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1944 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 73-89
Finish: 5th in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 746
Runs Allowed: 796
Exp W-L: 76-86
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,231,608
Manager: Jay Zorn

Statistics / Schedule

 Minor League Records:
AAA: 63-74, 7th in the NL
AA: 85-52, 1st in the NL
A: 75-62, 5th in the NL
 
 
 
 
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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
SS  Phil Rizzuto 26 148 589 74 170 21 8 2 55 16 9 34 32 .289 .330 .362 .691 65.0 8.7 7.1
3B *Chuck Workman 29 154 558 85 147 21 1 24 98 2 2 41 67 .263 .311 .434 .745 76.2 11.5 5.9
CF *Willard Marshall 23 155 536 73 147 16 1 24 98 1 0 42 13 .274 .323 .442 .765 73.2 10.8 3.4
C  Walker Cooper 29 140 501 68 139 21 3 16 71 0 0 27 23 .277 .317 .427 .744 63.9 9.6 2.6
1B *Buddy Hassett 32 144 490 76 141 18 6 14 62 9 6 35 22 .288 .333 .435 .768 67.7 11.0 1.9
2B  Joe Gordon 29 151 462 69 109 24 3 21 57 7 0 55 126 .236 .317 .437 .755 66.2 10.6 5.9
SS  Bob Kennedy 23 141 459 61 137 33 6 12 54 3 4 34 29 .298 .345 .475 .820 65.3 11.6 3.3
RF  Andy Pafko 23 130 444 66 119 19 3 10 51 5 3 38 22 .268 .330 .392 .722 56.2 7.9 3.2
1B *Luke Easter 28 126 366 45 92 9 3 13 42 0 0 31 70 .251 .313 .399 .712 45.6 6.2 1.8
LF *Harry Walker 27 111 150 19 35 10 1 3 20 5 1 18 17 .233 .315 .373 .689 15.7 1.4 1.0
1B *Les Scarsella 30 91 131 15 33 2 3 1 14 0 0 8 11 .252 .296 .336 .632 13.7 1.2 0.4
C  Mickey Owen 28 52 127 9 36 6 0 2 18 0 0 6 16 .283 .313 .378 .691 13.8 1.7 0.4
P  Johnny Sain 26 44 113 9 38 4 0 1 15 0 0 2 3 .336 .348 .398 .746 14.4 2.5 0.0
P  Tex Hughson 28 36 98 6 14 3 0 0 8 0 0 3 36 .143 .167 .173 .340 1.2 0.0 0.0
RF  Joe Gallagher 30 25 99 14 34 8 2 6 16 0 0 5 11 .343 .371 .646 1.018 20.5 4.8 0.5
P *Al Gerheauser 27 33 88 6 18 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 26 .205 .211 .205 .416 3.5 0.0 0.0
P  Butch Wensloff 28 31 81 5 19 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 26 .235 .244 .247 .491 4.3 0.0 0.0
3B  Luis Olmo 24 51 71 8 17 3 1 1 8 1 2 3 6 .239 .270 .352 .622 6.0 0.2 1.0
SS *Calvin Chapman 33 60 63 13 16 2 0 0 9 2 3 2 5 .254 .277 .286 .563 3.9 0.0 0.7
RF  Bob Elliott 27 25 49 8 11 1 0 3 4 0 0 5 6 .224 .296 .429 .725 6.8 1.0 0.3
1B  Joe Wood 24 35 51 7 15 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 2 .294 .288 .412 .700 5.6 0.7 0.7
C *Ben Huffman 29 16 45 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 .156 .174 .200 .374 0.8 0.0 0.1
P  Murry Dickson 27 43 30 2 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .333 .533 2.1 0.0 0.0
P  Alex Carrasquel 31 41 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0 0.0
P *Dick Mulligan 26 23 13 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .231 .385 -0.1 0.0 0.0
LF *Earl Browne 33 10 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473 0.6 0.1 0.0
P  Lee Stine 30 76 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0
P *Bob Chipman 25 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3 0.0
  Team Totals 27.7 2105 5651 746 1509 227 42 155 720 53 31 393 588 .267 .315 .404 .719 692.8 101.8 40.4
  Rank among 8 NL teams 3 5 5 7 4 2 5 3 7 8 4 5 7 4 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 Sain 26 16 20 .444 44 44 0 331.7 333 152 33 130 129 4.12 20.5
