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1941 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1940/1942)
81-73, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 690 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 82-72
Managed by Frankie Frisch

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 482,241 (6th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   81-73 , Final Rank: 4, GB:   19.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:          14 (last on August 9)
Most Games under .500:           8 (last on June 28)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       19.0 (last on September 28)

Longest Winning Streak:          7 (July 4 to July 13 and July 20 to July 25)
Longest Losing Streak:           5 (April 25 to April 30 and May 23 to May 26)

Most Runs Allowed:              15 (September 27)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (May 1)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      12
Times Opponent Shutout:          8

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        81  73     690     643    .526

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           45  32     346     336    .584
Road           36  41     344     307    .468

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3  10      50      70    .231
May            11  11     124     113    .500
June           14  12     114     100    .538
July           22   9     164     107    .710
August         18  15     146     125    .545
September      13  16      92     128    .448

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     33  35     333     318    .485
Second Half    48  38     357     325    .558
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        27  23     179     175    .540

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        20  12     211     154    .625

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            10  12      98     100    .455
BSN            12  10     103      88    .545
CHC            13   9     107      82    .591
CIN            10  12      81     100    .455
NYG            14   8     106      94    .636
PHI            16   6     119      71    .727
STL             6  16      76     108    .273

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 15     PIT @CHC  L   4-7        0-1     5     1.0  2:09 C Passeau                  17,008 -
  2 Thu, Apr 17     PIT @CHC  W   7-2        1-1     4     1.5  2:15 R Sewell                    4,109 +
  3 Fri, Apr 18     PIT  CIN  W   4-1        2-1     3     1.5  1:47 M Butcher                  18,644 ++
  4 Sat, Apr 19     PIT  CIN  L   3-5        2-2     4     2.5  2:06 P Derringer                10,465 -
  5 Sun, Apr 20     PIT  CIN  L   3-7        2-3     5     2.5  2:28 J Turner                   19,060 --
  6 Tue, Apr 22     PIT @STL  L   8-9        2-4     7     3.0  3:21 J Grodzicki                 1,776 ---
  7 Wed, Apr 23     PIT @STL  L   1-3        2-5     7     4.0  1:43 S Nahem                     1,875 ----
  8 Thu, Apr 24     PIT  CHC  W   2-1        3-5     6     3.5  2:25 J Lanning                   1,959 +
  9 Fri, Apr 25     PIT  CHC  L   7-8        3-6     6     4.5  2:23 V Page                      3,902 -
 10 Sat, Apr 26     PIT @CIN  L   3-10       3-7     6     4.5       J Vander Mee                      --
 11 Sun, Apr 27     PIT @CIN  L   2-3        3-8     7     5.5  1:45 B Walters                  19,114 ---
 12 Tue, Apr 29     PIT @PHI  L   2-6        3-9     7     7.0  2:21 B Crouch                      800 ----
 13 Wed, Apr 30     PIT @PHI  L   4-8        3-10    8     8.0  2:11 C Blanton                   3,385 -----
 14 Thu, May  1     PIT @PHI  W  15-2        4-10    7     7.0  2:09 R Bauers                    1,500 +
