1947 Pittsburgh Pirates
62 - 92
1946 / 1948 (Organization)
7th place in the NL (32 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		32 - 45 (.416)
30 - 47 (.390)		 -9.6 wins
-5.4 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 744 / 741 ( +3 )
Allowed/Expected: 817 / 733 ( -84 )
Pyth Record: 70 - 84 (-8)
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Attendance: 1,283,531 Avg Att: 16,247 (0.97)
Att Rank: 5 / 8 Lg Avg: 16,756
       
Park Factor: 1.03    
HR Factor: 1.15 R/L HR: 1.29 / 0.84
Notes:


Batting

Filters
Bats
#
R
H
K
1 Ralph Kiner
LF
24.7
666
64.4
20.4
130.2
140.3
-23.9
2.9
-0.3
34.8
109.8
-26.3
42.5
32.0
45.8
-0.7
0.3
-4.8
0.0
0.0
2 Hank Greenberg
1B
36.5
510
21.3
-11.8
26.7
94.0
-34.4
-2.3
-1.3
12.2
38.5
-31.2
28.0
53.7
23.9
2.0
16.2
-4.9
0.0
0.0
3 Culley Rikard
RF
33.1
376
3.8
3.0
-4.5
4.0
4.9
-2.2
0.1
-2.3
-7.5
-8.0
11.5
12.6
10.9
-0.5
3.0
-2.6
0.0
0.0
4 Clyde Kluttz
C
29.6
255
2.5
5.6
5.5
-10.5
6.0
1.4
0.4
-0.5
-0.1
3.1
0.2
-8.5
2.8
1.0
-4.7
-1.1
0.0
0.0
5 Frankie Gustine
3B
27.4
691
2.3
12.1
-1.7
-21.2
10.8
9.6
1.7
-8.7
-13.8
-8.0
7.3
-6.1
4.9
-0.8
-15.7
-0.8
0.0
0.0
6 Gene Mauch
2B
21.6
37
0.5
0.7
-3.4
-0.7
2.2
-1.1
-0.2
-0.9
-4.0
-2.9
2.9
3.3
3.8
-0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
7 Al Gionfriddo
-
25.3
1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.1
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Dixie Howell
C
27.2
245
-0.7
-0.4
-6.2
-3.9
-1.2
3.8
-1.6
-2.3
-5.7
-13.8
0.8
2.6
3.1
-1.0
-14.2
-1.0
0.0
0.0
9 Billy Sullivan
C
36.7
61
-2.3
-1.3
-5.7
-4.1
0.6
0.1
-0.6
-1.0
-4.4
2.0
-1.6
-0.1
-1.1
-0.2
2.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
10 Wally Westlake
RF
26.6
443
-2.6
-2.1
19.6
3.7
-8.7
3.8
1.2
5.8
21.6
-26.6
-13.0
-17.4
-20.5
2.3
-49.9
2.0
0.0
0.0
11 Gene Woodling
CF
24.9
87
-2.9
-0.9
-5.6
-7.3
2.2
-2.2
1.1
-1.4
-4.6
2.2
-2.4
-1.7
-1.7
-0.3
1.0
-0.7
0.0
0.0
12 Elbie Fletcher
1B
31.3
187
-3.0
-5.6
-12.7
4.8
-4.9
-0.0
-0.9
-2.1
-7.1
-8.6
1.9
10.4
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
13 Billy Cox
SS
27.8
561
-3.0
-2.0
16.3
-12.7
-10.5
13.5
3.5
0.8
18.3
18.6
-22.9
-27.4
-15.4
-1.3
-4.8
1.5
0.0
0.0
14 Pete Castiglione
SS
26.4
52
-3.2
0.1
-6.6
-10.8
4.4
-1.5
-0.3
-1.3
-6.7
-0.7
-2.4
-3.2
-1.2
-0.2
-4.0
-0.5
0.0
0.0
15 Roy Jarvis
C
21.1
51
-4.9
-5.5
-7.5
-1.5
-4.4
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
-2.0
-0.8
-5.0
0.9
-4.8
-0.2
-0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
16 Billy Herman
2B
38.0
49
-5.1
-3.1
-5.4
-6.1
-3.0
2.6
-0.3
-1.3
-2.3
-3.0
-5.3
-2.9
-7.2
-0.2
-6.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
17 Bill Salkeld
C
30.3
68
-6.0
-4.0
-10.1
-7.6
-0.6
-1.3
-0.7
-1.1
-6.2
-2.4
-4.7
-0.8
-5.5
-0.3
-3.7
-0.5
0.0
0.0
18 Jim Russell
CF
28.8
548
-6.7
-11.9
-15.1
8.6
-12.0
-2.3
3.1
-2.7
-3.1
-12.8
-6.1
8.4
-7.0
-0.2
-7.1
2.6
0.0
0.0
19 Whitey Wietelmann
SS
28.3
140
-9.6
-5.6
-13.8
-11.8
-0.5
-2.0
-0.3
-1.7
-8.2
1.6
-7.5
-2.0
-10.3
-0.6
-0.1
-1.1
0.0
0.0
20 Eddie Basinski
2B
24.7
182
-11.2
-12.8
-12.4
-1.3
-13.6
0.6
0.9
-0.6
0.4
-12.0
-13.4
-0.2
-15.2
-0.7
-14.7
-1.1
0.0
0.0
21 Jimmy Bloodworth
2B
29.9
335
-18.9
-8.9
-21.3
-34.3
1.2
-1.0
-2.1
-1.5
-12.5
-11.4
-21.3
-17.6
-22.8
0.7
-31.4
-1.3
0.0
0.0
5545
14.7
-34.2
66.0
121.4
-85.9
21.8
2.9
23.7
100.2
-140.7
-10.8
36.0
-16.5
-1.1
-134.2
-14.6
0.0
0.0
 
