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1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938

86-68, Finished 3rd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Pie Traynor (86-68)
Scored 704 runs, Allowed 647 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 459,679 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101


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1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Al Todd 35 133 534 514 51 158 18 10 8 86 2 16 36 .307 .330 .428 .758 104 220 16 1 3
2 1B Gus Suhr* 31 151 667 575 69 160 28 14 5 97 2 83 42 .278 .369 .402 .771 109 231 9 0 9
3 2B Lee Handley 23 127 522 480 59 120 21 12 3 37 5 37 40 .250 .305 .363 .668 81 174 7 1 4
4 SS Arky Vaughan* 25 126 531 469 71 151 17 17 5 72 7 54 22 .322 .394 .463 .857 132 217 6 2 6
5 3B Bill Brubaker 26 120 472 413 57 105 20 4 6 48 2 47 51 .254 .335 .366 .700 90 151 13 3 9
6 OF Woody Jensen* 29 124 536 509 77 142 23 9 5 45 2 15 29 .279 .301 .389 .690 86 198 13 1 11
7 OF Lloyd Waner* 31 129 582 537 80 177 23 4 1 45 3 34 12 .330 .370 .393 .762 107 211 7 0 11
8 OF Paul Waner* 34 154 690 619 94 219 30 9 2 74 4 63 34 .354 .413 .441 .855 132 273 11 0 8
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Pep Young 29 113 442 408 43 106 20 3 9 54 4 26 63 .260 .306 .390 .695 88 159 8 1 7
10 OF Johnny Dickshot 27 82 297 264 42 67 8 4 3 33 0 26 36 .254 .323 .348 .672 82 92 11 1 6
11 C Tom Padden 28 35 113 98 14 28 2 0 0 8 1 13 11 .286 .369 .306 .675 85 30 2 0 2
12 OF Fred Schulte 36 29 25 20 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 .100 .280 .100 .380 7 2 0 1 0
13 3B Pie Traynor 38 5 12 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 1 0 0
14 SS Bill Schuster 24 3 7 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071 193 3 0 0 0
15 C Ray Berres 29 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 1 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
16 P Cy Blanton* 28 36 98 85 4 14 0 0 0 3 0 9 20 .165 .245 .165 .409 13 14 1 0 4
17 P Red Lucas* 35 59 89 82 8 22 3 0 0 17 0 7 6 .268 .326 .305 .631 72 25 2 0 0
18 P Russ Bauers* 23 34 73 69 4 15 0 0 0 6 0 3 18 .217 .250 .217 .467 28 15 0 0 1
19 P Ed Brandt* 32 33 68 59 5 10 2 0 0 2 0 8 10 .169 .269 .203 .472 30 12 2 0 1
20 P Bill Swift 29 36 59 54 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 15 .167 .211 .185 .396 8 10 2 0 2
21 P Joe Bowman* 27 35 55 47 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 9 .213 .288 .234 .523 43 11 2 0 3
22 P Jim Tobin 24 21 38 34 7 15 4 0 0 6 0 4 3 .441 .500 .559 1.059 187 19 2 0 0
23 P Jim Weaver 33 32 33 27 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 .148 .258 .148 .406 13 4 1 0 2
24 P Mace Brown 28 50 31 30 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .300 .323 .333 .656 78 10 1 0 0
25 P Waite Hoyt 37 11 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 -34 2 0 0 0
