1941 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 81-81
Finish: 4th in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 767
Runs Allowed: 777
Exp W-L: 80-82
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,681,775
Manager: Jay Zorn

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 65-72, 5th in the NL
AA: 76-61, 2nd in the NL
A: 71-66, 3rd in the NL
 
 
 
 
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Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
1B *Buddy Hassett 29 158 599 102 195 31 7 12 84 6 4 50 22 .326 .375 .461 .836 92.2 20.3 2.6
SS  Phil Rizzuto 23 144 597 90 182 34 7 1 43 12 2 26 46 .305 .335 .390 .725 76.3 15.5 6.2
2B  Joe Gordon 26 155 542 87 129 29 7 33 109 7 0 54 128 .238 .306 .500 .806 84.1 16.6 5.1
C  Walker Cooper 26 140 521 82 147 30 3 18 78 0 0 26 46 .282 .312 .455 .767 70.7 13.2 8.5
RF  Joe Gallagher 27 141 522 70 135 26 7 15 92 2 0 21 86 .259 .289 .421 .710 57.5 8.8 1.9
RF  Bob Elliott 24 149 498 46 114 22 9 4 50 3 2 36 113 .229 .280 .333 .613 44.8 4.2 3.3
LF *Harry Walker 24 144 466 79 164 37 6 6 69 5 2 35 39 .352 .396 .496 .891 77.1 18.8 2.3
SS  Bill Knickerbocker 29 119 256 39 67 16 3 3 28 0 0 27 32 .262 .330 .383 .713 32.6 5.9 2.4
CF  Terry Moore 29 85 257 28 76 9 1 7 35 0 0 9 12 .296 .321 .420 .741 34.1 6.3 1.6
3B *Chuck Workman 26 81 243 31 51 9 0 5 25 1 0 13 46 .210 .248 .309 .557 16.2 0.0 1.2
1B *Les Scarsella 27 123 229 27 67 9 2 1 30 1 0 10 22 .293 .318 .362 .681 23.1 3.0 0.7
LF *Earl Browne 30 65 206 23 71 10 0 2 30 1 0 8 22 .345 .369 .422 .791 29.0 6.4 1.0
SS *Calvin Chapman 30 86 143 15 39 2 0 0 16 3 2 8 8 .273 .314 .287 .600 12.7 1.3 0.7
C *Ben Huffman 26 38 124 10 32 4 0 1 18 0 0 3 7 .258 .282 .315 .597 11.2 1.1 2.3
P  Johnny Rigney 26 41 109 6 16 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 35 .147 .162 .165 .327 0.8 0.0 0.0
P  Murry Dickson 24 40 109 10 20 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 13 .183 .191 .202 .393 3.2 0.0 0.0
P  Tex Hughson 25 41 97 6 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 30 .093 .120 .103 .223 -2.4 0.0 0.0
P  Lee Stine 27 40 88 7 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 30 .136 .165 .170 .335 0.9 0.0 0.0
LF *Buck Jordan 34 43 79 7 23 5 0 0 9 0 0 2 6 .291 .309 .354 .663 8.2 1.5 0.4
1B  Pinky Whitney 36 25 28 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2 0.0 0.2
C  Rollie Hemsley 34 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .222 .143 .365 0.7 0.0 0.1
2B  Charlie English 31 8 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0 0.1
P *Dick Mulligan 23 69 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Wally Hebert 33 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Jumbo Brown 34 39 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Alex Carrasquel 28 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 28.1 2050 5741 767 1557 283 52 108 739 41 12 338 755 .271 .311 .395 .706 673.1 123.0 40.6
  Rank among 8 NL teams 3 4 5 4 1 4 4 2 5 8 7 6 7 3 5 5  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Johnny Rigney 26 19 16 .543 41 41 0 332.0 316 136 26 123 176 3.69 24.2
