1940 Pittsburgh Pirates

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

78-76, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (78-76)
Scored 809 runs, Allowed 783 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-75

Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 507,934 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 95

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1939 / 1941 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	26	15	2	0	8	1	7	0	1	1.000	0.53								P
Ray Berres	32	21	10	7	50	40	9	1	2	.980	2.33	1		6	5	45%	45%		C
Joe Bowman	30	32	24	10	52	15	36	1	0	.981	1.59								P
Mace Brown	31	48	17	5	52	10	40	2	1	.962	1.04								P
Bill Brubaker	29	31	19	16	101	52	46	3	5	.970	3.16								3B-SS-1B
Max Butcher	29	35	24	6	41	5	34	2	2	.951	1.11								P
Spud Davis	35	87	83	48	361	288	61	12	11	.967	4.01	2		40	32	44%	45%		C
Dutch Dietz	28	4	2	0	3	0	2	1	1	.667	0.50								P
Vince DiMaggio	27	108	96	90	238	220	13	5	3	.979	2.16								OF
Bob Elliott	23	147	130	126	321	302	12	7	0	.978	2.14								OF
Ed Fernandes	22	28	8	6	53	47	5	1	1	.981	1.93	0		7	3	30%	45%		C
Elbie Fletcher	24	147	147	143	1627	1512	104	11	128	.993	10.99								1B
Debs Garms	33	82	80	71	232	97	126	9	15	.961	2.69								3B-OF
Frankie Gustine	20	130	125	120	733	288	402	43	92	.941	5.31								2B
Lee Handley	26	82	73	69	251	89	143	19	15	.924	2.83								3B-2B
Ray Harrell	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Ken Heintzelman	24	39	16	5	50	4	45	1	4	.980	1.26								P
Frank Kalin	22	2	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	.667	1.00								OF
Bob Klinger	32	39	22	3	39	6	33	0	1	1.000	1.00								P
Dick Lanahan	28	40	8	4	26	3	22	1	3	.962	0.63								P
Johnny Lanning	29	38	7	2	33	8	22	3	2	.909	0.79								P
Ed Leip	29	2	1	1	4	2	2	0	1	1.000	2.00								2B
Al Lopez	31	59	47	41	255	224	29	2	7	.992	4.29	1		19	15	44%	45%		C
Danny MacFayden	35	35	8	0	25	2	22	1	2	.960	0.69								P
Ray Mueller	28	4	1	0	9	7	2	0	0	1.000	2.25	0		2	1	33%	45%		C
Pep Rambert	23	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Johnny Rizzo	27	7	7	7	11	9	0	2	0	.818	1.29								OF
Joe Schultz	21	13	7	4	36	29	4	3	0	.917	2.54	0		5	2	29%	45%		C
Rip Sewell	33	33	23	14	68	17	46	5	0	.926	1.91								P
Oad Swigart	25	7	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	0.86								P
Maurice Van Robays	25	143	142	135	297	276	10	11	3	.963	1.99								OF-1B
Arky Vaughan	28	155	155	144	907	309	546	52	94	.943	5.45								SS-3B
Lloyd Waner	34	42	32	22	94	90	3	1	1	.989	2.21								OF
Paul Waner	37	53	51	33	161	150	9	2	12	.988	3.00								OF-1B
Pep Young	32	44	34	27	174	61	98	15	16	.914	3.53								2B-SS-3B
Team Totals	27.7	156	1404	1159	6323	4165	1941	217	423	.966	3.47	4		79	58	42%	45%
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	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%
Spud Davis	35	87	83	48	361	288	61	12	11	.967	4.01	2	40	32	44%
Al Lopez	31	59	47	41	255	224	29	2	7	.992	4.29	1	19	15	44%
Ed Fernandes	22	27	8	6	53	47	5	1	1	.981	1.93	0	7	3	30%
Ray Berres	32	21	10	7	50	40	9	1	2	.980	2.33	1	6	5	45%
Joe Schultz	21	13	7	4	36	29	4	3	0	.917	2.54	0	5	2	29%
Ray Mueller	28	4	1	0	9	7	2	0	0	1.000	2.25	0	2	1	33%
League Average										.979	4.02				45%
Team Total		156	156	106	764	635	110	19	21	.975	3.53	4	79	58	42%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Elbie Fletcher	24	147	147	143	1627	1512	104	11	128	.993	10.99
Paul Waner	37	8	7	7	95	88	6	1	12	.989	11.75
Bill Brubaker	29	4	2	2	27	25	2	0	1	1.000	6.75
Maurice Van Robays	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.990	10.08
Team Total		156	156	152	1749	1625	112	12	141	.993	10.86

