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1952 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 94-68
Finish: 2nd in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 890
Runs Allowed: 735
Exp W-L: 95-67
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,371,817
Manager: Jay Zorn

Statistics / Schedule

 Minor League Records:
AAA: 68-69, 5th in the NL
AA: 91-46, 1st in the NL
A: 85-52, 1st in the NL
 
 
Postseason Results:
Won World Championship 4-1 over Detroit Tigers
Won NL League Series 4-1 over Montreal Expos
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
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  Eddie Yost 25 156 529 121 138 34 0 31 88 0 0 130 81 .261 .410 .501 .911 104.6 19.0 5.0
CF  Roy Sievers 25 155 561 102 165 31 2 15 88 0 0 97 75 .294 .395 .437 .832 97.8 17.8 1.9
RF  Gus Zernial 29 158 579 99 175 24 2 39 149 0 0 68 118 .302 .374 .553 .927 115.5 22.6 2.4
SS  Willie Jones 26 143 519 66 144 20 2 15 81 0 2 54 39 .277 .342 .410 .752 68.9 9.3 5.8
SS  Jack Lohrke 28 148 494 63 127 20 4 13 63 1 2 62 31 .257 .337 .393 .730 65.9 8.6 8.1
C  Stan Lopata 26 140 436 68 95 23 3 24 84 0 0 98 132 .218 .363 .450 .812 73.4 11.6 2.6
CF *Elmer Valo 31 100 372 77 102 12 2 11 55 29 13 77 11 .274 .400 .406 .805 67.5 12.0 2.2
SS *Preston Ward 24 125 363 52 107 33 2 6 54 1 1 53 39 .295 .378 .446 .825 60.4 10.3 3.0
RF  Andy Pafko 31 114 272 41 77 14 3 11 40 1 1 18 23 .283 .330 .478 .808 38.9 6.3 1.4
C  Charlie Silvera 27 72 243 38 80 11 1 1 23 0 1 30 17 .329 .401 .395 .797 37.7 6.9 1.9
1B  Joe Adcock 24 53 196 42 65 14 1 17 48 0 0 24 19 .332 .405 .673 1.078 46.2 10.5 1.7
SS  Bob Kennedy 31 91 134 17 33 5 0 4 21 0 0 12 10 .246 .304 .373 .677 15.3 1.5 1.4
3B  Luis Olmo 32 88 123 22 39 8 0 4 27 2 1 7 4 .317 .351 .480 .831 18.4 3.0 1.1
P  Bob Friend 21 42 107 5 9 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 43 .084 .101 .121 .222 -3.1 0.0 0.0
P  Kent Peterson 26 44 102 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 28 .069 .078 .078 .156 -4.8 0.0 0.0
C  Ray Lamanno 32 22 81 10 23 6 0 0 7 0 0 6 11 .284 .333 .358 .691 8.8 1.2 0.6
2B #Red Schoendienst 29 44 73 10 13 1 1 1 10 3 1 7 4 .178 .250 .260 .510 4.7 0.0 0.9
RF  Bill Burgo 32 24 53 12 16 2 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 .302 .422 .340 .761 9.0 1.7 0.3
P #Russ Meyer 28 32 55 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .091 .107 .109 .216 -1.3 0.0 0.0
P  Hersh Freeman 23 23 52 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .096 .094 .115 .210 -1.0 0.0 0.0
P  Ray Herbert 22 72 48 6 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 11 .167 .196 .188 .384 1.7 0.0 0.0
C  Sam Calderone 26 28 42 2 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 .214 .277 .238 .515 3.5 0.0 0.1
P  Saul Rogovin 28 11 27 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .296 .296 .333 .630 2.7 0.2 0.0
RF  Bob Elliott 35 10 13 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .538 .824 2.1 0.3 0.1
CF *Jim Rivera 29 55 13 18 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 4 .154 .154 .308 .462 -0.6 0.0 0.1
P *Lou Sleater 25 11 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 0.0 0.0 0.0
P  Clem Labine 25 31 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .250 .375 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Karl Drews 32 78 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Jack Banta 27 40 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0 0.0
P  Roy Bruner 35 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P *Lou Brissie 28 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.8 2139 5515 890 1459 270 24 193 859 39 25 765 736 .265 .353 .427 .780 831.9 142.7 40.5
  Rank among 8 NL teams 8 2 6 2 8 2 2 6 4 2 4 5 2 2 2 2  
* - 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
 Bob Friend 21 22 11 .667 42 42 0 321.7 344 130 20 90 119 3.64 23.2
