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1947 Pittsburgh Pirates

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1946 / 1948

62-92, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Herman (61-92) and Bill Burwell (1-0)
Scored 745 runs, Allowed 817 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83

Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 1,283,531 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

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1946 / 1948 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
Jim Bagby	30	37	6	2	37	7	28	2	2	.946	0.95								P
Ed Bahr	27	19	11	1	15	2	12	1	1	.933	0.74								P
Eddie Basinski	24	56	48	44	253	116	130	7	34	.972	4.39								2B
Hank Behrman	26	10	2	0	4	1	1	2	0	.500	0.20								P
Jimmy Bloodworth	29	86	82	81	437	222	206	9	56	.979	4.92								2B
Tiny Bonham	33	33	18	7	20	7	11	2	1	.900	0.55								P
Pete Castiglione	26	13	12	10	67	26	39	2	6	.970	5.00								SS
Billy Cox	27	129	123	117	628	220	388	20	63	.968	4.71								SS
Elbie Fletcher	31	50	36	35	354	324	25	5	28	.986	6.98								1B
Ken Gables	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Hank Greenberg	36	119	118	104	1071	983	79	9	85	.992	8.92								1B
Frankie Gustine	27	156	156	150	554	193	330	31	35	.944	3.35								3B
Ken Heintzelman	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Billy Herman	37	13	13	4	35	20	15	0	2	1.000	2.92								2B-1B
Art Herring	41	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.09								P
Kirby Higbe	32	46	30	10	33	9	23	1	0	.970	0.70								P
Lee Howard	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00								P
Dixie Howell	27	74	65	52	310	272	30	8	2	.974	4.08	12		21	13	38%	44%		C
Roy Jarvis	21	15	13	12	60	50	8	2	1	.967	3.87	1		6	3	33%	44%		C
Ralph Kiner	24	152	152	148	405	390	8	7	1	.983	2.62								OF
Clyde Kluttz	29	69	63	52	306	247	55	4	7	.987	4.38	4		18	23	56%	44%		C
Al Lyons	28	13	0	0	10	2	8	0	1	1.000	0.77								P
Gene Mauch	21	10	8	7	41	18	20	3	1	.927	3.80								2B-SS
Cal McLish	21	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00								P
Hugh Mulcahy	33	2	1	0	4	1	3	0	1	1.000	2.00								P
Steve Nagy	28	6	1	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.67								P
Fritz Ostermueller	39	26	24	12	34	9	25	0	4	1.000	1.31								P
Mel Queen	29	14	12	2	13	5	7	1	1	.923	0.86								P
Culley Rikard	33	79	75	70	183	177	2	4	0	.978	2.27								OF
Preacher Roe	31	38	22	4	27	6	20	1	2	.963	0.68								P
Jim Russell	28	119	117	116	356	343	6	7	3	.980	2.93								OF
Bill Salkeld	30	15	7	5	34	29	4	1	0	.971	2.20	1		2	2	50%	44%		C
Rip Sewell	40	24	12	4	37	10	26	1	3	.973	1.50								P
Elmer Singleton	29	36	3	0	21	9	11	1	1	.952	0.56								P
Nick Strincevich	32	32	7	1	19	2	17	0	1	1.000	0.59								P
Billy Sullivan	36	12	8	6	46	42	4	0	1	1.000	3.83	0		5	2	29%	44%		C
Lou Tost	36	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00								P
Wally Westlake	26	109	104	102	250	239	8	3	0	.988	2.27								OF
Whitey Wietelmann	28	39	28	21	150	69	68	13	14	.913	3.19								SS-2B-3B-1B
Roger Wolff	36	13	6	1	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	0.38								P
Gene Woodling	24	21	20	19	62	59	1	2	0	.968	2.86								OF
Team Totals	29.0	156	1404	1199	5889	4115	1625	149	357	.975	3.36	18		52	43	45%	44%
Rank in 8 NL teams								5	7	5
	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%
Dixie Howell	27	74	65	52	310	272	30	8	2	.974	4.08	12	21	13	38%
Clyde Kluttz	29	69	63	52	306	247	55	4	7	.987	4.38	4	18	23	56%
Roy Jarvis	21	15	13	12	60	50	8	2	1	.967	3.87	1	6	3	33%
Bill Salkeld	30	15	7	5	34	29	4	1	0	.971	2.20	1	2	2	50%
Billy Sullivan	36	12	8	6	46	42	4	0	1	1.000	3.83	0	5	2	29%
League Average										.981	4.37				44%
Team Total		156	156	127	756	640	101	15	11	.980	4.01	18	52	43	45%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Hank Greenberg	36	119	118	104	1071	983	79	9	85	.992	8.92
Elbie Fletcher	31	50	36	35	354	324	25	5	28	.986	6.98
Billy Herman	37	2	2	1	8	6	2	0	0	1.000	4.00
Whitey Wietelmann	28	1	0	0	8	7	1	0	0	1.000	8.00
League Average										.992	9.24
Team Total		156	156	140	1441	1320	107	14	113	.990	8.30

