1942 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1942 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 66-81. They scored 585 runs and belted 54 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. Vince DiMaggio led the team in home runs with 15. The offense was powered by Bob Elliott, who led the team with 89 RBI and 166 hits.
The team allowed 632 runs and had a team ERA of 3.58. Rip Sewell led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 69 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Alf Anderson | SS | 54 | 166 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .342 | .307 | .649 | .271 |
| Pete Coscarart | SS | 133 | 487 | 57 | 111 | 3 | 29 | 2 | .288 | .287 | .575 | .228 |
| Bob Elliott | 3B | 143 | 560 | 75 | 166 | 9 | 89 | 2 | .358 | .416 | .774 | .296 |
| Elbie Fletcher | 1B | 145 | 506 | 86 | 146 | 7 | 57 | 0 | .417 | .393 | .810 | .289 |
| Huck Geary | SS | 9 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .227 | .519 | .227 |
| Frankie Gustine | 2B | 115 | 388 | 34 | 89 | 2 | 35 | 5 | .286 | .294 | .580 | .229 |
| Stu Martin | 2B | 42 | 120 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .273 | .317 | .590 | .225 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Barrett | OF | 111 | 332 | 56 | 82 | 0 | 26 | 10 | .347 | .316 | .663 | .247 |
| Frank Colman | OF | 10 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .179 | .216 | .395 | .135 |
| Vince DiMaggio | OF | 143 | 496 | 57 | 118 | 15 | 75 | 10 | .311 | .385 | .696 | .238 |
| Culley Rikard | OF | 38 | 52 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .288 | .269 | .557 | .192 |
| Jim Russell | OF | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .071 | .204 | .071 |
| Bud Stewart | OF | 82 | 183 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .302 | .306 | .608 | .219 |
| Maurice Van Robays | OF | 100 | 328 | 29 | 76 | 1 | 46 | 0 | .298 | .311 | .609 | .232 |
| Jimmy Wasdell | OF | 122 | 409 | 44 | 106 | 3 | 38 | 1 | .337 | .318 | .655 | .259 |
| Johnny Wyrostek | OF | 9 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .184 | .171 | .355 | .114 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bill Baker | C | 18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .118 | .285 | .118 |
| Al Lopez | C | 103 | 289 | 17 | 74 | 1 | 26 | 0 | .338 | .308 | .646 | .256 |
| Babe Phelps | C | 95 | 257 | 21 | 73 | 9 | 41 | 2 | .345 | .440 | .785 | .284 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ed Leip | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5107 | 585 | 1250 | 54 | 544 | 41 | .315 | .330 | .644 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Brandt | 3 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.96 | 1.718 | |||
| Max Butcher | 24 | 18 | 150.7 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 49 | 44 | 2.93 | 1.248 | |||
| Dick Conger | 2 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2.16 | 1.687 | |||
| Dutch Dietz | 40 | 13 | 134.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3 | 35 | 57 | 3.95 | 1.459 | |||
| Hank Gornicki | 25 | 14 | 112 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 48 | 40 | 2.57 | 1.152 | |||
| Jack Hallett | 3 | 3 | 22.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4.84 | 1.390 | |||
| Luke Hamlin | 23 | 14 | 112 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 3.94 | 1.313 | |||
| Ken Heintzelman | 27 | 18 | 130 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 39 | 63 | 4.57 | 1.585 | |||
| Ken Jungels | 6 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6.59 | 1.168 | |||
| Bob Klinger | 37 | 19 | 152.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 58 | 45 | 3.24 | 1.284 | |||
| Johnny Lanning | 34 | 8 | 119.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 31 | 26 | 3.32 | 1.266 | |||
| Rip Sewell | 40 | 33 | 248 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2 | 69 | 72 | 3.41 | 1.335 | |||
| Harry Shuman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 0.500 | |||
| Nick Strincevich | 7 | 1 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 2.82 | 1.256 | |||
| Lefty Wilkie | 35 | 6 | 107.3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 18 | 37 | 4.19 | 1.389 | |||
| Team Totals | 307 | 151 | 1351.2 | 66 | 81 | .449 | 11 | 426 | 435 | 3.58 | 1.340 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Elbie Fletcher | 145 |
| At Bats | Bob Elliott | 560 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Elbie Fletcher | 623 |
| Batting Average | Bob Elliott | .296 |
| On-Base % | Elbie Fletcher | .417 |
| Slugging % | Bob Elliott | .416 |
| OPS | Elbie Fletcher | .810 |
| Runs | Elbie Fletcher | 86 |
| Hits | Bob Elliott | 166 |
| Total Bases | Bob Elliott | 233 |
| Doubles | Bob Elliott | 26 |
| Triples | Bob Elliott | 7 |
| Home Runs | Vince DiMaggio | 15 |
| RBI | Bob Elliott | 89 |
| Walks | Elbie Fletcher | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Vince DiMaggio | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Barrett and Vince DiMaggio | 10 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Vince DiMaggio | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frankie Gustine | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Rip Sewell | 17 |
| Losses | Rip Sewell | 15 |
| Saves | Dutch Dietz | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Rip Sewell | .531 |
| ERA | Rip Sewell | 3.41 |
| WHIP | Rip Sewell | 1.335 |
| Innings Pitched | Rip Sewell | 248 |
| Games | Dutch Dietz and Rip Sewell | 40 |
| Games Started | Rip Sewell | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Rip Sewell | 69 |
| Complete Games | Rip Sewell | 18 |
| Shutouts | Rip Sewell | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Rip Sewell | 1067 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 94 |
| Hits Allowed | Rip Sewell | 259 |
| Walks Allowed | Rip Sewell | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Rip Sewell | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Klinger and Rip Sewell | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Klinger | 3 |
