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1955 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954/1956)
60-94, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 560 runs, Allowed 767 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 55-99
Managed by Fred Haney

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 469,397 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 98, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 97, Pitching - 101
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1955 Stats / Schedule (1954/1956) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   60-94 , Final Rank: 8, GB:   38.5
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:       never
Most Games under .500:          35 (last on September 21)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       39.5 (last on September 21)

Longest Winning Streak:          6 (May 1 to May 6)
Longest Losing Streak:          11 (May 11 to May 22)

Most Runs Allowed:              19 (July 14)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (May 24)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      15
Times Opponent Shutout:          5

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        60  94     560     767    .390

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           36  39     299     336    .480
Road           24  55     261     431    .304

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3  11      33      71    .214
May            11  20     124     154    .355
June           10  18     100     134    .357
July           14  19     119     172    .424
August         14  12     102     121    .538
September       8  14      82     115    .364

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     30  57     301     426    .345
Second Half    30  37     259     341    .448
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        21  21     161     161    .500

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        12  32     185     333    .273

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO             8  14      81     102    .364
CHC            11  11      88      93    .500
CIN             8  14      63     127    .364
MLN            11  11      89      97    .500
NYG             5  17      82     148    .227
PHI             7  15      68     111    .318
STL            10  12      89      89    .455

