1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 53-101. They scored 557 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 23 home runs, 94 RBI, and 172 hits.
The team allowed 845 runs and had a team ERA of 4.92. Dick Littlefield led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 92 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gair Allie | SS | 121 | 418 | 38 | 83 | 3 | 30 | 1 | .294 | .268 | .562 | .199 |
| Dick Cole | SS | 138 | 486 | 40 | 131 | 1 | 40 | 0 | .323 | .342 | .665 | .270 |
| Vic Janowicz | 3B | 41 | 73 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .192 | .427 | .151 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | 3B | 73 | 125 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .288 | .264 | .552 | .216 |
| Curt Roberts | 2B | 134 | 496 | 47 | 115 | 1 | 36 | 6 | .309 | .302 | .611 | .232 |
| Bob Skinner | 1B | 132 | 470 | 67 | 117 | 8 | 46 | 4 | .316 | .370 | .686 | .249 |
| Dick Smith | 3B | 12 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .194 | .437 | .097 |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 117 | 360 | 37 | 97 | 7 | 48 | 0 | .337 | .383 | .720 | .269 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cal Abrams | OF | 17 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .214 | .522 | .143 |
| Sid Gordon | OF | 131 | 363 | 38 | 111 | 12 | 49 | 0 | .405 | .438 | .843 | .306 |
| Dick Hall | OF | 112 | 310 | 38 | 74 | 2 | 27 | 3 | .304 | .310 | .614 | .239 |
| Gail Henley | OF | 14 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .382 | .433 | .815 | .300 |
| Sam Jethroe | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 98 | 284 | 27 | 68 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .290 | .373 | .663 | .239 |
| Luis Marquez | OF | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .111 | .496 | .111 |
| Hal Rice | OF | 28 | 81 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .295 | .284 | .579 | .173 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 153 | 577 | 81 | 172 | 23 | 94 | 3 | .359 | .497 | .856 | .298 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 96 | 287 | 36 | 83 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .384 | .376 | .760 | .289 |
| Walker Cooper | C | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .627 | .200 |
| Bill Hall | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Nick Koback | C | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Mangan | C | 14 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .192 | .492 | .192 |
| Jack Shepard | C | 82 | 227 | 24 | 69 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .370 | .396 | .766 | .304 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5088 | 557 | 1260 | 76 | 526 | 21 | .317 | .350 | .668 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bob Friend | 35 | 20 | 170.3 | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2 | 73 | 58 | 5.07 | 1.538 | |||
| Johnny Hetki | 58 | 1 | 83 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 4.99 | 1.590 | |||
| Cal Hogue | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4.91 | 2.091 | |||
| Nellie King | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.14 | 1.571 | |||
| Paul LaPalme | 33 | 15 | 120.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 5.52 | 1.665 | |||
| Vern Law | 39 | 18 | 161.7 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 3 | 57 | 56 | 5.51 | 1.589 | |||
| Dick Littlefield | 23 | 21 | 155 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 0 | 92 | 85 | 3.60 | 1.452 | |||
| George O'Donnell | 21 | 10 | 87.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 4.53 | 1.443 | |||
| Joe Page | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11.17 | 2.371 | |||
| Laurin Pepper | 14 | 8 | 50.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 17 | 43 | 7.99 | 2.091 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 36 | 11 | 131.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 38 | 62 | 5.07 | 1.577 | |||
| Max Surkont | 33 | 29 | 208.3 | 9 | 18 | .333 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 4.41 | 1.411 | |||
| Jake Thies | 33 | 18 | 130.3 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 57 | 49 | 3.87 | 1.297 | |||
| Len Yochim | 10 | 1 | 19.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7.32 | 1.929 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 154 | 1346 | 53 | 101 | .344 | 15 | 525 | 564 | 4.92 | 1.541 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Thomas | 153 |
| At Bats | Frank Thomas | 577 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Thomas | 653 |
| Batting Average | Frank Thomas | .298 |
| On-Base % | Frank Thomas | .359 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .497 |
| OPS | Frank Thomas | .856 |
| Runs | Frank Thomas | 81 |
| Hits | Frank Thomas | 172 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 287 |
| Doubles | Frank Thomas | 32 |
| Triples | Bob Skinner | 9 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 23 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 94 |
| Walks | Sid Gordon | 67 |
| Strikeouts | Gair Allie | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Curt Roberts | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Toby Atwell and Curt Roberts | 3 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Skinner | 11 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Thomas | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Cole | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dick Littlefield | 10 |
| Losses | Max Surkont | 18 |
| Saves | Johnny Hetki | 9 |
| Won-Loss % | Dick Littlefield | .476 |
| ERA | Dick Littlefield | 3.60 |
| WHIP | Max Surkont | 1.411 |
| Innings Pitched | Max Surkont | 208.3 |
| Games | Johnny Hetki | 58 |
| Games Started | Max Surkont | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Littlefield | 92 |
| Complete Games | Max Surkont | 11 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Max Surkont | 916 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Max Surkont | 102 |
| Hits Allowed | Max Surkont | 216 |
| Walks Allowed | Dick Littlefield | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Max Surkont | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Vern Law | 32 |
| Triples Allowed | Vern Law | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Paul LaPalme | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Purkey | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Max Surkont | 12 |
