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1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1948 / 1950)
71-83, Finished 6th in National League
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Scored 681 runs, Allowed 760 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 69-85
Manager: Billy Meyer (71-83)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,449,435 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

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1948 / 1950 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 Bill Werle* 28 12 13 .480 4.24 35 29 2 10 2 0 221.0 243 117 104 22 51 106 8 0 4 945 99 1.330 9.9 0.9 2.1 4.3 2.08
2 SP Cliff Chambers* 27 13 7 .650 3.96 34 21 6 10 1 0 177.1 186 89 78 15 58 93 5 0 1 765 106 1.376 9.4 0.8 2.9 4.7 1.60
3 SP Bob Chesnes 28 7 13 .350 5.88 27 25 1 8 1 1 145.1 153 104 95 15 82 49 5 0 5 647 71 1.617 9.5 0.9 5.1 3.0 0.60
4 SP Tiny Bonham 35 7 4 .636 4.25 18 14 4 5 1 0 89.0 81 43 42 11 23 25 0 0 0 355 99 1.169 8.2 1.1 2.3 2.5 1.09
5 SP Elmer Riddle 34 1 8 .111 5.33 16 12 3 1 0 1 74.1 81 45 44 9 45 24 4 1 0 341 79 1.695 9.8 1.1 5.4 2.9 0.53
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 Hugh Casey 35 4 1 .800 4.66 33 0 23 0 0 5 38.2 50 24 20 4 14 9 1 0 0 176 90 1.655 11.6 0.9 3.3 2.1 0.64
7 RP Murry Dickson 32 12 14 .462 3.29 44 20 15 11 2 0 224.1 216 97 82 17 80 89 6 0 1 948 128 1.319 8.7 0.7 3.2 3.6 1.11
8 RP Vic Lombardi* 26 5 5 .500 4.57 34 12 11 4 0 1 134.0 149 74 68 14 68 64 3 0 4 599 92 1.619 10.0 0.9 4.6 4.3 0.94
9 RP Rip Sewell 42 6 1 .857 3.91 28 6 9 2 1 1 76.0 82 35 33 8 32 26 0 0 0 330 108 1.500 9.7 0.9 3.8 3.1 0.81
10 RP Harry Gumbert 39 1 4 .200 5.86 16 0 15 0 0 3 27.2 30 20 18 5 18 5 0 0 3 133 72 1.735 9.8 1.6 5.9 1.6 0.28
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 Junior Walsh 30 1 4 .200 5.06 9 7 0 1 1 0 42.2 40 27 24 5 16 24 0 0 1 180 83 1.313 8.4 1.1 3.4 5.1 1.50
12 Ray Poat 31 0 1 .000 6.25 11 2 2 0 0 0 36.0 52 29 25 6 15 17 0 0 1 173 67 1.861 13.0 1.5 3.8 4.3 1.13
13 Bob Muncrief 33 1 5 .167 6.31 13 4 5 1 0 3 35.2 44 27 25 8 13 11 0 0 0 159 67 1.598 11.1 2.0 3.3 2.8 0.85
14 Hal Gregg 27 1 1 .500 3.38 8 1 3 0 0 0 18.2 20 10 7 1 8 9 1 0 1 79 124 1.500 9.6 0.5 3.9 4.3 1.13
15 Kirby Higbe 34 0 2 .000 13.50 7 1 2 0 0 0 15.1 25 24 23 2 12 5 0 0 0 81 31 2.413 14.7 1.2 7.0 2.9 0.42
Team Totals 30.7 71 83 .461 4.57 154 154 101 53 9 15 1356.0 1452 765 688 142 535 556 33 1 21 5911 92 1.465 9.6 0.9 3.6 3.7 1.04
Rank in 8 NL teams 6 3 8 7 7 4 8 6 6 8 8 4 4588
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 35 4 5 .444 4.19 88.0 81 46 41 11 23 25 0 1.182 8.3 2.4 2.6 1.09 1.1 18 18
Hugh Casey 35 2 3 .400 4.88 48.0 61 29 26 4 22 15 1 1.729 11.4 4.1 2.8 0.68 0.8 37 37
*Cliff Chambers 27 11 9 .550 3.78 181.0 188 84 76 15 59 95 5 1.365 9.3 2.9 4.7 1.61 0.7 34 34
Bob Chesnes 28 5 11 .313 5.75 144.0 153 102 92 15 82 49 5 1.632 9.6 5.1 3.1 0.60 0.9 27 27
Murry Dickson 32 15 10 .600 3.17 227.0 217 89 80 17 80 90 6 1.308 8.6 3.2 3.6 1.13 0.7 44 44
