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1943 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1942/1944)
80-74, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 669 runs, Allowed 605 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
Managed by Frankie Frisch

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 498,740 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 Stats (1942/1944) / Schedule / Transactions

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Team Batting    Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Al Lopez            34  118  372   40   98   9  4   1   39  44   25  .263  .341  .317   2       6   0  12           88
1B *Elbie Fletcher      27  154  544   91  154  24  5   9   70  95   49  .283  .395  .395   1      12   6   2          126
2B  Pete Coscarart      30  133  491   57  119  19  6   0   48  46   48  .242  .307  .305   4      10   0   9           75
3B  Bob Elliott         26  156  581   82  183  30 12   7  101  56   24  .315  .376  .444   4      16   1   5          134
SS  Frankie Gustine     23  112  414   40  120  21  3   0   43  32   36  .290  .341  .355  12       8   0   8           99
OF  Vince DiMaggio      30  157  580   64  144  41  2  15   88  70  126  .248  .329  .403  11       8   0   1          108
OF #Jim Russell         24  146  533   79  138  19 11   4   44  77   67  .259  .354  .358  12      13   1   3          103
OF *Johnny Barrett      27  130  290   41   67  12  3   1   32  32   23  .231  .316  .303   5       3   4   3           77
    Maurice Van Robays  28   69  236   32   68  17  7   1   35  18   19  .288  .344  .432   0       7   2   5          121
    Tommy O'Brien       24   89  232   35   72  12  7   2   26  15   24  .310  .352  .448   0       8   0   5          128
    Bill Baker          32   63  172   12   47   6  3   1   26  22    6  .273  .365  .360   3       6   3   1          107
    Al Rubeling         30   47  168   23   44   8  4   0    9   8   17  .262  .295  .357   0       5   0   4           86
   *Huck Geary          26   46  166   17   25   4  0   1   13  18    6  .151  .234  .193   3       1   0   1           22
   *Johnny Wyrostek     23   51   79    7   12   3  0   0    1   3   15  .152  .183  .190   0       1   0   1            6
   *Frank Colman        25   32   59    9   16   2  2   0    4   8    7  .271  .358  .373   0       0   0   1          109
    Tony Ordenana       24    1    4    0    2   0  0   0    3   0    0  .500  .500  .500   0       0   0   0          186
    Hank Camelli        28    1    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   1    0  .000  .250  .000   0       0   0   0          -26
   *Jimmy Wasdell       29    4    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   2    0  .500  .750  .500   0       0   0   0          260

   *Rip Sewell          36   41  105    9   30   4  1   0   17   2   21  .286  .299  .343   7       2   0   1           83
    Bob Klinger         35   33   65    5   16   2  0   0    4   5    2  .246  .300  .277   0       4   0   4           65
    Max Butcher         32   33   61    1   10   2  0   0    4   2    5  .164  .190  .197   0       0   0   7           11
   *Wally Hebert        35   35   59    9   13   1  1   0    5   2    7  .220  .246  .271   0       2   0   5           47
    Hank Gornicki       32   42   40    3    7   2  0   0    2   0   16  .175  .175  .225   0       1   0   2           14
    Xavier Rescigno     30   37   35    1    5   0  1   0    1   5   11  .143  .250  .200   0       0   0   0           29
   *Johnny Gee          27   15   26    2    3   0  1   0    4   2    6  .115  .179  .192   0       0   0   2            6
    Jack Hallett        28    9   14    1    4   2  0   0    0   2    4  .286  .375  .429   0       0   0   0          129
    Bill Brandt         28   29    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .143  .143  .143   0       0   0   1          -18
    Johnny Podgajny     23   21    7    2    1   0  0   0    0   0    1  .143  .143  .143   0       0   0   0          -18
    Johnny Lanning      32   12    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0    0  .167  .167  .167   0       0   0   0           -5
    Harry Shuman        28   11    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0       0   0   0         -100
   *Cookie Cuccurullo   25    1    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   2    0       1.000         0       0   0   0             
    Dutch Dietz         31   10    0    2    0   0  0   0    0   0    0                     0   0   0   0   0   0   0     
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.0  157 5353  669 1401 240 73  42  620 573  566  .262  .333  .357  64     113  17  83          102
    Rank among 8 NL teams          2    3    3   3  1   6        3    2     3     3     2   1                        
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.
Team Pitching    Glossary
    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP  Rip Sewell          36  35   2.54  21   9  3  31   4  25   2  265.3  267   94   75   6   75   65 1113   2   2  1     136
SP  Bob Klinger         35  33   2.72  11   8  0  25   6  14   3  195.0  185   77   59   6   58   65  809   0   0  0     128
SP *Wally Hebert        35  34   2.98  10  11  0  23   9  12   1  184.0  197   75   61   3   45   41  785   1   2  0     116
SP  Max Butcher         32  33   2.60  10   8  1  21   9  10   2  193.7  191   65   56   4   57   45  804   3   2  0     133
SP *Johnny Gee          27  15   4.28   4   4  0  10   2   2   0   82.0   89   42   39   5   27   18  351   2   0  0      81

