 | .362 | .661 | .268 |
| Les Fleming | 1B | 24 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .395 | .387 | .782 | .258 |
| Johnny Hopp | 1B | 20 | 55 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .309 | .615 | .218 |
| Danny Murtaugh | 2B | 75 | 236 | 16 | 48 | 2 | 24 | 2 | .291 | .275 | .566 | .203 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 18 | 56 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .283 | .321 | .604 | .232 |
| Bobby Rhawn | 3B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Stan Rojek | SS | 144 | 557 | 72 | 136 | 0 | 31 | 4 | .309 | .285 | .594 | .244 |
| Ed Stevens | 1B | 67 | 221 | 22 | 58 | 4 | 32 | 1 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .262 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ted Beard | OF | 14 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Wally Judnich | OF | 10 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .257 | .507 | .229 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 152 | 549 | 116 | 170 | 54 | 127 | 6 | .432 | .658 | 1.090 | .310 |
| Marv Rackley | OF | 11 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .351 | .371 | .722 | .314 |
| Dino Restelli | OF | 72 | 232 | 41 | 58 | 12 | 40 | 3 | .358 | .453 | .811 | .250 |
| Tom Saffell | OF | 73 | 205 | 36 | 66 | 2 | 25 | 5 | .385 | .395 | .780 | .322 |
| Dixie Walker | OF | 88 | 181 | 26 | 51 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .372 | .331 | .703 | .282 |
| Wally Westlake | OF | 147 | 525 | 77 | 148 | 23 | 104 | 6 | .345 | .490 | .835 | .282 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 75 | 160 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 1 | .302 | .344 | .646 | .262 |
| Phil Masi | C | 48 | 135 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .355 | .378 | .733 | .274 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 91 | 241 | 30 | 57 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .316 | .349 | .665 | .237 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jack Cassini | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5214 | 681 | 1350 | 126 | 626 | 48 | .327 | .384 | .711 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tiny Bonham | 18 | 14 | 89 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 4.25 | 1.169 | |||
| Hugh Casey | 33 | 0 | 38.7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4.66 | 1.654 | |||
| Cliff Chambers | 34 | 21 | 177.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 93 | 58 | 3.96 | 1.376 | |||
| Bob Chesnes | 27 | 25 | 145.3 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 1 | 49 | 82 | 5.88 | 1.617 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 44 | 20 | 224.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 89 | 80 | 3.29 | 1.320 | |||
| Hal Gregg | 8 | 1 | 18.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 3.38 | 1.497 | |||
| Harry Gumbert | 16 | 0 | 27.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 5.86 | 1.733 | |||
| Kirby Higbe | 7 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13.50 | 2.418 | |||
| Vic Lombardi | 34 | 12 | 134 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 64 | 68 | 4.57 | 1.619 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 13 | 4 | 35.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6.31 | 1.597 | |||
| Ray Poat | 11 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6.25 | 1.861 | |||
| Elmer Riddle | 16 | 12 | 74.3 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 5.33 | 1.696 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 28 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 3.91 | 1.500 | |||
| Junior Walsh | 9 | 7 | 42.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 5.06 | 1.311 | |||
| Bill Werle | 35 | 29 | 221 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 0 | 106 | 51 | 4.24 | 1.330 | |||
| Team Totals | 333 | 154 | 1356 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 15 | 556 | 535 | 4.57 | 1.465 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ralph Kiner | 152 |
| At Bats | Stan Rojek | 557 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ralph Kiner | 667 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Kiner | .310 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Kiner | .432 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .658 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | 1.090 |
| Runs | Ralph Kiner | 116 |
| Hits | Ralph Kiner | 170 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Kiner | 361 |
| Doubles | Wally Westlake | 24 |
| Triples | Wally Westlake | 8 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 54 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 127 |
| Walks | Ralph Kiner | 117 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Westlake | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Ralph Kiner and Wally Westlake | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Stan Rojek | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Wally Westlake | 15 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Cliff Chambers | 13 |
| Losses | Murry Dickson | 14 |
| Saves | Hugh Casey | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Cliff Chambers | .650 |
| ERA | Murry Dickson | 3.29 |
| WHIP | Murry Dickson | 1.320 |
| Innings Pitched | Murry Dickson | 224.3 |
| Games | Murry Dickson | 44 |
| Games Started | Bill Werle | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Werle | 106 |
| Complete Games | Murry Dickson | 11 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson and Bill Werle | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Murry Dickson | 948 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Werle | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Werle | 243 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Chesnes | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Werle | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Chesnes | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Werle | 8 |
