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1952 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953)
42-112, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 515 runs, Allowed 793 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 48-106
Manager: Billy Meyer (42-112)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 686,673 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 107;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 105
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1951 / 1953 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 Murry Dickson 35 14 21 .400 3.57 43 34 8 21 2 2 277.2 278 128 110 26 76 112 1 0 0 1157 112 1.275 9.0 0.8 2.5 3.6 1.47
2 SP Howie Pollet* 31 7 16 .304 4.12 31 30 1 9 1 0 214.0 217 111 98 22 71 90 3 0 1 904 97 1.346 9.1 0.9 3.0 3.8 1.27
3 SP Bob Friend 21 7 17 .292 4.18 35 23 4 6 1 0 185.0 186 96 86 15 84 75 3 1 7 820 95 1.459 9.0 0.7 4.1 3.6 0.89
4 SP Cal Hogue 24 1 8 .111 4.84 19 12 5 3 0 0 83.2 79 56 45 7 68 34 4 0 1 385 82 1.757 8.5 0.8 7.3 3.7 0.50
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 RP Woody Main 30 2 12 .143 4.46 48 11 19 2 0 2 153.1 149 78 76 14 52 79 0 1 2 652 90 1.311 8.7 0.8 3.1 4.6 1.52
6 RP Ron Kline 20 0 7 .000 5.49 27 11 5 0 0 0 78.2 74 55 48 3 66 27 6 3 4 368 73 1.780 8.5 0.3 7.6 3.1 0.41
7 RP Ted Wilks 36 5 5 .500 3.61 44 0 34 0 0 4 72.1 65 32 29 9 31 24 2 0 1 305 111 1.327 8.1 1.1 3.9 3.0 0.77
8 RP Paul LaPalme* 28 1 2 .333 3.92 31 2 16 0 0 0 59.2 56 33 26 6 37 25 1 0 5 265 102 1.559 8.4 0.9 5.6 3.8 0.68
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
9 Ron Necciai 20 1 6 .143 7.08 12 9 2 0 0 0 54.2 63 45 43 5 32 31 1 0 3 248 56 1.738 10.4 0.8 5.3 5.1 0.97
10 Jim Waugh 18 1 6 .143 6.36 17 7 6 1 0 0 52.1 61 43 37 4 32 18 2 0 0 252 63 1.777 10.5 0.7 5.5 3.1 0.56
11 Joe Muir* 29 2 3 .400 6.31 12 5 0 1 0 0 35.2 42 28 25 3 18 17 0 0 0 164 63 1.682 10.6 0.8 4.5 4.3 0.94
12 Red Munger 33 0 3 .000 7.18 5 4 0 0 0 0 26.1 30 21 21 6 10 8 0 0 0 118 56 1.519 10.3 2.1 3.4 2.7 0.80
13 Harry Fisher 26 1 2 .333 6.87 8 3 4 0 0 0 18.1 17 14 14 4 13 5 2 0 1 83 58 1.636 8.3 2.0 6.4 2.5 0.38
14 Bill Bell 18 0 1 .000 4.60 4 1 2 0 0 0 15.2 16 11 8 3 13 4 0 0 1 77 87 1.851 9.2 1.7 7.5 2.3 0.31
15 Don Carlsen 25 0 1 .000 10.80 5 1 1 0 0 0 10.0 20 13 12 1 5 2 0 0 1 53 37 2.500 18.0 0.9 4.5 1.8 0.40
16 Jim Suchecki 25 0 0 5.40 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 14 7 6 1 4 6 1 0 0 49 74 1.800 12.6 0.9 3.6 5.4 1.50
17 Jim Dunn 21 0 0 3.38 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 24 118 1.313 6.8 0.0 5.1 3.4 0.67
