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1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1949 / 1951)
57-96, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 681 runs, Allowed 857 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-92
Manager: Billy Meyer (57-96)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,166,267 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 105
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1949 / 1951 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 Cliff Chambers* 28 12 15 .444 4.30 37 33 2 11 2 0 249.1 262 138 119 18 92 93 6 1 4 1097 102 1.420 9.5 0.6 3.3 3.4 1.01
2 SP Bill MacDonald 21 8 10 .444 4.29 32 20 8 6 2 1 153.0 138 88 73 17 88 60 1 0 4 664 102 1.477 8.1 1.0 5.2 3.5 0.68
3 SP Vern Law 20 7 9 .438 4.92 27 17 6 5 1 0 128.0 137 83 70 11 49 57 4 0 2 562 89 1.453 9.6 0.8 3.4 4.0 1.16
4 SP Mel Queen 32 5 14 .263 5.98 33 21 5 4 1 0 120.1 135 95 80 18 73 76 2 1 1 562 73 1.729 10.1 1.3 5.5 5.7 1.04
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
5 CL Bill Werle* 29 8 16 .333 4.60 48 22 18 6 0 8 215.1 249 127 110 25 65 78 6 0 4 940 95 1.458 10.4 1.0 2.7 3.3 1.20
6 RP Murry Dickson 33 10 15 .400 3.80 51 22 18 8 0 3 225.0 227 104 95 20 83 76 2 1 4 963 116 1.378 9.1 0.8 3.3 3.0 0.92
7 RP Vic Lombardi* 27 0 5 .000 6.60 39 2 23 0 0 1 76.1 93 61 56 14 48 26 2 4 2 356 66 1.847 11.0 1.7 5.7 3.1 0.54
8 RP Junior Walsh 31 1 1 .500 5.05 38 2 17 0 0 2 62.1 56 36 35 6 34 33 1 1 1 269 87 1.444 8.1 0.9 4.9 4.8 0.97
9 RP Bill Pierro 24 0 2 .000 10.55 12 3 2 0 0 0 29.0 33 34 34 2 28 13 2 1 3 146 42 2.103 10.2 0.6 8.7 4.0 0.46
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
10 Bob Chesnes 29 3 3 .500 5.54 9 7 0 2 0 0 39.0 44 26 24 7 17 12 3 0 1 174 79 1.564 10.2 1.6 3.9 2.8 0.71
11 Hank Borowy 34 1 3 .250 6.39 11 3 4 0 0 0 25.1 32 19 18 6 9 9 1 0 1 115 69 1.618 11.4 2.1 3.2 3.2 1.00
12 Woody Main 28 1 0 1.000 4.87 12 0 4 0 0 1 20.1 21 12 11 2 11 12 1 0 0 95 90 1.574 9.3 0.9 4.9 5.3 1.09
13 Windy McCall* 24 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 12 7 7 2 4 5 0 0 0 35 46 2.400 16.2 2.7 5.4 6.8 1.25
14 Hal Gregg 28 0 1 .000 13.50 5 1 1 0 0 0 5.1 10 10 8 2 7 3 1 0 1 33 33 3.188 16.9 3.4 11.8 5.1 0.43
15 Jack Phillips 28 0 0 7.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 22 61 1.600 12.6 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00
16 Frank Barrett 36 1 2 .333 4.15 5 0 3 0 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 106 1.385 10.4 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.00
17 Frank Papish* 32 0 0 27.00 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 8 7 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 19 16 5.143 30.9 3.9 15.4 3.9 0.25
18 Harry Gumbert 40 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 81 3.000 16.2 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 28.0 57 96 .373 4.96 154 154 112 42 6 16 1368.2 1472 857 754 152 616 556 32 9 30 6079 89 1.526 9.7 1.0 4.1 3.7 0.90
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 1 8 8 8 4 6 8 8 8 7 8 5008
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
Frank Barrett 36 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.250 9.0 2.3 0.0 0.00 2.3 5 5
Hank Borowy 34 3 4 .429 4.23 66.0 59 34 31 9 29 25 1 1.333 8.0 4.0 3.4 0.86 1.2 27 27
*Cliff Chambers 28 15 14 .517 3.80 263.0 261 123 111 18 92 98 6 1.342 8.9 3.1 3.4 1.07 0.6 37 37
Bob Chesnes 29 1 3 .250 5.31 39.0 44 26 23 7 17 12 3 1.564 10.2 3.9 2.8 0.71 1.6 9 9
Murry Dickson 33 14 11 .560 3.45 232.0 225 99 89 20 82 78 2 1.323 8.7 3.2 3.0 0.95 0.8 51 51
