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1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
83-71, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-76
Manager: Billy Meyer (83-71)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,517,021 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104

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1947 / 1949 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Bob Chesnes 27 14 6 .700 3.57 25 23 0 15 0 0 194.1 180 92 77 13 90 69 4 2 6 829 114 1.389 8.3 0.6 4.2 3.2 0.77
2 SP Elmer Riddle 33 12 10 .545 3.49 28 27 1 12 3 1 191.0 184 83 74 20 81 63 3 0 9 828 117 1.387 8.7 0.9 3.8 3.0 0.78
3 SP Tiny Bonham 34 6 10 .375 4.31 22 20 0 7 0 0 135.2 145 71 65 18 23 42 3 0 0 556 94 1.238 9.6 1.2 1.5 2.8 1.83
4 SP Fritz Ostermueller* 40 8 11 .421 4.42 23 22 0 10 2 0 134.1 143 73 66 13 41 43 1 0 4 597 92 1.370 9.6 0.9 2.7 2.9 1.05
5 SP Rip Sewell 41 13 3 .813 3.48 21 17 3 7 0 0 121.2 126 51 47 9 37 36 1 0 1 522 117 1.340 9.3 0.7 2.7 2.7 0.97
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 CL Kirby Higbe 33 8 7 .533 3.36 56 8 31 3 0 10 158.0 140 75 59 11 83 86 3 1 4 681 121 1.411 8.0 0.6 4.7 4.9 1.04
7 RP Vic Lombardi* 25 10 9 .526 3.70 38 17 15 9 0 4 163.0 156 72 67 9 67 54 2 1 1 689 110 1.368 8.6 0.5 3.7 3.0 0.81
8 RP Elmer Singleton 30 4 6 .400 4.97 38 5 17 1 0 2 92.1 90 52 51 11 40 53 1 0 9 404 82 1.408 8.8 1.1 3.9 5.2 1.33
9 RP Hal Gregg 26 2 4 .333 4.60 22 8 9 1 0 1 74.1 72 40 38 3 34 25 3 0 0 322 89 1.426 8.7 0.4 4.1 3.0 0.74
10 RP Mel Queen 30 4 4 .500 6.65 25 8 6 0 0 1 66.1 82 51 49 8 40 34 3 0 1 316 61 1.839 11.1 1.1 5.4 4.6 0.85
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
11 Woody Main 26 1 1 .500 8.33 17 0 6 0 0 0 27.0 35 27 25 4 19 12 0 1 0 130 49 2.000 11.7 1.3 6.3 4.0 0.63
12 Cal McLish 22 0 0 9.00 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 5 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 22 45 2.000 14.4 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.50
13 Nick Strincevich 33 0 0 8.31 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.1 8 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 49 2.308 16.6 0.0 4.2 2.1 0.50
14 Junior Walsh 29 1 0 1.000 10.38 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 4 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 22 39 2.077 8.3 2.1 10.4 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 31.8 83 71 .539 4.15 156 156 91 65 5 19 1371.2 1373 701 632 120 564 519 24 5 36 5938 98 1.412 9.0 0.8 3.7 3.4 0.92
Rank in 8 NL teams 4 5 7 2 8 4 4 4 4 7 7 5 4730
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Tiny Bonham 34 7 8 .467 4.40 135.0 149 73 66 18 24 42 3 1.281 9.9 1.6 2.8 1.75 1.2 22 22
Bob Chesnes 27 12 9 .571 3.60 195.0 184 87 78 13 92 69 4 1.415 8.5 4.2 3.2 0.75 0.6 25 25
Hal Gregg 26 4 4 .500 4.50 76.0 73 42 38 3 34 26 3 1.408 8.6 4.0 3.1 0.76 0.4 22 22
