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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950 / 1952)
64-90, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 689 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-91
Manager: Billy Meyer (64-90)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 980,590 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 109
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1950 / 1952 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Monty Basgall 29 55 293 140 144 9 39 .969 5.16 2B
Ted Beard 30 15 12 4 0 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 1.67 OF
Gus Bell 22 145 0 0 145 289 267 18 4 4 .986 1.97 OF
Don Carlsen 24 7 9 1 6 2 1 .778 1.00 P
Pete Castiglione 30 127 461 148 292 21 36 .954 3.46 3B-SS
Cliff Chambers 29 10 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.50 P
Dick Cole 25 42 188 97 88 3 19 .984 4.40 2B-SS
Con Dempsey 28 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 P
Murry Dickson 34 45 92 19 70 3 3 .967 1.98 P
Bob Dillinger 32 10 27 11 15 1 0 .963 2.60 3B
Erv Dusak 30 19 1 10 1 15 13 1 1 1 .933 0.74 OF-P-2B-3B
Ed Fitz Gerald 27 38 115 98 13 4 2 .965 2.92 1 C
Bob Friend 20 34 40 10 29 1 1 .975 1.15 P
Joe Garagiola 25 61 289 255 30 4 4 .986 4.67 7 C
Bill Howerton 29 57 4 38 11 109 95 8 6 0 .945 1.81 OF-3B
Ralph Kiner 28 152 94 0 0 805 751 36 18 60 .978 5.18 OF-1B
Bill Koski 19 13 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.15 P
Paul LaPalme 27 22 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 0.45 P
Vern Law 21 28 27 10 15 2 2 .926 0.89 P
Dale Long 25 1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 8.00 1B
Jack Maguire 26 2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.00 3B-2B
Clyde McCullough 34 87 421 364 52 5 10 .988 4.78 1 C
Jack Merson 29 13 77 30 46 1 7 .987 5.85 2B
Catfish Metkovich 30 106 3 66 0 512 477 31 4 32 .992 4.79 OF-1B
Joe Muir 28 9 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.89 P
Danny Murtaugh 33 68 235 110 117 8 35 .966 3.34 2B-3B
Rocky Nelson 26 44 12 0 0 325 297 25 3 32 .991 7.32 1B-OF
Paul Pettit 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 P
Jack Phillips 29 57 356 324 28 4 38 .989 6.18 1B-3B
Howie Pollet 30 21 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.33 P
Mel Queen 33 39 17 4 12 1 2 .941 0.41 P
Pete Reiser 32 32 20 6 1 66 56 8 2 1 .970 2.00 OF-3B
Dino Restelli 26 11 8 4 0 25 22 1 2 1 .920 2.09 OF
Stan Rojek 32 8 20 5 13 2 0 .900 2.25 SS
Tom Saffell 29 17 1 13 3 28 25 1 2 0 .929 1.53 OF
Hank Schenz 32 21 79 40 36 3 17 .962 3.62 2B-3B
Dick Smith 23 12 47 14 30 3 6 .936 3.67 3B
George Strickland 25 138 718 255 426 37 97 .948 4.93 SS-2B
Frank Thomas 22 37 0 37 0 92 87 5 0 2 1.000 2.49 OF
Junior Walsh 32 36 21 6 13 2 0 .905 0.53 P
Bill Werle 30 59 52 10 42 0 3 1.000 0.88 P
Wally Westlake 30 45 10 1 0 150 49 89 12 13 .920 3.07 3B-OF
Ted Wilks 35 48 21 4 17 0 1 1.000 0.44 P
Len Yochim 22 2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 P
Team Totals 28.2 155 6116 4138 1808 170 472 .972 3.31 9
Rank in 8 NL teams 2 3 6
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary

Standard Team Fielding

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Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Clyde McCullough 34 87 421 364 52 5 10 .988 4.78
Joe Garagiola 25 61 289 255 30 4 4 .986 4.67
Ed Fitz Gerald 27 38 115 98 13 4 2 .965 2.92
League Average .981 4.39
Team Total 155 825 717 95 13 16 .984 4.37

