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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1938 / 1940

68-85, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Pie Traynor (68-85)
Scored 666 runs, Allowed 721 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-82

Ballparks: Forbes Field · 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 - 99, Pitching - 100


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1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Russ Bauers 25 15 8 1 7 0 7 0 3 1.000 0.47 P
Fern Bell 26 68 65 54 168 154 7 7 0 .958 2.37 OF-3B
Ray Berres 31 80 72 48 307 269 36 2 4 .993 3.81 2 14 15 52% 46% C
Cy Blanton 30 10 6 1 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.00 P
Joe Bowman 29 37 27 10 45 6 39 0 3 1.000 1.22 P
Mace Brown 30 47 19 8 51 8 42 1 3 .980 1.06 P
Bill Brubaker 28 95 91 86 500 183 290 27 47 .946 4.83 2B-3B-SS
Max Butcher 28 14 12 5 29 1 28 0 2 1.000 2.07 P
Bill Clemensen 20 12 1 0 15 3 11 1 1 .933 1.17 P
Bob Elliott 22 30 30 30 91 88 1 2 0 .978 2.97 OF
Elbie Fletcher 23 101 101 101 1074 1010 56 8 97 .993 10.55 1B
Johnny Gee 23 3 3 1 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33 P
Frankie Gustine 19 22 21 20 77 17 52 8 3 .896 3.14 3B
Lee Handley 25 100 98 96 281 83 180 18 14 .936 2.63 3B
Ken Heintzelman 23 17 2 1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.41 P
Woody Jensen 31 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33 OF
Red Juelich 22 14 12 11 48 21 24 3 5 .938 3.75 2B-3B
Chuck Klein 34 66 65 63 144 133 4 7 0 .951 2.08 OF
Bob Klinger 31 37 33 10 72 7 62 3 5 .958 1.86 P
Heinie Manush 37 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 OF
Ray Mueller 27 82 50 39 242 203 32 7 5 .971 2.90 1 17 13 43% 46% C
Pep Rambert 22 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Johnny Rizzo 26 86 85 84 193 186 2 5 0 .974 2.19 OF
Joe Schultz 20 4 4 4 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 6.25 0 4 0 0% 46% C
Rip Sewell 32 52 12 5 57 9 47 1 3 .982 1.08 P
Gus Suhr 33 52 52 52 548 521 23 4 42 .993 10.46 1B
George Susce 31 31 27 19 127 111 14 2 2 .984 4.03 5 6 6 50% 46% C
Bill Swift 31 36 8 2 16 2 14 0 0 1.000 0.44 P
Oad Swigart 24 3 3 1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.67 P
Jim Tobin 26 25 19 8 28 2 26 0 2 1.000 1.12 P
Maurice Van Robays 24 26 25 25 42 36 3 3 1 .929 1.50 OF-3B
Arky Vaughan 27 152 152 152 895 330 531 34 103 .962 5.66 SS
Lloyd Waner 33 93 85 81 242 227 13 2 2 .992 2.58 OF-3B
Paul Waner 36 106 105 104 223 206 12 5 4 .978 2.06 OF
Pep Young 31 84 82 78 488 202 270 16 61 .967 5.62 2B
Team Totals 28.6 153 1377 1202 6069 4049 1852 168 413 .972 3.67 8 41 34 45% 46%
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 4 3
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Ray Mueller 27 81 50 39 242 203 32 7 5 .971 2.90 1 17 13 43%
Ray Berres 31 80 72 48 307 269 36 2 4 .993 3.81 2 14 15 52%
George Susce 31 31 27 19 127 111 14 2 2 .984 4.03 5 6 6 50%
Joe Schultz 20 4 4 4 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 6.25 0 4 0 0%
League Average .983 3.90 46%
Team Total 153 153 110 701 607 83 11 11 .984 3.52 8 41 34 45%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pep Young 31 84 82 78 488 202 270 16 61 .967 5.62
Bill Brubaker 28 65 61 59 383 162 202 19 43 .950 5.60
Red Juelich 22 10 10 9 46 19 24 3 5 .935 4.30
League Average .968 5.42
Team Total 153 153 146 917 383 496 38 109 .959 5.53

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lee Handley 25 100 98 96 281 83 180 18 14 .936 2.63
Bill Brubaker 28 32 29 26 112 21 84 7 4 .938 3.28
Frankie Gustine 19 22 21 20 77 17 52 8 3 .896 3.14
Red Juelich 22 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
Fern Bell 26 1 1 1 6 2 1 3 0 .500 3.00
Maurice Van Robays 24 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 1 1.000 5.00
Lloyd Waner 33 1 1 1 6 2 4 0 1 1.000 6.00
League Average .941 2.77
Team Total 153 153 147 489 130 323 36 23 .926 2.85

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Paul Waner 36 106 105 104 223 206 12 5 4 .978 2.06
Lloyd Waner 33 92 84 80 236 225 9 2 1 .992 2.54
Johnny Rizzo 26 86 85 84 193 186 2 5 0 .974 2.19
Fern Bell 26 67 64 53 162 152 6 4 0 .975 2.36
Chuck Klein 34 66 65 63 144 133 4 7 0 .951 2.08
Bob Elliott 22 30 30 30 91 88 1 2 0 .978 2.97
Maurice Van Robays 24 25 24 24 37 33 1 3 0 .919 1.36
Woody Jensen 31 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.33
Heinie Manush 37 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .975 2.16
Team Total 153 459 440 1088 1024 36 28 5 .974 2.23

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bob Klinger 31 37 33 10 72 7 62 3 5 .958 1.86
Mace Brown 30 47 19 8 51 8 42 1 3 .980 1.06
Joe Bowman 29 37 27 10 45 6 39 0 3 1.000 1.22
Rip Sewell 32 52 12 5 57 9 47 1 3 .982 1.08
Jim Tobin 26 25 19 8 28 2 26 0 2 1.000 1.12
Bill Swift 31 36 8 2 16 2 14 0 0 1.000 0.44
Max Butcher 28 14 12 5 29 1 28 0 2 1.000 2.07
Russ Bauers 25 15 8 1 7 0 7 0 3 1.000 0.47
Cy Blanton 30 10 6 1 11 1 9 1 0 .909 1.00
Ken Heintzelman 23 17 2 1 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.41
Bill Clemensen 20 12 1 0 15 3 11 1 1 .933 1.17
Oad Swigart 24 3 3 1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 1.67
Johnny Gee 23 3 3 1 8 1 6 1 0 .875 2.33
Pep Rambert 22 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50
League Average .961 1.09
Team Total 153 153 53 352 44 300 8 23 .977 1.11

1938 / 1940 Fielding Statistics