18 Bill Werle* 31 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 44 2.500 20.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
19 Ed Wolfe 23 0 0 7.36 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 3 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 21 54 3.273 17.2 2.5 12.3 2.5 0.20
20 Mel Queen 34 0 2 .000 29.70 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 12 11 2 4 3 0 0 2 25 13 3.600 21.6 5.4 10.8 8.1 0.75
Team Totals 28.1 42 112 .273 4.65 155 155 112 43 4 8 1363.2 1395 793 704 133 625 564 27 5 30 5992 86 1.481 9.2 0.9 4.1 3.7 0.90
Rank in 8 NL teams 8 1 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 5241
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
Bill Bell 18 0 1 .000 4.50 16.0 17 9 8 3 14 4 0 1.938 9.6 7.9 2.3 0.29 1.7 4 4
Don Carlsen 25 0 1 .000 10.80 10.0 20 13 12 1 5 2 0 2.500 18.0 4.5 1.8 0.40 0.9 5 5
Murry Dickson 35 17 14 .548 3.66 280.0 290 127 114 27 79 113 1 1.318 9.3 2.5 3.6 1.43 0.9 43 43
Jim Dunn 21 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 1.167 6.0 4.5 3.0 0.67 0.0 3 3
Harry Fisher 26 0 1 .000 7.00 18.0 18 16 14 4 14 5 2 1.778 9.0 7.0 2.5 0.36 2.0 8 8
Bob Friend 21 10 11 .476 4.22 190.0 195 99 89 16 88 77 3 1.489 9.2 4.2 3.6 0.88 0.8 35 35
Cal Hogue 24 3 6 .333 5.05 82.0 81 51 46 7 70 33 4 1.841 8.9 7.7 3.6 0.47 0.8 19 19
Ron Kline 20 3 5 .375 5.77 78.0 77 56 50 3 69 27 6 1.872 8.9 8.0 3.1 0.39 0.3 27 27
*Paul LaPalme 28 3 3 .500 4.05 60.0 58 30 27 6 38 25 1 1.600 8.7 5.7 3.8 0.66 0.9 31 31
Woody Main 30 7 10 .412 4.47 157.0 156 87 78 15 54 81 0 1.338 8.9 3.1 4.6 1.50 0.9 48 48
*Joe Muir 29 1 3 .250 6.50 36.0 44 29 26 3 19 17 0 1.750 11.0 4.8 4.3 0.89 0.8 12 12
Red Munger 33 1 2 .333 8.13 31.0 39 31 28 8 12 9 1 1.645 11.3 3.5 2.6 0.75 2.3 6 6
Ron Necciai 20 1 4 .200 7.64 53.0 65 50 45 5 33 30 1 1.849 11.0 5.6 5.1 0.91 0.8 12 12
*Howie Pollet 31 11 12 .478 4.25 214.0 225 112 101 23 74 90 3 1.397 9.5 3.1 3.8 1.22 1.0 31 31
Mel Queen 34 0 0 24.75 4.0 9 12 11 2 4 4 0 3.250 20.3 9.0 9.0 1.00 4.5 2 2
Jim Suchecki 25 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 15 7 6 1 4 6 1 1.900 13.5 3.6 5.4 1.50 0.9 5 5
Jim Waugh 18 2 4 .333 6.50 54.0 64 43 39 4 34 19 2 1.815 10.7 5.7 3.2 0.56 0.7 17 17
*Bill Werle 31 1 3 .250 6.00 42.0 53 31 28 8 17 23 1 1.667 11.4 3.6 4.9 1.35 1.7 24 24
Ted Wilks 36 5 4 .556 3.86 84.0 78 40 36 10 41 30 2 1.417 8.4 4.4 3.2 0.73 1.1 51 51
Ed Wolfe 23 0 0 9.00 3.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 1 4.000 21.0 15.0 3.0 0.20 3.0 3 3