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ralph Kiner 28 58 596 556 29 11 59 .982 10.09
Jack Phillips 29 53 346 322 21 3 37 .991 6.47
Catfish Metkovich 30 37 336 306 27 3 32 .991 9.00
Rocky Nelson 26 32 302 275 24 3 32 .990 9.34
Dale Long 25 1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 8.00
League Average .989 9.28
Team Total 155 1588 1467 101 20 160 .987 8.66

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Danny Murtaugh 33 65 230 110 113 7 35 .970 3.43
Monty Basgall 29 55 293 140 144 9 39 .969 5.16
Dick Cole 25 34 162 85 74 3 18 .981 4.68
Hank Schenz 32 19 77 39 35 3 17 .961 3.89
Jack Merson 29 13 77 30 46 1 7 .987 5.85
George Strickland 25 13 73 33 40 0 8 1.000 5.62
Erv Dusak 30 2 4 2 1 1 1 .750 1.50
Jack Maguire 26 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .975 5.07
Team Total 155 918 439 455 24 125 .974 4.43

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Pete Castiglione 30 99 346 103 228 15 25 .957 3.34
Wally Westlake 30 34 131 32 87 12 12 .908 3.50
Dick Smith 23 12 47 14 30 3 6 .936 3.67
Bob Dillinger 32 10 27 11 15 1 0 .963 2.60
Pete Reiser 32 5 11 3 7 1 1 .909 2.00
Bill Howerton 29 4 8 2 5 1 0 .875 1.75
Jack Phillips 29 4 10 2 7 1 1 .900 2.25
Danny Murtaugh 33 3 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.33
Erv Dusak 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hank Schenz 32 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
Jack Maguire 26 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .953 3.10
Team Total 155 589 168 386 35 45 .941 3.15

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Strickland 25 125 645 222 386 37 89 .943 4.86
Pete Castiglione 30 28 115 45 64 6 11 .948 3.89
Dick Cole 25 8 26 12 14 0 1 1.000 3.25
Stan Rojek 32 8 20 5 13 2 0 .900 2.25
League Average .956 4.46
Team Total 155 806 284 477 45 101 .944 4.50

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Gus Bell 22 145 0 0 145 289 267 18 4 4 .986 1.97
Ralph Kiner 28 94 94 0 0 209 195 7 7 1 .967 2.15
Catfish Metkovich 30 69 3 66 0 176 171 4 1 0 .994 2.54
Bill Howerton 29 53 4 38 11 101 93 3 5 0 .950 1.81
Frank Thomas 22 37 0 37 0 92 87 5 0 2 1.000 2.49
Pete Reiser 32 27 20 6 1 55 53 1 1 0 .982 2.00
Tom Saffell 29 17 1 13 3 28 25 1 2 0 .929 1.53
Ted Beard 30 15 12 4 0 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 1.67
Erv Dusak 30 12 1 10 1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.92
Rocky Nelson 26 12 12 0 0 23 22 1 0 0 1.000 1.92
Dino Restelli 26 11 8 4 0 25 22 1 2 1 .920 2.09
Wally Westlake 30 11 10 1 0 19 17 2 0 1 1.000 1.73
League Average .980 2.22
Team Total 155 1053 986 45 22 9 .979 2.05

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Werle 30 59 52 10 42 0 3 1.000 0.88
Ted Wilks 35 48 21 4 17 0 1 1.000 0.44
Murry Dickson 34 45 92 19 70 3 3 .967 1.98
Mel Queen 33 39 17 4 12 1 2 .941 0.41
Junior Walsh 32 36 21 6 13 2 0 .905 0.53
Bob Friend 20 34 40 10 29 1 1 .975 1.15
Vern Law 21 28 27 10 15 2 2 .926 0.89
Paul LaPalme 27 22 10 4 6 0 0 1.000 0.45
Howie Pollet 30 21 28 5 23 0 2 1.000 1.33
Bill Koski 19 13 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.15
Cliff Chambers 29 10 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.50
Joe Muir 28 9 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 0.89
Don Carlsen 24 7 9 1 6 2 1 .778 1.00
Con Dempsey 28 3 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67
Erv Dusak 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Paul Pettit 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Len Yochim 22 2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .963 0.95
Team Total 155 337 77 249 11 16 .967 0.86

1950 / 1952 Fielding Statistics

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