1946 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Statistics

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1946 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1945 / 1947)
63-91, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 552 runs, Allowed 668 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 64-90
Manager: Frankie Frisch (62-89) and Spud Davis (1-2)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 749,962 (7th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103; one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 105

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1945 / 1947 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
Ed Albosta	27	17				9	2	7	0	1	1.000	0.53		P
Ed Bahr	26	27				41	8	28	5	2	.878	1.33		P
Bill Baker	35	42				115	97	14	4	3	.965	2.64	4	C-1B
Johnny Barrett	30	21	0	12	9	37	33	1	3	1	.919	1.62		OF
Jimmy Brown	36	60				311	127	168	16	28	.949	4.92		SS-2B-3B
Hank Camelli	31	39				139	117	18	4	2	.971	3.46	0	C
Bill Clemensen	27	1				0	0	0	0	0		0.00		P
Frank Colman	28	10	4	0	4	35	31	3	1	2	.971	3.40		OF-1B
Pete Coscarart	33	1				0	0	0	0	0		0.00		SS
Billy Cox	26	114				597	235	323	39	59	.935	4.89		SS
Bob Elliott	29	135	0	0	92	329	232	90	7	10	.979	2.39		OF-3B
Elbie Fletcher	30	147				1470	1356	106	8	97	.995	9.95		1B
Ken Gables	27	32				16	3	12	1	0	.938	0.47		P
Al Gerheauser	29	36	0	0	1	24	3	21	0	2	1.000	0.67		P-OF
Al Gionfriddo	24	33	8	13	12	54	49	2	3	0	.944	1.55		OF
Hank Gornicki	35	7				2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29		P
Ben Guintini	26	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00		OF
Frankie Gustine	26	133				730	319	387	24	70	.967	5.31		2B-SS-3B
Jack Hallett	31	35				28	8	20	0	1	1.000	0.80		P
Lee Handley	32	105				372	116	239	17	13	.954	3.38		3B-2B
Ken Heintzelman	30	32				46	7	39	0	3	1.000	1.44		P
Jim Hopper	26	2				1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.50		P
Lee Howard	22	3				3	0	2	1	1	.667	0.67		P
Roy Jarvis	20	1				5	4	0	1	0	.800	4.00	0	C
Ralph Kiner	23	140	64	76	0	356	339	6	11	2	.969	2.46		OF
Johnny Lanning	35	27				27	5	22	0	1	1.000	1.00		P
Al Lopez	37	56				206	173	30	3	4	.985	3.63	0	C
Fritz Ostermueller	38	27				43	9	33	1	0	.977	1.56		P
Preacher Roe	31	21				18	4	13	1	1	.944	0.81		P
Jim Russell	27	139	67	68	0	372	351	9	12	7	.968	2.59		OF-1B
Bill Salkeld	29	51				213	176	31	6	3	.972	4.06	6	C
Rip Sewell	39	25				36	8	26	2	1	.944	1.36		P
Vinnie Smith	30	7				30	25	4	1	0	.967	4.14	0	C
Nick Strincevich	31	32				40	14	25	1	0	.975	1.22		P
Al Tate	27	2				3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.50		P
Maurice Van Robays	31	39	21	3	13	75	70	2	3	0	.960	1.85		OF-1B
Junior Walsh	27	4				2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50		P
Burgess Whitehead	36	35				137	66	66	5	14	.964	3.77		2B-3B-SS
Lefty Wilkie	31	7				1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.14		P
Chuck Workman	31	41	3	0	38	115	110	4	1	1	.991	2.78		OF-3B
Frankie Zak	24	10				42	13	26	3	5	.929	3.90		SS
Team Totals	29.4	155				6081	4111	1786	184	335	.970	3.47	10
Rank in 8 NL teams									1	6	8
	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Al Lopez	37	56	206	173	30	3	4	.985	3.63
Bill Salkeld	29	51	213	176	31	6	3	.972	4.06
Bill Baker	35	41	113	95	14	4	2	.965	2.66
Hank Camelli	31	39	139	117	18	4	2	.971	3.46
Vinnie Smith	30	7	30	25	4	1	0	.967	4.14
Roy Jarvis	20	1	5	4	0	1	0	.800	4.00
League Average								.979	4.22
Team Total		155	706	590	97	19	11	.973	3.52

