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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950/1952)
64-90, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 689 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-91
Managed by Billy Meyer

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 980,590 (4th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 106
  (one-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 109
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 Stats / Schedule (1950/1952) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   64-90 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   32.0
Days in First:                   2 (last on April 17, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:           3 (last on May 3)
Most Games under .500:          27 (last on September 29)

Biggest Lead:                  1.0 (last on April 16)
Farthest Behind Leader:       33.5 (last on September 16)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (April 29 to May 3, July 2 to July 4, and July 25 to July 29)
Longest Losing Streak:           8 (May 26 to June 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              17 (May 20 and May 22)
Most Runs Scored:               16 (July 4)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      14
Times Opponent Shutout:          9

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        64  90     689     845    .416

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           32  45     388     465    .416
Road           32  45     301     380    .416

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           5   5      43      50    .500
May            10  18     116     172    .357
June           10  18     120     177    .357
July           14  16     166     158    .467
August         16  17     144     165    .485
September       9  16     100     123    .360

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     31  45     333     430    .408
Second Half    33  45     356     415    .423
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        20  26     209     215    .435

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        12  37     232     401    .245

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BRO            12  10     121     143    .545
BSN             9  13     108     126    .409
CHC            13   9      91      87    .591
CIN            10  12      89      96    .455
NYG             8  14     102     134    .364
PHI             7  15      89     134    .318
STL             5  17      89     125    .227