Player Standard Fielding--2B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Jimmy Bloodworth	29	87	82	81	437	222	206	9	56	.979	4.92
Eddie Basinski	24	56	48	44	253	116	130	7	34	.972	4.39
Whitey Wietelmann	28	14	10	6	57	30	24	3	8	.947	3.86
Billy Herman	37	10	11	3	27	14	13	0	2	1.000	2.70
Gene Mauch	21	6	5	5	27	13	13	1	0	.963	4.33
League Average										.975	5.19
Team Total		156	156	139	801	395	386	20	100	.975	4.51

Player Standard Fielding--3B

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Frankie Gustine	27	156	156	150	554	193	330	31	35	.944	3.35
Whitey Wietelmann	28	6	0	0	7	1	5	1	0	.857	1.00
League Average										.947	2.80
Team Total		156	156	150	561	194	335	32	35	.943	3.27

Player Standard Fielding--SS

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Billy Cox	27	129	123	117	628	220	388	20	63	.968	4.71
Whitey Wietelmann	28	22	18	15	78	31	38	9	6	.885	3.14
Pete Castiglione	26	13	12	10	67	26	39	2	6	.970	5.00
Gene Mauch	21	4	3	2	14	5	7	2	1	.857	3.00
League Average										.963	4.66
Team Total		156	156	144	787	282	472	33	76	.958	4.49

Player Standard Fielding--OF

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Ralph Kiner	24	152	152	148	405	390	8	7	1	.983	2.62
Jim Russell	28	119	117	116	356	343	6	7	3	.980	2.93
Wally Westlake	26	109	104	102	250	239	8	3	0	.988	2.27
Culley Rikard	33	79	75	70	183	177	2	4	0	.978	2.27
Gene Woodling	24	21	20	19	62	59	1	2	0	.968	2.86
League Average										.977	2.19
Team Total		156	468	455	1256	1208	25	23	4	.982	2.57

Player Standard Fielding--P

League Register

	Age	G	GS	CG	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Kirby Higbe	32	46	30	10	33	9	23	1	0	.970	0.70
Fritz Ostermueller	39	26	24	12	34	9	25	0	4	1.000	1.31
Tiny Bonham	33	33	18	7	20	7	11	2	1	.900	0.55
Preacher Roe	31	38	22	4	27	6	20	1	2	.963	0.68
Rip Sewell	40	24	12	4	37	10	26	1	3	.973	1.50
Jim Bagby	30	37	6	2	37	7	28	2	2	.946	0.95
Nick Strincevich	32	32	7	1	19	2	17	0	1	1.000	0.59
Ed Bahr	27	19	11	1	15	2	12	1	1	.933	0.74
Mel Queen	29	14	12	2	13	5	7	1	1	.923	0.86
Elmer Singleton	29	36	3	0	21	9	11	1	1	.952	0.56
Roger Wolff	36	13	6	1	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	0.38
Al Lyons	28	13	0	0	10	2	8	0	1	1.000	0.77
Hank Behrman	26	10	2	0	4	1	1	2	0	.500	0.20
Steve Nagy	28	6	1	0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.67
Art Herring	41	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.09
Hugh Mulcahy	33	2	1	0	4	1	3	0	1	1.000	2.00
Ken Heintzelman	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Lee Howard	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
Cal McLish	21	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00
Lou Tost	36	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
Ken Gables	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
League Average										.966	0.89
Team Total		156	156	44	287	76	199	12	18	.958	0.75

1946 / 1948 Fielding Statistics

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