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Wed, Apr 13     PIT @BRO  L   1-6        0-1     5     1.5  2:41 C Erskine                   6,999 -
  2 Thu, Apr 14     PIT  PHI  L   3-4        0-2     6     2.5  2:31 H Wehmeier                 23,570 --
  3 Sat, Apr 16     PIT  BRO  L   0-6        0-3     7     3.5  1:56 R Meyer                     5,533 ---
  4 Sun, Apr 17     PIT  BRO  L   3-10       0-4     8     5.5  2:27 J Podres                        0 ----
  5                 PIT  BRO  L   2-3        0-5     8     5.5  2:07 C Labine                   20,499 -----
  6 Mon, Apr 18     PIT @NYG  L   3-12       0-6     8     6.5  2:43 D Liddle                    2,915 ------
  7 Fri, Apr 22     PIT @PHI  L   4-5        0-7     8     8.0  2:20 B Miller                    5,821 -------
  8 Sat, Apr 23     PIT @PHI  L   0-8        0-8     8     9.0  2:15 M Dickson                   4,132 --------
  9 Sun, Apr 24     PIT @PHI  W   6-1        1-8     7     8.5  2:52 M Surkont                       0 +
 10                 PIT @PHI  L   0-3        1-9     7     8.5  2:04 J Meyer                     8,224 -
 11 Wed, Apr 27     PIT  CHC  W   4-1        2-9     7     8.5  2:14 B Purkey                    1,044 +
 12 Thu, Apr 28     PIT  CIN  L   2-3        2-10    7     9.5  2:24 J Staley                    6,907 -
 13 Fri, Apr 29     PIT  CIN  L   0-5        2-11    8    10.0  2:15 J Nuxhall                   6,341 --
 14 Sat, Apr 30     PIT  CIN  W   5-4        3-11    7    10.0  2:12 B Friend                    3,112 +
 15 Sun, May  1     PIT  STL  L   3-4        3-12    7    10.5  2:58 B Tiefenauer                      -
 16                 PIT  STL  W   7-0        4-12    7    10.5  1:56 R Kline                    13,213 +
 17 Mon, May  2     PIT  STL  W   5-1        5-12    7    10.5  2:12 B Purkey                    2,181 ++
 18 Tue, May  3     PIT  MLN  W   4-0        6-12    7    10.0  2:27 D Littlefiel               10,784 +++
 19 Wed, May  4     PIT  MLN  W   5-4        7-12    7    10.0  2:37 M Surkont                  13,374 ++++
 20 Thu, May  5     PIT  MLN  W   9-4        8-12    7    10.0  2:34 N King                      4,329 +++++
 21 Fri, May  6     PIT @NYG  W   3-2        9-12    6    10.0  2:40 R Kline                    10,330 ++++++
 22 Sat, May  7     PIT @NYG  L   3-11       9-13    6    11.0  2:41 J Hearn                     8,926 -
 23 Sun, May  8     PIT @NYG  W   7-5       10-13    5    11.5  2:44 D Littlefiel                    0 +
 24                 PIT @NYG  L   3-6       10-14    5    11.5  2:23 S Maglie                   14,180 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Tue, May 10     PIT @MLN  W   9-6       11-14    5    11.5  2:59 M Surkont                  20,562 +
 26 Wed, May 11     PIT @MLN  L   3-8       11-15    6    11.5  2:14 C Nichols                  14,899 -
 27 Thu, May 12     PIT @CHC  L   0-4       11-16    6    11.5  2:38 S Jones                     2,918 --
 28 Sat, May 14     PIT @STL  L   0-6       11-17    6    13.0  2:09 B Lawrence                  9,479 ---
 29 Sun, May 15     PIT @STL  L   1-5       11-18    6    13.5  2:14 G Jones                    10,996 ----
 30 Mon, May 16     PIT @STL  L   0-6       11-19    6    14.0  2:09 L Arroyo                    5,184 -----
 31 Tue, May 17     PIT @CIN  L   2-9       11-20    7    14.0  2:27 J Nuxhall                   4,881 ------
 32 Wed, May 18     PIT @CIN  L   1-5       11-21    7    14.0  2:07 R Minarcin                  2,079 -------
 33 Fri, May 20     PIT  NYG  L   3-6       11-22    8    14.0  2:16 H Wilhelm                  15,722 --------
 34 Sat, May 21     PIT  NYG  L   2-3       11-23    8    15.0  2:20 S Maglie                    5,731 ---------
 35 Sun, May 22     PIT  NYG  L   2-5       11-24    8    16.5  2:16 R Gomez                           ----------
 36                 PIT  NYG  L   3-5       11-25    8    16.5  2:45 H Wilhelm                  16,691 -----------
 37 Tue, May 24     PIT  BRO  W  15-1       12-25    8    15.5  2:55 B Friend                    9,251 +
 38 Thu, May 26     PIT  BRO  L   2-6       12-26    8    16.5  2:05 D Newcombe                  2,680 -