 Murry Dickson 24 20 16 .556 40 40 0 329.7 349 142 22 72 94 3.88 23.1
 Tex Hughson 25 12 23 .343 41 41 0 302.0 356 191 33 95 118 5.69 1.7
 Lee Stine 27 16 12 .571 40 40 0 267.7 294 132 23 84 106 4.44 14.1
*Dick Mulligan 23 9 2 .818 69 0 0 96.7 104 43 4 40 22 4.00 7.7
 Alex Carrasquel 28 4 9 .308 43 0 16 48.7 61 29 4 23 17 5.36 2.8
 Jumbo Brown 34 0 1 .000 39 0 1 43.3 32 16 3 35 21 3.32 3.9
*Wally Hebert 33 1 2 .333 29 0 0 41.3 58 19 4 9 5 4.14 1.9
Team Totals 27.5 81 81 .500 342 162 17 1461.3 1570 708 119 481 559 4.36 79.3
Rank among 8 NL teams 4 4 7 4 5 6 7 6 5 8 6  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 33.5
W.Cooper 1152.3 127 132 467 54 5 1 .990 44.7
B.Huffman 286.0 33 35 125 14 0 0 1.000 25.0
R.Hemsley 20.0 2 4 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
L.Scarsella 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0
Team Total 1461.3 162 173 599 68 5 1 .993 41.3
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 12.28
B.Hassett 1302.0 145 147 1708 148 15 164 .992 12.83
B.Jordan 104.0 12 15 135 10 0 8 1.000 12.55
P.Whitney 38.0 4 6 53 2 0 6 1.000 13.03
B.Huffman 9.0 1 1 14 0 0 0 1.000 14.00
L.Scarsella 8.3 0 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 10.80
E.Browne 1.9 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 14.21
Team Total 1463.2 162 175 1923 160 15 178 .993 12.81
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 6.26
J.Gordon 1285.7 147 152 318 613 17 123 .982 6.52
B.Knickerbocker 135.0 15 23 25 74 1 17 .990 6.60
C.Chapman 17.7 0 5 4 9 0 0 1.000 6.63
C.English 11.7 0 5 4 7 0 2 1.000 8.49
B.Hassett 11.3 0 6 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.18
Team Total 1461.3 162 191 352 706 18 142 .983 6.52
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .950 3.00
B.Elliott 1180.0 137 140 87 299 15 22 .963 2.94
B.Knickerbocker 149.7 12 32 18 38 2 3 .966 3.37
C.Workman 101.0 12 15 7 27 4 1 .895 3.03
P.Whitney 15.0 0 9 0 7 0 2 1.000 4.20
C.Chapman 14.7 1 8 0 4 0 0 1.000 2.46
B.Jordan 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1461.3 162 205 112 376 21 28 .959 3.01
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 5.62
P.Rizzuto 1212.7 138 142 208 570 20 106 .975 5.77
B.Knickerbocker 219.7 22 37 50 102 5 27 .968 6.23
C.Chapman 29.0 2 6 6 18 2 5 .923 7.45
Team Total 1461.3 162 185 264 690 27 138 .972 5.88
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 1.97
C.Workman 453.0 59 59 106 1 5 0 .955 2.13
L.Scarsella 431.7 45 72 86 1 0 1 1.000 1.81
E.Browne 428.4 50 52 105 2 1 1 .991 2.25
C.Chapman 55.3 4 16 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.93
H.Walker 30.0 0 14 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.20
B.Jordan 25.3 1 7 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.78
J.Gallagher 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1424.7 159 221 324 4 6 2 .982 2.07
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 2.63
H.Walker 960.0 104 123 246 10 9 2 .966 2.40
T.Moore 496.3 58 64 158 6 1 1 .994 2.97
B.Jordan 5.0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 5.40