Kirby Higbe 33 10 7 .588 3.38 160.0 144 67 60 11 85 87 3 1.431 8.1 4.8 4.9 1.02 0.6 56 56
*Vic Lombardi 25 10 8 .556 3.73 164.0 159 76 68 9 68 54 2 1.384 8.7 3.7 3.0 0.79 0.5 38 38
Woody Main 26 0 2 .000 8.67 27.0 36 29 26 4 20 12 0 2.074 12.0 6.7 4.0 0.60 1.3 17 17
Cal McLish 22 0 0 7.20 5.0 7 4 4 0 2 1 0 1.800 12.6 3.6 1.8 0.50 0.0 2 2
*Fritz Ostermueller 40 7 8 .467 4.22 143.0 150 74 67 14 43 46 1 1.350 9.4 2.7 2.9 1.07 0.9 23 23
Mel Queen 30 2 5 .286 6.72 67.0 85 56 50 8 41 34 3 1.881 11.4 5.5 4.6 0.83 1.1 25 25
Elmer Riddle 33 12 9 .571 3.44 196.0 191 83 75 21 84 65 3 1.403 8.8 3.9 3.0 0.77 1.0 28 28
Rip Sewell 41 7 6 .538 3.43 126.0 130 53 48 9 38 37 1 1.333 9.3 2.7 2.6 0.97 0.6 21 21
Elmer Singleton 30 4 6 .400 4.83 95.0 94 57 51 11 42 55 1 1.432 8.9 4.0 5.2 1.31 1.0 38 38
Nick Strincevich 33 0 2 .000 9.43 21.0 35 24 22 1 12 5 0 2.238 15.0 5.1 2.1 0.42 0.4 9 9
Junior Walsh 29 0 0 9.00 5.0 4 6 5 1 5 0 0 1.800 7.2 9.0 0.0 0.00 1.8 2 2
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Tiny Bonham 34 9 96 68 .585 2.99 213 179 23 105 20 9 1462.0 1420 537 486 106 264 453 9 2 4 5929 122 1.152 8.7 0.7 1.6 2.8 1.72 122
Bob Chesnes 27 1 14 6 .700 3.57 25 23 0 15 0 0 194.1 180 92 77 13 90 69 4 2 6 829 114 1.389 8.3 0.6 4.2 3.2 0.77 114
Hal Gregg 26 6 39 45 .464 4.50 171 109 32 26 4 8 766.2 733 444 383 31 411 376 25 0 22 3424 83 1.492 8.6 0.4 4.8 4.4 0.91 83
Kirby Higbe 33 10 116 96 .547 3.59 356 234 81 98 11 22 1822.0 1629 824 727 101 896 911 34 2 50 7881 104 1.386 8.0 0.5 4.4 4.5 1.02 104
*Vic Lombardi 25 4 45 41 .523 3.21 150 86 44 38 5 14 734.1 677 327 262 42 302 250 11 3 13 3123 119 1.333 8.3 0.5 3.7 3.1 0.83 119
Woody Main 26 1 1 1 .500 8.33 17 0 6 0 0 0 27.0 35 27 25 4 19 12 0 1 0 130 49 2.000 11.7 1.3 6.3 4.0 0.63 49
Cal McLish 22 4 3 10 .231 8.00 27 14 4 3 0 0 90.0 121 90 80 10 50 25 2 1 2 432 45 1.900 12.1 1.0 5.0 2.5 0.50 45
*Fritz Ostermueller 40 15 114 115 .498 3.99 390 246 86 113 11 15 2066.2 2170 1062 917 105 835 774 21 1 60 9116 109 1.454 9.5 0.5 3.6 3.4 0.93 109
Mel Queen 30 5 15 15 .500 4.79 72 33 14 7 1 1 264.2 275 157 141 27 153 126 8 2 2 1212 80 1.617 9.4 0.9 5.2 4.3 0.82 80
Elmer Riddle 33 9 64 44 .593 3.25 174 112 37 56 13 7 948.2 893 393 343 50 413 318 15 0 14 4065 111 1.377 8.5 0.5 3.9 3.0 0.77 111
Rip Sewell 41 12 137 96 .588 3.46 362 237 79 135 19 14 2043.1 2019 948 786 108 716 610 23 2 30 8771 107 1.338 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85 107
Elmer Singleton 30 4 7 13 .350 5.16 96 15 39 2 0 4 230.1 222 143 132 24 114 108 5 0 15 1017 77 1.459 8.7 0.9 4.5 4.2 0.95 77
Nick Strincevich 33 8 46 49 .484 4.05 203 103 40 46 4 6 889.2 958 462 400 52 270 274 24 0 7 3863 94 1.380 9.7 0.5 2.7 2.8 1.01 94
Junior Walsh 29 2 1 1 .500 6.75 6 2 3 0 0 0 14.2 13 11 11 1 15 2 1 0 0 71 55 1.909 8.0 0.6 9.2 1.2 0.13 55
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1947 / 1949 Pitching Statistics

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