RP  Bill Brandt         28  29   3.14   4   1  0   3  12   0   0   57.3   57   25   20   3   19   17  254   2   1  1     111
RP  Hank Gornicki       32  42   3.98   9  13  4  19  13   4   1  147.0  165   86   65  10   47   63  639   3   2  1      87
RP  Xavier Rescigno     30  37   2.98   6   9  2  14   8   5   1  132.7  125   52   44   6   45   41  554   2   2  0     116
RP  Harry Shuman        28  11   5.32   0   0  0   0   6   0   0   22.0   30   20   13   0    8    5  103   0   2  0      65

    Jack Hallett        28   9   1.70   1   2  0   4   1   2   1   47.7   36   11    9   0   11   11  185   2   1  0     204
    Johnny Podgajny     23  15   4.72   0   4  0   5   6   0   0   34.3   37   28   18   1   13    7  157   0   0  0      74
    Johnny Lanning      32  12   2.33   4   1  2   2   4   0   0   27.0   23   10    7   0    9   11  114   0   0  0     149
    Dutch Dietz         31   8   6.00   0   3  0   0   3   0   0    9.0   12    6    6   0    4    4   44   0   1  0      58
   *Cookie Cuccurullo   25   1   6.43   0   1  0   1   0   0   0    7.0   10    7    5   0    3    3   34   0   0  0      54
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 32.2 157   3.08  80  74 12 157  83  74  11 1404.0 1424  605  480  44  422  396 5946  17  15  3     114
    Rank among 8 NL teams           2   4   5  7           4   6      2    6    4        3    2    8

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed
Team Fielding    Glossary  League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers     G   PO    A   E   DP   FP   PB  WP  SB  CS
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
ALopez      116  378   66   4   9  .991   1            
BBaker       56  157   29   4   3  .979   2            
HCamelli      1    4    1   0   0 1.000   0            
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---
Team Total  157  539   96   8  12  .988   3   0   0   0
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---

First Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .992  9.99
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
EFletcher   154 1541  108   6 141  .996 10.71
JRussell      6   38    0   0   3 1.000  6.33
FGustine      1    3    0   3   1  .500  3.00
JWyrostek     1    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157 1582  108   9 145  .995 10.83
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Second Base  G   PO    A   E   DP  .969  5.40
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
PCoscarart   85  186  263  18  54  .961  5.28
ARubeling    44   87  138   6  27  .974  5.11
FGustine     40   75  115   6  23  .969  4.75
BElliott      2    0    0   0   0  .000  0.00
JWyrostek     1    0    0   1   0  .000  0.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  348  516  31 104  .965  5.54
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Third Base   G   PO    A   E   DP  .948  2.97
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
BElliott    151  149  294  24  34  .949  2.93
TO'Brien      9   11   19   3   0  .909  3.33
JWyrostek     2    0    1   1   0  .500  0.50
PCoscarart    1    0    1   0   0 1.000  1.00
ALopez        1    0    1   1   0  .500  1.00
ARubeling     1    2    2   0   0 1.000  4.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  162  318  29  34  .943  3.08
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Shortstop    G   PO    A   E   DP  .954  4.97
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
FGustine     68  135  230  24  41  .938  5.37
PCoscarart   47   96  151  10  30  .961  5.26
HGeary       46   92  127  10  25  .956  4.76
VDiMaggio     1    1    4   1   0  .833  5.00
BElliott      1    1    2   1   0  .750  3.00
TOrdenana     1    2    5   0   1 1.000  7.00
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157  327  519  46  97  .948  5.42
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Outfield     G   PO    A   E   DP  .977  2.27  LF  CF  RF 
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
VDiMaggio   156  457   16   7   3  .985  3.03   0 156   0
JRussell    134  285   16   3   3  .990  2.25 133   2   2
JBarrett     99  165    6   2   0  .988  1.73   4   3  92
MVan Robays  60  120    5   8   1  .940  2.08  15   0  45
TO'Brien     48   76    4   3   0  .964  1.67  17   0  31
JWyrostek    20   34    0   3   0  .919  1.70   5   6   9
FColman      11   27    0   0   0 1.000  2.45   0   0  11
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---
Team Total  157 1164   47  26   7  .979  2.59 157 157 157
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+---

