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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching 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 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Bob Klinger 31 14 17 .452 4.36 37 33 3 10 2 0 225.0 251 120 109 11 81 64 3 0 6 989 88 1.476 10.0 0.4 3.2 2.6 0.79
2 SP Joe Bowman 29 10 14 .417 4.48 37 27 8 10 1 1 184.2 217 105 92 15 43 58 7 0 1 813 86 1.408 10.6 0.7 2.1 2.8 1.35
3 SP Jim Tobin 26 9 9 .500 4.52 25 19 4 8 0 0 145.1 194 84 73 7 33 43 2 0 1 655 85 1.562 12.0 0.4 2.0 2.7 1.30
4 SP Max Butcher 28 4 4 .500 3.43 14 12 0 5 2 0 86.2 104 37 33 2 23 21 0 0 0 382 112 1.465 10.8 0.2 2.4 2.2 0.91
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
5 CL Mace Brown 30 9 13 .409 3.37 47 19 18 8 1 7 200.1 232 90 75 8 52 71 2 1 3 872 114 1.418 10.4 0.4 2.3 3.2 1.37
6 RP Rip Sewell 32 10 9 .526 4.08 52 12 20 5 1 2 176.1 177 93 80 10 73 69 1 0 1 763 94 1.418 9.0 0.5 3.7 3.5 0.95
7 RP Bill Swift 31 5 7 .417 3.89 36 8 18 2 1 4 129.2 150 60 56 6 28 56 3 0 0 559 99 1.373 10.4 0.4 1.9 3.9 2.00
8 RP Russ Bauers 25 2 4 .333 3.35 15 8 4 1 0 1 53.2 46 27 20 4 25 12 1 0 1 226 114 1.323 7.7 0.7 4.2 2.0 0.48
9 RP Ken Heintzelman* 23 1 1 .500 5.05 17 2 12 1 1 0 35.2 35 23 20 2 18 18 0 0 2 161 76 1.486 8.8 0.5 4.5 4.5 1.00
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Cy Blanton 30 2 3 .400 4.29 10 6 3 1 0 0 42.0 45 23 20 4 10 11 0 0 1 182 90 1.310 9.6 0.9 2.1 2.4 1.10
11 Bill Clemensen 20 0 1 .000 7.33 12 1 8 0 0 0 27.0 32 26 22 0 20 13 3 0 1 133 52 1.926 10.7 0.0 6.7 4.3 0.65
12 Oad Swigart 24 1 1 .500 4.44 3 3 0 1 1 0 24.1 27 14 12 1 6 8 0 0 0 100 86 1.356 10.0 0.4 2.2 3.0 1.33
13 Johnny Gee* 23 1 2 .333 4.12 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.2 20 17 9 0 10 16 0 0 0 94 93 1.525 9.2 0.0 4.6 7.3 1.60
14 Pep Rambert 22 0 0 9.82 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 1 4 0 0 1 19 39 2.182 17.2 0.0 2.5 9.8 4.00
Team Totals 29.0 68 85 .444 4.15 153 153 100 53 10 15 1354.0 1537 723 625 70 423 464 22 1 18 5948 92 1.448 10.2 0.5 2.8 3.1 1.10
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 3 7 7 4 3 6 8 7 7 2 2 4199
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Russ Bauers 25 3 2 .600 3.67 54.0 49 24 22 4 27 12 1 1.407 8.2 4.5 2.0 0.44 0.7 15 15
Cy Blanton 30 2 2 .500 4.30 44.0 48 23 21 4 11 12 0 1.341 9.8 2.3 2.5 1.09 0.8 10 10
Joe Bowman 29 9 12 .429 4.64 190.0 231 109 98 16 46 60 7 1.458 10.9 2.2 2.8 1.30 0.8 37 37
Mace Brown 30 12 10 .545 3.51 205.0 245 89 80 8 55 73 2 1.463 10.8 2.4 3.2 1.33 0.4 47 47
Max Butcher 28 9 12 .429 4.71 197.0 248 114 103 13 78 50 1 1.655 11.3 3.6 2.3 0.64 0.6 33 33
