1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 60-94. They scored 560 runs and belted 91 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Frank Thomas provided the power for the team with 25 homers. Dale Long was the best run producer with 79 RBI. Dick Groat led the team with 139 hits for a .267 average.
The team allowed 767 runs and had a team ERA of 4.39. Bob Friend led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 98 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Cole | 3B | 77 | 239 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .285 | .285 | .570 | .226 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 134 | 455 | 69 | 115 | 14 | 44 | 5 | .310 | .426 | .736 | .253 |
| George Freese | 3B | 51 | 179 | 17 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .327 | .374 | .701 | .257 |
| Sid Gordon | 3B | 16 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .191 | .395 | .170 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 151 | 521 | 45 | 139 | 4 | 51 | 0 | .317 | .351 | .668 | .267 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 131 | 419 | 59 | 122 | 16 | 79 | 0 | .362 | .513 | .875 | .291 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2B | 84 | 278 | 22 | 83 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .346 | .378 | .724 | .299 |
| Curt Roberts | 2B | 6 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .176 | .387 | .118 |
| Dick Smith | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Preston Ward | 1B | 84 | 179 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .296 | .380 | .676 | .212 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 124 | 474 | 48 | 121 | 5 | 47 | 2 | .284 | .382 | .666 | .255 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 88 | 282 | 43 | 80 | 5 | 28 | 2 | .331 | .443 | .774 | .284 |
| Roman Mejias | OF | 71 | 167 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .256 | .329 | .585 | .216 |
| Felipe Montemayor | OF | 36 | 95 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .342 | .347 | .689 | .211 |
| Eddie O'Brien | OF | 75 | 236 | 26 | 55 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .290 | .254 | .544 | .233 |
| John Powers | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Tom Saffell | OF | 73 | 113 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .266 | .204 | .470 | .168 |
| Earl Smith | OF | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .063 | .349 | .063 |
| Frank Thomas | OF | 142 | 510 | 72 | 125 | 25 | 72 | 2 | .324 | .431 | .755 | .245 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 71 | 207 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .337 | .266 | .603 | .213 |
| Nick Koback | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| Hardy Peterson | C | 32 | 81 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .311 | .358 | .669 | .247 |
| Jack Shepard | C | 94 | 264 | 24 | 63 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .321 | .314 | .635 | .239 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5173 | 560 | 1262 | 91 | 532 | 22 | .303 | .361 | .663 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Roger Bowman | 7 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8.64 | 2.096 | |||
| Lino Donoso | 25 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 5.31 | 1.484 | |||
| Roy Face | 42 | 10 | 125.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | 84 | 40 | 3.58 | 1.337 | |||
| Bob Friend | 44 | 20 | 200.3 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2 | 98 | 52 | 2.83 | 1.148 | |||
| Al Grunwald | 3 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4.70 | 1.818 | |||
| Dick Hall | 15 | 13 | 94.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 46 | 28 | 3.91 | 1.273 | |||
| Nellie King | 17 | 4 | 54.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 2.98 | 1.363 | |||
| Ron Kline | 36 | 19 | 136.7 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 2 | 48 | 53 | 4.15 | 1.565 | |||
| Vern Law | 43 | 24 | 200.7 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 1 | 82 | 61 | 3.81 | 1.405 | |||
| Dick Littlefield | 35 | 17 | 130 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 70 | 68 | 5.12 | 1.662 | |||
| Paul Martin | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14.14 | 4.286 | |||
| Laurin Pepper | 14 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 1.35 | 2.750 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 14 | 10 | 67.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 5.32 | 1.507 | |||
| Max Surkont | 35 | 22 | 166.3 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 2 | 84 | 78 | 5.57 | 1.636 | |||
| Red Swanson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Jake Thies | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.91 | 2.162 | |||
| Ben Wade | 11 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Fred Waters | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.60 | 1.800 | |||
| Team Totals | 353 | 154 | 1362.1 | 60 | 94 | .390 | 16 | 622 | 536 | 4.39 | 1.480 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Groat | 151 |
| At Bats | Dick Groat | 521 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Thomas | 581 |
| Batting Average | Dale Long | .291 |
| On-Base % | Dale Long | .362 |
| Slugging % | Dale Long | .513 |
| OPS | Dale Long | .875 |
| Runs | Frank Thomas | 72 |
| Hits | Dick Groat | 139 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 220 |
| Doubles | Dick Groat | 28 |
| Triples | Dale Long | 13 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 25 |
| RBI | Dale Long | 79 |
| Walks | Frank Thomas | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Thomas | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Gene Freese | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | Roberto Clemente and Eddie O'Brien | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Gene Freese | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Thomas | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Groat | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Friend | 14 |
| Losses | Max Surkont | 14 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Friend | .609 |
| ERA | Bob Friend | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Bob Friend | 1.148 |
| Innings Pitched | Vern Law | 200.7 |
| Games | Bob Friend | 44 |
| Games Started | Vern Law | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Friend | 98 |
| Complete Games | Bob Friend | 9 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Vern Law | 865 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Max Surkont | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Vern Law | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Max Surkont | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Max Surkont | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Max Surkont | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Ron Kline | 5 |
