1952 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 42-112. They scored 515 runs and belted 92 home runs to go along with a .231 batting average. The offense was powered by Ralph Kiner, who led the team with 37 home runs, 87 RBI, and 126 hits.
The team allowed 793 runs and had a team ERA of 4.65. Murry Dickson led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 112 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Tony Bartirome | 1B | 124 | 355 | 32 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .273 | .265 | .538 | .220 |
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 19 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .214 | .414 | .143 |
| Pete Castiglione | 3B | 67 | 214 | 27 | 57 | 4 | 18 | 3 | .323 | .374 | .697 | .266 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 95 | 384 | 38 | 109 | 1 | 29 | 2 | .319 | .313 | .632 | .284 |
| Clem Koshorek | SS | 98 | 322 | 27 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .320 | .314 | .634 | .261 |
| Jack Merson | 2B | 111 | 398 | 41 | 98 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .287 | .344 | .631 | .246 |
| George Metkovich | 1B | 125 | 373 | 41 | 101 | 7 | 41 | 5 | .335 | .391 | .726 | .271 |
| Jack Phillips | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Sonny Senerchia | 3B | 29 | 100 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .250 | .360 | .610 | .220 |
| Dick Smith | 3B | 29 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .213 | .121 | .334 | .106 |
| George Strickland | 2B | 76 | 232 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 4 | .248 | .284 | .532 | .177 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ted Beard | OF | 15 | 44 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .294 | .273 | .567 | .182 |
| Gus Bell | OF | 131 | 468 | 53 | 117 | 16 | 59 | 1 | .306 | .419 | .725 | .250 |
| Brandy Davis | OF | 55 | 95 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .264 | .211 | .475 | .179 |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 99 | 341 | 34 | 74 | 1 | 20 | 6 | .301 | .279 | .580 | .217 |
| Erv Dusak | OF | 20 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .276 | .333 | .609 | .222 |
| Dick Hall | OF | 26 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .159 | .150 | .309 | .138 |
| Bill Howerton | OF | 13 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .452 | .440 | .892 | .320 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 149 | 516 | 90 | 126 | 37 | 87 | 3 | .384 | .500 | .884 | .244 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .095 | .231 | .095 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 32 | 80 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .261 | .287 | .548 | .188 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 51 | 73 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .300 | .288 | .588 | .233 |
| Joe Garagiola | C | 118 | 344 | 35 | 94 | 8 | 54 | 0 | .369 | .410 | .779 | .273 |
| Jim Mangan | C | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .154 | .368 | .154 |
| Clyde McCullough | C | 66 | 172 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .283 | .291 | .574 | .233 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5193 | 515 | 1201 | 92 | 478 | 43 | .297 | .331 | .627 | .231 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bell | 4 | 1 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4.60 | 1.847 | |||
| Don Carlsen | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.80 | 2.500 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 43 | 34 | 277.7 | 14 | 21 | .400 | 2 | 112 | 76 | 3.57 | 1.275 | |||
| Jim Dunn | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.321 | |||
| Harry Fisher | 8 | 3 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 6.87 | 1.639 | |||
| Bob Friend | 35 | 23 | 185 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 75 | 84 | 4.18 | 1.459 | |||
| Cal Hogue | 19 | 12 | 83.7 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 0 | 34 | 68 | 4.84 | 1.756 | |||
| Ron Kline | 27 | 11 | 78.7 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 66 | 5.49 | 1.779 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 31 | 2 | 59.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 37 | 3.92 | 1.558 | |||
| Woody Main | 48 | 11 | 153.3 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 2 | 79 | 52 | 4.46 | 1.311 | |||
| Joe Muir | 12 | 5 | 35.7 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 6.31 | 1.681 | |||
| Red Munger | 5 | 4 | 26.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7.18 | 1.521 | |||
| Ron Necciai | 12 | 9 | 54.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 7.08 | 1.737 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 31 | 30 | 214 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | 90 | 71 | 4.12 | 1.346 | |||
| Mel Queen | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 29.70 | 3.636 | |||
| Jim Suchecki | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.800 | |||
| Jim Waugh | 17 | 7 | 52.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 18 | 32 | 6.36 | 1.778 | |||
| Bill Werle | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Ted Wilks | 44 | 0 | 72.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 3.61 | 1.328 | |||
| Ed Wolfe | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.36 | 3.243 | |||
| Team Totals | 359 | 155 | 1363.7 | 42 | 112 | .273 | 8 | 564 | 625 | 4.65 | 1.481 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Ralph Kiner | 149 |
| At Bats | Ralph Kiner | 516 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Ralph Kiner | 633 |
| Batting Average | Gus Bell | .250 |
| On-Base % | Ralph Kiner | .384 |
| Slugging % | Ralph Kiner | .500 |
| OPS | Ralph Kiner | .884 |
| Runs | Ralph Kiner | 90 |
| Hits | Ralph Kiner | 126 |
| Total Bases | Ralph Kiner | 258 |
| Doubles | Gus Bell | 21 |
| Triples | Gus Bell | 5 |
| Home Runs | Ralph Kiner | 37 |
| RBI | Ralph Kiner | 87 |
| Walks | Ralph Kiner | 110 |
| Strikeouts | Ralph Kiner | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | Brandy Davis | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Clem Koshorek | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Groat | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Groat | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Murry Dickson | 14 |
| Losses | Murry Dickson | 21 |
| Saves | Ted Wilks | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Murry Dickson | .400 |
| ERA | Murry Dickson | 3.57 |
| WHIP | Murry Dickson | 1.275 |
| Innings Pitched | Murry Dickson | 277.7 |
| Games | Woody Main | 48 |
| Games Started | Murry Dickson | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Murry Dickson | 112 |
| Complete Games | Murry Dickson | 21 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Murry Dickson | 1157 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Murry Dickson | 278 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Friend | 84 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 26 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Friend | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Kline | 6 |