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Mon, Apr 16     PIT @CIN  W   4-3        1-0     1  up 1.0  2:18 C Chambers                 30,441 +
  2 Tue, Apr 17     PIT  STL  W   5-4        2-0     1  up 0.5  2:25 M Dickson                  25,894 ++
  3 Sat, Apr 21     PIT @CIN  L   3-8        2-1     3     0.5  2:53 H Fox                       4,180 -
  4 Sun, Apr 22     PIT @CIN  W   7-5        3-1     2     0.5  2:13 B Werle                     7,254 +
  5 Mon, Apr 23     PIT @CHC  L   1-2        3-2     3     1.5  2:01 F Hiller                    7,009 -
  6 Tue, Apr 24     PIT @CHC  W   6-4        4-2     2     0.5  2:12 V Law                       7,750 +
  7 Wed, Apr 25     PIT @STL  L   0-4        4-3     5     0.5  1:44 T Poholsky                  9,628 -
  8 Fri, Apr 27     PIT  CIN  L   5-7        4-4     5     2.0  2:34 E Blackwell                27,135 --
  9 Sat, Apr 28     PIT  CIN  L   2-4        4-5     6     3.0  2:36 H Wehmeier                 10,654 ---
 10 Sun, Apr 29     PIT  CIN  W   9-8        5-5     5     2.5  1:56 M Dickson                  23,601 +
 11                 PIT  CIN  -   1-1        5-5     5     2.5  1:56                            23,601 +
 12 Tue, May  1     PIT @BRO  W   6-2        6-5     5     1.5  2:38 C Chambers                  6,716 ++
 13 Wed, May  2     PIT @BRO  W   4-3        7-5     3     1.5  2:25 M Dickson                   6,238 +++
 14 Thu, May  3     PIT @NYG  W   7-4        8-5     3     0.5  2:59 M Queen                     9,649 ++++
 15 Fri, May  4     PIT @NYG  L   1-5        8-6     3     1.5  2:03 S Maglie                    3,947 -
 16 Sat, May  5     PIT @NYG  L   3-8        8-7     4     1.5  2:37 R Bowman                   10,265 --
 17 Sun, May  6     PIT @BSN  L   0-6        8-8     3     2.0  2:03 W Spahn                         0 ---
 18                 PIT @BSN  W   3-0        9-8     3     2.0  2:01 C Chambers                 15,492 +
 19 Tue, May  8     PIT @PHI  W   9-3       10-8     3     1.5  2:27 M Queen                    13,700 ++
 20 Wed, May  9     PIT @PHI  L   5-6       10-9     4     2.5  2:55 J Konstanty                14,134 -
 21 Thu, May 10     PIT @PHI  W   2-0       11-9     3     1.5  1:50 M Dickson                   3,562 +
 22 Fri, May 11     PIT  CHC  L   4-10      11-10    3     2.0  2:35 B Rush                     22,760 -
 23 Sat, May 12     PIT  CHC  L   4-8       11-11    4     2.5  2:12 F Hiller                    7,328 --
 24 Sun, May 13     PIT  CHC  W   2-1       12-11    3     2.0  2:56 M Queen                           +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25                 PIT  CHC  L   0-6       12-12    3     2.0  2:03 J Klippstein               25,434 -
 26 Tue, May 15     PIT  NYG  W   7-3       13-12    3     2.0  2:28 B Werle                    25,838 +
 27 Wed, May 16     PIT  NYG  L   1-2       13-13    3     2.0  2:37 J Hearn                    24,013 -
 28 Thu, May 17     PIT  NYG  W  12-7       14-13    2     1.0  2:49 M Dickson                  13,926 +
 29 Fri, May 18     PIT  BSN  L   3-12      14-14    4     2.0  2:24 M Surkont                  30,890 -
 30 Sat, May 19     PIT  BSN  L   2-6       14-15    5     2.0  2:01 V Bickford                 13,217 --
 31 Sun, May 20     PIT  PHI  L   0-17      14-16    7     4.0  2:37 R Meyer                         0 ---
 32                 PIT  PHI  L   4-12      14-17    7     4.0  2:23 R Roberts                  36,166 ----
 33 Tue, May 22     PIT  BRO  L   8-17      14-18    7     5.0  3:02 C Erskine                  22,366 -----
 34 Wed, May 23     PIT  BRO  L   4-11      14-19    8     6.0  2:25 D Newcombe                 15,759 ------
 35 Fri, May 25     PIT @CHC  W  10-1       15-19    8     6.0  2:00 M Dickson                   8,143 +
 36 Sat, May 26     PIT @CHC  L   4-5       15-20    8     6.0  2:45 J Schmitz                   9,005 -
 37 Mon, May 28     PIT @STL  L   5-6       15-21    7     7.0  2:19 T Poholsky                  9,757 --
 38 Wed, May 30     PIT @STL  L   3-4       15-22    8     8.0  2:26 J Presko                          ---
 39                 PIT @STL  L   3-7       15-23    8     8.0  2:08 R Munger                   26,952 ----