 Tex Hughson 28 12 16 .429 36 36 0 273.7 308 128 20 80 113 4.21 12.3
*Al Gerheauser 27 17 13 .567 33 33 0 252.7 247 104 20 109 117 3.70 18.4
 Butch Wensloff 28 7 17 .292 31 31 0 225.3 226 117 20 79 119 4.67 9.8
 Murry Dickson 27 7 6 .538 43 11 2 110.7 137 56 8 44 29 4.55 5.4
 Lee Stine 30 6 11 .353 76 1 12 99.7 112 59 11 48 48 5.33 4.6
 Alex Carrasquel 31 4 3 .571 41 1 1 86.3 98 46 15 42 31 4.80 4.0
*Dick Mulligan 26 3 0 1.000 23 5 0 51.0 57 35 4 32 13 6.18 0.5
*Bob Chipman 25 1 2 .333 13 6 0 17.0 17 7 1 9 8 3.70 1.3
 Andy Pafko 23 0 1 .000 1 0 0 2.3 5 4 1 1 0 15.45 0.0
Team Totals 27.1 73 89 .451 341 168 15 1450.3 1540 708 133 574 607 4.39 76.8
Rank among 8 NL teams 5 5 8 5 4 6 7 6 7 3 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 .991 31.7
W.Cooper 1120.3 126 133 483 46 8 3 .985 26.1
M.Owen 249.6 29 33 117 3 2 0 .984 40.0
B.Huffman 75.0 8 10 32 1 0 0 1.000 0.0
L.Scarsella 4.3 0 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1449.3 163 181 636 50 10 3 .986 26.4
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .994 12.40
B.Hassett 980.7 109 114 1231 100 11 125 .992 12.22
L.Easter 374.7 43 44 466 36 4 47 .992 12.06
L.Scarsella 86.0 9 14 122 6 0 9 1.000 13.40
B.Huffman 9.0 1 1 15 1 0 1 1.000 16.00
Team Total 1450.3 162 173 1834 143 15 182 .992 12.27
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 6.23
J.Gordon 1216.0 145 149 325 557 22 138 .976 6.53
L.Olmo 154.0 15 30 36 65 1 12 .990 5.90
J.Wood 34.3 2 12 6 12 0 1 1.000 4.72
B.Hassett 24.3 0 13 10 10 0 3 1.000 7.40
C.Chapman 19.7 0 12 3 8 0 1 1.000 5.04
L.Scarsella 2.0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1.000 13.50
Team Total 1450.3 162 217 381 654 23 156 .978 6.42
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .947 3.02
C.Workman 1258.3 145 147 80 330 28 31 .936 2.93
J.Wood 91.7 10 17 4 32 3 3 .923 3.53
B.Kennedy 41.3 4 9 5 12 2 2 .895 3.70
B.Elliott 41.0 3 9 2 8 2 0 .833 2.20
C.Chapman 8.0 0 7 0 5 0 0 1.000 5.63
L.Olmo 4.0 0 4 0 5 0 1 1.000 11.25
A.Pafko 3.7 0 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.92
B.Huffman 2.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1450.3 162 197 92 393 35 37 .933 3.01
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .964 5.62
P.Rizzuto 1221.0 141 147 207 540 19 104 .975 5.51
B.Kennedy 103.0 10 20 22 58 0 13 1.000 6.99
C.Chapman 92.7 8 22 18 37 5 5 .917 5.34
B.Elliott 24.0 3 3 6 10 0 5 1.000 6.00
L.Olmo 9.7 0 4 2 8 0 1 1.000 9.32
Team Total 1450.3 162 196 255 653 24 128 .974 5.63
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 1.99
W.Marshall 1039.7 121 121 203 7 0 1 1.000 1.82
L.Scarsella 73.7 6 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.71
B.Kennedy 71.0 9 13 21 1 1 1 .957 2.79
H.Walker 65.0 6 16 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.94
B.Hassett 51.7 4 13 10 1 1 0 .917 1.92
J.Gallagher 48.1 3 8 10 1 1 0 .917 2.06
C.Chapman 6.0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
E.Browne 6.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
L.Olmo 2.3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86
C.Workman 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1365.4 149 196 275 10 3 2 .990 1.88
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .978 2.68
A.Pafko 1002.3 119 121 274 6 11 2 .962 2.51
W.Marshall 224.3 24 27 75 3 1 1 .987 3.13
H.Walker 210.7 19 45 62 3 1 1 .985 2.78