Team Total 1461.3 162 189 407 16 10 3 .977 2.61
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.07
J.Gallagher 1150.0 137 139 232 10 12 0 .953 1.89
C.Chapman 187.7 18 31 28 1 0 0 1.000 1.39
E.Browne 45.4 4 7 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.98
C.Workman 43.0 3 12 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.09
B.Jordan 22.0 1 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.68
B.Elliott 18.0 1 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
H.Walker 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
P.Whitney 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1470.1 164 203 295 12 12 0 .962 1.88
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 2.37
J.Rigney 332.0 41 41 16 56 3 4 .960 1.95
M.Dickson 329.7 40 40 29 73 6 8 .944 2.78
T.Hughson 302.0 41 41 16 47 1 2 .984 1.88
L.Stine 267.7 40 40 25 52 0 4 1.000 2.59
D.Mulligan 96.7 0 69 8 10 1 0 .947 1.68
A.Carrasquel 48.7 0 43 2 7 1 1 .900 1.66
J.Brown 43.3 0 39 2 9 0 2 1.000 2.28
W.Hebert 41.3 0 29 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.18
Team Total 1461.3 162 342 102 260 12 21 .968 2.23
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Walker .352
On-Base Pct Walker .396
Slugging Pct Gordon .500
OPS Walker .891
XR Hassett 92.2
Games Hassett 158
At-Bats Hassett 599
Runs Hassett 102
Hits Hassett 195
Total Bases Hassett 276
Singles Hassett 145
Doubles Walker 37
Triples Elliott 9
Homeruns Gordon 33
RBIs Gordon 109
Stolen Bases Rizzuto 12
Caught Stealing Hassett 4
Walks Gordon 54
Strikeouts Gordon 128
ERA Rigney 3.69
Wins Dickson 20
Losses Hughson 23
Winning Pct Stine .571
Saves Carrasquel 16
Games Pitched Mulligan 69
Games Started Hughson, Rigney 41
Complete Games Dickson 30
Shutouts Rigney 2
Innings Pitched Rigney 332.0
Hits Allowed Hughson 356
Homeruns Allowed Hughson 33
Strikeouts Rigney 176
Walks Allowed Rigney 123
Walks per 9IP Dickson 2.0
Hits per 9IP Rigney 8.6
Strikeouts per 9IP Rigney 4.8
WHiP Dickson 1.28
OAVG Rigney .252
OOBP Dickson .311
OSLG Rigney .379
OOPS Rigney .696
Team All-Stars
Walker Cooper
Murry Dickson
Joe Gordon
Buddy Hassett
Harry Walker
Player Salaries
Johnny Rigney $ 4,071,429
Buddy Hassett $ 3,785,714
Earl Browne $ 3,200,000
Randy Moore $ 2,710,000
Jumbo Brown $ 2,600,000
Bill Knickerbocker $ 1,695,000
Calvin Chapman $ 792,857
Rollie Hemsley $ 760,000
Les Scarsella $ 725,000
Buck Jordan $ 500,000
Charlie English $ 350,000
Terry Moore $ 350,000
Walker Cooper $ 300,000
Murry Dickson $ 300,000
Bob Elliott $ 300,000
Joe Gallagher $ 300,000
Alex Carrasquel $ 300,000
Joe Gordon $ 300,000
Wally Hebert $ 300,000
Ben Huffman $ 300,000
Chuck Workman $ 300,000
Tex Hughson $ 300,000
Dick Mulligan $ 300,000
Phil Rizzuto $ 300,000
Lee Stine $ 300,000
Harry Walker $ 300,000
Pinky Whitney $ 300,000
Willis Hudlin $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/1 Traded Johnny Hopp Boston (A) Al Piechota
2/6 Signed     Jumbo Brown
2/10 Signed     Johnny Marcum
2/17 Signed     Buck Jordan
3/3 Traded Jo-Jo White Montreal Jim Walkup
7/1 Traded Orville Jorgens
Round Draft Pick.
Tampa Bay Earl Browne
10/1 Released Johnny Marcum