 40 Fri, Jun  1     PIT @NYG  L   2-8       15-24    8     8.5  2:15 S Maglie                   16,875 -----
 41 Sat, Jun  2     PIT @NYG  L   3-14      15-25    8     9.5  3:18 J Hearn                     7,003 ------
 42 Sun, Jun  3     PIT @PHI  L   2-11      15-26    8    11.5  2:24 R Roberts                       0 -------
 43                 PIT @PHI  L   3-8       15-27    8    11.5  1:47 B Church                   19,325 --------
 44 Mon, Jun  4     PIT @PHI  W  12-4       16-27    8    11.0  2:20 B Friend                    2,343 +
 45 Tue, Jun  5     PIT @BSN  W   8-0       17-27    8    11.0  2:30 P LaPalme                   4,302 ++
 46 Wed, Jun  6     PIT @BSN  L   2-5       17-28    8    12.0  1:57 W Spahn                     5,030 -
 47 Thu, Jun  7     PIT @BSN  L   0-5       17-29    8    13.0  1:57 V Bickford                  4,916 --
 48 Sat, Jun  9     PIT @BRO  W   4-1       18-29    8    12.0  2:14 M Dickson                  11,462 +
 49 Sun, Jun 10     PIT @BRO  L   1-2       18-30    8    12.0  1:58 R Branca                        0 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50                 PIT @BRO  W   5-4       19-30    8    12.0  2:58 B Werle                    21,602 +
 51 Tue, Jun 12     PIT  BSN  L   3-13      19-31    8    13.0  2:29 J Sain                     16,054 -
 52 Thu, Jun 14     PIT  BSN  W   9-4       20-31    8    13.5  2:23 M Dickson                   4,277 +
 53 Fri, Jun 15     PIT  NYG  L   6-11      20-32    8    14.5  2:42 J Hearn                    22,746 -
 54 Sat, Jun 16     PIT  NYG  L   1-6       20-33    8    14.5  2:27 S Maglie                    8,673 --
 55 Sun, Jun 17     PIT  NYG  W  11-5       21-33    8    15.0  3:05 H Pollet                          +
 56                 PIT  NYG  L   6-7       21-34    8    15.0  2:33 L Jansen                   25,090 -
 57 Tue, Jun 19     PIT  PHI  L   2-9       21-35    8    16.0  2:24 R Meyer                    16,601 --
 58 Wed, Jun 20     PIT  PHI  L   0-1       21-36    8    16.0  2:07 B Church                   12,751 ---
 59 Thu, Jun 21     PIT  PHI  L   5-10      21-37    8    17.0  2:26 R Roberts                   5,682 ----
 60 Fri, Jun 22     PIT  BRO  L   4-8       21-38    8    18.0  2:36 C King                     24,966 -----
 61 Sat, Jun 23     PIT  BRO  L   1-13      21-39    8    19.0  2:34 D Newcombe                  9,937 ------
 62 Sun, Jun 24     PIT  BRO  W  10-7       22-39    8    17.0  2:50 M Dickson                       0 +
 63                 PIT  BRO  W   5-4       23-39    8    17.0  2:16 T Wilks                    31,455 ++
 64 Tue, Jun 26     PIT @CIN  W   3-2       24-39    8    16.0  2:23 H Pollet                    8,313 +++
 65 Wed, Jun 27     PIT @CIN  L   1-2       24-40    8    17.0  2:00 W Ramsdell                  5,788 -
 66 Thu, Jun 28     PIT @CIN  W   7-5       25-40    8    16.0  2:18 B Werle                     7,568 +
 67 Sat, Jun 30     PIT @STL  L   4-8       25-41    8    16.5  2:29 C Chambers                 13,479 -
 68 Sun, Jul  1     PIT @STL  L   4-5       25-42    8    17.5  2:51 J Staley                   21,195 --
 69 Mon, Jul  2     PIT  CHC  W   7-2       26-42    8    17.5  2:17 M Dickson                  12,661 +
 70 Tue, Jul  3     PIT  CHC  W   2-0       27-42    8    16.5  2:05 V Law                       4,650 ++
 71 Wed, Jul  4     PIT  CIN  W   4-1       28-42    8    16.5  2:10 B Friend                          +++
 72                 PIT  CIN  W  16-4       29-42    8    16.5  1:58 B Werle                    16,061 ++++
 73 Thu, Jul  5     PIT  CIN  L   0-4       29-43    8    17.5  2:22 H Fox                       2,212 -
 74 Fri, Jul  6     PIT  STL  L   2-3       29-44    8    18.5  2:07 R Munger                   23,532 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  7     PIT  STL  W   5-1       30-44    8    18.5  2:18 V Law                      10,127 +
 76 Sun, Jul  8     PIT  STL  W   6-2       31-44    8    19.0  2:26 B Friend                          ++
 77                 PIT  STL  L   8-9       31-45    8    19.0  2:46 C Chambers                 31,085 -
 78 Thu, Jul 12     PIT @PHI  L   6-11      31-46    8    20.0  2:33 R Meyer                    10,618 --