L.Olmo 10.0 0 6 3 0 1 0 .750 2.70
B.Kennedy 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
L.Scarsella 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1450.3 162 201 416 12 14 4 .968 2.66
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .975 2.07
B.Kennedy 759.7 91 95 165 2 6 1 .965 1.98
L.Easter 456.7 51 64 106 1 1 1 .991 2.11
J.Gallagher 150.6 13 13 32 2 2 1 .944 2.03
B.Elliott 42.0 5 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.71
A.Pafko 33.0 2 8 8 0 1 0 .889 2.18
C.Chapman 32.0 1 13 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.81
W.Marshall 28.0 2 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.25
C.Workman 17.3 1 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.08
E.Browne 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1520.3 166 215 340 5 10 3 .972 2.04
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .972 2.38
J.Sain 331.7 44 44 23 53 2 3 .974 2.06
T.Hughson 273.7 36 36 19 50 1 4 .986 2.27
A.Gerheauser 252.7 33 33 14 41 2 0 .965 1.96
B.Wensloff 225.3 31 31 21 36 0 0 1.000 2.28
M.Dickson 110.7 11 43 7 30 3 3 .925 3.01
L.Stine 99.7 1 76 6 23 1 1 .967 2.62
A.Carrasquel 86.3 1 41 3 17 2 2 .909 2.09
D.Mulligan 51.0 5 23 5 15 0 1 1.000 3.53
B.Chipman 17.0 6 13 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.65
A.Pafko 2.3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.000 3.86
Team Total 1450.3 168 341 99 270 11 15 .971 2.29
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Kennedy .297
On-Base Pct Kennedy .343
Slugging Pct Kennedy .472
OPS Kennedy .815
XR Workman 76.2
Games Marshall 155
At-Bats Rizzuto 589
Runs Workman 85
Hits Rizzuto 170
Total Bases Workman 242
Singles Rizzuto 139
Doubles Kennedy 33
Triples Rizzuto 8
Homeruns Workman, Marshall 24
RBIs Workman, Marshall 98
Stolen Bases Rizzuto 16
Caught Stealing Rizzuto 9
Walks Gordon 55
Strikeouts Gordon 126
ERA Gerheauser 3.70
Wins Gerheauser 17
Losses Sain 20
Winning Pct Gerheauser .567
Saves Stine 12
Games Pitched Stine 76
Games Started Sain 44
Complete Games Hughson 17
Shutouts Hughson 3
Innings Pitched Sain 331.7
Hits Allowed Sain 333
Homeruns Allowed Sain 33
Strikeouts Sain 129
Walks Allowed Sain 130
Walks per 9IP Hughson 2.6
Hits per 9IP Gerheauser 8.8
Strikeouts per 9IP Wensloff 4.8
WHiP Wensloff 1.35
OAVG Gerheauser .256
OOBP Wensloff .319
OSLG Gerheauser .370
OOPS Gerheauser .700
Team All-Stars
Walker Cooper
Lee Stine
Player Salaries
Buddy Hassett $ 5,790,000
Murry Dickson $ 3,664,286
Tex Hughson $ 3,328,571
Earl Browne $ 3,200,000
Les Scarsella $ 2,690,000
Phil Rizzuto $ 2,442,857
Joe Gordon $ 1,930,000
Chuck Workman $ 1,528,571
Walker Cooper $ 985,714
Harry Walker $ 964,286
Alex Carrasquel $ 905,000
Dick Mulligan $ 803,571
Lee Stine $ 680,000
Hugh Casey $ 500,000
Mickey Owen $ 350,000
Calvin Chapman $ 300,000
Luke Easter $ 300,000
Bob Elliott $ 300,000
Al Gerheauser $ 300,000
Ben Huffman $ 300,000
Willard Marshall $ 300,000
Luis Olmo $ 300,000
Andy Pafko $ 300,000
Johnny Sain $ 300,000
Butch Wensloff $ 300,000
Joe Wood $ 300,000
Bob Kennedy $ 300,000
  
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
5/1 Traded Joe Gallagher Montreal Luis Olmo
Round Draft Pick.
Round Draft Pick.
5/1 Traded Bob Chipman Minnesota Butch Wensloff
Mickey Owen
8/4 Released Rollie Hemsley    
 
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