1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 66-88. They scored 588 runs and belted 110 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Dale Long, who led the team with 27 home runs and 91 RBI. Bill Virdon led the team with 170 hits for a .334 average.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.74. Bob Friend led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 166 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Cole | 3B | 72 | 99 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .291 | .253 | .544 | .212 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 65 | 207 | 17 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .273 | .295 | .568 | .208 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 142 | 520 | 40 | 142 | 0 | 37 | 0 | .317 | .321 | .638 | .273 |
| Spook Jacobs | 2B | 11 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 | .216 | .441 | .162 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 148 | 517 | 64 | 136 | 27 | 91 | 1 | .326 | .485 | .811 | .263 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 81 | 255 | 30 | 62 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .293 | .318 | .611 | .243 |
| Eddie O'Brien | SS | 63 | 53 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .291 | .302 | .593 | .264 |
| Johnny O'Brien | 2B | 73 | 104 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .209 | .183 | .392 | .173 |
| Curt Roberts | 2B | 31 | 62 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .239 | .323 | .562 | .177 |
| Frank Thomas | 3B | 157 | 588 | 69 | 166 | 25 | 80 | 0 | .326 | .461 | .787 | .282 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 147 | 543 | 66 | 169 | 7 | 60 | 6 | .330 | .431 | .761 | .311 |
| Bobby Del Greco | OF | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .304 | .500 | .804 | .200 |
| Jerry Lynch | OF | 19 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .263 | .463 | .158 |
| John Powers | OF | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .048 | .139 | .048 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 113 | 233 | 29 | 47 | 5 | 29 | 1 | .282 | .326 | .608 | .202 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 133 | 509 | 67 | 170 | 8 | 37 | 6 | .374 | .462 | .836 | .334 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 143 | 474 | 72 | 130 | 11 | 54 | 3 | .345 | .432 | .777 | .274 |
| Preston Ward | OF | 16 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .432 | .500 | .932 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Toby Atwell | C | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| Hank Foiles | C | 79 | 222 | 24 | 47 | 7 | 25 | 0 | .266 | .369 | .635 | .212 |
| Bill Hall | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Danny Kravitz | C | 32 | 68 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .311 | .441 | .752 | .265 |
| Jack Shepard | C | 100 | 256 | 24 | 62 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .309 | .383 | .692 | .242 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5221 | 588 | 1340 | 110 | 546 | 24 | .302 | .380 | .682 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 18 | 2 | 28.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 4.71 | 1.672 | |||
| Lino Donoso | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 1.765 | |||
| Roy Face | 68 | 3 | 135.3 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6 | 96 | 42 | 3.52 | 1.279 | |||
| Bob Friend | 49 | 42 | 314.3 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 3 | 166 | 85 | 3.46 | 1.257 | |||
| Bob Garber | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 1.500 | |||
| Dick Hall | 19 | 9 | 62.3 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 4.76 | 1.364 | |||
| Nellie King | 38 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 3.15 | 1.217 | |||
| Ron Kline | 44 | 39 | 264 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 2 | 125 | 81 | 3.38 | 1.303 | |||
| Vern Law | 39 | 32 | 195.7 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2 | 60 | 49 | 4.32 | 1.364 | |||
| Dick Littlefield | 6 | 2 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4.26 | 1.575 | |||
| Jack McMahan | 11 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6.07 | 2.030 | |||
| Red Munger | 35 | 13 | 107 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 45 | 41 | 4.04 | 1.561 | |||
| Cholly Naranjo | 17 | 3 | 34.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 4.46 | 1.574 | |||
| Eddie O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Johnny O'Brien | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.84 | 0.895 | |||
| Laurin Pepper | 11 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 3.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Howie Pollet | 19 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3.09 | 1.116 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0.500 | |||
| Max Surkont | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Red Swanson | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1.03 | 2.479 | |||
| Fred Waters | 23 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 2.82 | 1.529 | |||
| Team Totals | 423 | 157 | 1376.3 | 66 | 88 | .429 | 24 | 662 | 469 | 3.74 | 1.362 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Thomas | 157 |
| At Bats | Frank Thomas | 588 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Thomas | 637 |
| Batting Average | Bill Virdon | .334 |
| On-Base % | Bill Virdon | .374 |
| Slugging % | Dale Long | .485 |
| OPS | Bill Virdon | .836 |
| Runs | Lee Walls | 72 |
| Hits | Bill Virdon | 170 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 271 |
| Doubles | Roberto Clemente | 30 |
| Triples | Lee Walls | 11 |
| Home Runs | Dale Long | 27 |
| RBI | Dale Long | 91 |
| Walks | Dale Long | 54 |
| Strikeouts | Dale Long | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | Roberto Clemente and Bill Virdon | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | Roberto Clemente and Bill Virdon | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Groat | 17 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dale Long | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Thomas | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Friend | 17 |
| Losses | Ron Kline | 18 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Friend | .500 |
| ERA | Ron Kline | 3.38 |
| WHIP | Bob Friend | 1.257 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Friend | 314.3 |
| Games | Roy Face | 68 |
| Games Started | Bob Friend | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Friend | 166 |
| Complete Games | Bob Friend | 19 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Friend | 1315 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 121 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Friend | 310 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Friend | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ron Kline | 26 |
| Wild Pitches | Ron Kline | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Vern Law | 6 |