 15 Fri, May  2     PIT @NYG  -   7-7        4-10    7     7.5  3:31                             3,268 +
 16 Sat, May  3     PIT @NYG  W   3-2        5-10    7     7.5  2:06 M Butcher                   7,417 ++
 17 Sun, May  4     PIT @BRO  W   6-4        6-10    6     7.5  2:26 K Heintzelma               27,015 +++
 18 Tue, May  6     PIT @BRO  L   3-7        6-11    6     8.0  2:19 W Wyatt                     7,443 -
 19 Wed, May  7     PIT @BSN  L   6-7        6-12    7     8.5  2:23 J Tobin                     2,458 --
 20 Sun, May 11     PIT  STL  L   4-7        6-13    7    10.5  2:19 S Nahem                    12,388 ---
 21 Mon, May 12     PIT  STL  L   2-6        6-14    7    11.0  1:50 L Warneke                   1,539 ----
 22 Tue, May 13     PIT  PHI  W   6-3        7-14    7    11.0  1:53 R Sewell                      986 +
 23 Wed, May 14     PIT  PHI  W  12-7        8-14    7    11.0  2:30 B Klinger                   1,254 ++
 24 Fri, May 16     PIT  BRO  W   3-2        9-14    6    10.0  2:14 J Bowman                    3,984 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sun, May 18     PIT  NYG  L   4-5        9-15    6    10.0  2:40 A Adams                    13,659 -
 26 Mon, May 19     PIT  NYG  W   2-1       10-15    5     9.0  2:00 M Butcher                   2,574 +
 27 Tue, May 20     PIT  NYG  W   7-5       11-15    5     8.0  2:05 B Klinger                   3,050 ++
 28 Wed, May 21     PIT  BSN  W   8-4       12-15    5     7.5  2:03 L Wilkie                    2,311 +++
 29 Fri, May 23     PIT @STL  L   1-2       12-16    6     9.0  2:00 M Cooper                   18,555 -
 30 Sat, May 24     PIT @STL  L   7-10      12-17    6    10.0  2:15 S Nahem                     2,952 --
 31 Sun, May 25     PIT @STL  L   4-6       12-18    6    12.0  2:14 H Gumbert                         ---
 32                 PIT @STL  L   3-4       12-19    6    12.0  2:18 H Krist                    18,749 ----
 33 Mon, May 26     PIT @CIN  L   3-7       12-20    6    13.0  2:08 B Walters                  20,567 -----
 34 Wed, May 28     PIT @CIN  W   7-4       13-20    6    13.5  2:12 M Butcher                   2,560 +
 35 Fri, May 30     PIT  CHC  L   6-7       13-21    6    14.0  2:14 B Lee                             -
 36                 PIT  CHC  W   5-4       14-21    6    14.0  1:57 R Sewell                   17,297 +
 37 Mon, Jun  2     PIT @BSN  L   0-2       14-22    6    14.0  1:58 D Errickson                 1,034 -
 38 Tue, Jun  3     PIT @BSN  W   9-5       15-22    6    13.0  2:40 K Heintzelma                1,776 +
 39 Fri, Jun  6     PIT @NYG  W   5-4       16-22    5    12.5  2:17 M Butcher                         ++
 40                 PIT @NYG  W   4-3       17-22    5    12.5  1:58 R Sewell                    8,324 +++
 41 Sat, Jun  7     PIT @PHI  L   0-2       17-23    6    13.0  1:50 C Blanton                   3,802 -
 42 Sun, Jun  8     PIT @PHI  W  12-2       18-23    6    12.0  2:40 J Bowman                          +
 43                 PIT @PHI  L   2-5       18-24    6    12.0  1:57 J Podgajny                 11,604 -
 44 Mon, Jun  9     PIT @PHI  W   5-0       19-24    6    12.0  1:55 L Wilkie                      892 +
 45 Tue, Jun 10     PIT @BRO  L   3-4       19-25    6    13.0  2:00 F Fitzsimmon                6,426 -
 46 Wed, Jun 11     PIT @BRO  W   8-1       20-25    6    13.0  2:37 R Sewell                   30,469 +
 47 Sat, Jun 14     PIT  BSN  W   8-2       21-25    6    12.5  2:18 M Butcher                   2,908 ++
 48 Sun, Jun 15     PIT  BSN  L   1-5       21-26    6    13.0  2:15 B Posedel                  12,562 -
 49 Tue, Jun 17     PIT  NYG  L   3-6       21-27    6    14.0  2:13 C Hubbell                   1,586 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Wed, Jun 18     PIT  NYG  -   2-2       21-27    6    14.5  2:43                            24,738 --
