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1953 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1952/1954)
50-104, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 622 runs, Allowed 887 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-101
Managed by Fred Haney

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 572,757 (7th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 99, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 106
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1953 Stats / Schedule (1952/1954) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   50-104, Final Rank: 8, GB:   55.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          55 (last on September 26)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       55.0 (last on September 27)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (April 29 to May 3)
Longest Losing Streak:           9 (July 6 to July 12 and August 22 to August 30)

Most Runs Allowed:              19 (August 30)
Most Runs Scored:               14 (April 16)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       9
Times Opponent Shutout:          4

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        50 104     622     887    .325

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           26  51     326     472    .338
Road           24  53     296     415    .312

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5   9      64      86    .357
May             8  19     108     140    .296
June           12  22     119     184    .353
July            8  23     108     188    .258
August          8  22     130     194    .267
September       9   9      93      95    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     28  61     347     502    .315
Second Half    22  43     275     385    .338
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        17  23     163     169    .425

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout         9  32     165     340    .220

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             2  20      84     147    .091
CHC            11  11      92      90    .500
CIN             7  15      93     144    .318
MLN             7  15      80     136    .318
NYG            11  11      90     103    .500
PHI             7  15      97     136    .318
STL             5  17      86     131    .227

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 14     PIT @BRO  L   5-8        0-1     5     1.5  2:35 J Black                    12,433 -
  2 Wed, Apr 15     PIT @BRO  L   2-4        0-2     7     2.0  2:18 R Meyer                     3,149 --
  3 Thu, Apr 16     PIT  PHI  W  14-12       1-2     6     1.5  3:25 M Dickson                  16,220 +
  4 Sun, Apr 19     PIT  BRO  L   4-12       1-3     8     2.5  2:58 C Erskine                   8,801 -
  5 Tue, Apr 21     PIT  NYG  W   5-4        2-3     6     1.5  2:31 B Friend                    6,273 +
  6 Wed, Apr 22     PIT  NYG  L   2-4        2-4     8     2.0  2:25 J Hearn                    10,603 -
  7 Thu, Apr 23     PIT  NYG  W   6-5        3-4     5     2.0  2:22 H Pollet                    4,372 +
  8 Fri, Apr 24     PIT @PHI  L   3-5        3-5     7     3.0  2:13 J Konstanty                 6,506 -
  9 Sat, Apr 25     PIT @PHI  L   6-7        3-6     8     4.0  2:30 C Simmons                   6,265 --
 10 Sun, Apr 26     PIT @PHI  L   5-7        3-7     8     6.0  2:50 R Roberts                  18,490 ---
 11                 PIT @PHI  L   1-8        3-8     8     6.0  2:13 K Drews                    18,490 ----
 12 Tue, Apr 28     PIT  CHC  L   3-5        3-9     8     6.0  2:26 B Rush                      5,870 -----
 13 Wed, Apr 29     PIT  CHC  W   4-3        4-9     7     5.0  2:03 M Dickson                   8,744 +
 14 Thu, Apr 30     PIT  CHC  W   4-2        5-9     6     4.5  1:46 R Face                      2,930 ++