 79 Fri, Jul 13     PIT @PHI  L   2-3       31-47    8    21.0  2:07 R Roberts                   7,786 ---
 80 Sat, Jul 14     PIT @PHI  L   0-2       31-48    8    20.5  1:40 B Church                    4,106 ----
 81 Sun, Jul 15     PIT @NYG  W   7-6       32-48    8    19.5  3:29 M Dickson                       0 +
 82                 PIT @NYG  L   3-8       32-49    8    19.5  2:31 J Hearn                    17,945 -
 83 Mon, Jul 16     PIT @NYG  L   6-7       32-50    8    20.5  2:24 G Spencer                   3,390 --
 84 Tue, Jul 17     PIT @BRO  W   4-3       33-50    8    19.5  2:25 H Pollet                   18,097 +
 85 Wed, Jul 18     PIT @BRO  W  13-12      34-50    8    18.5  3:09 J Walsh                     7,083 ++
 86 Fri, Jul 20     PIT @BSN  L   6-11      34-51    8    19.5  2:34 W Spahn                     5,767 -
 87 Sat, Jul 21     PIT @BSN  L   6-11      34-52    8    20.5  2:20 V Bickford                  3,263 --
 88 Sun, Jul 22     PIT @BSN  L   3-5       34-53    8    21.0  2:32 B Chipman                       0 ---
 89                 PIT @BSN  W   5-2       35-53    8    21.0  1:50 M Dickson                   8,514 +
 90 Mon, Jul 23     PIT  BSN  L  14-15      35-54    8    21.5  3:04 P Paine                     8,112 -
 91 Tue, Jul 24     PIT  NYG  L   3-4       35-55    8    22.5  2:15 S Maglie                   17,858 --
 92 Wed, Jul 25     PIT  NYG  W   5-4       36-55    8    22.5  2:41 T Wilks                     8,718 +
 93 Fri, Jul 27     PIT  BSN  W   8-4       37-55    8    23.0  2:20 H Pollet                   17,256 ++
 94 Sat, Jul 28     PIT  BSN  W   8-4       38-55    8    23.0  2:18 M Dickson                   6,848 +++
 95 Sun, Jul 29     PIT  BSN  W   6-2       39-55    8    23.5  2:04 B Friend                        0 ++++
 96                 PIT  BSN  L   4-5       39-56    8    23.5  2:25 J Wilson                        0 -
 97 Tue, Jul 31     PIT  BRO  L   3-8       39-57    8    24.5  2:32 D Newcombe                 26,132 --
 98 Wed, Aug  1     PIT  BRO  W  12-9       40-57    8    23.5  2:54 B Werle                    19,502 +
 99 Thu, Aug  2     PIT  BRO  L   5-10      40-58    8    24.5  2:17 C Erskine                  10,906 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Fri, Aug  3     PIT  PHI  L   4-5       40-59    8    24.5  2:24 R Roberts                  13,607 --
101 Sat, Aug  4     PIT  PHI  W   7-3       41-59    8    23.5  1:54 M Dickson                   7,206 +
102 Sun, Aug  5     PIT  PHI  L   1-5       41-60    8    25.5  2:07 B Church                        0 -
103                 PIT  PHI  L   7-12      41-61    8    25.5  3:03 K Heintzelma               20,049 --
104 Tue, Aug  7     PIT @STL  L   7-16      41-62    8    26.0  2:36 C Boyer                     7,465 ---
105 Wed, Aug  8     PIT @STL  W  10-7       42-62    8    26.5  2:40 M Dickson                   7,482 +
106 Thu, Aug  9     PIT @STL  L   0-4       42-63    8    27.5  1:53 C Chambers                  6,855 -
107 Fri, Aug 10     PIT @CHC  W   3-0       43-63    8    27.0  2:01 M Queen                     7,703 +
108 Sat, Aug 11     PIT @CHC  L   3-4       43-64    8    27.0  1:58 B Kelly                         0 -
109                 PIT @CHC  W   2-1       44-64    8    27.0  2:13 B Friend                   20,522 +
110 Sun, Aug 12     PIT @CHC  W   1-0       45-64    8    27.5  2:10 M Dickson                         ++
111                 PIT @CHC  L   0-6       45-65    8    27.5  2:00 P Minner                   25,891 -
112 Mon, Aug 13     PIT @CIN  L   0-2       45-66    8    29.0  1:39 H Fox                             --
113                 PIT @CIN  L   1-7       45-67    8    29.0  2:02 E Blackwell                 9,992 ---
114 Wed, Aug 15     PIT  STL  W   7-0       46-67    8    27.5  1:51 B Friend                   17,853 +
115 Thu, Aug 16     PIT  STL  L   6-9       46-68    8    27.5  2:32 J Staley                    6,619 -
116 Fri, Aug 17     PIT  CHC  W   8-3       47-68    8    27.0  2:24 M Queen                    10,007 +
117 Sat, Aug 18     PIT  CHC  L   5-11      47-69    8    28.0  2:07 B Kelly                     6,212 -
