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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940)
68-85, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 666 runs, Allowed 721 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-82
Manager: Pie Traynor (68-85)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 376,734 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 98;   one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101

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1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Russ Bauers 25 15 7 0 7 0 3 1.000 0.47 P
Fern Bell 26 68 15 46 7 168 154 7 7 0 .958 2.37 OF-3B
Ray Berres 31 80 307 269 36 2 4 .993 3.81 2 C
Cy Blanton 30 10 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.00 P
Joe Bowman 29 37 45 6 39 0 3 1.000 1.22 P
Mace Brown 30 47 51 8 42 1 3 .980 1.06 P
Bill Brubaker 28 98 500 183 290 27 47 .946 4.83 2B-3B-SS
Max Butcher 28 14 29 1 28 0 2 1.000 2.07 P
Bill Clemensen 20 12 15 3 11 1 1 .933 1.17 P
Bob Elliott 22 30 0 30 0 91 88 1 2 0 .978 2.97 OF
Elbie Fletcher 23 101 1074 1010 56 8 97 .993 10.55 1B
Johnny Gee 23 3 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33 P
Frankie Gustine 19 22 77 17 52 8 3 .896 3.14 3B
Lee Handley 25 100 281 83 180 18 14 .936 2.63 3B
Ken Heintzelman 23 17 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.41 P
Woody Jensen 31 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 OF
Red Juelich 22 12 48 21 24 3 5 .938 3.75 2B-3B
Chuck Klein 34 66 30 0 37 144 133 4 7 0 .951 2.08 OF
Bob Klinger 31 37 72 7 62 3 5 .958 1.86 P
Heinie Manush 37 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Ray Mueller 27 81 242 203 32 7 5 .971 2.90 1 C
Pep Rambert 22 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Johnny Rizzo 26 86 86 0 0 193 186 2 5 0 .974 2.19 OF
Joe Schultz 20 4 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 6.25 0 C
Rip Sewell 32 52 57 9 47 1 3 .982 1.08 P
Gus Suhr 33 52 548 521 23 4 42 .993 10.46 1B
George Susce 31 31 127 111 14 2 2 .984 4.03 5 C
Bill Swift 31 36 16 2 14 0 0 1.000 0.44 P
Oad Swigart 24 3 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.67 P
Jim Tobin 26 25 28 2 26 0 2 1.000 1.12 P
Maurice Van Robays 24 26 25 0 0 42 36 3 3 1 .929 1.50 OF-3B
Arky Vaughan 27 152 895 330 531 34 103 .962 5.66 SS
Lloyd Waner 33 93 0 92 0 242 227 13 2 2 .992 2.58 OF-3B
Paul Waner 36 106 0 0 106 223 206 12 5 4 .978 2.06 OF
Pep Young 31 84 488 202 270 16 61 .967 5.62 2B
Team Totals 28.6 153 6069 4049 1852 168 413 .972 3.67 8
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 4 3
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ray Mueller 27 81 242 203 32 7 5 .971 2.90
Ray Berres 31 80 307 269 36 2 4 .993 3.81
George Susce 31 31 127 111 14 2 2 .984 4.03
Joe Schultz 20 4 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 6.25
League Average .983 3.90
Team Total 153 701 607 83 11 11 .984 3.52

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Elbie Fletcher 23 101 1074 1010 56 8 97 .993 10.55
Gus Suhr 33 52 548 521 23 4 42 .993 10.46
League Average .990 10.07
Team Total 153 1622 1531 79 12 139 .993 10.52

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pep Young 31 84 488 202 270 16 61 .967 5.62
Bill Brubaker 28 65 383 162 202 19 43 .950 5.60
Red Juelich 22 10 46 19 24 3 5 .935 4.30
League Average .968 5.42
Team Total 153 917 383 496 38 109 .959 5.53

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lee Handley 25 100 281 83 180 18 14 .936 2.63
Bill Brubaker 28 32 112 21 84 7 4 .938 3.28
Frankie Gustine 19 22 77 17 52 8 3 .896 3.14
Red Juelich 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Fern Bell 26 1 6 2 1 3 0 .500 3.00
Maurice Van Robays 24 1 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.00
Lloyd Waner 33 1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.00
League Average .941 2.77
Team Total 153 489 130 323 36 23 .926 2.85

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Arky Vaughan 27 152 895 330 531 34 103 .962 5.66
Bill Brubaker 28 1 5 0 4 1 0 .800 4.00
League Average .953 5.05
Team Total 153 900 330 535 35 103 .961 5.65

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Paul Waner 36 106 0 0 106 223 206 12 5 4 .978 2.06
Lloyd Waner 33 92 0 92 0 236 225 9 2 1 .992 2.54
Johnny Rizzo 26 86 86 0 0 193 186 2 5 0 .974 2.19
Fern Bell 26 67 15 46 7 162 152 6 4 0 .975 2.36
Chuck Klein 34 66 30 0 37 144 133 4 7 0 .951 2.08
Bob Elliott 22 30 0 30 0 91 88 1 2 0 .978 2.97
Maurice Van Robays 24 25 25 0 0 37 33 1 3 0 .919 1.36
Woody Jensen 31 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33
Heinie Manush 37 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .975 2.16
Team Total 153 1088 1024 36 28 5 .974 2.23

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Rip Sewell 32 52 57 9 47 1 3 .982 1.08
Mace Brown 30 47 51 8 42 1 3 .980 1.06
Joe Bowman 29 37 45 6 39 0 3 1.000 1.22
Bob Klinger 31 37 72 7 62 3 5 .958 1.86
Bill Swift 31 36 16 2 14 0 0 1.000 0.44
Jim Tobin 26 25 28 2 26 0 2 1.000 1.12
Ken Heintzelman 23 17 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.41
Russ Bauers 25 15 7 0 7 0 3 1.000 0.47
Max Butcher 28 14 29 1 28 0 2 1.000 2.07
Bill Clemensen 20 12 15 3 11 1 1 .933 1.17
Cy Blanton 30 10 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.00
Johnny Gee 23 3 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33
Oad Swigart 24 3 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.67
Pep Rambert 22 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
League Average .961 1.09
Team Total 153 352 44 300 8 23 .977 1.11

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics