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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
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP 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

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

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

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

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

Age G LF CF RF 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

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