26 P Ken Heintzelman 21 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.3 154 5996 5433 704 1550 223 86 47 649 32 463 480 .285 .343 .384 .727 97 2086 117 11 89
Rank in 8 NL teams 2 5 1 6 1 7 8 5 8 2 2 5 4 5 8
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
*Russ Bauers 23 73 55 4 1.9 101 .294 .217 .280 .250 .342 .217 .397 .467 .739 28 .177 -7.0 -0.7 .333 .043 .000 1
Ray Berres 29 6 5 0 0.0 101 .167 .167 .280 .167 .342 .167 .397 .333 .739 -9 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .200 .000 .000 /2
*Cy Blanton 28 98 76 3 1.0 101 .215 .165 .280 .245 .342 .165 .397 .409 .739 13 .065 -10.3 -1.0 .319 .106 .000 1
*Joe Bowman 27 55 42 3 1.9 101 .263 .213 .280 .288 .342 .234 .397 .523 .739 43 .171 -3.6 -0.4 .410 .128 .021 1
*Ed Brandt 32 68 52 3 1.5 101 .204 .169 .280 .269 .342 .203 .397 .472 .739 30 .123 -5.6 -0.6 .392 .169 .034 1
Mace Brown 28 31 22 3 3.6 101 .346 .300 .280 .323 .342 .333 .397 .656 .739 78 .403 -0.9 -0.1 .500 .067 .033 1
Bill Brubaker 26 472 330 50 4.0 101 .278 .254 .280 .335 .342 .366 .397 .700 .739 90 .451 -4.9 -0.5 .632 .230 .111 3.0 *5/63
Johnny Dickshot 27 297 214 30 3.7 101 .284 .254 .280 .323 .342 .348 .397 .672 .739 82 .415 -6.6 -0.7 .572 .193 .095 .0 O
Lee Handley 23 522 371 53 3.8 101 .268 .250 .280 .305 .342 .363 .397 .668 .739 81 .423 -14.3 -1.4 .591 .200 .113 3.8 *4/5
Ken Heintzelman 21 4 4 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .280 .000 .342 .000 .397 .000 .738 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Waite Hoyt 37 12 11 0 0.0 101 .125 .083 .280 .083 .342 .167 .397 .250 .739 -34 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .182 .083 .083 1
*Woody Jensen 29 536 391 59 4.0 101 .288 .279 .280 .301 .342 .389 .397 .690 .739 86 .449 -12.2 -1.2 .568 .143 .110 2.9 *O
*Red Lucas 35 89 62 8 3.4 101 .289 .268 .280 .326 .342 .305 .397 .631 .739 72 .380 -3.0 -0.3 .516 .122 .037 1
Tom Padden 28 113 74 11 4.0 101 .322 .286 .280 .369 .342 .306 .397 .675 .739 85 .442 -1.4 -0.1 .611 .163 .020 .0 2
Fred Schulte 36 25 18 1 1.5 101 .118 .100 .280 .280 .342 .100 .397 .380 .739 7 .116 -2.4 -0.2 .389 .200 .000 /O
Bill Schuster 24 7 3 2 17.8 101 .500 .500 .280 .571 .342 .500 .397 1.071 .739 193 .925 0.9 0.1 1.333 .167 .000 /6
*Gus Suhr 31 667 433 85 5.2 101 .294 .278 .280 .369 .342 .402 .397 .771 .739 109 .568 9.6 1.0 .745 .271 .123 2.9 *3
Bill Swift 29 59 49 2 1.1 101 .231 .167 .280 .211 .342 .185 .397 .396 .739 8 .070 -7.0 -0.7 .277 .074 .019 1
Jim Tobin 24 38 21 10 12.7 101 .484 .441 .280 .500 .342 .559 .397 1.059 .739 187 .869 4.6 0.4 1.095 .235 .118 1
Al Todd 35 534 375 72 5.1 101 .319 .307 .280 .330 .342 .428 .397 .758 .739 104 .558 0.2 0.0 .642 .156 .121 3.2 *2
Pie Traynor 38 12 11 0 0.0 101 .182 .167 .280 .167 .342 .167 .397 .333 .739 -9 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .182 .000 .000 /5
