1953 Pittsburgh Pirates

50-104 • .325 Win% • 8th in NL

The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates went 50-104 (.325) finishing 8th in the NL. The club scored 622 runs, allowed 887, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Frank Thomas (30 HR, 102 RBI) and Murry Dickson (10-19, 4.53 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

50 Wins
104 Losses
.325 Win %
8th Rank
622 R 887 RA
Diff -265

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622 Runs Scored
887 Runs Allowed
-265 Run Diff
557K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 7% below the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .319 5% below the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .355 13% below the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 5.22 22% worse than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 622 16% below the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 557,697
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Avg per Game 7,242

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Hal Rice 0.311 2 Danny O'Connell 0.294 3 Cal Abrams 0.286 4 Johnny Lindell 0.286 5 Paul Smith 0.283

Home Runs

1 Frank Thomas 30 2 Cal Abrams 15 3 Preston Ward 8 4 Ralph Kiner 7 5 Danny O'Connell 7

RBI

1 Frank Thomas 102 2 Danny O'Connell 55 3 Paul Smith 44 4 Cal Abrams 43 5 Hal Rice 42
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Danny O'Connell 149 588 88 173 26 8 7 55 57 42 3 0.294
Frank Thomas 128 455 68 116 22 1 30 102 50 93 1 0.255
Cal Abrams 119 448 66 128 10 6 15 43 58 70 4 0.286
Paul Smith 118 389 41 110 12 7 4 44 24 23 3 0.283
Carlos Bernier 105 310 48 66 7 8 3 31 51 53 15 0.213
Hal Rice 78 286 39 89 16 1 4 42 17 22 0 0.311
Preston Ward 88 281 35 59 7 1 8 27 44 39 1 0.210
Johnny O'Brien 89 279 28 69 13 2 2 22 21 36 1 0.247
Eddie O'Brien 89 261 21 62 5 3 0 14 17 30 6 0.238
Dick Cole 97 235 29 64 13 1 0 23 38 26 2 0.272
Mike Sandlock 64 186 10 43 5 0 0 12 12 19 0 0.231
Eddie Pellagrini 78 174 16 44 3 2 4 19 14 20 1 0.253
Pete Castiglione 45 159 14 33 2 1 4 21 5 14 1 0.208
Ralph Kiner 41 148 27 40 6 1 7 29 25 21 1 0.270
Toby Atwell 53 139 11 34 6 0 0 17 20 12 0 0.245
Vic Janowicz 42 123 10 31 3 1 2 8 5 31 0 0.252
Johnny Lindell 58 91 11 26 6 1 4 15 16 15 0 0.286
Joe Garagiola 27 73 9 17 5 0 2 14 10 11 1 0.233
Gene Hermanski 41 62 7 11 0 0 1 4 8 14 0 0.177
Murry Dickson 45 61 0 7 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.115
Paul LaPalme 35 59 6 5 0 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.085
Felipe Montemayor 28 55 5 6 4 0 0 2 4 13 0 0.109
Bob Friend 32 52 4 7 1 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.135
Dick Smith 13 43 4 7 0 1 0 2 6 6 0 0.163
George Metkovich 26 41 5 6 0 1 1 7 6 3 0 0.146
Brandy Davis 12 39 5 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.205
Bob Hall 37 38 1 6 1 0 1 2 2 19 0 0.158
Roy Face 43 30 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.133
Dick Hall 7 24 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0.167
Johnny Hetki 54 24 2 5 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0.208
Jim Waugh 29 22 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.227
Ed FitzGerald 6 17 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.118
Nick Koback 7 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.125
Pete Naton 6 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.167
Paul Pettit 11 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.250
Roger Bowman 30 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.286
Cal Hogue 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Shepard 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Bob Addis 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Howie Pollet 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Bob Schultz 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Clem Koshorek 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Macdonald 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Woody Main 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Johnny Hetki 3.95 2 Murry Dickson 4.53 3 Paul LaPalme 4.59 4 Johnny Lindell 4.71 5 Roger Bowman 4.82

Wins

1 Murry Dickson 10 2 Bob Friend 8 3 Paul LaPalme 8 4 Roy Face 6 5 Johnny Lindell 5

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Lindell 102 2 Murry Dickson 88 3 Paul LaPalme 86 4 Bob Hall 68 5 Bob Friend 66
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Murry Dickson 10 19 4.53 45 26 4 200.2 240 101 58 88
Paul LaPalme 8 16 4.59 35 24 2 176.1 191 90 64 86
Johnny Lindell 5 16 4.71 27 23 0 175.2 173 92 116 102
Bob Friend 8 11 4.90 32 24 0 170.2 193 93 57 66
Bob Hall 3 12 5.39 37 17 1 152.0 172 91 72 68
Roy Face 6 8 6.58 41 13 0 119.0 145 87 30 56
Johnny Hetki 3 6 3.95 54 2 3 118.1 120 52 33 37
Jim Waugh 4 5 6.48 29 11 0 90.1 108 65 56 23
Roger Bowman 0 4 4.82 30 2 0 65.1 65 35 29 36
Paul Pettit 1 2 7.71 10 5 0 28.0 33 24 20 14
Cal Hogue 1 1 5.21 3 2 0 19.0 19 11 16 10
Bob Schultz 0 2 8.20 11 2 0 18.2 26 17 10 5
Howie Pollet 1 1 10.66 5 2 0 12.2 27 15 6 8
Bill Macdonald 0 1 12.27 4 1 0 7.1 12 10 8 4
Woody Main 0 0 11.25 2 0 0 4.0 5 5 2 4

👥 Roster (44)

Cal Abrams Bob Addis Toby Atwell Carlos Bernier Roger Bowman Pete Castiglione Dick Cole Brandy Davis Murry Dickson Roy Face Ed FitzGerald Bob Friend +32 more

44 players

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The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates won 50 games and lost 104, ending up 8th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 622 runs and allowed 887, a run differential of -265. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .246, 7% worse than the league's .266. Pitchers allowed 5.22 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29. The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates scored 16% fewer runs than the average club (622 against 739).

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 557,697 fans came through the gates. Frank Thomas led the club in home runs with 30. Danny O'Connell collected the most hits, 173. On the mound, Murry Dickson won 10 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Johnny Lindell with 102.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 50-104 (.325 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Frank Thomas led the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates with 30 home runs.
What was the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 5.22.
Did the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Frank Thomas (30 HR, 102 RBI) and Murry Dickson (10-19, 4.53 ERA).
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