 51 Thu, Jun 19     PIT  NYG  L   6-9       21-28    6    15.5  2:19 J Brown                     2,127 ---
 52 Fri, Jun 20     PIT  PHI  W   7-6       22-28    6    14.5  2:11 D Dietz                     1,046 +
 53 Sat, Jun 21     PIT  PHI  W   2-0       23-28    6    14.5  1:44 J Bowman                    2,321 ++
 54 Sun, Jun 22     PIT  PHI  W   4-1       24-28    6    13.5  1:43 R Sewell                        0 +++
 55                 PIT  PHI  L   4-7       24-29    6    13.5  2:24 T Hughes                   10,060 -
 56 Mon, Jun 23     PIT  BRO  L   4-9       24-30    6    14.0  2:24 F Fitzsimmon                2,335 --
 57 Tue, Jun 24     PIT  BRO  L   0-8       24-31    6    15.0  2:11 C Davis                    20,537 ---
 58 Wed, Jun 25     PIT  BRO  L   4-5       24-32    6    16.0  2:04 K Higbe                     2,425 ----
 59 Fri, Jun 27     PIT @CHC  W   4-2       25-32    6    16.0  2:17 R Sewell                    4,622 +
 60 Sat, Jun 28     PIT @CHC  L   2-3       25-33    6    16.5  1:47 V Olsen                     3,654 -
 61 Sun, Jun 29     PIT @CHC  W   8-2       26-33    5    15.5  2:16 J Lanning                       0 +
 62                 PIT @CHC  W   3-2       27-33    5    15.5  2:19 J Sullivan                 17,440 ++
 63 Mon, Jun 30     PIT  STL  W   4-3       28-33    5    14.5  2:08 K Heintzelma               16,306 +++
 64 Tue, Jul  1     PIT  STL  L   7-11      28-34    5    15.5  2:13 L Warneke                   2,521 -
 65 Wed, Jul  2     PIT  CIN  W   8-3       29-34    5    15.0  1:50 M Butcher                   1,941 +
 66 Fri, Jul  4     PIT @CIN  L   0-6       29-35    5    14.5  1:48 B Walters                       0 -
 67                 PIT @CIN  W   6-4       30-35    5    14.5  2:14 K Heintzelma               14,391 +
 68 Sat, Jul  5     PIT  CHC  W   9-6       31-35    5    14.5  2:01 J Sullivan                  4,571 ++
 69 Sun, Jul  6     PIT  CHC  W   2-1       32-35    5    14.0  1:55 R Sewell                        0 +++
 70                 PIT  CHC  W  13-4       33-35    5    14.0  2:18 M Butcher                  14,306 ++++
 71 Thu, Jul 10     PIT @PHI  W   6-3       34-35    5    14.0  2:01 R Sewell                    4,630 +++++
 72 Sat, Jul 12     PIT @PHI  W   6-1       35-35    5    13.5  1:50 J Lanning                   1,500 ++++++
 73 Sun, Jul 13     PIT @NYG  W   4-0       36-35    5    13.5  2:12 K Heintzelma                    0 +++++++
 74                 PIT @NYG  L   2-8       36-36    5    13.5  2:11 H Schumacher               22,865 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Mon, Jul 14     PIT @NYG  L   2-3       36-37    5    14.5  2:00 C Hubbell                   3,125 --
 76 Tue, Jul 15     PIT @NYG  W   5-1       37-37    5    15.0       M Butcher                   3,296 +
 77 Wed, Jul 16     PIT @BSN  L   1-4       37-38    5    14.5  2:07 J Tobin                         0 -
 78                 PIT @BSN  W  13-5       38-38    5    14.5  2:26 D Dietz                     3,278 +
 79 Fri, Jul 18     PIT @BSN  W   5-1       39-38    5    14.0  2:04 K Heintzelma                    0 ++
 80                 PIT @BSN  L   3-4       39-39    5    14.0  2:05 F LaManna                   3,315 -
 81 Sun, Jul 20     PIT @BRO  L   1-5       39-40    5    14.0  2:12 C Davis                         0 --
 82                 PIT @BRO  W   5-1       40-40    5    14.0  2:30 J Lanning                  30,623 +
 83 Mon, Jul 21     PIT @BRO  W   8-3       41-40    5    13.0  2:28 K Heintzelma               10,326 ++
 84 Tue, Jul 22     PIT  PHI  W   4-3       42-40    5    12.0  1:49 B Klinger                   1,730 +++
 85 Wed, Jul 23     PIT  PHI  W   5-2       43-40    5    12.0  1:59 M Butcher                  13,109 ++++