*Arky Vaughan 25 531 330 85 6.9 101 .330 .322 .280 .394 .342 .463 .397 .857 .739 132 .684 21.0 2.1 .864 .271 .141 5.8 *6O
*Lloyd Waner 31 582 378 78 5.5 101 .336 .330 .280 .370 .342 .393 .397 .762 .739 107 .591 5.7 0.6 .676 .132 .063 1.5 *O
*Paul Waner 34 690 419 113 7.2 101 .372 .354 .280 .413 .342 .441 .397 .855 .739 132 .702 30.1 3.0 .827 .195 .087 2.7 *O/3
Jim Weaver 33 33 26 1 1.0 101 .235 .148 .280 .258 .342 .148 .397 .406 .739 13 .062 -3.2 -0.3 .333 .148 .000 1
Pep Young 29 442 317 48 4.0 101 .289 .260 .280 .306 .342 .390 .397 .695 .739 88 .450 -8.1 -0.8 .613 .203 .130 5.5 654
League Average 4.5 101 .292 .271 .280 .331 .342 .382 .397 .714 .739 93 .501 .643 .208 .111
Team Total 5996 4089 724 4.7 101 .306 .285 .280 .343 .342 .384 .397 .727 .739 97 .521 -24.6 -2.6 .648 .190 .099 38.1
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
*Russ Bauers 23 36 76 73 4 16 0 0 0 7 0 3 19 .219 .250 .219 .469 4 34 34
Ray Berres 29 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
*Cy Blanton 28 38 98 89 4 14 0 0 0 3 0 9 21 .157 .235 .157 .392 3 36 36
*Joe Bowman 27 37 54 49 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 9 .204 .278 .224 .502 3 35 35
*Ed Brandt 32 35 70 62 5 10 2 0 0 2 0 8 11 .161 .257 .194 .451 3 33 33
Mace Brown 28 53 32 31 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .290 .313 .323 .635 3 50 50
Bill Brubaker 26 126 485 433 59 109 21 4 6 50 2 49 54 .252 .332 .360 .692 52 120 120
Johnny Dickshot 27 86 305 277 43 70 8 4 3 34 0 27 38 .253 .321 .343 .664 31 82 82
Lee Handley 23 134 544 504 61 125 22 12 3 38 5 39 42 .248 .303 .357 .660 55 127 127
Ken Heintzelman 21 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Waite Hoyt 37 40 69 63 2 5 2 0 0 5 0 6 14 .079 .159 .111 .271 1 38 38
*Woody Jensen 29 130 550 533 79 147 24 9 5 46 2 16 31 .276 .298 .383 .681 61 124 124
*Red Lucas 35 62 93 86 8 23 3 0 0 18 0 7 6 .267 .323 .302 .625 8 59 59
Tom Padden 28 37 116 103 15 29 2 0 0 8 1 13 12 .282 .362 .301 .663 12 35 35
Fred Schulte 36 31 26 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 .000 .192 .000 .192 0 29 29
Bill Schuster 24 3 8 7 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .571 .625 .571 1.196 2 3 3
*Gus Suhr 31 159 691 604 71 167 29 15 5 100 2 87 44 .276 .368 .399 .767 88 151 151
Bill Swift 29 38 59 56 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 16 .161 .203 .179 .382 2 36 36
Jim Tobin 24 22 39 35 7 15 4 0 0 6 0 4 3 .429 .487 .543 1.030 9 21 21
Al Todd 35 140 557 539 53 165 19 10 8 89 2 17 38 .306 .329 .423 .752 75 133 133
Pie Traynor 38 5 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5 5
*Arky Vaughan 25 133 549 491 73 156 18 18 5 74 7 56 23 .318 .390 .458 .848 87 126 126
*Lloyd Waner 31 136 597 562 82 183 24 4 1 46 3 35 13 .326 .365 .388 .753 80 129 129
*Paul Waner 34 162 715 649 97 228 31 9 2 77 4 66 36 .351 .411 .436 .847 117 154 154