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+
Bill Bell 18 1 0 1 .000 4.60 4 1 2 0 0 0 15.2 16 11 8 3 13 4 0 0 1 77 87 1.851 9.2 1.7 7.5 2.3 0.31 87
Don Carlsen 25 3 2 4 .333 6.00 13 7 1 2 0 0 54.0 75 39 36 5 21 23 1 0 3 252 69 1.778 12.5 0.8 3.5 3.8 1.10 69
Murry Dickson 35 11 110 109 .502 3.54 388 199 105 97 14 14 1925.2 1859 869 758 163 681 807 23 2 15 8106 113 1.319 8.7 0.8 3.2 3.8 1.19 113
Jim Dunn 21 1 0 0 3.38 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 24 118 1.313 6.8 0.0 5.1 3.4 0.67 118
Harry Fisher 26 1 1 2 .333 6.87 8 3 4 0 0 0 18.1 17 14 14 4 13 5 2 0 1 83 58 1.636 8.3 2.0 6.4 2.5 0.38 58
Bob Friend 21 2 13 27 .325 4.22 69 45 9 9 2 0 334.2 359 190 157 27 152 116 3 1 8 1486 97 1.527 9.7 0.7 4.1 3.1 0.76 97
Cal Hogue 24 1 1 8 .111 4.84 19 12 5 3 0 0 83.2 79 56 45 7 68 34 4 0 1 385 82 1.757 8.5 0.8 7.3 3.7 0.50 82
Ron Kline 20 1 0 7 .000 5.49 27 11 5 0 0 0 78.2 74 55 48 3 66 27 6 3 4 368 73 1.780 8.5 0.3 7.6 3.1 0.41 73
*Paul LaPalme 28 2 2 7 .222 5.05 53 10 24 1 1 0 114.0 135 81 64 12 68 49 2 1 8 537 81 1.781 10.7 0.9 5.4 3.9 0.72 81
Woody Main 30 3 4 13 .235 5.02 77 11 29 2 0 3 200.2 205 117 112 20 82 103 1 2 2 877 80 1.430 9.2 0.9 3.7 4.6 1.26 80
*Joe Muir 29 2 2 5 .286 5.19 21 6 4 1 0 0 52.0 53 34 30 5 25 22 0 0 1 234 78 1.500 9.2 0.9 4.3 3.8 0.88 78
Red Munger 33 9 74 52 .587 3.81 238 148 45 54 13 10 1121.2 1117 518 475 78 459 519 11 1 14 4812 104 1.405 9.0 0.6 3.7 4.2 1.13 104
Ron Necciai 20 1 1 6 .143 7.08 12 9 2 0 0 0 54.2 63 45 43 5 32 31 1 0 3 248 56 1.738 10.4 0.8 5.3 5.1 0.97 56
*Howie Pollet 31 10 110 91 .547 3.33 299 228 34 109 22 11 1744.1 1711 754 646 118 595 772 22 1 28 7375 118 1.322 8.8 0.6 3.1 4.0 1.30 118
Mel Queen 34 8 27 40 .403 5.09 146 77 23 15 3 1 556.2 567 354 315 68 329 328 11 3 11 2540 80 1.610 9.2 1.1 5.3 5.3 1.00 80
Jim Suchecki 25 3 0 6 .000 5.38 38 6 17 0 0 0 103.2 130 73 62 9 50 56 2 0 1 495 81 1.736 11.3 0.8 4.3 4.9 1.12 81
Jim Waugh 18 1 1 6 .143 6.36 17 7 6 1 0 0 52.1 61 43 37 4 32 18 2 0 0 252 63 1.777 10.5 0.7 5.5 3.1 0.56 63
*Bill Werle 31 4 29 37 .439 4.76 166 60 50 18 2 15 629.0 722 374 333 74 183 265 21 3 10 2739 89 1.439 10.3 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.45 89
Ted Wilks 36 9 59 30 .663 3.25 381 44 189 22 5 46 909.1 827 360 328 76 280 401 11 1 8 3744 119 1.217 8.2 0.8 2.8 4.0 1.43 119
Ed Wolfe 23 1 0 0 7.36 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 3 3 1 5 1 1 0 0 21 54 3.273 17.2 2.5 12.3 2.5 0.20 54
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+

1951 / 1953 Pitching Statistics