 39 Fri, May 27     PIT  PHI  L   2-5       12-27    8    16.5  2:33 H Wehmeier                  6,956 --
 40 Sat, May 28     PIT  PHI  L   4-8       12-28    8    17.5  3:32 B Miller                    3,082 ---
 41 Sun, May 29     PIT  PHI  L   2-5       12-29    8    18.0  2:18 R Roberts                       0 ----
 42                 PIT  PHI  W  11-5       13-29    8    18.0  2:12 M Surkont                   5,918 +
 43 Mon, May 30     PIT @BRO  L   4-8       13-30    8    20.0  2:18 R Meyer                         0 -
 44                 PIT @BRO  L   3-8       13-31    8    20.0  2:30 D Newcombe                 26,711 --
 45 Tue, May 31     PIT @BRO  W   6-3       14-31    8    19.0  2:18 B Friend                    6,008 +
 46 Wed, Jun  1     PIT  STL  L   2-6       14-32    8    20.0  2:27 L Arroyo                    7,580 -
 47 Thu, Jun  2     PIT  STL  W  12-3       15-32    8    20.0  2:30 M Surkont                   2,052 +
 48 Fri, Jun  3     PIT  CIN  W   7-6       16-32    8    20.0  2:58 V Law                       7,951 ++
 49 Sat, Jun  4     PIT  CIN  L   0-6       16-33    8    21.0  2:00 R Minarcin                  4,072 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun  5     PIT  CIN  W   7-6       17-33    8    21.0  2:47 M Surkont                         +
 51                 PIT  CIN  L   1-5       17-34    8    21.0  2:18 J Collum                   10,308 -
 52 Tue, Jun  7     PIT  CHC  L   3-4       17-35    8    22.5  2:46 W Hacker                    6,581 --
 53 Wed, Jun  8     PIT  CHC  W   2-1       18-35    8    22.5  2:17 R Kline                     3,779 +
 54 Thu, Jun  9     PIT  CHC  L   2-6       18-36    8    23.0  2:01 P Minner                    2,187 -
 55 Sat, Jun 11     PIT  MLN  L   4-7       18-37    8    24.5  2:07 G Conley                    1,995 --
 56 Sun, Jun 12     PIT  MLN  W   5-3       19-37    8    24.5  2:13 V Law                             +
 57                 PIT  MLN  L   5-6       19-38    8    24.5  2:17 B Buhl                     12,738 -
 58 Tue, Jun 14     PIT @STL  W  10-5       20-38    8    24.5  2:43 R Kline                     7,962 +
 59 Wed, Jun 15     PIT @STL  L   3-7       20-39    8    24.5  2:02 L Arroyo                    6,524 -
 60 Thu, Jun 16     PIT @STL  L   0-5       20-40    8    24.5  2:11 H Haddix                    6,277 --
 61 Fri, Jun 17     PIT @CIN  W   3-1       21-40    8    24.5  2:18 M Surkont                   5,872 +
 62 Sat, Jun 18     PIT @CIN  L   1-4       21-41    8    24.5  2:00 J Staley                    3,433 -
 63 Sun, Jun 19     PIT @CIN  W   5-2       22-41    8    25.0  2:07 B Friend                          +
 64                 PIT @CIN  L   0-4       22-42    8    25.0  2:15 J Nuxhall                  11,460 -
 65 Mon, Jun 20     PIT @MLN  L   1-2       22-43    8    25.5  2:02 G Conley                   21,510 --
 66 Tue, Jun 21     PIT @MLN  L   4-6       22-44    8    26.5  2:01 B Buhl                     25,510 ---
 67 Wed, Jun 22     PIT @MLN  L   0-6       22-45    8    27.5  2:10 W Spahn                    23,219 ----
 68 Fri, Jun 24     PIT @CHC  L   3-10      22-46    8    28.0  2:09 P Minner                    4,424 -----
 69 Sat, Jun 25     PIT @CHC  L   4-6       22-47    8    29.0  2:10 W Hacker                   12,181 ------
 70 Sun, Jun 26     PIT @CHC  W   5-4       23-47    8    28.5  2:37 V Law                             +
 71                 PIT @CHC  L   1-2       23-48    8    28.5  2:57 B Rush                     24,500 -
 72 Tue, Jun 28     PIT @PHI  W   7-5       24-48    8    28.5  3:10 B Friend                    8,635 +
 73 Wed, Jun 29     PIT @PHI  L   3-6       24-49    8    28.5  2:02 R Negray                    4,919 -
 74 Fri, Jul  1     PIT @BRO  W   3-2       25-49    8    28.0  2:33 V Law                      10,325 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  2     PIT @BRO  W   7-6       26-49    8    27.0  3:05 R Kline                     6,158 ++
 76 Sun, Jul  3     PIT @BRO  W   7-5       27-49    8    27.0  2:50 R Kline                         0 +++
 77                 PIT @BRO  L   1-3       27-50    8    27.0  2:16 B Loes                     15,000 -