Jim Weaver 33 34 32 28 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 32 32
Pep Young 29 119 456 428 44 110 21 3 9 55 4 27 66 .257 .303 .383 .686 49 113 113
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
*Russ Bauers 23 2 73 35 73 69 4 15 0 0 0 6 0 3 18 .217 .250 .217 .467 28 15 0 0 1
Ray Berres 29 3 370 146 370 352 23 82 14 1 1 16 1 15 51 .233 .266 .287 .553 49 101 9 1 2
*Cy Blanton 28 4 296 116 296 267 13 40 3 0 0 14 0 17 56 .150 .201 .161 .362 -2 43 11 0 12
*Joe Bowman 27 5 244 166 244 221 22 44 3 2 1 21 1 0 17 33 .199 .256 .244 .501 32 54 4 0 6
*Ed Brandt 32 10 838 380 838 756 75 176 19 4 0 56 1 54 74 .233 .284 .269 .552 51 203 9 0 28
Mace Brown 28 3 123 115 123 114 12 23 3 0 0 7 0 4 23 .202 .229 .228 .457 23 26 1 0 5
Bill Brubaker 26 6 1141 283 1141 1010 138 277 51 8 12 155 8 103 156 .274 .346 .376 .722 94 380 30 7 21
Johnny Dickshot 27 2 307 91 307 273 44 69 8 4 3 34 0 27 38 .253 .322 .344 .667 81 94 11 1 6
Lee Handley 23 2 608 151 608 558 69 144 22 12 5 45 8 44 56 .258 .313 .367 .681 85 205 9 1 5
Ken Heintzelman 21 1 4 1 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
Waite Hoyt 37 20 1415 668 1415 1284 96 255 26 11 0 100 0 1 39 160 .199 .223 .236 .459 21 303 9 1 91
*Woody Jensen 29 7 2728 658 2728 2583 380 747 110 37 26 224 20 68 97 .289 .312 .391 .702 88 1009 51 17 60
*Red Lucas 35 15 1557 874 1557 1393 154 399 61 13 3 188 2 0 121 131 .286 .345 .355 .701 88 495 13 4 39
Tom Padden 28 6 1271 379 1271 1126 116 306 40 6 2 109 5 124 114 .272 .345 .323 .668 80 364 29 2 19
Fred Schulte 36 11 4807 1179 4807 4259 686 1241 249 54 47 593 56 58 462 361 .291 .362 .408 .770 99 1739 4 9 77
Bill Schuster 24 1 7 3 7 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071 193 3 0 0 0
*Gus Suhr 31 8 4864 1157 4864 4219 584 1164 231 96 75 694 44 567 354 .276 .363 .429 .792 110 1812 53 9 69
Bill Swift 29 6 501 233 501 481 34 112 24 3 2 46 0 10 91 .233 .252 .308 .559 51 148 16 2 8
Jim Tobin 24 1 38 21 38 34 7 15 4 0 0 6 0 4 3 .441 .500 .559 1.059 187 19 2 0 0
Al Todd 35 6 1700 513 1700 1617 173 466 77 20 17 216 14 61 161 .288 .319 .392 .711 87 634 41 12 10
Pie Traynor 38 17 8293 1941 8293 7559 1183 2416 371 164 58 1273 158 46 472 278 .320 .362 .435 .797 107 3289 47 31 231
*Arky Vaughan 25 6 3712 849 3712 3164 572 1057 166 78 58 501 40 466 148 .334 .424 .491 .915 147 1553 30 27 55
*Lloyd Waner 31 11 6494 1427 6494 6055 984 1961 226 104 22 489 58 336 135 .324 .362 .406 .768 102 2461 32 22 81
*Paul Waner 34 12 8085 1792 8085 7105 1322 2473 481 174 99 1031 98 804 265 .348 .417 .507 .923 142 3599 66 35 141
Jim Weaver 33 6 280 155 280 242 9 21 2 1 0 10 0 0 14 104 .087 .140 .103 .243 -34 25 6 1 23
Pep Young 29 5 1516 410 1516 1414 156 365 69 24 22 215 9 76 185 .258 .298 .388 .685 82 548 28 4 22
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1936 / 1938 Batting Statistics