1943 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 84-78
Finish: 5th in NL National Division
Runs Scored: 696
Runs Allowed: 715
Exp W-L: 79-83
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,367,778
Manager: Jay Zorn

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 67-70, 7th in the NL
AA: 85-52, 1st in the NL
A: 72-65, 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 31 156 603 86 209 36 3 18 74 16 12 46 25 .347 .392 .506 .898 104.0 24.1 2.5
SS  Phil Rizzuto 25 152 607 89 195 22 9 3 52 27 6 23 22 .321 .347 .402 .749 81.9 16.5 10.7
RF  Joe Gallagher 29 154 555 60 156 24 2 11 77 6 3 17 63 .281 .305 .391 .696 61.5 8.9 3.6
CF *Willard Marshall 22 152 515 62 149 22 6 13 76 0 1 45 9 .289 .343 .431 .774 76.2 15.1 4.9
C  Walker Cooper 28 140 532 55 133 25 3 11 70 0 0 25 45 .250 .284 .370 .654 52.7 6.0 3.9
3B *Chuck Workman 28 127 413 59 107 14 1 22 81 2 1 34 56 .259 .313 .458 .770 58.6 10.1 4.5
2B  Joe Gordon 28 122 402 40 86 17 4 12 46 10 1 36 101 .214 .283 .366 .649 42.3 4.6 4.1
LF *Harry Walker 26 116 224 36 57 15 0 1 25 3 2 24 22 .254 .329 .335 .664 22.1 2.6 1.6
1B *Les Scarsella 29 123 217 37 73 9 3 2 41 1 0 16 19 .336 .379 .433 .812 31.4 6.4 0.9
RF  Andy Pafko 22 65 214 25 54 3 3 6 28 1 6 14 16 .252 .300 .379 .679 22.6 2.6 2.2
RF  Bob Elliott 26 79 194 14 44 6 1 2 20 5 1 24 38 .227 .312 .299 .611 19.6 2.0 2.2
1B *Luke Easter 27 53 185 28 42 2 0 3 22 0 0 24 20 .227 .319 .286 .606 18.8 1.6 1.1
SS  Howdy Groskloss 36 82 165 26 49 9 1 1 12 1 2 10 17 .297 .335 .382 .717 20.0 3.6 2.5
1B  Joe Wood 23 65 163 23 46 7 1 0 15 3 2 8 11 .282 .314 .337 .651 15.6 1.9 1.6
P  Tex Hughson 27 42 101 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 44 .050 .077 .069 .146 -4.3 0.0 0.0
P  Murry Dickson 26 40 110 8 26 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 12 .236 .243 .273 .516 6.0 0.0 0.0
P  Johnny Sain 25 40 95 11 18 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .189 .206 .211 .417 2.4 0.0 0.0
C *Ben Huffman 28 37 111 6 32 5 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 .288 .301 .333 .634 9.2 0.9 0.7
LF *Earl Browne 32 63 82 3 18 2 0 1 9 0 0 8 12 .220 .289 .280 .569 5.8 0.0 0.2
P  Johnny Rigney 28 27 77 7 10 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 19 .130 .128 .143 .271 -1.0 0.0 0.0
SS *Calvin Chapman 32 53 43 12 15 2 2 1 4 2 2 3 3 .349 .391 .558 .949 8.2 2.0 0.6
P *Al Gerheauser 26 10 31 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .194 .219 .226 .445 1.4 0.0 0.0
P *Dick Mulligan 25 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .167 .452 0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Alex Carrasquel 30 28 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0 0.0
C  Rollie Hemsley 36 8 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .333 .600 .933 1.3 0.2 0.1
P  Lee Stine 29 74 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3 0.0
P *Bob Chipman 24 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
CF *Johnny Rucker 26 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 27.6 2066 5664 696 1536 229 40 107 675 77 43 367 573 .271 .316 .382 .698 657.2 109.5 47.8
  Rank among 8 NL teams 2 6 5 7 5 6 6 2 7 8 4 5 7 6 6 6  
* - 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
 Tex Hughson 27 19 18 .514 42 42 0 323.3 313 148 28 117 132 4.12 16.0
 Johnny Sain 25 17 15 .531 40 40 0 309.7 301 111 25 113 94 3.23 24.3
 Murry Dickson 26 14 21 .400 40 40 0 307.3 362 159 15 96 79 4.66 9.8
 Johnny Rigney 28 16 9 .640 27 27 0 218.0 192 73 15 68 105 3.01 19.0
 Lee Stine 29 10 4 .714 74 0 18 87.3 82 24 2 31 32 2.47 15.7
*Al Gerheauser 26 4 5 .444 10 10 0 79.7 93 43 15 16 32 4.86 2.9
 Alex Carrasquel 30 0 2 .000 28 1 4 46.3 42 21 5 21 11 4.08 3.2
*Dick Mulligan 25 3 0 1.000 23 2 1 45.0 40 19 0 20 10 3.80 3.8
*Bob Chipman 24 1 4 .200 29 0 1 36.7 44 26 5 22 12 6.38 0.0
Team Totals 26.7 84 78 .519 313 162 24 1453.3 1469 624 110 504 507 3.86 94.7
Rank among 8 NL teams 5 5 6 5 4 3 6 2 3 6 2  
* - 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 31.0
W.Cooper 1179.7 132 136 433 38 6 1 .987 28.6
B.Huffman 249.0 29 31 91 7 3 1 .970 25.0
R.Hemsley 14.0 1 6 4 1 0 0 1.000 100.0
L.Scarsella 10.7 0 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1453.3 162 176 532 46 9 2 .985 29.8
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 12.36
B.Hassett 1291.0 144 150 1638 142 16 158 .991 12.41
L.Scarsella 89.3 9 13 114 12 0 12 1.000 12.69
E.Browne 65.0 8 10 92 5 3 6 .970 13.43
L.Easter 25.7 3 4 30 4 0 4 1.000 11.91
B.Huffman 8.0 1 2 10 1 0 1 1.000 12.38
Team Total 1479.0 165 179 1884 164 19 181 .991 12.46
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .976 6.25
J.Gordon 956.0 110 120 230 450 15 91 .978 6.40
J.Wood 346.3 38 54 89 154 9 44 .964 6.31
H.Groskloss 98.7 12 15 32 50 0 8 1.000 7.48
C.Chapman 45.0 2 18 14 20 2 6 .944 6.80
B.Hassett 7.3 0 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.91
Team Total 1453.3 162 209 368 675 26 149 .976 6.46
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .954 3.16
C.Workman 812.0 92 95 58 216 14 15 .951 3.04
B.Elliott 415.0 47 53 27 113 9 13 .940 3.04
H.Groskloss 97.7 10 18 16 23 1 1 .975 3.59
A.Pafko 81.7 9 11 2 18 0 3 1.000 2.20
C.Chapman 25.0 2 9 0 11 2 0 .846 3.96
J.Wood 22.0 2 5 1 9 1 0 .909 4.09
Team Total 1453.3 162 191 104 390 27 32 .948 3.06
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .965 5.61
P.Rizzuto 1263.3 146 151 241 607 18 120 .979 6.04
H.Groskloss 164.0 15 34 24 66 0 17 1.000 4.94
C.Chapman 26.0 1 9 4 14 1 1 .947 6.23
Team Total 1453.3 162 194 269 687 19 138 .981 5.92
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.02
J.Gallagher 402.7 48 52 74 2 3 0 .962 1.70
W.Marshall 377.7 47 49 81 2 0 0 1.000 1.98
H.Walker 326.3 38 45 67 3 2 2 .972 1.93
L.Scarsella 266.3 22 57 60 1 2 0 .968 2.06
C.Workman 45.3 5 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.18
E.Browne 23.0 2 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.78
B.Hassett 7.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29
C.Chapman 3.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Rucker 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 222 298 8 7 2 .978 1.89
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 2.63
W.Marshall 845.3 101 105 271 5 2 2 .993 2.94
A.Pafko 423.0 51 52 123 4 1 0 .992 2.70
