1946 Pittsburgh Pirates

63-91 • .409 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates went 63-91 (.409) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 552 runs, allowed 668, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (23 HR, 81 RBI) and Fritz Ostermueller (13-10, 2.84 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

63 Wins
91 Losses
.409 Win %
7th Rank
552 R 668 RA
Diff -116

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552 Runs Scored
668 Runs Allowed
-116 Run Diff
761K Attendance

📈 vs. 1946 NL Average

Batting Avg .250 2% below the 1946 league average (.255)
OBP .328 equal to the 1946 league average (.328)
SLG .343 3% below the 1946 league average (.355)
Team ERA 3.72 9% worse than the 1946 league average (3.42)
Runs Scored 552 10% below the 1946 league average (614 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 761,362
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Avg per Game 9,761

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1946

Batting Avg

1 Fritz Ostermueller 0.328 2 Al Lopez 0.307 3 Bill Salkeld 0.294 4 Billy Cox 0.290 5 Jim Russell 0.277

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 23 2 Frankie Gustine 8 3 Jim Russell 8 4 Bob Elliott 5 5 Elbie Fletcher 4

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 81 2 Bob Elliott 68 3 Elbie Fletcher 66 4 Frankie Gustine 52 5 Jim Russell 50
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Elbie Fletcher 148 532 72 136 25 8 4 66 111 37 4 0.256
Jim Russell 146 516 68 143 29 6 8 50 67 54 11 0.277
Ralph Kiner 144 502 63 124 17 3 23 81 74 109 3 0.247
Frankie Gustine 131 495 60 128 23 6 8 52 40 52 2 0.259
Bob Elliott 140 486 50 128 25 3 5 68 64 44 6 0.263
Lee Handley 116 416 43 99 8 7 1 28 29 20 4 0.238
Billy Cox 121 411 32 119 22 6 2 36 26 15 4 0.290
Jimmy Brown 79 241 23 58 6 0 0 12 18 5 3 0.241
Bill Salkeld 69 160 18 47 8 0 3 19 39 16 2 0.294
Al Lopez 56 150 13 46 2 0 1 12 23 14 1 0.307
Maurice Van Robays 59 146 14 31 5 3 1 12 11 15 0 0.212
Chuck Workman 58 145 11 32 4 1 2 16 11 19 2 0.221
Burgess Whitehead 55 127 10 28 1 2 0 5 6 6 3 0.220
Bill Baker 53 113 7 27 4 0 1 8 12 6 0 0.239
Al Gionfriddo 64 102 11 26 2 2 0 10 14 5 1 0.255
Hank Camelli 42 96 8 20 2 2 0 5 8 9 0 0.208
Johnny Barrett 32 71 7 12 3 0 0 6 8 11 1 0.169
Fritz Ostermueller 28 64 7 21 3 0 0 2 5 8 0 0.328
Frank Colman 26 53 3 9 3 0 1 6 2 7 0 0.170
Nick Strincevich 32 52 5 8 0 2 0 3 6 20 0 0.154
Rip Sewell 26 50 4 9 2 0 0 1 4 12 1 0.180
Ed Bahr 29 45 2 8 0 1 0 5 0 10 0 0.178
Ken Heintzelman 32 44 4 6 0 0 0 3 5 12 0 0.136
Jack Hallett 35 26 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.231
Ken Gables 32 24 2 6 3 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.250
Al Gerheauser 36 21 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 11 0 0.333
Johnny Lanning 27 21 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Vinnie Smith 7 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.190
Frankie Zak 21 20 8 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Preacher Roe 21 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0.067
Ed Albosta 17 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.125
Lee Howard 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Roy Jarvis 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Junior Walsh 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Hank Gornicki 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ben Guintini 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Tate 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Pete Coscarart 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Alf Anderson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Vic Barnhart 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Clemensen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Hopper 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aldon Wilkie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1946

ERA

1 Ed Bahr 2.63 2 Fritz Ostermueller 2.84 3 Johnny Lanning 3.07 4 Jack Hallett 3.29 5 Nick Strincevich 3.58

Wins

1 Fritz Ostermueller 13 2 Nick Strincevich 10 3 Ed Bahr 8 4 Ken Heintzelman 8 5 Rip Sewell 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Hallett 64 2 Ken Heintzelman 57 3 Fritz Ostermueller 57 4 Nick Strincevich 49 5 Ed Bahr 44
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fritz Ostermueller 13 10 2.84 27 25 0 193.1 193 61 56 57
Nick Strincevich 10 15 3.58 32 22 1 176.0 185 70 44 49
Ken Heintzelman 8 12 3.77 32 24 1 157.2 165 66 86 57
Rip Sewell 8 12 3.68 25 20 0 149.1 140 61 53 33
Ed Bahr 8 6 2.63 27 14 0 136.2 128 40 52 44
Jack Hallett 5 7 3.29 35 9 0 115.0 107 42 39 64
Ken Gables 2 4 5.27 32 7 1 100.2 113 59 52 39
Johnny Lanning 4 5 3.07 27 9 1 91.0 97 31 31 16
Al Gerheauser 2 2 3.97 35 3 0 81.2 92 36 25 32
Preacher Roe 3 8 5.14 21 10 2 70.0 83 40 25 28
Ed Albosta 0 6 6.13 17 6 0 39.2 41 27 35 19
Lee Howard 0 1 2.03 3 2 0 13.1 14 3 9 6
Hank Gornicki 0 0 3.55 7 0 0 12.2 12 5 11 4
Junior Walsh 0 1 5.23 4 2 0 10.1 9 6 10 2
Al Tate 0 1 5.00 2 1 0 9.0 8 5 7 2
Aldon Wilkie 0 0 10.57 7 0 0 7.2 13 9 3 3
Jim Hopper 0 1 11.25 2 1 0 4.0 6 5 3 1
Bill Clemensen 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2

👥 Roster (43)

Ed Albosta Alf Anderson Ed Bahr Bill Baker Vic Barnhart Johnny Barrett Jimmy Brown Hank Camelli Bill Clemensen Frank Colman Pete Coscarart Billy Cox +31 more

43 players

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The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 63 wins and 91 losses, good for 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 552 scored against 668 allowed (-116). Against a league average of .255, the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .250. The staff ERA of 3.72 was 9% worse than the league average of 3.42. The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (552 against 614).

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 761,362 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ralph Kiner, who hit 23. The hits leader was Jim Russell with 143. On the mound, Fritz Ostermueller won 13 games to lead the staff. Jack Hallett struck out 64, the most on the club. The 1946 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 63-91 (.409 win pct).
Who led the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates with 23 home runs.
What was the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1946 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (23 HR, 81 RBI) and Fritz Ostermueller (13-10, 2.84 ERA).
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