*Kent Peterson 26 23 9 .719 44 44 0 313.7 236 110 19 150 256 3.16 28.0
 Ray Herbert 22 12 6 .667 72 14 15 187.3 208 73 17 50 62 3.51 18.9
 Russ Meyer 28 10 8 .556 32 22 2 153.0 166 67 9 63 92 3.94 9.3
 Hersh Freeman 23 9 9 .500 23 23 0 149.3 191 85 14 48 49 5.12 4.6
 Karl Drews 32 5 6 .455 78 1 6 95.7 115 60 10 48 34 5.64 2.2
 Saul Rogovin 28 6 2 .750 11 8 0 79.0 88 35 6 22 43 3.99 6.5
 Jack Banta 27 4 5 .444 40 0 4 45.3 58 35 4 29 27 6.95 0.0
 Clem Labine 25 1 1 .500 31 0 2 42.7 39 17 2 20 11 3.59 3.7
*Lou Sleater 25 1 5 .167 11 4 0 33.7 32 31 4 52 11 8.29 0.0
*Lou Brissie 28 1 5 .167 22 13 2 28.3 19 11 3 15 12 3.49 2.4
 Roy Bruner 35 0 1 .000 7 1 1 4.7 12 10 2 4 0 19.31 0.0
Team Totals 26.7 94 68 .580 413 172 32 1454.3 1508 664 110 591 716 4.11 98.7
Rank among 8 NL teams 2 2 2 2 4 6 2 4 3 4 4  
* - 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 .991 31.5
S.Lopata 1090.3 121 137 562 38 6 1 .990 27.6
C.Silvera 79.0 10 12 45 3 1 0 .980 25.0
R.Lamanno 67.4 8 8 36 2 0 0 1.000 50.0
S.Calderone 60.0 6 9 28 2 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1296.7 145 166 671 45 7 1 .990 28.1
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 11.90
E.Yost 491.3 56 57 652 37 3 49 .996 12.62
C.Silvera 466.6 56 58 570 41 4 46 .993 11.79
J.Adcock 440.3 50 50 567 46 3 52 .995 12.53
R.Lamanno 117.3 13 14 147 11 2 15 .988 12.12
P.Ward 30.0 2 10 30 3 0 5 1.000 9.90
R.Schoendienst 23.0 2 5 30 1 2 3 .939 12.13
L.Olmo 10.0 1 2 15 2 0 1 1.000 15.30
J.Lohrke 7.0 0 3 7 0 0 2 1.000 9.00
R.Sievers 3.0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1588.5 180 201 2021 141 14 174 .994 12.25
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 5.98
W.Jones 1196.7 136 136 273 508 13 99 .984 5.87
R.Schoendienst 153.0 16 24 40 63 2 12 .981 6.06
L.Olmo 55.0 5 9 17 20 2 4 .949 6.05
P.Ward 48.7 5 9 8 25 0 4 1.000 6.10
A.Pafko 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1454.3 162 179 338 617 17 119 .983 5.91
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .958 3.03
E.Yost 794.3 89 90 54 203 16 15 .941 2.91
P.Ward 518.0 64 64 30 131 7 12 .958 2.80
B.Kennedy 55.0 6 10 4 22 2 5 .929 4.25
A.Pafko 54.3 3 15 3 18 1 1 .955 3.48
E.Valo 14.8 0 6 1 6 0 2 1.000 4.26
L.Olmo 14.7 0 8 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.07
R.Schoendienst 5.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80
W.Jones 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1457.1 162 195 93 385 26 35 .948 2.95
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .971 5.40
J.Lohrke 1176.7 146 146 194 515 14 88 .981 5.42
B.Kennedy 128.7 11 27 17 61 1 12 .987 5.46
L.Olmo 107.3 5 41 13 50 2 7 .969 5.28
P.Ward 22.7 0 8 5 8 0 1 1.000 5.16
E.Yost 9.0 0 4 5 5 0 3 1.000 10.00
W.Jones 6.0 0 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 7.50
R.Schoendienst 4.0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
Team Total 1454.3 162 235 236 643 17 112 .981 5.44
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.01
R.Sievers 1289.0 147 149 244 7 3 4 .988 1.75
A.Pafko 129.0 15 16 33 3 1 1 .973 2.51
G.Zernial 12.7 0 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.42
L.Olmo 8.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
R.Schoendienst 3.7 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 7.38
P.Ward 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
B.Elliott 2.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
B.Burgo 1.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
B.Kennedy 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Adcock 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1450.6 162 184 284 10 4 5 .987 1.82
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 2.57
E.Valo 796.4 86 90 242 4 4 0 .984 2.78
P.Ward 248.7 30 31 55 3 3 2 .951 2.10
A.Pafko 199.0 22 24 55 1 1 0 .982 2.53
B.Burgo 51.8 8 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.43
L.Olmo 31.3 0 9 6 1 0 0 1.000 2.01
