1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 78-76. They scored 651 runs and belted 112 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Dick Stuart, who led the team with 27 home runs and 78 RBI. Don Hoak led the team with 166 hits for a .294 average.
The team allowed 680 runs and had a team ERA of 3.90. Roy Face and Vern Law were tied for the team lead in wins with 18. Harvey Haddix led the team with 149 strikeouts. Roy Face was the team's best fireman, with 10 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Groat | SS | 147 | 593 | 74 | 163 | 5 | 51 | 0 | .312 | .361 | .673 | .275 |
| Ken Hamlin | SS | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .125 | .425 | .125 |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 155 | 564 | 60 | 166 | 8 | 65 | 9 | .374 | .399 | .773 | .294 |
| Ted Kluszewski | 1B | 60 | 122 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .291 | .410 | .701 | .262 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 135 | 493 | 50 | 119 | 7 | 59 | 1 | .283 | .339 | .622 | .241 |
| Rocky Nelson | 1B | 98 | 175 | 31 | 51 | 6 | 32 | 0 | .379 | .457 | .836 | .291 |
| Dick Schofield | 2B | 81 | 145 | 21 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .311 | .338 | .649 | .234 |
| R C Stevens | 1B | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .714 | 1.000 | .286 |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 118 | 397 | 64 | 118 | 27 | 78 | 1 | .362 | .549 | .911 | .297 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Bright | OF | 40 | 48 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .321 | .458 | .779 | .250 |
| Joe Christopher | OF | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 105 | 432 | 60 | 128 | 4 | 50 | 2 | .322 | .396 | .718 | .296 |
| Roman Mejias | OF | 96 | 276 | 28 | 65 | 7 | 28 | 1 | .298 | .341 | .639 | .236 |
| Harry Simpson | OF | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .400 | .667 | .267 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 143 | 547 | 78 | 153 | 13 | 61 | 10 | .357 | .399 | .756 | .280 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 144 | 519 | 67 | 132 | 8 | 41 | 7 | .327 | .355 | .682 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 114 | 377 | 41 | 112 | 11 | 59 | 0 | .349 | .485 | .834 | .297 |
| Hank Foiles | C | 53 | 80 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .287 | .375 | .662 | .225 |
| Danny Kravitz | C | 52 | 162 | 18 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 0 | .274 | .377 | .651 | .253 |
| Hardy Peterson | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5369 | 651 | 1414 | 112 | 617 | 32 | .316 | .384 | .700 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Blackburn | 26 | 0 | 44.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 3.65 | 1.467 | |||
| Bennie Daniels | 34 | 12 | 100.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 67 | 39 | 5.45 | 1.529 | |||
| Roy Face | 57 | 0 | 93.3 | 18 | 1 | .947 | 10 | 69 | 25 | 2.70 | 1.243 | |||
| Bob Friend | 35 | 35 | 234.7 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 0 | 104 | 52 | 4.03 | 1.359 | |||
| Paul Giel | 4 | 0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14.09 | 2.987 | |||
| Fred Green | 17 | 1 | 37.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 3.13 | 1.394 | |||
| Don Gross | 21 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3.55 | 1.152 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 31 | 29 | 224.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 149 | 49 | 3.13 | 1.061 | |||
| Dick Hall | 2 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.12 | 1.494 | |||
| Al Jackson | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6.50 | 2.111 | |||
| Ron Kline | 33 | 29 | 186 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 91 | 70 | 4.26 | 1.376 | |||
| Vern Law | 34 | 33 | 266 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 110 | 53 | 2.98 | 1.120 | |||
| Bob Porterfield | 30 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 4.75 | 1.722 | |||
| Bob Smith | 20 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 3.49 | 1.731 | |||
| Jim Umbricht | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.43 | 1.571 | |||
| Don Williams | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.667 | |||
| Red Witt | 15 | 11 | 50.7 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 6.93 | 1.775 | |||
| Team Totals | 380 | 155 | 1393.3 | 78 | 76 | .506 | 17 | 730 | 418 | 3.90 | 1.328 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Hoak | 155 |
| At Bats | Dick Groat | 593 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Hoak | 651 |
| Batting Average | Don Hoak | .294 |
| On-Base % | Don Hoak | .374 |
| Slugging % | Don Hoak and Bob Skinner | .399 |
| OPS | Don Hoak | .773 |
| Runs | Bob Skinner | 78 |
| Hits | Don Hoak | 166 |
| Total Bases | Don Hoak | 225 |
| Doubles | Don Hoak | 29 |
| Triples | Roberto Clemente and Dick Groat | 7 |
| Home Runs | Dick Stuart | 27 |
| RBI | Dick Stuart | 78 |
| Walks | Don Hoak | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Stuart | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Skinner | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Skinner | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Friend | 12 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dick Stuart | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Dick Groat | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Roy Face and Vern Law | 18 |
| Losses | Bob Friend | 19 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 10 |
| Won-Loss % | Roy Face | .947 |
| ERA | Vern Law | 2.98 |
| WHIP | Harvey Haddix | 1.061 |
| Innings Pitched | Vern Law | 266 |
| Games | Roy Face | 57 |
| Games Started | Bob Friend | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Harvey Haddix | 149 |
| Complete Games | Vern Law | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend, Harvey Haddix, and Vern Law | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Vern Law | 1080 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Friend | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Ron Kline | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Harvey Haddix | 26 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Friend | 48 |
| Triples Allowed | Bob Friend | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Ron Kline | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Friend | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Vern Law | 23 |