 15 Fri, May  1     PIT  CIN  W   8-3        6-9     6     4.0  2:37 P Pettit                   14,826 +++
 16 Sat, May  2     PIT  CIN  W  12-4        7-9     6     3.5  2:32 P LaPalme                   7,437 ++++
 17 Sun, May  3     PIT  STL  W   8-2        8-9     5     3.5  2:36 J Lindell                  26,001 +++++
 18 Mon, May  4     PIT  STL  L   0-5        8-10    5     4.5  2:38 V Mizell                   18,778 -
 19 Sat, May  9     PIT @NYG  W   2-0        9-10    5     4.5  2:15 J Lindell                       0 +
 20                 PIT @NYG  L   4-6        9-11    5     4.5  2:48 H Wilhelm                   9,889 -
 21 Sun, May 10     PIT @NYG  L   0-4        9-12    6     5.5  2:17 S Maglie                        0 --
 22                 PIT @NYG  L   2-3        9-13    6     5.5  2:23 F Hiller                   17,940 ---
 23 Thu, May 14     PIT @MLN  L   2-3        9-14    6     6.0  2:01 J Wilson                   15,438 ----
 24 Fri, May 15     PIT @MLN  L   3-4        9-15    6     7.0  2:06 M Surkont                   8,744 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Sat, May 16     PIT @CHC  W   3-2       10-15    6     7.0  2:30 M Dickson                   9,728 +
 26 Sun, May 17     PIT @CHC  L   2-6       10-16    7     8.0  2:19 P Minner                          -
 27                 PIT @CHC  L   3-7       10-17    7     8.0  1:51 J Klippstein                7,745 --
 28 Tue, May 19     PIT @STL  L   1-2       10-18    7     8.5  2:15 J Staley                    7,607 ---
 29 Wed, May 20     PIT @STL  L   6-11      10-19    8     8.5  2:59 J Presko                    5,715 ----
 30 Thu, May 21     PIT  PHI  W   7-2       11-19    7     7.5  2:22 M Dickson                   7,507 +
 31 Sat, May 23     PIT  NYG  W   8-4       12-19    6     7.0  2:43 P LaPalme                   7,444 ++
 32 Sun, May 24     PIT  NYG  L   3-11      12-20    6     7.5  2:50 L Jansen                   20,966 -
 33 Mon, May 25     PIT  NYG  L   3-6       12-21    6     9.0  2:34 F Hiller                    2,369 --
 34 Wed, May 27     PIT  PHI  L   2-14      12-22    6    10.0  2:37 R Roberts                         ---
 35                 PIT  PHI  W   8-6       13-22    6    10.0  2:53 R Face                     16,935 +
 36 Thu, May 28     PIT  PHI  L   8-9       13-23    6    10.5  2:17 J Konstanty                 2,435 -
 37 Fri, May 29     PIT  BRO  L   4-7       13-24    6    10.5  2:15 R Meyer                     3,902 --
 38 Sat, May 30     PIT  BRO  L   4-7       13-25    8    12.5  2:38 B Wade                            ---
 39                 PIT  BRO  L   1-4       13-26    8    12.5  2:39 J Podres                   31,029 ----
 40 Sun, May 31     PIT @BRO  L   3-4       13-27    8    14.0  2:20 B Loes                            -----
 41                 PIT @BRO  L   1-4       13-28    8    14.0  1:43 B Milliken                 25,277 ------
 42 Tue, Jun  2     PIT  CHC  W   4-3       14-28    8    13.5  3:23 J Hetki                     8,158 +
 43 Wed, Jun  3     PIT  CHC  W   1-0       15-28    7    13.5  2:59 P LaPalme                   8,165 ++
 44 Thu, Jun  4     PIT  CHC  W   6-1       16-28    6    12.5  2:08 B Hall                      3,182 +++
 45 Fri, Jun  5     PIT  CIN  L   4-7       16-29    7    13.5  2:36 H Wehmeier                 12,229 -
 46 Sat, Jun  6     PIT  CIN  L   7-15      16-30    7    14.0  2:40 F Smith                     4,685 --
 47 Sun, Jun  7     PIT  CIN  L   1-6       16-31    8    15.5  2:23 B Podbielan                       ---
 48                 PIT  CIN  L   6-11      16-32    8    15.5  2:40 J Nuxhall                   9,021 ----
 49 Mon, Jun  8     PIT  STL  L   3-5       16-33    8    16.5  3:31 A Brazle                    7,643 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Tue, Jun  9     PIT  STL  W   7-4       17-33    7    16.5  2:30 B Hall                      1,894 +
 51 Wed, Jun 10     PIT  STL  L   1-5       17-34    7    17.5  2:29 J Presko                    8,937 -
