1962 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 93-68. They scored 706 runs and belted 108 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. Bob Skinner led the team in home runs with 20. Bill Mazeroski was the best run producer with 81 RBI. Dick Groat led the team with 199 hits for a .294 average.
The team allowed 626 runs and had a team ERA of 3.37. Bob Friend led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 144 strikeouts. Roy Face was the team's best fireman, with 28 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailey | 3B | 14 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .271 | .262 | .533 | .167 |
| Donn Clendenon | 1B | 80 | 222 | 39 | 67 | 7 | 28 | 16 | .376 | .477 | .853 | .302 |
| Dick Groat | SS | 161 | 678 | 76 | 199 | 2 | 61 | 2 | .325 | .361 | .686 | .294 |
| Don Hoak | 3B | 121 | 411 | 63 | 99 | 5 | 48 | 4 | .320 | .350 | .670 | .241 |
| Johnny Logan | 3B | 44 | 80 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .348 | .375 | .723 | .300 |
| Jim Marshall | 1B | 55 | 100 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .319 | .350 | .669 | .220 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 2B | 159 | 572 | 55 | 155 | 14 | 81 | 0 | .315 | .418 | .733 | .271 |
| Dick Schofield | 3B | 54 | 104 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .382 | .375 | .757 | .288 |
| Dick Stuart | 1B | 114 | 394 | 52 | 90 | 16 | 64 | 0 | .286 | .398 | .684 | .228 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roberto Clemente | OF | 144 | 538 | 95 | 168 | 10 | 74 | 6 | .352 | .454 | .806 | .312 |
| Larry Elliot | OF | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .600 | .900 | .300 |
| Howie Goss | OF | 89 | 111 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 5 | .306 | .351 | .657 | .243 |
| Bob Skinner | OF | 144 | 510 | 87 | 154 | 20 | 75 | 10 | .395 | .504 | .899 | .302 |
| Willie Stargell | OF | 10 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .353 | .452 | .805 | .290 |
| Bill Virdon | OF | 156 | 663 | 82 | 164 | 6 | 47 | 5 | .286 | .345 | .631 | .247 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Smoky Burgess | C | 103 | 360 | 38 | 118 | 13 | 61 | 0 | .375 | .500 | .875 | .328 |
| Don Leppert | C | 45 | 139 | 14 | 37 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .327 | .388 | .715 | .266 |
| Orlando McFarlane | C | 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .087 | .212 | .087 |
| Cal Neeman | C | 24 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .226 | .300 | .526 | .180 |
| Elmo Plaskett | C | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .286 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Coot Veal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5483 | 706 | 1468 | 108 | 655 | 50 | .318 | .394 | .712 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Butters | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1.50 | 1.833 | |||
| Roy Face | 63 | 0 | 91 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 28 | 45 | 18 | 1.88 | 1.011 | |||
| Earl Francis | 36 | 23 | 176 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 121 | 83 | 3.07 | 1.341 | |||
| Bob Friend | 39 | 36 | 261.7 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 1 | 144 | 53 | 3.06 | 1.272 | |||
| Joe Gibbon | 19 | 8 | 57 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 3.63 | 1.351 | |||
| Harvey Haddix | 28 | 20 | 141.3 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 101 | 42 | 4.20 | 1.331 | |||
| Jack Lamabe | 46 | 0 | 78 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2 | 56 | 40 | 2.88 | 1.410 | |||
| Vern Law | 23 | 20 | 139.3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0 | 78 | 27 | 3.94 | 1.314 | |||
| Al McBean | 33 | 29 | 189.7 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 119 | 65 | 3.70 | 1.460 | |||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 4 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4.96 | 1.534 | |||
| Diomedes Olivo | 62 | 1 | 84.3 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 7 | 66 | 25 | 2.77 | 1.340 | |||
| Bob Priddy | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Tommie Sisk | 5 | 3 | 17.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4.08 | 1.469 | |||
| Tom Sturdivant | 49 | 12 | 125.3 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | 76 | 39 | 3.73 | 1.269 | |||
| Bob Veale | 11 | 6 | 45.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 42 | 25 | 3.74 | 1.400 | |||
| Team Totals | 424 | 161 | 1432.3 | 93 | 68 | .578 | 41 | 897 | 466 | 3.37 | 1.326 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Groat | 161 |
| At Bats | Dick Groat | 678 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Groat | 723 |
| Batting Average | Roberto Clemente | .312 |
| On-Base % | Bob Skinner | .395 |
| Slugging % | Bob Skinner | .504 |
| OPS | Bob Skinner | .899 |
| Runs | Roberto Clemente | 95 |
| Hits | Dick Groat | 199 |
| Total Bases | Bob Skinner | 257 |
| Doubles | Dick Groat | 34 |
| Triples | Bill Virdon | 10 |
| Home Runs | Bob Skinner | 20 |
| RBI | Bill Mazeroski | 81 |
| Walks | Bob Skinner | 76 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Stuart | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Donn Clendenon | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Bill Virdon | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bob Friend | 8 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Smoky Burgess, Roberto Clemente, and Dick Groat | 6 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Roberto Clemente and Don Hoak | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bob Friend | 18 |
| Losses | Bob Friend | 14 |
| Saves | Roy Face | 28 |
| Won-Loss % | Tom Sturdivant | .643 |
| ERA | Bob Friend | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Bob Friend | 1.272 |
| Innings Pitched | Bob Friend | 261.7 |
| Games | Roy Face | 63 |
| Games Started | Bob Friend | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Friend | 144 |
| Complete Games | Bob Friend | 13 |
| Shutouts | Bob Friend | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Bob Friend | 1096 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Friend | 280 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Francis | 83 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Friend | 23 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bob Friend and Harvey Haddix | 28 |
| Triples Allowed | Earl Francis | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Earl Francis | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Al McBean | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Al McBean | 29 |