Hal Gregg 28 0 0 12.60 5.0 10 8 7 2 7 3 1 3.400 18.0 12.6 5.4 0.43 3.6 5 5
Harry Gumbert 40 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2.500 13.5 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1 1
Vern Law 20 6 8 .429 4.47 133.0 136 73 66 11 49 59 4 1.391 9.2 3.3 4.0 1.20 0.7 27 27
*Vic Lombardi 27 2 6 .250 6.19 77.0 92 59 53 14 47 26 2 1.805 10.8 5.5 3.0 0.55 1.6 39 39
Bill MacDonald 21 9 8 .529 3.92 156.0 137 76 68 17 87 61 1 1.436 7.9 5.0 3.5 0.70 1.0 32 32
Woody Main 28 1 1 .500 4.09 22.0 21 11 10 2 11 13 1 1.455 8.6 4.5 5.3 1.18 0.8 12 12
*Windy McCall 24 0 0 9.00 7.0 12 8 7 2 4 5 0 2.286 15.4 5.1 6.4 1.25 2.6 2 2
*Frank Papish 32 0 0 21.00 3.0 8 8 7 1 4 1 0 4.000 24.0 12.0 3.0 0.25 3.0 4 4
Jack Phillips 28 0 0 5.40 5.0 6 3 3 0 1 2 0 1.400 10.8 1.8 3.6 2.00 0.0 1 1
Bill Pierro 24 0 3 .000 9.60 30.0 33 36 32 2 28 13 2 2.033 9.9 8.4 3.9 0.46 0.6 12 12
Mel Queen 32 5 8 .385 5.36 126.0 135 83 75 18 73 80 2 1.651 9.6 5.2 5.7 1.10 1.3 33 33
Junior Walsh 31 3 4 .429 4.50 64.0 55 36 32 6 33 34 1 1.375 7.7 4.6 4.8 1.03 0.8 38 38
*Bill Werle 29 11 13 .458 4.18 222.0 247 114 103 25 64 80 6 1.401 10.0 2.6 3.2 1.25 1.0 48 48
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+
Frank Barrett 36 5 15 17 .469 3.51 104 2 67 0 0 12 217.2 211 100 85 8 90 90 2 0 8 924 98 1.383 8.7 0.3 3.7 3.7 1.00 98
Hank Borowy 34 9 106 80 .570 3.41 288 213 42 94 16 7 1671.2 1602 730 633 105 596 674 6 5 31 7046 106 1.315 8.6 0.6 3.2 3.6 1.13 106
*Cliff Chambers 28 3 27 31 .466 4.21 100 66 18 24 4 0 530.1 548 284 248 37 198 237 14 1 5 2314 101 1.407 9.3 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.20 101
Bob Chesnes 29 3 24 22 .522 4.66 61 55 1 25 1 1 378.2 377 222 196 35 189 130 12 2 12 1650 89 1.495 9.0 0.8 4.5 3.1 0.69 89
Murry Dickson 33 9 76 72 .514 3.44 300 130 88 57 9 10 1359.1 1287 590 519 105 504 583 16 1 14 5708 115 1.318 8.5 0.7 3.3 3.9 1.16 115
Hal Gregg 28 8 40 47 .460 4.53 184 111 36 26 4 8 790.2 763 464 398 34 426 388 27 0 24 3536 82 1.504 8.7 0.4 4.8 4.4 0.91 82
Harry Gumbert 40 15 143 113 .559 3.68 508 235 180 96 14 48 2156.0 2186 1012 882 121 721 709 23 3 40 9217 102 1.348 9.1 0.5 3.0 3.0 0.98 102
Vern Law 20 1 7 9 .438 4.92 27 17 6 5 1 0 128.0 137 83 70 11 49 57 4 0 2 562 89 1.453 9.6 0.8 3.4 4.0 1.16 89
*Vic Lombardi 27 6 50 51 .495 3.68 223 100 78 42 5 16 944.2 919 462 386 70 418 340 16 7 19 4078 107 1.415 8.8 0.7 4.0 3.2 0.81 107
Bill MacDonald 21 1 8 10 .444 4.29 32 20 8 6 2 1 153.0 138 88 73 17 88 60 1 0 4 664 102 1.477 8.1 1.0 5.2 3.5 0.68 102
Woody Main 28 2 2 1 .667 6.85 29 0 10 0 0 1 47.1 56 39 36 6 30 24 1 1 0 225 61 1.817 10.6 1.1 5.7 4.6 0.80 61
*Windy McCall 24 3 0 1 .000 11.42 8 1 1 0 0 0 17.1 31 22 22 5 15 13 0 0 2 95 38 2.654 16.1 2.6 7.8 6.8 0.87 38
*Frank Papish 32 6 26 29 .473 3.58 149 64 51 18 3 9 581.0 541 266 231 26 319 255 6 1 11 2547 103 1.480 8.4 0.4 4.9 4.0 0.80 103
Jack Phillips 28 1 0 0 7.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 7 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 22 61 1.600 12.6 0.0 1.8 3.6 2.00 61
Bill Pierro 24 1 0 2 .000 10.55 12 3 2 0 0 0 29.0 33 34 34 2 28 13 2 1 3 146 42 2.103 10.2 0.6 8.7 4.0 0.46 42
Mel Queen 32 6 20 29 .408 5.17 105 54 19 11 2 1 385.0 410 252 221 45 226 202 10 3 3 1774 78 1.652 9.6 1.1 5.3 4.7 0.89 78
Junior Walsh 31 4 3 6 .333 5.26 53 11 20 1 1 2 119.2 109 74 70 12 65 59 2 1 2 520 80 1.454 8.2 0.9 4.9 4.4 0.91 80
*Bill Werle 29 2 20 29 .408 4.41 83 51 20 16 2 8 436.1 492 244 214 47 116 184 14 0 8 1885 97 1.393 10.1 1.0 2.4 3.8 1.59 97
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+

1949 / 1951 Pitching Statistics