Bill Clemensen 20 1 2 .333 8.00 27.0 34 27 24 0 21 13 3 2.037 11.3 7.0 4.3 0.62 0.0 12 12
*Johnny Gee 23 1 1 .500 4.09 22.0 22 11 10 0 11 18 0 1.500 9.0 4.5 7.4 1.64 0.0 3 3
*Ken Heintzelman 23 2 2 .500 4.97 38.0 37 23 21 2 19 19 0 1.474 8.8 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.5 17 17
Bob Klinger 31 11 14 .440 4.56 229.0 265 129 116 12 86 65 3 1.533 10.4 3.4 2.6 0.76 0.5 37 37
Pep Rambert 22 0 0 9.00 4.0 7 4 4 0 1 4 0 2.000 15.8 2.3 9.0 4.00 0.0 2 2
Rip Sewell 32 9 10 .474 4.27 179.0 187 94 85 11 77 70 1 1.475 9.4 3.9 3.5 0.91 0.6 52 52
Bill Swift 31 7 7 .500 4.09 132.0 159 67 60 6 30 57 3 1.432 10.8 2.0 3.9 1.90 0.4 36 36
Oad Swigart 24 1 1 .500 4.50 24.0 27 13 12 1 6 8 0 1.375 10.1 2.3 3.0 1.33 0.4 3 3
Jim Tobin 26 7 9 .438 4.71 149.0 206 87 78 7 35 44 2 1.617 12.4 2.1 2.7 1.26 0.4 25 25
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Russ Bauers 25 4 28 24 .538 3.11 90 62 19 24 4 5 485.2 429 204 168 13 208 247 11 0 12 2052 123 1.312 7.9 0.2 3.9 4.6 1.19 123
Cy Blanton 30 6 58 51 .532 3.28 155 129 16 63 13 4 955.1 945 432 348 43 246 508 13 0 22 4014 121 1.247 8.9 0.4 2.3 4.8 2.07 121
Joe Bowman 29 7 42 61 .408 4.54 194 102 57 38 2 8 843.0 979 504 425 66 249 299 24 0 10 3728 91 1.457 10.5 0.7 2.7 3.2 1.20 91
Mace Brown 30 5 45 36 .556 3.73 213 38 106 13 1 22 678.1 758 347 281 28 218 270 4 1 15 2962 105 1.439 10.1 0.4 2.9 3.6 1.24 105
Max Butcher 28 4 32 50 .390 4.35 146 87 32 35 3 4 701.1 790 406 339 50 278 210 10 3 12 3108 92 1.523 10.1 0.6 3.6 2.7 0.76 92
Bill Clemensen 20 1 0 1 .000 7.33 12 1 8 0 0 0 27.0 32 26 22 0 20 13 3 0 1 133 52 1.926 10.7 0.0 6.7 4.3 0.65 52
*Johnny Gee 23 1 1 2 .333 4.12 3 3 0 1 0 0 19.2 20 17 9 0 10 16 0 0 0 94 93 1.525 9.2 0.0 4.6 7.3 1.60 93
*Ken Heintzelman 23 3 2 1 .667 4.63 19 3 13 2 1 0 46.2 42 28 24 2 24 23 1 0 2 204 83 1.414 8.1 0.4 4.6 4.4 0.96 83
Bob Klinger 31 2 26 22 .542 3.79 65 54 7 20 3 1 384.1 403 183 162 18 123 122 9 2 6 1648 101 1.369 9.4 0.4 2.9 2.9 0.99 101
Pep Rambert 22 1 0 0 9.82 2 0 2 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 1 4 0 0 1 19 39 2.182 17.2 0.0 2.5 9.8 4.00 39
Rip Sewell 32 3 10 10 .500 4.51 74 12 34 5 1 3 225.1 237 135 113 15 102 88 3 0 4 998 86 1.504 9.5 0.6 4.1 3.5 0.86 86
Bill Swift 31 8 91 79 .535 3.57 305 162 106 78 7 18 1555.0 1596 712 616 94 310 592 30 1 9 6519 108 1.226 9.2 0.5 1.8 3.4 1.91 108
Oad Swigart 24 1 1 1 .500 4.44 3 3 0 1 1 0 24.1 27 14 12 1 6 8 0 0 0 100 86 1.356 10.0 0.4 2.2 3.0 1.33 86
Jim Tobin 26 3 29 24 .547 3.71 85 60 19 29 2 1 473.2 522 231 195 25 127 150 9 1 7 2041 103 1.370 9.9 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.18 103
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1938 / 1940 Pitching Statistics