1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 62-92. They scored 586 runs and belted 92 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 23 home runs, 89 RBI, and 172 hits.
The team allowed 696 runs and had a team ERA of 3.88. Bob Friend led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 143 strikeouts. Roy Face led the team with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Baker | 3B | 111 | 365 | 36 | 97 | 2 | 36 | 3 | .318 | .356 | .674 | .266 |
| Dee Fondy | 1B | 95 | 323 | 42 | 101 | 2 | 35 | 11 | .360 | .384 | .744 | .313 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 114 | 346 | 44 | 98 | 6 | 31 | 9 | .319 | .399 | .718 | .283 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 125 | 501 | 58 | 158 | 7 | 54 | 0 | .350 | .437 | .787 | .315 |
| Ken Hamlin | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 7 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .296 | .227 | .523 | .182 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 148 | 526 | 59 | 149 | 8 | 54 | 3 | .318 | .407 | .725 | .283 |
| Buddy Pritchard | SS | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Frank Thomas | 1B | 151 | 594 | 72 | 172 | 23 | 89 | 3 | .335 | .460 | .795 | .290 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 111 | 451 | 42 | 114 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .288 | .348 | .636 | .253 |
| Roman Mejias | OF | 58 | 142 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .309 | .423 | .732 | .275 |
| Jim Pendleton | OF | 46 | 59 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .394 | .356 | .750 | .305 |
| John Powers | OF | 20 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .409 | .543 | .952 | .286 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 126 | 387 | 58 | 118 | 13 | 45 | 10 | .370 | .468 | .838 | .305 |
| Paul Smith | OF | 81 | 150 | 12 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .313 | .340 | .653 | .253 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 144 | 561 | 59 | 141 | 8 | 50 | 3 | .291 | .383 | .674 | .251 |
| Lee Walls | OF | 8 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .227 | .477 | .182 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Foiles | C | 109 | 281 | 32 | 76 | 9 | 36 | 1 | .352 | .431 | .783 | .270 |
| Danny Kravitz | C | 19 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .186 | .171 | .357 | .146 |
| Hardy Peterson | C | 30 | 73 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .378 | .438 | .816 | .301 |
| Dick Rand | C | 60 | 105 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .288 | .286 | .574 | .219 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5402 | 586 | 1447 | 92 | 551 | 46 | .310 | .384 | .694 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Luis Arroyo | 54 | 10 | 130.7 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 1 | 101 | 31 | 4.68 | 1.393 | |||
| Chuck Churn | 5 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.32 | 1.566 | |||
| Bennie Daniels | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.29 | 1.143 | |||
| Whammy Douglas | 11 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 3.26 | 1.660 | |||
| Roy Face | 59 | 1 | 93.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 10 | 53 | 24 | 3.07 | 1.291 | |||
| Bob Friend | 40 | 38 | 277 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 0 | 143 | 68 | 3.38 | 1.231 | |||
| Dick Hall | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.80 | 2.200 | |||
| Nellie King | 36 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 4.50 | 1.635 | |||
| Ron Kline | 40 | 31 | 205 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 88 | 61 | 4.04 | 1.341 | |||
| Bob Kuzava | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 3.000 | |||
| Vern Law | 31 | 25 | 172.7 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 2.87 | 1.181 | |||
| Eddie O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2.19 | 1.138 | |||
| Johnny O'Brien | 16 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 6.07 | 1.750 | |||
| Laurin Pepper | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Bob Purkey | 48 | 21 | 179.7 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 2 | 51 | 38 | 3.86 | 1.291 | |||
| Bob Smith | 20 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 3.11 | 1.327 | |||
| Red Swanson | 32 | 8 | 72.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 29 | 31 | 3.72 | 1.362 | |||
| Joe Trimble | 5 | 4 | 19.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 8.24 | 1.827 | |||
| Red Witt | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.50 | 6.923 | |||
| Team Totals | 419 | 155 | 1395.1 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 15 | 663 | 421 | 3.88 | 1.350 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank Thomas | 151 |
| At Bats | Frank Thomas | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frank Thomas | 658 |
| Batting Average | Dick Groat | .315 |
| On-Base % | Dick Groat | .350 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .460 |
| OPS | Frank Thomas | .795 |
| Runs | Frank Thomas | 72 |
| Hits | Frank Thomas | 172 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 273 |
| Doubles | Dick Groat and Frank Thomas | 30 |
| Triples | Bill Virdon | 11 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 23 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 89 |
| Walks | Frank Thomas | 44 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Virdon | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Dee Fondy | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | Dee Fondy | 5 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dick Groat | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Thomas | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Groat and Frank Thomas | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Friend | 14 |
| Losses | Bob Friend | 18 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Vern Law | .556 |
| ERA | Vern Law | 2.87 |
| WHIP | Vern Law | 1.181 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Friend | 277 |
| Games | Roy Face | 59 |
| Games Started | Bob Friend | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Friend | 143 |
| Complete Games | Bob Friend | 17 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend and Vern Law | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Friend | 1148 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Friend | 273 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Friend | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Friend and Ron Kline | 28 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Friend | 38 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Friend | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Luis Arroyo | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Luis Arroyo and Bob Purkey | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Friend | 24 |