#
R
H
K
1 Al Lyons
P
29.0
12
1.4
0.3
2.8
3.1
-0.6
-0.2
-0.0
0.9
2.6
-0.3
1.5
0.5
1.8
1.0
0.5
-0.0
0.0
0.0
2 Elmer Singleton
P
29.0
14
1.4
1.7
3.2
0.9
1.2
-0.3
1.0
-0.1
1.4
-0.9
1.3
-0.5
1.5
-0.0
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
0.0
3 Jim Bagby
P
30.8
36
0.4
1.4
2.0
-0.8
0.3
1.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.6
5.1
1.1
-1.4
-0.5
0.9
-0.5
-0.0
0.0
0.0
4 Ken Heintzelman
P
31.7
1
0.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.2
0.8
1.0
0.8
-0.0
1.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
5 Hugh Mulcahy
P
33.8
3
0.2
0.5
0.3
-0.3
0.6
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.4
-0.1
0.5
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
6 Steve Nagy
P
28.1
4
0.0
0.3
0.1
-0.4
0.5
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.2
-1.1
0.2
-0.2
0.3
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
0.0
7 Art Herring
P
41.3
2
-0.1
-0.3
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
-0.1
-0.4
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
8 Fritz Ostermueller
P
39.8
74
-0.3
0.9
-1.0
-0.6
1.6
-0.8
-0.3
-0.2
-1.9
4.7
1.7
1.2
0.6
-0.2
2.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
9 Hank Behrman
P
26.0
7
-0.3
-1.0
-1.3
-0.5
-0.9
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.3
-0.4
-1.3
-0.3
-1.3
-0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
10 Roger Wolff
P
36.2
10
-0.4
-1.6
-2.0
0.2
-1.3
-0.2
-0.0
-0.0
-0.4
-3.8
-1.1
0.6
-0.8
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
11 Tiny Bonham
P
33.9
55
-0.6
-0.9
-1.9
0.1
-1.2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-1.0
7.4
0.7
0.9
-1.0
0.8
2.2
-0.0
0.0
0.0
12 Nick Strincevich
P
32.3
24
-1.0
-2.7
-3.6
0.2
-2.1
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-0.9
2.4
-1.8
1.1
-1.4
-0.1
1.5
-0.0
0.0
0.0
13 Ed Bahr
P
27.7
26
-1.2
-2.0
-3.1
-2.0
-1.4
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-1.0
-2.2
-2.9
-1.0
-4.8
-0.1
-1.4
-0.0
0.0
0.0
14 Mel Queen
P
29.3
27
-1.2
-2.5
-3.7
-2.3
-1.5
-0.5
-0.1
-0.1
-1.2
0.1
-3.5
-1.0
-3.9
-0.1
-1.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
15 Rip Sewell
P
40.1
41
-1.8
-2.0
-0.8
0.5
-1.2
-1.0
-0.2
0.9
1.2
3.2
-2.6
-0.6
-4.5
-0.1
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
16 Preacher Roe
P
32.3
46
-1.8
-2.0
-3.8
-1.5
-1.0
-0.9
-0.2
-0.2
-1.8
-4.7
-1.9
0.2
-1.4
-0.1
-0.6
-0.0
0.0
0.0
17 Kirby Higbe
P
32.2
80
-2.1
-2.6
-0.8
0.7
-3.5
0.4
-0.3
0.6
1.8
7.1
-3.6
-1.1
-4.6
-0.3
0.1
-0.0
0.0
0.0
462
-7.1
-12.6
-13.9
-1.9
-10.9
-3.7
-0.6
1.1
-1.4
18.0
-11.5
-0.7
-19.1
1.6
2.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0

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