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Elbie Fletcher	30	147	1470	1356	106	8	97	.995	9.95
Jim Russell	27	5	46	43	2	1	6	.978	9.00
Frank Colman	28	2	19	16	2	1	2	.947	9.00
Maurice Van Robays	31	2	9	8	1	0	0	1.000	4.50
Bill Baker	35	1	2	2	0	0	1	1.000	2.00
League Average								.991	9.28
Team Total		155	1546	1425	111	10	106	.994	9.78

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Frankie Gustine	26	113	639	290	328	21	61	.967	5.47
Burgess Whitehead	36	30	135	66	64	5	14	.963	4.33
Jimmy Brown	36	21	128	55	69	4	12	.969	5.90
Lee Handley	32	3	13	9	2	2	0	.846	3.67
League Average								.970	5.07
Team Total		155	915	420	463	32	87	.965	5.29

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Lee Handley	32	102	359	107	237	15	13	.958	3.37
Bob Elliott	29	43	132	44	82	6	5	.955	2.93
Jimmy Brown	36	9	32	15	11	6	1	.813	2.89
Frankie Gustine	26	7	29	9	19	1	1	.966	4.00
Burgess Whitehead	36	4	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.25
Chuck Workman	31	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00
League Average								.952	2.84
Team Total		155	554	175	350	29	20	.948	3.16

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Billy Cox	26	114	597	235	323	39	59	.935	4.89
Jimmy Brown	36	30	151	57	88	6	15	.960	4.83
Frankie Gustine	26	13	62	20	40	2	8	.968	4.62
Frankie Zak	24	10	42	13	26	3	5	.929	3.90
Pete Coscarart	33	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Burgess Whitehead	36	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average								.957	4.67
Team Total		155	853	325	478	50	87	.941	4.75

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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	Age	G	G_LF	G_CF	G_RF	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ralph Kiner	23	140	64	76	0	356	339	6	11	2	.969	2.46
Jim Russell	27	134	67	68	0	326	308	7	11	1	.966	2.35
Bob Elliott	29	92	0	0	92	197	188	8	1	5	.995	2.13
Chuck Workman	31	40	3	0	38	114	110	4	0	1	1.000	2.85
Maurice Van Robays	31	37	21	3	13	66	62	1	3	0	.955	1.70
Al Gionfriddo	24	33	8	13	12	54	49	2	3	0	.944	1.55
Johnny Barrett	30	21	0	12	9	37	33	1	3	1	.919	1.62
Frank Colman	28	8	4	0	4	16	15	1	0	0	1.000	2.00
Al Gerheauser	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Ben Guintini	26	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
League Average											.977	2.17
Team Total		155				1167	1105	30	32	10	.973	2.24

Player Standard Fielding--P

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	Age	G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Al Gerheauser	29	35	24	3	21	0	2	1.000	0.69
Jack Hallett	31	35	28	8	20	0	1	1.000	0.80
Ken Gables	27	32	16	3	12	1	0	.938	0.47
Ken Heintzelman	30	32	46	7	39	0	3	1.000	1.44
Nick Strincevich	31	32	40	14	25	1	0	.975	1.22
Ed Bahr	26	27	41	8	28	5	2	.878	1.33
Johnny Lanning	35	27	27	5	22	0	1	1.000	1.00
Fritz Ostermueller	38	27	43	9	33	1	0	.977	1.56
Rip Sewell	39	25	36	8	26	2	1	.944	1.36
Preacher Roe	31	21	18	4	13	1	1	.944	0.81
Ed Albosta	27	17	9	2	7	0	1	1.000	0.53
Hank Gornicki	35	7	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.29
Lefty Wilkie	31	7	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.14
Junior Walsh	27	4	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.50
Lee Howard	22	3	3	0	2	1	1	.667	0.67
Jim Hopper	26	2	1	0	1	0	1	1.000	0.50
Al Tate	27	2	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	1.50
Bill Clemensen	27	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average								.960	1.00
Team Total		155	340	71	257	12	14	.965	0.98

1945 / 1947 Fielding Statistics

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