 78 Mon, Jul  4     PIT  NYG  W   4-3       28-50    8    28.0  2:53 L Donoso                          +
 79                 PIT  NYG  L   3-5       28-51    8    28.0  3:26 M Grissom                  16,902 -
 80 Tue, Jul  5     PIT  NYG  L   1-11      28-52    8    28.0  2:37 J Antonelli                 7,245 --
 81 Wed, Jul  6     PIT  BRO  L   5-10      28-53    8    28.0  2:51 C Erskine                       0 ---
 82                 PIT  BRO  W   4-1       29-53    8    28.0  2:37 V Law                      20,674 +
 83 Thu, Jul  7     PIT  BRO  L   3-4       29-54    8    29.0  2:07 B Loes                      4,533 -
 84 Fri, Jul  8     PIT  PHI  L   1-5       29-55    8    30.0  2:45 H Wehmeier                  7,304 --
 85 Sat, Jul  9     PIT  PHI  L   1-7       29-56    8    30.0  2:03 R Roberts                   2,637 ---
 86 Sun, Jul 10     PIT  PHI  L   1-4       29-57    8    29.5  2:00 C Simmons                         ----
 87                 PIT  PHI  W   3-1       30-57    8    29.5  2:02 V Law                       6,454 +
 88 Thu, Jul 14     PIT  CIN  L   1-19      30-58    8    29.5  2:41 J Collum                    6,947 -
 89 Fri, Jul 15     PIT  CIN  L   1-9       30-59    8    30.5  2:19 J Nuxhall                  11,794 --
 90 Sat, Jul 16     PIT  STL  W   5-1       31-59    8    30.5  2:08 L Donoso                    2,570 +
 91 Sun, Jul 17     PIT  STL  L   8-9       31-60    8    32.5  3:29 L Arroyo                          -
 92                 PIT  STL  L   0-1       31-61    8    32.5  2:04 H Haddix                    8,490 --
 93 Tue, Jul 19     PIT  MLN  W   4-3       32-61    8    31.5  4:44 B Friend                    7,953 +
 94 Wed, Jul 20     PIT  MLN  W   4-3       33-61    8    31.0  2:05 D Littlefiel                5,560 ++
 95 Thu, Jul 21     PIT  MLN  L   3-5       33-62    8    32.0  2:51 W Spahn                     2,568 -
 96 Fri, Jul 22     PIT  CHC  W   3-1       34-62    8    32.0  2:03 R Face                      7,388 +
 97 Sat, Jul 23     PIT  CHC  W  10-2       35-62    8    31.0  2:58 B Friend                    2,955 ++
 98 Sun, Jul 24     PIT  CHC  W  12-5       36-62    8    30.0  2:16 D Hall                            +++
 99                 PIT  CHC  W   3-2       37-62    8    30.0  2:16 V Law                      14,466 ++++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Tue, Jul 26     PIT @STL  W   3-1       38-62    8    30.0  2:21 D Littlefiel               10,261 +++++
101 Wed, Jul 27     PIT @STL  L   1-6       38-63    8    30.0  2:53 H Haddix                    6,434 -
102 Thu, Jul 28     PIT @STL  L   1-4       38-64    8    31.0  2:12 W Schmidt                   6,039 --
103 Fri, Jul 29     PIT @CIN  L   5-16      38-65    8    32.0  2:38 J Nuxhall                   5,690 ---
104 Sat, Jul 30     PIT @CIN  L   2-5       38-66    8    33.0  2:55 J Collum                    3,030 ----
105 Sun, Jul 31     PIT @CIN  L   4-7       38-67    8    34.5  2:40 J Black                           -----
106                 PIT @CIN  L   5-6       38-68    8    34.5  2:30 H Freeman                   9,704 ------
107 Mon, Aug  1     PIT @CHC  W   5-4       39-68    8    34.5  2:04 D Hall                      3,194 +
108 Tue, Aug  2     PIT @CHC  L   4-12      39-69    8    34.5  2:40 B Rush                      4,788 -
109 Wed, Aug  3     PIT @CHC  W   3-2       40-69    8    35.0  2:17 R Face                            +
110                 PIT @CHC  L   4-5       40-70    8    35.0  3:17 H Perkowski                 8,805 -
111 Thu, Aug  4     PIT @CHC  L  10-11      40-71    8    36.0  2:42 B Tremel                    3,486 --
112 Fri, Aug  5     PIT @MLN  W   8-5       41-71    8    35.0  2:38 D Hall                     21,791 +
113 Sat, Aug  6     PIT @MLN  W   2-0       42-71    8    34.5  2:56 B Friend                   16,637 ++
114 Sun, Aug  7     PIT @MLN  L   3-6       42-72    8    35.0  2:08 C Nichols                         -
115                 PIT @MLN  L   2-4       42-73    8    35.0  2:09 B Buhl                     26,955 --
116 Tue, Aug  9     PIT @PHI  L   1-9       42-74    8    35.5  2:24 H Wehmeier                  9,347 ---
