2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Franchise Batting Stats and Depth

Franchise Encyclopedia: 2008

62-99, 6th place in NL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John Russell (62-99)
Scored 636 runs, Allowed 768 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 67-94

Ballpark: PNC Park (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 1,577,853 (15th of 16)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100

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