1950 Pittsburgh Pirates

57-96 • .373 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates went 57-96 (.373) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 681 runs, allowed 857, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Ralph Kiner (47 HR, 118 RBI) and Cliff Chambers (12-15, 4.30 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

57 Wins
96 Losses
.373 Win %
8th Rank
681 R 857 RA
Diff -176

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681 Runs Scored
857 Runs Allowed
-176 Run Diff
1,167K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 1% above the 1950 league average (.261)
OBP .337 1% above the 1950 league average (.335)
SLG .406 1% above the 1950 league average (.401)
Team ERA 4.96 20% worse than the 1950 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 681 5% below the 1950 league average (720 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,167,464
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Avg per Game 15,161

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Hopp 0.340 2 Danny Murtaugh 0.294 3 Jack Phillips 0.293 4 Danny O'Connell 0.292 5 Cliff Chambers 0.289

Home Runs

1 Ralph Kiner 47 2 Wally Westlake 24 3 Gus Bell 8 4 Johnny Hopp 8 5 Danny O'Connell 8

RBI

1 Ralph Kiner 118 2 Wally Westlake 95 3 Gus Bell 53 4 Johnny Hopp 47 5 Danny Murtaugh 37
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ralph Kiner 150 547 112 149 21 6 47 118 122 79 2 0.272
Wally Westlake 139 477 69 136 15 6 24 95 48 78 1 0.285
Gus Bell 111 422 62 119 22 11 8 53 28 46 4 0.282
Danny Murtaugh 118 367 34 108 20 5 2 37 47 42 2 0.294
Johnny Hopp 106 318 51 108 24 5 8 47 43 17 7 0.340
Danny O'Connell 79 315 39 92 16 1 8 32 24 33 7 0.292
Clyde McCullough 103 279 28 71 16 4 6 34 31 35 3 0.254
Pete Castiglione 94 263 29 67 10 3 3 22 23 23 1 0.255
Stan Rojek 76 230 28 59 12 1 0 17 18 13 2 0.257
Bob Dillinger 58 222 23 64 8 2 1 9 13 22 4 0.288
Jack Phillips 69 208 25 61 7 6 5 34 20 17 1 0.293
Nanny Fernandez 65 198 23 51 11 0 6 27 19 17 2 0.258
Tom Saffell 67 182 18 37 7 0 2 6 14 34 1 0.203
Ted Beard 61 177 32 41 6 2 4 12 27 45 3 0.232
Ray Mueller 67 156 17 42 7 0 6 24 11 14 2 0.269
Johnny Berardino 40 131 12 27 3 1 1 12 19 11 0 0.206
Dale Coogan 53 129 19 31 6 1 1 13 17 24 0 0.240
Hank Schenz 58 101 17 23 4 2 1 5 6 7 0 0.228
Cliff Chambers 37 90 10 26 1 1 2 9 4 18 0 0.289
Murry Dickson 52 82 5 21 4 0 0 7 1 9 0 0.256
Earl Turner 40 74 10 18 0 0 3 5 4 13 1 0.243
Bill Werle 48 67 4 13 1 1 0 0 6 22 0 0.194
Bill Macdonald 32 49 3 6 1 0 0 1 4 18 0 0.122
Ed Stevens 17 46 2 9 2 0 0 3 4 5 0 0.196
Vern Law 27 41 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 14 0 0.073
Mel Queen 33 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.057
George Strickland 23 27 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.111
Marv Rickert 17 20 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.150
Vic Lombardi 42 16 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Ed FitzGerald 6 15 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.067
Bob Chesnes 9 13 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.154
Bill Pierro 13 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.222
Hank Borowy 11 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Junior Walsh 38 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.167
Woody Main 12 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.400
Windy McCall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Gregg 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Gumbert 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Frank Barrett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Papish 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Murry Dickson 3.80 2 Bill Macdonald 4.29 3 Cliff Chambers 4.30 4 Bill Werle 4.60 5 Vern Law 4.92

Wins

1 Cliff Chambers 12 2 Murry Dickson 10 3 Bill Macdonald 8 4 Bill Werle 8 5 Vern Law 7

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Chambers 93 2 Bill Werle 78 3 Murry Dickson 76 4 Mel Queen 76 5 Bill Macdonald 60
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cliff Chambers 12 15 4.30 37 33 0 249.1 262 119 92 93
Murry Dickson 10 15 3.80 51 22 3 225.0 227 95 83 76
Bill Werle 8 16 4.60 48 22 8 215.1 249 110 65 78
Bill Macdonald 8 10 4.29 32 20 1 153.0 138 73 88 60
Vern Law 7 9 4.92 27 17 0 128.0 137 70 49 57
Mel Queen 5 14 5.98 33 21 0 120.1 135 80 73 76
Vic Lombardi 0 5 6.60 39 2 1 76.1 93 56 48 26
Junior Walsh 1 1 5.05 38 2 2 62.1 56 35 34 33
Bob Chesnes 3 3 5.54 9 7 0 39.0 44 24 17 12
Bill Pierro 0 2 10.55 12 3 0 29.0 33 34 28 13
Hank Borowy 1 3 6.39 11 3 0 25.1 32 18 9 9
Woody Main 1 0 4.87 12 0 1 20.1 21 11 11 12
Windy McCall 0 0 9.45 2 0 0 6.2 12 7 4 5
Hal Gregg 0 1 13.50 5 1 0 5.1 10 8 7 3
Jack Phillips 0 0 7.20 1 0 0 5.0 7 4 1 2
Frank Barrett 1 2 4.15 5 0 0 4.1 5 2 1 0
Frank Papish 0 0 27.00 4 1 0 2.1 8 7 4 1
Harry Gumbert 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 1.2 3 1 2 0

👥 Roster (40)

Frank Barrett Ted Beard Gus Bell Johnny Berardino Hank Borowy Pete Castiglione Cliff Chambers Bob Chesnes Dale Coogan Murry Dickson Bob Dillinger Nanny Fernandez +28 more

40 players

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The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 57 wins and 96 losses, good for 8th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 681 runs and allowed 857, a run differential of -176. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .263, 1% better than the league's .261. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.96 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5% fewer runs than the average club (681 against 720).

Attendance at Forbes Field totaled 1,167,464 for the year. Ralph Kiner led the club in home runs with 47. On the mound, Cliff Chambers won 12 games to lead the staff. The 1950 roster runs to 40 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1949 season and the 1951 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 57-96 (.373 win pct).
Who led the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ralph Kiner led the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates with 47 home runs.
What was the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.96.
Did the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ralph Kiner (47 HR, 118 RBI) and Cliff Chambers (12-15, 4.30 ERA).
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