Pitchers     G   PO    A   E   DP  .961  2.27
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
RSewell      35   13   60   4   4  .948  2.48
BKlinger     33   14   37   0   2 1.000  2.35
MButcher     33   11   40   2   4  .962  2.37
WHebert      34   13   43   4   5  .933  2.74
HGornicki    42    7   25   2   1  .941  1.96
XRescigno    37    8   16   3   1  .889  1.63
JGee         15    2    5   1   0  .875  0.77
BBrandt      29    1   12   0   0 1.000  2.04
JHallett      9    3    5   0   1 1.000  1.51
JPodgajny    15    1   16   2   0  .895  4.46
JLanning     12    1    3   2   0  .667  1.33
HShuman      11    0    7   0   1 1.000  2.86
DDietz        8    0    6   0   0 1.000  6.00
CCuccurullo   1    1    2   1   1  .750  3.86
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----
Team Total  157   75  277  21  20  .944  2.26
-----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.

Team Leaders
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Batting   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
Batting AverageElliott.315
On-base %Fletcher.395
Slugging %Elliott.444
OPSElliott.820
GamesDiMaggio157
At BatsElliott581
Plate Appearances (approx.)DiMaggio651
RunsFletcher91
HitsElliott183
Total BasesElliott258
DoublesDiMaggio41
TriplesElliott12
Home RunsDiMaggio15
RBIElliott101
Bases on BallsFletcher95
StrikeoutsDiMaggio126
Stolen BasesGustine and Russell12
SinglesElliott134
Adjusted OPS+Elliott134
Runs CreatedElliott97
Adjusted Batting RunsElliott25
Batting WinsElliott2.6
Extra-Base HitsDiMaggio58
Times on BaseFletcher255
Offensive Win%Elliott.698
Hit By PitchFletcher6
Sac. HitsLopez12
Grounded into Double PlaysElliott16
Power/Speed NumberDiMaggio12.7
At Bats per StrikeoutElliott24.2
At Bats per Home RunDiMaggio38.7
OutsDiMaggio445

 

Pitching   Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders
ERASewell2.54
WinsSewell21
Won-Loss %Sewell.700
BB + H per IP (WHIP)Klinger1.246
Hits Allowed/9IPKlinger8.54
Bases on Balls/9IPHebert2.20
Strikeouts/9IPKlinger3.00
GamesGornicki42
SavesGornicki4
InningsSewell265.3
StrikeoutsKlinger and Sewell65
Games StartedSewell31
Comp. GamesSewell25
ShutoutsKlinger3
Home Runs Allow.Gornicki10
Bases On Balls Allow.Sewell75
Hits AllowedSewell267
SO to WalkKlinger1.12
LossesGornicki13
Earned Runs Allow.Sewell75
Wild PitchesButcher and Gornicki3
Hit BatsmenButcher, Gornicki, Hebert, Rescigno, and Sewell2
Batters FacedSewell1113
Games FinishedGornicki13
Adjusted ERA+Sewell136

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1942/1944

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