117 Wed, Aug 10     PIT @PHI  W   3-2       43-74    8    35.5  2:45 B Friend                    3,922 +
118 Sun, Aug 14     PIT @NYG  L   2-4       43-75    8    36.5  2:22 J Antonelli                     0 -
119                 PIT @NYG  L   1-3       43-76    8    36.5  2:07 J Hearn                     7,166 --
120 Tue, Aug 16     PIT  PHI  L   3-12      43-77    8    36.5  2:46 H Wehmeier                  6,290 ---
121 Wed, Aug 17     PIT  PHI  W   6-4       44-77    8    35.5  2:18 R Face                      3,721 +
122 Fri, Aug 19     PIT  NYG  W   8-3       45-77    8    35.0  2:51 V Law                       9,695 ++
123 Sat, Aug 20     PIT  NYG  L   9-14      45-78    8    35.0  3:59 J Hearn                     4,336 -
124 Tue, Aug 23     PIT  CIN  W   2-1       46-78    8    34.5  2:10 V Law                       6,387 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Wed, Aug 24     PIT  CIN  W   4-2       47-78    8    34.5  2:05 D Hall                      2,399 ++
126 Thu, Aug 25     PIT  CHC  W   2-1       48-78    8    33.0  2:16 R Face                      6,181 +++
127 Fri, Aug 26     PIT  CHC  L   3-6       48-79    8    33.0  2:23 S Jones                     5,376 -
128 Sat, Aug 27     PIT  CHC  L   3-4       48-80    8    34.0  2:09 H Pollet                    3,210 --
129 Sun, Aug 28     PIT  MLN  W   5-3       49-80    8    33.5  2:05 D Hall                            +
130                 PIT  MLN  W   2-0       50-80    8    33.5  2:48 V Law                      12,932 ++
131 Tue, Aug 30     PIT  STL  W   3-1       51-80    8    34.0  2:53 D Littlefiel                7,526 +++
132 Wed, Aug 31     PIT  STL  W   4-3       52-80    8    33.0  2:34 L Donoso                    6,379 ++++
133 Thu, Sep  1     PIT  STL  W   7-6       53-80    8    33.0  2:18 R Face                      2,878 +++++
134 Fri, Sep  2     PIT @BRO  L   0-2       53-81    8    34.0  1:56 K Spooner                  10,827 -
135 Sat, Sep  3     PIT @BRO  L   0-4       53-82    8    35.0  2:51 S Koufax                    7,767 --
136 Sun, Sep  4     PIT @BRO  L   5-6       53-83    8    36.0  2:37 C Labine                   13,258 ---
137 Mon, Sep  5     PIT @NYG  W   8-5       54-83    8    37.0  2:59 B Friend                        0 +
138                 PIT @NYG  L   3-6       54-84    8    37.0  2:12 D Liddle                   10,352 -
139 Wed, Sep  7     PIT @CHC  W   2-0       55-84    8    37.0  2:48 B Friend                    3,076 +
140 Fri, Sep  9     PIT @MLN  L   2-3       55-85    8    38.0  2:52 W Spahn                    15,614 -
141 Sat, Sep 10     PIT @MLN  L   5-13      55-86    8    38.5  2:20 R Crone                    11,071 --
142 Sun, Sep 11     PIT @STL  L   5-6       55-87    8    38.0  2:26 L Jackson                   7,877 ---
143 Mon, Sep 12     PIT @STL  W   9-3       56-87    8    37.5  2:04 L Donoso                    3,289 +
144 Tue, Sep 13     PIT @CIN  W   5-2       57-87    8    36.5  2:56 B Friend                    3,962 ++
145 Fri, Sep 16     PIT @PHI  L   1-8       57-88    8    36.5  2:49 R Roberts                  10,023 -
146 Sun, Sep 18     PIT @PHI  W   5-2       58-88    8    36.5  2:12 B Friend                          +
147                 PIT @PHI  L   1-2       58-89    8    36.5  2:12 S Rogovin                  12,683 -
148 Tue, Sep 20     PIT @NYG  L   1-11      58-90    8    38.5  2:08 J Antonelli                       --
149                 PIT @NYG  L   8-14      58-91    8    38.5  2:57 H Wilhelm                   1,165 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Wed, Sep 21     PIT @NYG  L   2-7       58-92    8    39.5  1:54 D Liddle                        0 ----
151                 PIT @NYG  L   3-7       58-93    8    39.5  2:15 R Monzant                   2,091 -----
152 Sat, Sep 24     PIT  BRO  W   4-3       59-93    8    37.5  2:18 D Hall                            +
153                 PIT  BRO  W   6-1       60-93    8    37.5  2:07 B Friend                    4,531 ++
154 Sun, Sep 25     PIT  BRO  L   0-4       60-94    8    38.5  2:12 R Meyer                    25,185 -

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