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Frankie Gustine	20	130	125	120	733	288	402	43	92	.941	5.31
Pep Young	32	33	28	22	143	51	79	13	9	.909	3.94
Lee Handley	26	2	2	2	10	5	4	1	3	.900	4.50
Ed Leip	29	2	1	1	4	2	2	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average										.964	5.12
Team Total		156	156	145	890	346	487	57	105	.936	4.99

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lee Handley	26	80	71	67	241	84	139	18	12	.925	2.79
Debs Garms	33	64	63	58	195	65	123	7	15	.964	2.94
Bill Brubaker	29	19	15	14	66	23	40	3	4	.955	3.32
Pep Young	32	5	5	4	11	4	7	0	1	1.000	2.20
Arky Vaughan	28	2	2	0	5	1	4	0	0	1.000	2.50
League Average										.949	2.82
Team Total		156	156	143	518	177	313	28	32	.946	2.88

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Arky Vaughan	28	155	153	144	902	308	542	52	94	.942	5.48
Bill Brubaker	29	8	2	0	8	4	4	0	0	1.000	1.00
Pep Young	32	7	1	1	20	6	12	2	6	.900	2.57
League Average										.949	4.99
Team Total		156	156	145	930	318	558	54	100	.942	5.15

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Bob Elliott	23	147	130	126	321	302	12	7	0	.978	2.14
Maurice Van Robays	25	143	142	135	297	276	10	11	3	.963	2.00
Vince DiMaggio	27	108	96	90	238	220	13	5	3	.979	2.16
Paul Waner	37	45	44	26	66	62	3	1	0	.985	1.44
Lloyd Waner	34	42	32	22	94	90	3	1	1	.989	2.21
Debs Garms	33	19	17	13	37	32	3	2	0	.946	1.84
Johnny Rizzo	27	7	7	7	11	9	0	2	0	.818	1.29
Frank Kalin	22	2	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	.667	1.00
League Average										.977	2.18
Team Total		156	468	419	1067	993	44	30	7	.972	2.02

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Rip Sewell	33	33	23	14	68	17	46	5	0	.926	1.91
Joe Bowman	30	32	24	10	52	15	36	1	0	.981	1.59
Mace Brown	31	48	17	5	52	10	40	2	1	.962	1.04
Ken Heintzelman	24	39	16	5	50	4	45	1	4	.980	1.26
Bob Klinger	32	39	22	3	39	6	33	0	1	1.000	1.00
Max Butcher	29	35	24	6	41	5	34	2	2	.951	1.11
Johnny Lanning	29	38	7	2	33	8	22	3	2	.909	0.79
Dick Lanahan	28	40	8	4	26	3	22	1	3	.962	0.63
Danny MacFayden	35	35	8	0	25	2	22	1	2	.960	0.69
Russ Bauers	26	15	2	0	8	1	7	0	1	1.000	0.53
Oad Swigart	25	7	2	0	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	0.86
Dutch Dietz	28	4	2	0	3	0	2	1	1	.667	0.50
Pep Rambert	23	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.67
Ray Harrell	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.962	1.10
Team Total		156	156	49	405	71	317	17	17	.958	1.05

1939 / 1941 Fielding Statistics

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