 86 Thu, Jul 24     PIT  PHI  W   3-2       44-40    4    12.0  2:13 B Klinger                   1,326 +++++
 87 Fri, Jul 25     PIT  BRO  W   8-4       45-40    3    10.5  2:28 J Sullivan                      0 ++++++
 88                 PIT  BRO  W   8-2       46-40    3    10.5  2:18 J Lanning                       0 +++++++
 89 Sat, Jul 26     PIT  BRO  L   2-3       46-41    4    11.5  2:05 L Hamlin                    7,009 -
 90 Sun, Jul 27     PIT  BRO  W   4-3       47-41    3    10.5  2:36 B Klinger                       0 +
 91                 PIT  BRO  W   8-0       48-41    3    10.5  1:54 R Sewell                   40,093 ++
 92 Tue, Jul 29     PIT  BSN  W   5-3       49-41    3    10.0  1:52 J Sullivan                  4,860 +++
 93 Wed, Jul 30     PIT  BSN  L   2-3       49-42    4    11.0  2:22 J Tobin                    11,362 -
 94 Thu, Jul 31     PIT  BSN  W   9-8       50-42    4    10.0  2:17 J Lanning                   1,870 +
 95 Fri, Aug  1     PIT  NYG  W   6-3       51-42    4     9.0  2:04 M Butcher                   4,324 ++
 96 Sat, Aug  2     PIT  NYG  L   0-2       51-43    4    10.0  2:19 H Schumacher                5,550 -
 97 Sun, Aug  3     PIT  NYG  W   5-4       52-43    3    10.0  2:34 D Dietz                         0 +
 98                 PIT  NYG  W  10-4       53-43    3    10.0  1:54 B Klinger                  25,688 ++
 99 Mon, Aug  4     PIT @CIN  W   4-1       54-43    3    10.0  2:01 J Lanning                   2,109 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Aug  5     PIT @CIN  W   7-5       55-43    3     9.0  2:13 M Butcher                   2,890 ++++
101 Wed, Aug  6     PIT @CHC  W  13-3       56-43    3     8.0  2:11 R Sewell                    5,574 +++++
102 Thu, Aug  7     PIT @CHC  W   4-3       57-43    3     8.0  2:12 D Dietz                     5,035 ++++++
103 Fri, Aug  8     PIT @CHC  L   0-1       57-44    3     8.5  2:13 P Erickson                  5,846 -
104 Sat, Aug  9     PIT @STL  W   5-4       58-44    3     7.5  3:24 B Klinger                   5,223 +
105 Sun, Aug 10     PIT @STL  L   2-3       58-45    3     9.5  2:24 E White                         0 -
106                 PIT @STL  L   2-4       58-46    3     9.5  2:09 M Cooper                   26,513 --
107 Wed, Aug 13     PIT  CHC  L   4-6       58-47    3    10.5  2:41 V Eaves                    24,373 ---
108 Thu, Aug 14     PIT  CHC  L   2-6       58-48    3    11.0       C Passeau                         ----
109 Sat, Aug 16     PIT  STL  W   4-2       59-48    3    10.0  2:05 K Heintzelma                8,470 +
110 Sun, Aug 17     PIT  STL  L   1-7       59-49    3    10.5  2:04 M Cooper                        0 -
111                 PIT  STL  W   8-2       60-49    3    10.5  1:56 R Sewell                   34,292 +
112 Mon, Aug 18     PIT @BRO  L   5-6       60-50    4    11.5  2:41 H Casey                     9,832 -
113 Tue, Aug 19     PIT @BRO  L   0-9       60-51    4    13.5  2:03 C Davis                         0 --
114                 PIT @BRO  L   2-6       60-52    4    13.5  2:01 T Drake                     9,372 ---
115 Wed, Aug 20     PIT @BRO  L   6-7       60-53    4    14.5  2:05 J Allen                    14,752 ----
116 Thu, Aug 21     PIT @NYG  W   5-3       61-53    4    13.5  2:30 M Butcher                  11,845 +
117 Fri, Aug 22     PIT @NYG  W   5-3       62-53    4    13.5  1:51 J Lanning                   2,439 ++
118 Sat, Aug 23     PIT @NYG  L   3-5       62-54    4    13.0  1:57 H Schumacher                    0 -
119                 PIT @NYG  W   4-3       63-54    4    13.0  2:13 B Klinger                   9,331 +
120 Sun, Aug 24     PIT @BSN  L   3-4       63-55    4    13.0  1:51 M Salvo                         0 -
121                 PIT @BSN  W   7-3       64-55    4    13.0       B Klinger                         +