 52 Thu, Jun 11     PIT  STL  L   3-5       17-35    7    17.5  2:26 S Miller                    2,178 --
 53 Fri, Jun 12     PIT  MLN  W   4-2       18-35    7    18.0  2:12 M Dickson                         +
 54                 PIT  MLN  L   2-11      18-36    7    18.0  2:03 M Surkont                  17,344 -
 55 Sat, Jun 13     PIT  MLN  L   4-5       18-37    7    18.5  2:24 L Burdette                  5,134 --
 56 Sun, Jun 14     PIT  MLN  L   3-7       18-38    7    20.5  2:35 D Liddle                          ---
 57                 PIT  MLN  L   0-8       18-39    7    20.5  2:09 B Buhl                     15,083 ----
 58 Mon, Jun 15     PIT  MLN  W   3-2       19-39    7    19.5  2:18 B Friend                    6,548 +
 59 Tue, Jun 16     PIT @CHC  W   6-5       20-39    7    20.5  2:20 J Lindell                         ++
 60                 PIT @CHC  L   2-3       20-40    7    20.5  2:03 H Pollet                   11,437 -
 61 Wed, Jun 17     PIT @CHC  L   4-5       20-41    8    21.5  4:00 T Lown                      5,422 --
 62 Thu, Jun 18     PIT @CHC  L   4-8       20-42    8    22.0  2:17 B Rush                      3,969 ---
 63 Fri, Jun 19     PIT @STL  L   2-10      20-43    8    22.0  2:54 V Mizell                    7,552 ----
 64 Sat, Jun 20     PIT @STL  L   1-2       20-44    8    23.0  2:42 J Presko                    9,019 -----
 65 Sun, Jun 21     PIT @STL  W   5-2       21-44    8    22.0  2:33 M Dickson                  10,451 +
 66 Mon, Jun 22     PIT @STL  L   3-6       21-45    8    22.5  2:58 J Staley                    5,625 -
 67 Tue, Jun 23     PIT @MLN  W   1-0       22-45    8    21.5  2:07 B Hall                     26,299 +
 68 Wed, Jun 24     PIT @MLN  W  10-1       23-45    8    20.5  2:39 R Face                     21,438 ++
 69 Thu, Jun 25     PIT @MLN  W   6-4       24-45    7    19.5  3:10 J Hetki                    14,841 +++
 70 Fri, Jun 26     PIT @CIN  L   4-8       24-46    8    20.0  2:19 J Nuxhall                         -
 71                 PIT @CIN  L   1-4       24-47    8    20.0  2:51 J Collum                    7,758 --
 72 Sat, Jun 27     PIT @CIN  L   5-15      24-48    8    20.0  2:37 H Perkowski                 2,599 ---
 73 Sun, Jun 28     PIT @CIN  L   1-4       24-49    8    21.5  2:11 F Baczewski                       ----
 74                 PIT @CIN  L   2-9       24-50    8    21.5  2:07 K Raffensber               10,432 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Tue, Jun 30     PIT @NYG  W   3-1       25-50    8    20.5  2:13 M Dickson                  13,805 +
 76 Wed, Jul  1     PIT @NYG  W   5-3       26-50    8    20.5  2:42 J Hetki                     4,429 ++
 77 Sat, Jul  4     PIT @BRO  L   5-6       26-51    8    21.0  2:37 J Hughes                          -
 78                 PIT @BRO  W   5-2       27-51    8    21.0  2:23 B Friend                   30,029 +
 79 Sun, Jul  5     PIT  PHI  L   0-2       27-52    8    20.5  2:25 R Roberts                         -
 80                 PIT  PHI  W   7-4       28-52    8    20.5  2:49 J Waugh                    11,404 +
 81 Mon, Jul  6     PIT  BRO  L   2-14      28-53    8    21.5  2:31 R Meyer                    13,497 -
 82 Tue, Jul  7     PIT  BRO  L   4-5       28-54    8    23.5  2:16 C Erskine                         --
 83                 PIT  BRO  L   5-9       28-55    8    23.5  2:41 P Roe                       9,687 ---
 84 Wed, Jul  8     PIT  NYG  L   7-10      28-56    8    24.5  3:30 L Jansen                    7,095 ----
 85 Thu, Jul  9     PIT  NYG  L   0-4       28-57    8    24.5  2:12 R Gomez                     3,391 -----
 86 Fri, Jul 10     PIT @PHI  L   3-13      28-58    8    24.5  2:26 C Simmons                   6,466 ------
 87 Sat, Jul 11     PIT @PHI  L   4-8       28-59    8    24.5  2:10 S Ridzik                    3,608 -------