118 Sun, Aug 19     PIT  CHC  W   4-2       48-69    8    26.5  2:11 D Carlsen                         +
119                 PIT  CHC  W   5-4       49-69    8    26.5  2:19 V Law                      16,434 ++
120 Tue, Aug 21     PIT @BSN  L   1-3       49-70    8    27.0  1:58 J Wilson                        0 -
121 Wed, Aug 22     PIT @BSN  L   4-5       49-71    8    28.5  2:42 B Chipman                   4,585 --
122 Fri, Aug 24     PIT @PHI  W   5-1       50-71    8    28.0  1:58 M Dickson                   8,847 +
123 Sat, Aug 25     PIT @PHI  W   3-2       51-71    8    27.0  3:01 D Carlsen                   5,270 ++
124 Sun, Aug 26     PIT @BRO  W  12-11      52-71    8    27.0  2:59 V Law                           0 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125                 PIT @BRO  L   3-4       52-72    8    27.0  2:40 P Roe                      30,189 -
126 Mon, Aug 27     PIT @BRO  L   0-5       52-73    8    27.0  2:03 R Branca                        0 --
127                 PIT @BRO  W   5-2       53-73    8    27.0  2:25 B Werle                    32,561 +
128 Tue, Aug 28     PIT @NYG  W   2-0       54-73    8    27.0  2:35 H Pollet                    8,803 ++
129 Wed, Aug 29     PIT @NYG  L   1-3       54-74    8    28.0  2:02 J Hearn                     7,678 -
130 Thu, Aug 30     PIT @NYG  W  10-9       55-74    6    28.0  2:36 M Dickson                   8,230 +
131 Sat, Sep  1     PIT @STL  L   2-6       55-75    7    28.0  2:15 C Chambers                 11,637 -
132 Sun, Sep  2     PIT @STL  L   1-6       55-76    7    28.0  2:07 T Poholsky                 12,852 --
133 Mon, Sep  3     PIT @CHC  L  10-11      55-77    6    29.0  3:22 M Dubiel                          ---
134                 PIT @CHC  W   4-3       56-77    6    29.0  1:37 T Wilks                    20,242 +
135 Wed, Sep  5     PIT  CIN  L   3-6       56-78    8    30.0  2:48 H Wehmeier                  9,086 -
136 Thu, Sep  6     PIT  CIN  W   7-4       57-78    6    29.5  2:16 H Pollet                    4,222 +
137 Fri, Sep  7     PIT  STL  L   4-11      57-79    7    30.5  2:28 D Bokelmann                 7,371 -
138 Sat, Sep  8     PIT  STL  L   2-4       57-80    7    31.5  2:05 A Brazle                    5,511 --
139 Sun, Sep  9     PIT  STL  L   1-2       57-81    8    32.0  2:16 M Lanier                          ---
140                 PIT  STL  L   4-7       57-82    8    32.0  2:28 D Bokelmann                17,456 ----
141 Tue, Sep 11     PIT  PHI  L   2-3       57-83    8    33.0  2:06 R Roberts                   8,152 -----
142 Wed, Sep 12     PIT  PHI  W   8-6       58-83    8    32.0  2:28 V Law                       2,364 +
143 Fri, Sep 14     PIT  BRO  L   1-3       58-84    8    33.0  2:10 P Roe                      18,050 -
144 Sat, Sep 15     PIT  BRO  W  11-4       59-84    7    32.0  2:37 M Queen                    11,096 +
145 Sun, Sep 16     PIT  NYG  L   1-7       59-85    7    33.5  2:10 L Jansen                        0 -
146                 PIT  NYG  L   4-6       59-86    7    33.5  2:36 S Maglie                   24,990 --
147 Tue, Sep 18     PIT  BSN  W   6-5       60-86    8    32.0  2:36 L Yochim                    8,036 +
148 Wed, Sep 19     PIT  BSN  W   7-3       61-86    7    32.0  1:45 M Dickson                   2,793 ++
149 Sat, Sep 22     PIT @CIN  L   0-9       61-87    7    32.0  2:27 H Wehmeier                  1,093 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Sun, Sep 23     PIT @CIN  W   3-0       62-87    7    32.5  3:06 M Dickson                         +
151                 PIT @CIN  L   0-2       62-88    7    32.5  1:58 H Fox                       6,152 -
152 Tue, Sep 25     PIT  CHC  W   6-3       63-88    7    31.0  2:07 M Queen                     6,063 +
153 Fri, Sep 28     PIT  CIN  L   3-4       63-89    7    31.0  2:25 H Wehmeier                  4,250 -
154 Sat, Sep 29     PIT  CIN  L   2-4       63-90    7    32.0  2:08 E Blackwell                13,843 --
155 Sun, Sep 30     PIT  CIN  W   8-4       64-90    7    32.0  2:35 B Werle                     9,068 +

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


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