1949 Pittsburgh Pirates

71-83 • .461 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates went 71-83 (.461) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (54 HR, 127 RBI) and Cliff Chambers (13-7, 3.96 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

71 Wins
83 Losses
.461 Win %
6th Rank
681 R 760 RA
Diff -79

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681 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
-79 Run Diff
1,447K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 1% below the 1949 league average (.262)
OBP .331 1% below the 1949 league average (.334)
SLG .383 1% below the 1949 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.57 13% worse than the 1949 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 681 4% below the 1949 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,447,122
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Avg per Game 18,793

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Tom Saffell 0.322 2 Ralph Kiner 0.310 3 Wally Westlake 0.282 4 Dixie Walker 0.282 5 Phil Masi 0.274

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 54 2 Wally Westlake 23 3 Dino Restelli 12 4 Eddie Bockman 6 5 Pete Castiglione 6

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 127 2 Wally Westlake 104 3 Pete Castiglione 43 4 Dino Restelli 40 5 Ed Stevens 32
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Stan Rojek 144 557 72 136 19 2 0 31 50 31 4 0.244
Ralph Kiner 152 549 116 170 19 5 54 127 117 61 6 0.310
Wally Westlake 147 525 77 148 24 8 23 104 45 69 6 0.282
Pete Castiglione 118 448 57 120 20 2 6 43 20 43 2 0.268
Monty Basgall 107 308 25 67 9 1 2 26 31 32 1 0.218
Clyde McCullough 91 241 30 57 9 3 4 21 24 30 1 0.237
Danny Murtaugh 75 236 16 48 7 2 2 24 29 17 2 0.203
Dino Restelli 72 232 41 58 11 0 12 40 35 26 3 0.250
Ed Stevens 67 221 22 58 10 1 4 32 22 24 1 0.262
Eddie Bockman 79 220 21 49 6 1 6 19 23 31 3 0.223
Tom Saffell 73 205 36 66 7 1 2 25 21 27 5 0.322
Dixie Walker 88 181 26 51 4 1 1 18 26 11 0 0.282
Ed FitzGerald 75 160 16 42 7 0 2 18 8 27 1 0.263
Phil Masi 48 135 16 37 6 1 2 13 17 16 1 0.274
Murry Dickson 44 84 5 17 4 1 0 4 0 6 0 0.202
Bill Werle 35 77 3 9 1 0 0 2 5 11 0 0.117
Bob Chesnes 42 68 11 17 5 2 1 5 5 6 0 0.250
Jack Phillips 18 56 6 13 3 1 0 3 4 6 1 0.232
Cliff Chambers 34 55 5 13 2 1 0 5 5 7 0 0.236
Johnny Hopp 20 55 5 12 3 1 0 3 7 3 0 0.218
Vic Lombardi 43 49 8 17 0 1 0 10 4 4 1 0.347
Wally Judnich 10 35 5 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.229
Marv Rackley 11 35 5 11 2 0 0 2 2 3 1 0.314
Les Fleming 24 31 0 8 0 2 0 7 6 2 0 0.258
Ted Beard 14 24 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.083
Tiny Bonham 18 22 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.045
Elmer Riddle 16 22 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.136
Rip Sewell 28 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.062
Junior Walsh 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.000
Ray Poat 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Bob Muncrief 13 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Bobby Rhawn 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Hal Gregg 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Harry Gumbert 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Hugh Casey 33 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Kirby Higbe 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Cassini 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Murry Dickson 3.29 2 Rip Sewell 3.91 3 Cliff Chambers 3.96 4 Bill Werle 4.24 5 Tiny Bonham 4.25

Wins

1 Cliff Chambers 13 2 Murry Dickson 12 3 Bill Werle 12 4 Tiny Bonham 7 5 Bob Chesnes 7

Strikeouts

1 Bill Werle 106 2 Cliff Chambers 93 3 Murry Dickson 89 4 Vic Lombardi 64 5 Bob Chesnes 49
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Murry Dickson 12 14 3.29 44 20 0 224.1 216 82 80 89
Bill Werle 12 13 4.24 35 29 0 221.0 243 104 51 106
Cliff Chambers 13 7 3.96 34 21 0 177.1 186 78 58 93
Bob Chesnes 7 13 5.88 27 25 1 145.1 153 95 82 49
Vic Lombardi 5 5 4.57 34 12 1 134.0 149 68 68 64
Tiny Bonham 7 4 4.25 18 14 0 89.0 81 42 23 25
Rip Sewell 6 1 3.91 28 6 1 76.0 82 33 32 26
Elmer Riddle 1 8 5.33 16 12 1 74.1 81 44 45 24
Junior Walsh 1 4 5.06 9 7 0 42.2 40 24 16 24
Hugh Casey 4 1 4.66 33 0 5 38.2 50 20 14 9
Ray Poat 0 1 6.25 11 2 0 36.0 52 25 15 17
Bob Muncrief 1 5 6.31 13 4 3 35.2 44 25 13 11
Harry Gumbert 1 4 5.86 16 0 3 27.2 30 18 18 5
Hal Gregg 1 1 3.38 8 1 0 18.2 20 7 8 9
Kirby Higbe 0 2 13.50 7 1 0 15.1 25 23 12 5

👥 Roster (37)

Monty Basgall Ted Beard Eddie Bockman Tiny Bonham Hugh Casey Jack Cassini Pete Castiglione Cliff Chambers Bob Chesnes Murry Dickson Ed FitzGerald Les Fleming +25 more

37 players

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The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 71 wins and 83 losses, good for 6th in the NL. With 681 runs scored and 760 given up, the 1949 differential was -79. The team batting average of .258 was 1% below the 1949 league mark of .262. The staff ERA of 4.57 was 13% worse than the league average of 4.04. Measured against the 706-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 1,447,122 in attendance, about 18,793 a game. Ralph Kiner topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 54 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Cliff Chambers (13). Bill Werle struck out 106, the most on the club. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 71-83 (.461 win pct).
Who led the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates with 54 home runs.
What was the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1949 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (54 HR, 127 RBI) and Cliff Chambers (13-7, 3.96 ERA).
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