 88 Sun, Jul 12     PIT @PHI  L   4-6       28-60    8    26.0  2:47 R Roberts                         --------
 89                 PIT @PHI  L   5-6       28-61    8    26.0  2:14 S Ridzik                   10,806 ---------
 90 Thu, Jul 16     PIT  MLN  W   5-2       29-61    8    26.0  2:10 B Friend                   11,775 +
 91 Fri, Jul 17     PIT  MLN  L   2-8       29-62    8    27.5  2:24 W Spahn                    11,565 -
 92 Sat, Jul 18     PIT  MLN  L   3-4       29-63    8    28.5  2:11 D Liddle                    4,674 --
 93 Sun, Jul 19     PIT  STL  L   2-8       29-64    8    28.5  2:31 H Haddix                          ---
 94                 PIT  STL  W   6-4       30-64    8    28.5  2:39 P LaPalme                   9,045 +
 95 Mon, Jul 20     PIT  STL  L   4-9       30-65    8    29.5  2:39 C Chambers                  2,105 -
 96 Tue, Jul 21     PIT  CIN  L   2-7       30-66    8    30.5  2:10 K Raffensber                7,594 --
 97 Wed, Jul 22     PIT  CIN  W   3-2       31-66    8    31.0  2:01 P LaPalme                   1,567 +
 98 Thu, Jul 23     PIT  CIN  L   0-7       31-67    8    31.5  2:16 H Perkowski                 1,807 -
 99 Fri, Jul 24     PIT  CHC  L   1-7       31-68    8    31.5  2:10 P Minner                   10,406 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Sat, Jul 25     PIT  CHC  L   4-5       31-69    8    32.5  2:31 T Lown                      4,217 ---
101 Sun, Jul 26     PIT  CHC  W   3-2       32-69    8    33.5  2:12 R Face                            +
102                 PIT  CHC  L   3-7       32-70    8    33.5  2:25 W Hacker                   11,358 -
103 Tue, Jul 28     PIT @STL  L   4-6       32-71    8    34.5  2:10 C Chambers                  7,973 --
104 Wed, Jul 29     PIT @STL  L   2-8       32-72    8    35.5  2:29 H Haddix                    7,418 ---
105 Thu, Jul 30     PIT @STL  L   4-10      32-73    8    35.5  2:31 E Erautt                    3,402 ----
106 Fri, Jul 31     PIT @CHC  W   4-0       33-73    8    35.5  2:17 M Dickson                   5,412 +
107 Sat, Aug  1     PIT @CHC  W  10-3       34-73    8    35.5  3:49 J Lindell                   8,017 ++
108 Sun, Aug  2     PIT @CHC  L   6-7       34-74    8    35.5  3:00 T Lown                     14,110 -
109 Mon, Aug  3     PIT @CIN  L   0-5       34-75    8    36.5  2:06 J Nuxhall                   3,499 --
110 Tue, Aug  4     PIT @CIN  W   2-1       35-75    8    36.0  2:00 R Face                      4,463 +
111 Wed, Aug  5     PIT @CIN  W   6-4       36-75    8    35.0  2:07 J Waugh                     1,797 ++
112 Thu, Aug  6     PIT @CIN  W   4-3       37-75    8    34.5  2:11 J Lindell                   2,054 +++
113 Fri, Aug  7     PIT @MLN  L   2-9       37-76    8    35.5  2:37 V Bickford                 26,902 -
114 Sat, Aug  8     PIT @MLN  L   4-7       37-77    8    36.5  2:16 L Burdette                 17,163 --
115 Sun, Aug  9     PIT @MLN  L   4-7       37-78    8    38.0  2:16 E Johnson                         ---
116                 PIT @MLN  L   3-10      37-79    8    38.0  2:30 J Wilson                   33,376 ----
117 Tue, Aug 11     PIT  PHI  L   0-3       37-80    8    39.0  2:57 C Simmons                   6,985 -----
118 Wed, Aug 12     PIT  PHI  L   4-8       37-81    8    40.0  2:23 R Roberts                   6,505 ------
119 Thu, Aug 13     PIT  PHI  W   4-3       38-81    8    40.0  2:05 P LaPalme                   2,373 +
120 Sat, Aug 15     PIT @BRO  L   6-14      38-82    8    41.0  2:44 B Wade                     12,842 -
121 Sun, Aug 16     PIT @BRO  L   1-3       38-83    8    43.0  2:12 P Roe                             --
122                 PIT @BRO  L   5-9       38-84    8    43.0  2:38 C Erskine                  18,550 ---
123 Mon, Aug 17     PIT @BRO  L   2-5       38-85    8    44.0  2:46 C Labine                    9,943 ----
124 Tue, Aug 18     PIT @PHI  L   0-1       38-86    8    45.0  2:21 S Ridzik                    3,945 -----

