1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-104
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 557,697, Avg. 8,580
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Fred Haney (50-104)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1953 season with a record of 50 wins and 104 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Pirates scored 622 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 887 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Thomas walloped 30 home runs for Pittsburgh, while Cal Abrams swatted 20 or more, too. Frank Thomas drove in 102 runs. Danny O'Connell paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .294 clip. Murry Dickson topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 4.53 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Haney coached the team.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Murry Dickson1019.3454.534526131014200.72401211012758088304877
Bob Friend811.4214.9032242800170.7193103931857066312747
Paul LaPalme816.3334.5935247712176.3191107902064086009777
Roy Face68.4296.58411313200119.014590871930056213524
Johnny Lindell516.2384.71272331310175.717310692171160102608798
Jim Waugh45.4446.482911310090.310870652156023013425
Johnny Hetki36.3333.9554231003118.31206052933037113498
Bob Hall312.2005.3937178611152.017299911772068107684
Cal Hogue11.5005.2132020019.019131141601010193
Howie Pollet11.50010.6652100012.7271515260800066
Paul Pettit12.3337.71105400028.0332724120014000131
Woody Main0011.252010004.0555120400019
Bill Macdonald01.00012.274110007.3121010080410039
Bob Schultz02.0008.20112300018.72619173100520193
Roger Bowman04.0004.823021500065.3654235929036103288
Totals50104.3255.22365154105494101358.015298877881685770607214446059

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Danny O'Connell14965458888173268755345742.294.361.401.762236134500
Cal Abrams119512448661281061543445870.286.368.435.80319520600
Frank Thomas1285104556811622130102125093.255.331.505.837230122300
Paul Smith11842738941110127444302423.283.329.380.710148831100
Hal Rice783052863989161442011722.311.350.416.76611950200
Johnny O'Brien893122792869132222112136.247.309.330.6399294800
Carlos Bernier10536631048667833115145153.213.332.316.64898114100
Dick Cole972802352964131023223826.272.374.336.7107960700
Eddie O'Brien89282261216253014611730.238.289.280.5697342200
Preston Ward88331281355971827134439.210.319.327.6469261500
Eddie Pellagrini78189174164432419111420.253.309.362.6716310100
Mike Sandlock64202186104350012001219.231.281.258.5394831300
Ralph Kiner41175148274061729102521.270.383.466.8496912000
Toby Atwell53164139113460017002012.245.352.288.6404083200
Pete Castiglione4517215914332142111514.208.236.308.5454941700
Vic Janowicz421311231031312801531.252.287.341.6284231200
Johnny Lindell5810991112661415001615.286.404.505.9094662000
Joe Garagiola27867391750214101011.233.341.384.7252822100
Gene Hermanski417162711001400814.177.282.226.5071421000
Brandy Davis1239395820020203.205.205.256.4621000000
Dick Smith1349434701020166.163.265.209.475910000
Bob Friend32565247100100116.135.151.154.305810300
Murry Dickson45676107000200211.115.143.115.258720400
Bob Hall37413816101200219.158.200.263.4631000100
George Metkovich2647415601170063.146.255.268.5241100000
Felipe Montemayor28625556400200413.109.210.182.3911013000
Jim Waugh2924222500010015.227.261.227.488510100
Johnny Hetki5426242512020011.208.240.417.6571010100
Paul LaPalme35635965000100113.085.100.085.185520300
Dick Hall725242400011113.167.200.167.367400000
Roy Face43343014100200010.133.133.167.300500400
Roger Bowman30870200000014.286.375.286.661200000
Paul Pettit111180200000022.250.400.250.650200100
Pete Naton614122200010021.167.286.167.452200000
Nick Koback718161201000014.125.176.250.426420100
Ed FitzGerald617172210010002.118.118.176.294300000
Howie Pollet5431100020000.333.333.333.667100100
Jack Shepard2440100000002.250.250.250.500100000
Bob Schultz11421000000012.000.333.000.333000100
Clem Koshorek1110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Cal Hogue3650000000001.000.000.000.000000100
Bob Addis4330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Bill Macdonald4100000000000000100
Woody Main2000000000000000000
Totals196259025253622129717849995714139524715.247.319.356.6751870117368900


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Preston Ward1B7800.069364765.9919.7050000
Paul Smith1B7400.0622521053.9859.1080000
George Metkovich1B500.0470021.0009.4000000
Johnny Lindell1B200.012010.9236.0000000
Dick Cole1B100.010001.0001.0000000
Eddie Pellagrini2B3100.06972412.9724.5480000
Danny O'Connell2B4700.0107149827.9705.4470000
Johnny O'Brien2B7700.0172210748.9824.9610000
Dick Hall2B700.0212316.9786.2860000
Dick Cole2B700.01611021.0003.8570000
Eddie Pellagrini3B1200.062321.9352.4170000
Danny O'Connell3B10400.01192211516.9583.2690000
Pete Castiglione3B4300.0448836.9783.0700000
Jack ShepardC200.06020.7503.0000000
Mike SandlockC6400.02904934.9915.29715000
Pete NatonC400.0130001.0003.2502000
Nick KobackC600.082001.0001.6672000
Vic JanowiczC3500.01041582.9373.4007000
Joe GaragiolaC2200.0821010.9894.1820000
Ed FitzGeraldC500.0133001.0003.2000000
Toby AtwellC4500.01872072.9674.6006000
Frank ThomasOF11800.03061781.9762.7370000
Paul SmithOF1900.031210.9711.7370000
Hal RiceOF7000.01671452.9732.5860000
Felipe MontemayorOF1200.0292001.0002.5830000
George MetkovichOF400.071001.0002.0000000
Ralph KinerOF4100.0715011.0001.8540000
Gene HermanskiOF1300.0260001.0002.0000000
Brandy DavisOF900.021010.9552.3330000
Carlos BernierOF8600.0220871.9702.6510000
Cal AbramsOF11200.02051363.9731.9460000
Jim WaughP2900.051311.947.6210000
Bob SchultzP1100.012001.000.2730000
Howie PolletP500.001001.000.2000000
Paul PettitP1000.026001.000.8000000
Woody MainP200.00000.0000000
Bill MacdonaldP400.001001.000.2500000
Johnny LindellP2700.084222.9621.8520000
Paul LaPalmeP3500.052341.875.8000000
Cal HogueP300.013011.0001.3330000
Johnny HetkiP5400.0920011.000.5370000
Bob HallP3700.0102342.892.8920000
Bob FriendP3200.073632.9351.3440000
Roy FaceP4100.01112011.000.5610000
Murry DicksonP4500.0143442.9231.0670000
Roger BowmanP3000.0611001.000.5670000
Dick SmithSS1300.01856310.9615.6920000
Eddie PellagriniSS300.013001.0001.3330000
Johnny O'BrienSS100.00000.0000000
Eddie O'BrienSS8100.01222072339.9354.0620000
Dick ColeSS7700.01391921240.9654.2990000
Totals169500.040741759163356.9733.44132000




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