1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 50-104. They scored 622 runs and belted 99 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 30 home runs and 102 RBI. Danny O'Connell led the team with 173 hits for a .294 average.
The team allowed 887 runs and had a team ERA of 5.22. Murry Dickson led the team with 10 wins. Johnny Lindell racked up 102 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Castiglione | 3B | 45 | 159 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 21 | 1 | .236 | .308 | .544 | .208 |
| Dick Cole | SS | 97 | 235 | 29 | 64 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .374 | .336 | .710 | .272 |
| Dick Hall | 2B | 7 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .167 | .367 | .167 |
| George Metkovich | 1B | 26 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .255 | .268 | .523 | .146 |
| Eddie O'Brien | SS | 89 | 261 | 21 | 62 | 0 | 14 | 6 | .289 | .280 | .569 | .238 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2B | 89 | 279 | 28 | 69 | 2 | 22 | 1 | .309 | .330 | .639 | .247 |
| Danny O'Connell | 3B | 149 | 588 | 88 | 173 | 7 | 55 | 3 | .361 | .401 | .762 | .294 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 2B | 78 | 174 | 16 | 44 | 4 | 19 | 1 | .309 | .362 | .671 | .253 |
| Dick Smith | SS | 13 | 43 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .209 | .474 | .163 |
| Paul Smith | 1B | 118 | 389 | 41 | 110 | 4 | 44 | 3 | .329 | .380 | .709 | .283 |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 88 | 281 | 35 | 59 | 8 | 27 | 1 | .319 | .327 | .646 | .210 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 119 | 448 | 66 | 128 | 15 | 43 | 4 | .368 | .435 | .803 | .286 |
| Carlos Bernier | OF | 105 | 310 | 48 | 66 | 3 | 31 | 15 | .332 | .316 | .648 | .213 |
| Brandy Davis | OF | 12 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .256 | .461 | .205 |
| Gene Hermanski | OF | 41 | 62 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .282 | .226 | .508 | .177 |
| Ralph Kiner | OF | 41 | 148 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 29 | 1 | .383 | .466 | .849 | .270 |
| Felipe Montemayor | OF | 28 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .210 | .182 | .392 | .109 |
| Hal Rice | OF | 78 | 286 | 39 | 89 | 4 | 42 | 0 | .350 | .416 | .766 | .311 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 128 | 455 | 68 | 116 | 30 | 102 | 1 | .331 | .505 | .836 | .255 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 53 | 139 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .352 | .288 | .640 | .245 |
| Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .118 | .176 | .294 | .118 |
| Joe Garagiola | C | 27 | 73 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .341 | .384 | .725 | .233 |
| Vic Janowicz | C | 42 | 123 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .287 | .341 | .628 | .252 |
| Nick Koback | C | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .250 | .426 | .125 |
| Pete Naton | C | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .167 | .453 | .167 |
| Mike Sandlock | C | 64 | 186 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .281 | .258 | .539 | .231 |
| Jack Shepard | C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bob Addis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Clem Koshorek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5253 | 622 | 1297 | 99 | 571 | 41 | .315 | .356 | .671 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Roger Bowman | 30 | 2 | 65.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 4.82 | 1.440 | |||
| Murry Dickson | 45 | 26 | 200.7 | 10 | 19 | .345 | 4 | 88 | 58 | 4.53 | 1.485 | |||
| Roy Face | 41 | 13 | 119 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 6.58 | 1.471 | |||
| Bob Friend | 32 | 24 | 170.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 66 | 57 | 4.90 | 1.465 | |||
| Bob Hall | 37 | 17 | 152 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 1 | 68 | 72 | 5.39 | 1.605 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 54 | 2 | 118.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 37 | 33 | 3.95 | 1.293 | |||
| Cal Hogue | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 5.21 | 1.842 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 35 | 24 | 176.3 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2 | 86 | 64 | 4.59 | 1.446 | |||
| Johnny Lindell | 27 | 23 | 175.7 | 5 | 16 | .238 | 0 | 102 | 116 | 4.71 | 1.645 | |||
| Bill Macdonald | 4 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12.27 | 2.740 | |||
| Woody Main | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11.25 | 1.750 | |||
| Paul Pettit | 10 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 7.71 | 1.893 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 5 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.66 | 2.598 | |||
| Bob Schultz | 11 | 2 | 18.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8.20 | 1.925 | |||
| Jim Waugh | 29 | 11 | 90.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 6.48 | 1.816 | |||
| Team Totals | 365 | 154 | 1358 | 50 | 104 | .325 | 10 | 607 | 577 | 5.22 | 1.551 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Danny O'Connell | 149 |
| At Bats | Danny O'Connell | 588 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Danny O'Connell | 654 |
| Batting Average | Danny O'Connell | .294 |
| On-Base % | Cal Abrams | .368 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .505 |
| OPS | Frank Thomas | .836 |
| Runs | Danny O'Connell | 88 |
| Hits | Danny O'Connell | 173 |
| Total Bases | Danny O'Connell | 236 |
| Doubles | Danny O'Connell | 26 |
| Triples | Carlos Bernier and Danny O'Connell | 8 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 30 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 102 |
| Walks | Cal Abrams | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Thomas | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | Carlos Bernier | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Carlos Bernier | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Paul Smith | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Danny O'Connell | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Murry Dickson | 10 |
| Losses | Murry Dickson | 19 |
| Saves | Murry Dickson | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Roy Face | .429 |
| ERA | Murry Dickson | 4.53 |
| WHIP | Paul LaPalme | 1.446 |
| Innings Pitched | Murry Dickson | 200.7 |
| Games | Johnny Hetki | 54 |
| Games Started | Murry Dickson | 26 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Lindell | 102 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Lindell | 13 |
| Shutouts | Murry Dickson, Bob Hall, Paul LaPalme, and Johnny Lindell | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Murry Dickson | 877 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 101 |
| Hits Allowed | Murry Dickson | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Lindell | 116 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Murry Dickson | 27 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul LaPalme | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Lindell | 6 |