J.Rivera 20.0 1 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.15
B.Elliott 16.0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
R.Sievers 8.7 0 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.08
Team Total 1371.9 149 175 385 9 8 2 .980 2.58
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 2.03
G.Zernial 1264.7 143 145 288 7 3 1 .990 2.10
A.Pafko 139.0 16 20 30 4 1 2 .971 2.20
B.Burgo 83.5 12 12 16 2 0 0 1.000 1.94
B.Kennedy 22.7 2 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.19
B.Elliott 11.7 1 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.54
J.Rivera 11.0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
E.Valo 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
R.Sievers 2.3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86
J.Adcock 0.8 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1538.6 174 195 341 13 4 3 .989 2.07
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.27
B.Friend 321.7 42 42 20 62 3 3 .965 2.29
K.Peterson 313.7 44 44 11 54 0 6 1.000 1.87
R.Herbert 187.3 14 72 19 42 1 1 .984 2.93
R.Meyer 153.0 22 32 7 23 1 2 .968 1.76
H.Freeman 149.3 23 23 6 26 0 2 1.000 1.93
K.Drews 95.7 1 78 8 20 2 0 .933 2.63
S.Rogovin 79.0 8 11 5 12 1 1 .944 1.94
J.Banta 45.3 0 40 3 10 0 0 1.000 2.58
C.Labine 42.7 0 31 2 11 1 0 .929 2.74
L.Sleater 33.7 4 11 0 8 0 1 1.000 2.14
L.Brissie 28.3 13 22 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.22
R.Bruner 4.7 1 7 0 4 0 0 1.000 7.73
Team Total 1454.3 172 413 83 277 9 16 .976 2.23
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Zernial .302
On-Base Pct Yost .410
Slugging Pct Zernial .553
OPS Zernial .927
XR Zernial 115.5
Games Zernial 158
At-Bats Zernial 579
Runs Yost 121
Hits Zernial 175
Total Bases Zernial 320
Singles Sievers 117
Doubles Yost 34
Triples Lohrke 4
Homeruns Zernial 39
RBIs Zernial 149
Stolen Bases Valo 29
Caught Stealing Valo 13
Walks Yost 130
Strikeouts Lopata 132
ERA Peterson 3.16
Wins Peterson 23
Losses Friend 11
Winning Pct Peterson .719
Saves Herbert 15
Games Pitched Drews 78
Games Started Peterson 44
Complete Games Friend 10
Shutouts Peterson 3
Innings Pitched Friend 321.7
Hits Allowed Friend 344
Homeruns Allowed Friend 20
Strikeouts Peterson 256
Walks Allowed Peterson 150
Walks per 9IP Herbert 2.4
Hits per 9IP Peterson 6.8
Strikeouts per 9IP Peterson 7.3
WHiP Peterson 1.23
OAVG Peterson .209
OOBP Peterson .303
OSLG Peterson .313
OOPS Peterson .616
Team All-Stars
Stan Lopata
Kent Peterson
Eddie Yost
Player Salaries
Kent Peterson $ 18,000,000
Russ Meyer $ 5,280,000
Andy Pafko $ 4,000,000
Eddie Yost $ 3,178,571
Luis Olmo $ 2,500,000
Lou Brissie $ 2,285,714
Willie Jones $ 1,971,429
Bob Kennedy $ 1,880,000
Karl Drews $ 1,400,000
Red Schoendienst $ 1,342,857
Roy Bruner $ 1,100,000
Dick Mulligan $ 400,000
Ray Lamanno $ 300,300
Jack Banta $ 300,000
Sam Calderone $ 300,000
Bill Burgo $ 300,000
Harry Feldman $ 300,000
Bob Friend $ 300,000
Ray Herbert $ 300,000
Clem Labine $ 300,000
Joe Adcock $ 300,000
Stan Lopata $ 300,000
Gus Zernial $ 300,000
Frank Papish $ 300,000
Jim Rivera $ 300,000
Saul Rogovin $ 300,000
Roy Sievers $ 300,000
Lou Sleater $ 300,000
Preston Ward $ 300,000
Jack Lohrke $ 300,000
  
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/3 Traded Bobby Avila
Jackie Collum		 Tampa Bay Andy Anderson
2/3 Signed     Dick Mulligan
2/9 Signed     Frank Papish
2/13 Traded Bill Wilson
Jack Crimian
Chico Carrasquel		 Oakland Willie Jones
4/2 Released Andy Anderson    
4/2 Released Sandy Ullrich    
4/2 Released Steve Ridzik    
4/2 Released Don Thompson    
4/2 Released John Mchale    
4/2 Signed     Walker Cooper
7/31 Released Bob Elliott    
7/31 Traded Hersh Freeman
Norm Zauchin
Elmer Valo		 New York (A) Joe Adcock
Saul Rogovin
Dave Koslo
7/31 Traded Dave Koslo
Charlie Silvera		 New York (N) Lou Brissie
Bill Burgo
Ray Lamanno
$2,000,000
 
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