H.Walker 167.0 8 55 52 1 1 1 .981 2.86
E.Browne 15.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Rucker 3.0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1453.3 162 216 447 10 4 3 .991 2.83
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.18
J.Gallagher 847.0 96 98 231 4 16 2 .936 2.50
L.Easter 398.6 46 47 83 0 0 0 1.000 1.87
C.Workman 51.0 6 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.59
B.Elliott 50.0 6 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.44
W.Marshall 21.0 1 9 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.71
E.Browne 14.7 0 8 7 0 0 0 1.000 4.30
A.Pafko 13.0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38
C.Chapman 13.0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.08
Team Total 1408.3 158 184 346 5 16 3 .956 2.24
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 2.31
T.Hughson 323.3 42 42 20 48 3 1 .958 1.89
J.Sain 309.7 40 40 26 42 0 4 1.000 1.98
M.Dickson 307.3 40 40 29 88 4 10 .967 3.43
J.Rigney 218.0 27 27 11 34 1 1 .978 1.86
L.Stine 87.3 0 74 7 18 0 1 1.000 2.58
A.Gerheauser 79.7 10 10 4 19 0 0 1.000 2.60
A.Carrasquel 46.3 1 28 4 10 1 1 .933 2.72
D.Mulligan 45.0 2 23 2 11 0 0 1.000 2.60
B.Chipman 36.7 0 29 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.70
Team Total 1453.3 162 313 106 278 9 18 .977 2.38
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Hassett .347
On-Base Pct Hassett .392
Slugging Pct Hassett .506
OPS Hassett .898
XR Hassett 104.0
Games Hassett 156
At-Bats Rizzuto 607
Runs Rizzuto 89
Hits Hassett 209
Total Bases Hassett 305
Singles Rizzuto 161
Doubles Hassett 36
Triples Rizzuto 9
Homeruns Workman 22
RBIs Workman 81
Stolen Bases Rizzuto 27
Caught Stealing Hassett 12
Walks Hassett 46
Strikeouts Gordon 101
ERA Rigney 3.01
Wins Hughson 19
Losses Dickson 21
Winning Pct Rigney .640
Saves Stine 18
Games Pitched Stine 74
Games Started Hughson 42
Complete Games Dickson 22
Shutouts Sain 4
Innings Pitched Hughson 323.3
Hits Allowed Dickson 362
Homeruns Allowed Hughson 28
Strikeouts Hughson 132
Walks Allowed Hughson 117
Walks per 9IP Rigney 2.8
Hits per 9IP Rigney 7.9
Strikeouts per 9IP Rigney 4.3
WHiP Rigney 1.19
OAVG Rigney .237
OOBP Rigney .295
OSLG Rigney .353
OOPS Rigney .648
Team All-Stars
Buddy Hassett
Lee Stine
Player Salaries
Buddy Hassett $ 5,790,000
Murry Dickson $ 3,664,286
Joe Gordon $ 3,650,000
Howdy Groskloss $ 3,500,000
Heinie Schuble $ 3,500,000
Earl Browne $ 3,200,000
Red Peery $ 3,200,000
Alex Carrasquel $ 905,000
Lee Stine $ 680,000
Hugh Casey $ 500,000
Rollie Hemsley $ 350,000
Walker Cooper $ 300,000
Bob Chipman $ 300,000
Calvin Chapman $ 300,000
Bob Elliott $ 300,000
Joe Gallagher $ 300,000
Al Gerheauser $ 300,000
Luke Easter $ 300,000
Tex Hughson $ 300,000
Chuck Workman $ 300,000
Buck Jordan $ 300,000
Willard Marshall $ 300,000
Dick Mulligan $ 300,000
Andy Pafko $ 300,000
Phil Rizzuto $ 300,000
Johnny Rucker $ 300,000
Johnny Sain $ 300,000
Les Scarsella $ 300,000
Harry Walker $ 300,000
Joe Wood $ 300,000
Ben Huffman $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/12 Signed     Rollie Hemsley
7/31 Traded Johnny Rigney New York (A) Luke Easter
Ed Baecht
9/22 Released Ed Baecht