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Aug 19     PIT @PHI  W   5-3       39-86    8    45.0  2:53 R Face                      4,554 +
126 Thu, Aug 20     PIT @PHI  W   5-2       40-86    8    45.0  2:06 J Waugh                     4,376 ++
127 Fri, Aug 21     PIT  BRO  W   7-1       41-86    8    44.0  2:35 M Dickson                  12,459 +++
128 Sat, Aug 22     PIT  BRO  L   3-5       41-87    8    45.0  2:40 P Roe                       7,033 -
129 Sun, Aug 23     PIT  BRO  L   4-10      41-88    8    47.0  2:52 R Meyer                           --
130                 PIT  BRO  L   7-9       41-89    8    47.0  2:30 C Labine                   18,418 ---
131 Tue, Aug 25     PIT  CIN  L   6-8       41-90    8    48.0  2:35 J Collum                          ----
132                 PIT  CIN  L   8-9       41-91    8    48.0  2:48 F Baczewski                 8,270 -----
133 Fri, Aug 28     PIT  STL  L   9-10      41-92    8    49.0  2:50 H White                     7,021 ------
134 Sat, Aug 29     PIT  STL  L   4-5       41-93    8    50.0  2:30 V Mizell                    3,145 -------
135 Sun, Aug 30     PIT  MLN  L   4-19      41-94    8    51.5  2:41 J Antonelli                       --------
136                 PIT  MLN  L   5-11      41-95    8    51.5  2:15 D Liddle                    9,458 ---------
137 Wed, Sep  2     PIT  CHC  W   8-1       42-95    8    51.5  2:11 B Friend                    5,659 +
138 Sun, Sep  6     PIT  PHI  L   2-7       42-96    8    53.0  2:05 K Drews                     5,690 -
139 Mon, Sep  7     PIT @NYG  W   9-7       43-96    8    53.0  2:37 B Friend                        0 +
140                 PIT @NYG  W   5-3       44-96    8    53.0  2:18 P LaPalme                   6,903 ++
141 Wed, Sep  9     PIT @CHC  L   7-8       44-97    8    54.0  2:26 D Simpson                   2,319 -
142 Fri, Sep 11     PIT @STL  L   3-5       44-98    8    53.5  2:24 V Mizell                    4,728 --
143 Sat, Sep 12     PIT @STL  W   8-7       45-98    8    53.5  3:17 M Dickson                   4,119 +
144 Sun, Sep 13     PIT @CIN  W   5-4       46-98    8    53.0  2:22 P LaPalme                         ++
145                 PIT @CIN  L   6-8       46-99    8    53.0  2:17 F Smith                     7,454 -
146 Tue, Sep 15     PIT @MLN  W   7-5       47-99    8    52.5  2:28 B Friend                   32,145 +
147 Wed, Sep 16     PIT @MLN  L   3-7       47-100   8    52.5  1:47 B Buhl                     18,912 -
148 Sat, Sep 19     PIT @NYG  L   1-4       47-101   8    53.5  2:15 A Worthingto                    0 --
149                 PIT @NYG  W   6-5       48-101   8    53.5  2:23 J Waugh                     2,744 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 20     PIT @NYG  W   8-4       49-101   8    53.0  2:15 B Friend                    4,717 ++
151 Tue, Sep 22     PIT @BRO  L   4-5       49-102   8    54.0  2:20 J Podres                    2,365 -
152 Fri, Sep 25     PIT  NYG  L   2-6       49-103   8    55.0  2:08 A Worthingto                3,367 --
153 Sat, Sep 26     PIT  NYG  L   3-5       49-104   8    55.0  2:58 L Jansen                    1,385 ---
154 Sun, Sep 27     PIT  NYG  W   6-4       50-104   8    55.0  1:50 C Hogue                    17,567 +

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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