1958 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1958 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 84-70. They scored 662 runs and belted 134 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by Frank Thomas, who led the team with 35 home runs and 109 RBI. Dick Groat led the team with 175 hits for a .300 average.
The team allowed 607 runs and had a team ERA of 3.56. Bob Friend led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 135 strikeouts. Roy Face was the team's best fireman, with 20 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Gene Baker | 3B | 29 | 56 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .338 | .321 | .659 | .250 |
| Harry Bright | 3B | 15 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .269 | .417 | .686 | .250 |
| Gene Freese | 3B | 17 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .211 | .333 | .544 | .167 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 151 | 584 | 67 | 175 | 3 | 66 | 2 | .328 | .408 | .736 | .300 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 100 | 301 | 29 | 88 | 4 | 37 | 0 | .348 | .402 | .750 | .292 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 152 | 567 | 69 | 156 | 19 | 68 | 1 | .308 | .439 | .747 | .275 |
| Dick Schofield | SS | 26 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .226 | .222 | .448 | .148 |
| R C Stevens | 1B | 59 | 90 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .320 | .556 | .876 | .267 |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 67 | 254 | 38 | 68 | 16 | 48 | 0 | .310 | .543 | .853 | .268 |
| Frank Thomas | 3B | 149 | 562 | 89 | 158 | 35 | 109 | 0 | .334 | .528 | .862 | .281 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 140 | 519 | 69 | 150 | 6 | 50 | 8 | .327 | .408 | .735 | .289 |
| Roman Mejias | OF | 76 | 157 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 19 | 2 | .280 | .408 | .688 | .268 |
| John Powers | OF | 57 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .268 | .524 | .183 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 144 | 529 | 93 | 170 | 13 | 70 | 12 | .387 | .491 | .878 | .321 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 144 | 604 | 75 | 161 | 9 | 46 | 5 | .324 | .387 | .711 | .267 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Foiles | C | 104 | 264 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 30 | 0 | .322 | .348 | .670 | .205 |
| Bill Hall | C | 51 | 116 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .366 | .362 | .728 | .284 |
| Danny Kravitz | C | 45 | 100 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .313 | .340 | .653 | .240 |
| Hardy Peterson | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .333 | .762 | .333 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Johnny O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jim Pendleton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 | |
| Paul Smith | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 | .333 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5247 | 662 | 1386 | 134 | 625 | 30 | .313 | .410 | .724 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Blackburn | 38 | 2 | 63.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 3.39 | 1.381 | |||
| Bennie Daniels | 8 | 5 | 27.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 5.53 | 1.661 | |||
| Roy Face | 57 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 20 | 47 | 22 | 2.89 | 1.179 | |||
| Bob Friend | 38 | 38 | 274 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 0 | 135 | 61 | 3.68 | 1.314 | |||
| Don Gross | 40 | 3 | 74.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 3.98 | 1.406 | |||
| Ron Kline | 32 | 32 | 237.3 | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0 | 109 | 92 | 3.53 | 1.315 | |||
| Vern Law | 35 | 29 | 202.3 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3 | 56 | 39 | 3.96 | 1.354 | |||
| Eddie O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| George Perez | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.566 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 37 | 6 | 87.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 3.29 | 1.106 | |||
| Curt Raydon | 31 | 20 | 134.3 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 85 | 61 | 3.62 | 1.333 | |||
| Bob Smith | 35 | 4 | 61 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 4.43 | 1.508 | |||
| Don Williams | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.750 | |||
| Red Witt | 18 | 15 | 106 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0 | 81 | 59 | 1.61 | 1.292 | |||
| Team Totals | 376 | 154 | 1367 | 84 | 70 | .545 | 41 | 679 | 470 | 3.56 | 1.327 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bill Mazeroski | 152 |
| At Bats | Bill Virdon | 604 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bill Virdon | 662 |
| Batting Average | Bob Skinner | .321 |
| On-Base % | Bob Skinner | .387 |
| Slugging % | Frank Thomas | .528 |
| OPS | Bob Skinner | .878 |
| Runs | Bob Skinner | 93 |
| Hits | Dick Groat | 175 |
| Total Bases | Frank Thomas | 297 |
| Doubles | Dick Groat | 36 |
| Triples | Bill Virdon | 11 |
| Home Runs | Frank Thomas | 35 |
| RBI | Frank Thomas | 109 |
| Walks | Bob Skinner | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Thomas | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Skinner | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Skinner | 4 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Friend | 10 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Frank Thomas | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Groat | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Friend | 22 |
| Losses | Ron Kline | 16 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 20 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Friend | .611 |
| ERA | Ron Kline | 3.53 |
| WHIP | Bob Friend | 1.314 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Friend | 274 |
| Games | Roy Face | 57 |
| Games Started | Bob Friend | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Friend | 135 |
| Complete Games | Bob Friend | 16 |
| Shutouts | Red Witt | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Friend | 1146 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Friend | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Ron Kline | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Friend and Ron Kline | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Friend and Vern Law | 43 |
| Triples Allowed | Vern Law | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Red Witt | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Curt Raydon | 5 |
| Double Plays Induced | Bob Friend | 35 |
