1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 64-90. They scored 689 runs and belted 137 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 42 home runs and 109 RBI. Gus Bell led the team with 167 hits for a .278 average.
The team allowed 845 runs and had a team ERA of 4.78. Murry Dickson was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Mel Queen led the team with 123 strikeouts. Ted Wilks led the team with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Monty Basgall | 2B | 55 | 153 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .271 | .268 | .539 | .209 |
| Pete Castiglione | 3B | 132 | 482 | 62 | 126 | 7 | 42 | 2 | .311 | .361 | .672 | .261 |
| Dick Cole | 2B | 42 | 106 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .331 | .302 | .633 | .236 |
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 12 | 43 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .302 | .552 | .233 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .417 | .584 | .167 |
| Jack Maguire | 3B | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Jack Merson | 2B | 13 | 50 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .373 | .540 | .913 | .360 |
| Danny Murtaugh | 2B | 77 | 151 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .284 | .265 | .549 | .199 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 71 | 195 | 29 | 52 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .302 | .359 | .661 | .267 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 70 | 156 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .304 | .321 | .625 | .237 |
| Stan Rojek | SS | 8 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .376 | .188 |
| Hank Schenz | 2B | 25 | 61 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .226 | .230 | .456 | .213 |
| Dick Smith | 3B | 12 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .296 | .174 | .470 | .174 |
| George Strickland | SS | 138 | 454 | 59 | 98 | 9 | 47 | 4 | .318 | .333 | .651 | .216 |
| Wally Westlake | 3B | 50 | 181 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 45 | 0 | .323 | .569 | .892 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ted Beard | OF | 22 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .291 | .271 | .562 | .188 |
| Gus Bell | OF | 149 | 600 | 80 | 167 | 16 | 89 | 1 | .330 | .443 | .773 | .278 |
| Erv Dusak | OF | 21 | 39 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .357 | .462 | .819 | .308 |
| Bill Howerton | OF | 80 | 219 | 29 | 60 | 11 | 37 | 1 | .351 | .498 | .849 | .274 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 151 | 531 | 124 | 164 | 42 | 109 | 2 | .452 | .627 | 1.079 | .309 |
| George Metkovich | OF | 120 | 423 | 51 | 124 | 3 | 40 | 3 | .338 | .378 | .716 | .293 |
| Pete Reiser | OF | 74 | 140 | 22 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 4 | .389 | .421 | .810 | .271 |
| Dino Restelli | OF | 21 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .225 | .289 | .514 | .184 |
| Tom Saffell | OF | 49 | 65 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .257 | .246 | .503 | .200 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 39 | 148 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .306 | .392 | .698 | .264 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 55 | 97 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .286 | .289 | .575 | .227 |
| Joe Garagiola | C | 72 | 212 | 24 | 54 | 9 | 35 | 4 | .358 | .439 | .797 | .255 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 92 | 259 | 26 | 77 | 8 | 39 | 2 | .366 | .440 | .806 | .297 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Harry Fisher | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5318 | 689 | 1372 | 137 | 648 | 29 | .327 | .397 | .724 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Don Carlsen | 7 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4.19 | 1.488 | |||
| Cliff Chambers | 10 | 10 | 59.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 5.58 | 1.591 | |||
| Con Dempsey | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9.00 | 2.143 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 45 | 35 | 288.7 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 2 | 112 | 101 | 4.02 | 1.368 | |||
| Erv Dusak | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12.15 | 2.836 | |||
| Bob Friend | 34 | 22 | 149.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 41 | 68 | 4.27 | 1.610 | |||
| Bill Koski | 13 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 6.67 | 2.000 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 22 | 8 | 54.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 6.29 | 2.026 | |||
| Vern Law | 28 | 14 | 114 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 2 | 41 | 51 | 4.50 | 1.404 | |||
| Joe Muir | 9 | 1 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2.76 | 1.104 | |||
| Paul Pettit | 2 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 1.111 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 21 | 21 | 128.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 0 | 47 | 51 | 5.04 | 1.554 | |||
| Mel Queen | 39 | 21 | 168.3 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 0 | 123 | 99 | 4.44 | 1.474 | |||
| Junior Walsh | 36 | 1 | 73.3 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 32 | 46 | 6.87 | 1.883 | |||
| Bill Werle | 59 | 9 | 149.7 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 6 | 57 | 51 | 5.65 | 1.550 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 48 | 1 | 82.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 12 | 43 | 24 | 2.83 | 1.125 | |||
| Len Yochim | 2 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8.31 | 2.414 | |||
| Team Totals | 381 | 155 | 1380.5 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 22 | 580 | 627 | 4.78 | 1.526 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ralph Kiner | 151 |
| At Bats | Gus Bell | 600 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ralph Kiner | 670 |
| Batting Average | Ralph Kiner | .309 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Kiner | .452 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .627 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | 1.079 |
| Runs | Ralph Kiner | 124 |
| Hits | Gus Bell | 167 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Kiner | 333 |
| Doubles | Ralph Kiner | 31 |
| Triples | Gus Bell | 12 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 42 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 109 |
| Walks | Ralph Kiner | 137 |
| Strikeouts | George Strickland | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Joe Garagiola, Pete Reiser, and George Strickland | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | Gus Bell | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pete Castiglione | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Clyde McCullough | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Murry Dickson | 20 |
| Losses | Murry Dickson | 16 |
| Saves | Ted Wilks | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Werle | .571 |
| ERA | Murry Dickson | 4.02 |
| WHIP | Murry Dickson | 1.368 |
| Innings Pitched | Murry Dickson | 288.7 |
| Games | Bill Werle | 59 |
| Games Started | Murry Dickson | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Mel Queen | 123 |
| Complete Games | Murry Dickson | 19 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Murry Dickson | 1241 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 129 |
| Hits Allowed | Murry Dickson | 294 |
| Walks Allowed | Murry Dickson | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 32 |
| Wild Pitches | Mel Queen | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Murry Dickson, Vern Law, and Bill Werle | 6 |