Hal Gregg 27 1 1 .500 3.50 18.0 19 8 7 1 8 9 1 1.500 9.5 4.0 4.5 1.13 0.5 8 8
Harry Gumbert 39 2 5 .286 5.40 70.0 90 47 42 10 27 17 1 1.671 11.6 3.5 2.2 0.63 1.3 45 45
Kirby Higbe 34 4 6 .400 5.21 95.0 100 61 55 14 55 43 1 1.632 9.5 5.2 4.1 0.78 1.3 44 44
*Vic Lombardi 26 6 8 .429 4.43 134.0 149 73 66 14 68 64 3 1.619 10.0 4.6 4.3 0.94 0.9 34 34
Bob Muncrief 33 5 7 .417 5.11 111.0 128 70 63 18 45 47 1 1.559 10.4 3.6 3.8 1.04 1.5 47 47
Ray Poat 31 1 3 .250 6.92 39.0 61 33 30 6 16 17 0 1.974 14.1 3.7 3.9 1.06 1.4 13 13
Elmer Riddle 34 3 5 .375 5.16 75.0 81 48 43 9 45 24 4 1.680 9.7 5.4 2.9 0.53 1.1 16 16
Rip Sewell 42 4 4 .500 3.79 76.0 82 36 32 8 32 26 0 1.500 9.7 3.8 3.1 0.81 0.9 28 28
Junior Walsh 30 2 2 .500 5.02 43.0 41 27 24 5 16 24 0 1.326 8.6 3.3 5.0 1.50 1.0 9 9
*Bill Werle 28 12 13 .480 4.02 226.0 245 112 101 22 51 108 8 1.310 9.8 2.0 4.3 2.12 0.9 35 35
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 35 10 103 72 .589 3.06 231 193 27 110 21 9 1551.0 1501 580 528 117 287 478 9 2 4 6284 120 1.153 8.7 0.7 1.7 2.8 1.67 120
Hugh Casey 35 9 75 42 .641 3.45 343 56 189 24 3 55 939.2 935 414 360 58 321 349 27 4 15 4013 111 1.337 9.0 0.6 3.1 3.3 1.09 111
*Cliff Chambers 27 2 15 16 .484 4.13 63 33 16 13 2 0 281.0 286 146 129 19 106 144 8 0 1 1217 99 1.395 9.2 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.36 99
Bob Chesnes 28 2 21 19 .525 4.56 52 48 1 23 1 1 339.2 333 196 172 28 172 118 9 2 11 1476 91 1.487 8.8 0.7 4.6 3.1 0.69 91
Murry Dickson 32 8 66 57 .537 3.36 249 108 70 49 9 7 1134.1 1060 486 424 85 421 507 14 0 10 4745 115 1.306 8.4 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.20 115
Hal Gregg 27 7 40 46 .465 4.47 179 110 35 26 4 8 785.1 753 454 390 32 419 385 26 0 23 3503 83 1.492 8.6 0.4 4.8 4.4 0.92 83
Harry Gumbert 39 14 143 113 .559 3.68 507 235 180 96 14 48 2154.1 2183 1009 881 121 719 709 23 3 40 9206 102 1.347 9.1 0.5 3.0 3.0 0.99 102
Kirby Higbe 34 11 118 98 .546 3.67 400 237 96 98 11 24 1917.2 1726 890 781 115 949 954 35 2 55 8306 102 1.395 8.1 0.5 4.5 4.5 1.01 102
*Vic Lombardi 26 5 50 46 .521 3.42 184 98 55 42 5 15 868.1 826 401 330 56 370 314 14 3 17 3722 113 1.377 8.6 0.6 3.8 3.3 0.85 113
Bob Muncrief 33 11 80 82 .494 3.79 286 165 71 67 11 9 1398.1 1498 666 589 108 388 523 15 1 19 5951 100 1.349 9.6 0.7 2.5 3.4 1.35 100
Ray Poat 31 6 22 30 .423 4.54 116 47 28 15 4 1 400.0 425 231 202 48 162 178 4 4 4 1761 82 1.468 9.6 1.1 3.6 4.0 1.10 82
Elmer Riddle 34 10 65 52 .556 3.40 190 124 40 57 13 8 1023.0 974 438 387 59 458 342 19 1 14 4406 107 1.400 8.6 0.5 4.0 3.0 0.75 107
Rip Sewell 42 13 143 97 .596 3.48 390 243 88 137 20 15 2119.1 2101 983 819 116 748 636 23 2 30 9101 107 1.344 8.9 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.85 107
Junior Walsh 30 3 2 5 .286 5.49 15 9 3 1 1 0 57.1 53 38 35 6 31 26 1 0 1 251 74 1.465 8.3 0.9 4.9 4.1 0.84 74
*Bill Werle 28 1 12 13 .480 4.24 35 29 2 10 2 0 221.0 243 117 104 22 51 106 8 0 4 945 99 1.330 9.9 0.9 2.1 4.3 2.08 99
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+

1948 / 1950 Pitching Statistics