122 Tue, Aug 26     PIT @BSN  L   3-4       64-56    4    13.0  1:55 J Tobin                         0 -
123                 PIT @BSN  W   6-1       65-56    4    13.0  1:56 M Butcher                   3,527 +
124 Wed, Aug 27     PIT @PHI  W  12-2       66-56    4    13.0  2:20 J Lanning                   1,748 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Thu, Aug 28     PIT @PHI  W   3-2       67-56    4    12.5  2:18 D Dietz                     5,500 +++
126 Sat, Aug 30     PIT @CHC  L   1-4       67-57    4    12.5  2:48 P Erickson                  6,777 -
127 Sun, Aug 31     PIT @CHC  W   4-3       68-57    4    12.5  2:11 M Butcher                  12,289 +
128 Mon, Sep  1     PIT @STL  L   3-5       68-58    4    14.5  2:20 E White                         0 -
129                 PIT @STL  L   3-6       68-59    4    14.5  1:57 H Pollet                   34,812 --
130 Wed, Sep  3     PIT  CIN  W   3-2       69-59    4    14.0  1:53 J Lanning                  18,428 +
131 Thu, Sep  4     PIT  CIN  W   4-0       70-59    4    13.5       R Sewell                    1,720 ++
132 Fri, Sep  5     PIT  CIN  L   4-10      70-60    4    13.5  2:17 P Derringer                     0 -
133                 PIT  CIN  W   1-0       71-60    4    13.5  1:28 D Dietz                     4,897 +
134 Sat, Sep  6     PIT  CHC  W   6-4       72-60    4    13.5  1:45 K Heintzelma                3,040 ++
135 Sun, Sep  7     PIT  CHC  L   1-3       72-61    4    15.0  1:45 V Eaves                     6,619 -
136 Tue, Sep  9     PIT  NYG  L   2-4       72-62    4    15.5  2:16 H Schumacher                1,873 --
137 Wed, Sep 10     PIT  NYG  W  10-7       73-62    4    14.0  2:17 J Lanning                   1,076 +
138 Thu, Sep 11     PIT  BSN  W   7-5       74-62    4    14.5  1:53 K Heintzelma                    0 ++
139                 PIT  BSN  L   0-10      74-63    4    14.5  2:20 T Earley                    2,320 -
140 Fri, Sep 12     PIT  BSN  W   6-3       75-63    4    14.0  2:08 D Dietz                         0 +
141                 PIT  BSN  L   0-5       75-64    4    14.0  2:09 A Javery                    2,083 -
142 Sat, Sep 13     PIT  BSN  W   1-0       76-64    4    14.0  2:16 N Strincevic                2,168 +
143 Sun, Sep 14     PIT  PHI  W   2-1       77-64    4    14.5  2:01 M Butcher                       0 ++
144                 PIT  PHI  L   3-6       77-65    4    14.5  2:11 T Hughes                    7,495 -
145 Wed, Sep 17     PIT  BRO  L   4-6       77-66    4    15.5  2:13 C Davis                     6,206 --
146 Thu, Sep 18     PIT  BRO  W   6-5       78-66    4    14.5  2:07 R Sewell                    6,803 +
147 Sat, Sep 20     PIT @CIN  L   1-2       78-67    4    16.5  1:40 B Walters                       0 -
148                 PIT @CIN  L   3-7       78-68    4    16.5  1:51 P Derringer                 8,817 --
149 Sun, Sep 21     PIT @CIN  L   0-2       78-69    4    17.0  1:48 E Riddle                   10,248 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 23     PIT  STL  W   4-0       79-69    4    17.5  1:58 K Heintzelma                    0 +
151                 PIT  STL  L   0-9       79-70    4    17.5  1:41 M Lanier                   13,040 -
152 Wed, Sep 24     PIT  STL  L   0-4       79-71    4    18.5  1:47 H Gumbert                   2,430 --
153 Thu, Sep 25     PIT  STL  W   3-1       80-71    4    18.5  1:58 M Butcher                   2,228 +
154 Fri, Sep 26     PIT  CIN  L   3-4       80-72    4    19.0  1:58 J Vander Mee                  717 -
155 Sat, Sep 27     PIT  CIN  L   9-15      80-73    4    19.0  2:19 E Riddle                    1,695 --
156 Sun, Sep 28     PIT  CIN  W   3-2       81-73    4    19.0  1:39 B Clemensen                 4,137 +

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