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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1947) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Ralph Kiner .313
2. Clyde Kluttz .302
3. Frankie Gustine .297
4. Culley Rikard .287
5. Billy Cox .274
6. Jim Russell .253
7. Jimmy Bloodworth .250
8. Hank Greenberg .249
9. Elbie Fletcher .242
10. Eddie Basinski .199
Home Runs
1. Ralph Kiner 51
2. Hank Greenberg 25
3. Billy Cox 15
4. Frankie Gustine 9
5. Jim Russell 8
6. Jimmy Bloodworth 7
7. Clyde Kluttz 6
8. Eddie Basinski 4
8. Culley Rikard 4
10. Kirby Higbe 1
Runs Batted In
1. Ralph Kiner 127
2. Hank Greenberg 74
3. Frankie Gustine 67
4. Billy Cox 54
5. Jim Russell 51
6. Jimmy Bloodworth 48
7. Clyde Kluttz 42
8. Culley Rikard 32
9. Elbie Fletcher 22
10. Eddie Basinski 17
On-Base Average
1. Ralph Kiner .417
2. Hank Greenberg .408
3. Culley Rikard .384
4. Elbie Fletcher .364
4. Frankie Gustine .364
6. Clyde Kluttz .355
7. Jim Russell .343
8. Billy Cox .313
9. Jimmy Bloodworth .290
10. Eddie Basinski .279
Slugging Percentage
1. Ralph Kiner .639
2. Hank Greenberg .478
3. Billy Cox .442
4. Clyde Kluttz .435
5. Frankie Gustine .409
6. Culley Rikard .398
7. Jim Russell .381
8. Jimmy Bloodworth .345
9. Eddie Basinski .335
10. Elbie Fletcher .331
Runs Scored
1. Ralph Kiner 118
2. Frankie Gustine 102
3. Billy Cox 75
4. Hank Greenberg 71
5. Jim Russell 68
6. Culley Rikard 57
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 27
8. Clyde Kluttz 26
9. Elbie Fletcher 22
10. Whitey Wietelmann 21
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ralph Kiner 1.056
2. Hank Greenberg .886
3. Clyde Kluttz .790
4. Culley Rikard .782
5. Frankie Gustine .773
6. Billy Cox .755
7. Jim Russell .724
8. Elbie Fletcher .695
9. Jimmy Bloodworth .635
10. Eddie Basinski .614
Isolated Power
1. Ralph Kiner .326
2. Hank Greenberg .229
3. Billy Cox .168
4. Eddie Basinski .136
5. Clyde Kluttz .133
6. Jim Russell .128
7. Frankie Gustine .112
8. Culley Rikard .111
9. Jimmy Bloodworth .095
10. Elbie Fletcher .089
Steals
1. Jim Russell 7
2. Billy Cox 5
2. Frankie Gustine 5
4. Elbie Fletcher 2
5. Ralph Kiner 1
5. Jimmy Bloodworth 1
5. Clyde Kluttz 1
5. Culley Rikard 1
5. Billy Sullivan 1
Hits
1. Frankie Gustine 183
2. Ralph Kiner 177
3. Billy Cox 145
4. Jim Russell 121
5. Hank Greenberg 100
6. Culley Rikard 93
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 79
8. Clyde Kluttz 70
9. Elbie Fletcher 38
10. Eddie Basinski 32
Doubles
1. Billy Cox 30
1. Frankie Gustine 30
3. Ralph Kiner 23
4. Jim Russell 21
5. Culley Rikard 16
6. Hank Greenberg 13
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 9
7. Elbie Fletcher 9
7. Clyde Kluttz 9
10. Eddie Basinski 6
Triples
1. Jim Russell 8
2. Billy Cox 7
3. Frankie Gustine 6
4. Ralph Kiner 4
4. Culley Rikard 4
6. Hank Greenberg 2
6. Eddie Basinski 2
6. Clyde Kluttz 2
6. Gene Woodling 2
10. Elmer Singleton 1
Walks
1. Hank Greenberg 104
2. Ralph Kiner 98
3. Frankie Gustine 63
3. Jim Russell 63
5. Culley Rikard 50
6. Billy Cox 29
6. Elbie Fletcher 29
8. Eddie Basinski 18
9. Clyde Kluttz 17
10. Jimmy Bloodworth 16
Sacrifice Hits
1. Frankie Gustine 10
2. Tiny Bonham 6
2. Kirby Higbe 6
2. Fritz Ostermueller 6
5. Jim Russell 5
6. Preacher Roe 4
6. Clyde Kluttz 4
8. Jim Bagby 3
8. Ed Bahr 3
8. Eddie Basinski 3
Total Bases
1. Ralph Kiner 361
2. Frankie Gustine 252
3. Billy Cox 234
4. Hank Greenberg 192
5. Jim Russell 182
6. Culley Rikard 129
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 109
8. Clyde Kluttz 101
9. Eddie Basinski 54
10. Elbie Fletcher 52
Games Played
1. Frankie Gustine 156
2. Ralph Kiner 152
3. Billy Cox 132
4. Jim Russell 128
5. Hank Greenberg 125
6. Culley Rikard 109
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 88
8. Clyde Kluttz 73
9. Elbie Fletcher 69
10. Eddie Basinski 56
At Bats
1. Frankie Gustine 616
2. Ralph Kiner 565
3. Billy Cox 529
4. Jim Russell 478
5. Hank Greenberg 402
6. Culley Rikard 324
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 316
8. Clyde Kluttz 232
9. Eddie Basinski 161
10. Elbie Fletcher 157
Plate Appearances
1. Frankie Gustine 681
2. Ralph Kiner 665
3. Billy Cox 559
4. Jim Russell 543
5. Hank Greenberg 510
6. Culley Rikard 375
7. Jimmy Bloodworth 334
8. Clyde Kluttz 251
9. Elbie Fletcher 187
10. Eddie Basinski 179
Strikeouts
1. Ralph Kiner 81
2. Hank Greenberg 73
3. Frankie Gustine 65
4. Jim Russell 58
5. Jimmy Bloodworth 39
5. Culley Rikard 39
7. Billy Cox 28
8. Eddie Basinski 27
9. Elbie Fletcher 24
10. Clyde Kluttz 18
Strikeout Percent
1. Billy Cox 5.3%
2. Clyde Kluttz 7.8%
3. Frankie Gustine 10.6%
4. Culley Rikard 12.0%
5. Jim Russell 12.1%
6. Jimmy Bloodworth 12.3%
7. Ralph Kiner 14.3%
8. Elbie Fletcher 15.3%
9. Eddie Basinski 16.8%
10. Hank Greenberg 18.2%
Steal Success
1. Jim Russell 63.6%
2. Billy Cox 62.5%
2. Frankie Gustine 62.5%
Secondary Average
1. Ralph Kiner .501
2. Hank Greenberg .488
3. Elbie Fletcher .287
4. Jim Russell .274
5. Culley Rikard .269
6. Eddie Basinski .248
7. Billy Cox .233
8. Frankie Gustine .222
9. Clyde Kluttz .211
10. Jimmy Bloodworth .149
Hit By Pitch
1. Hank Greenberg 4
2. Ralph Kiner 2
2. Jimmy Bloodworth 2
2. Frankie Gustine 2
2. Clyde Kluttz 2
2. Jim Russell 2
7. Jim Bagby 1
7. Tiny Bonham 1
7. Al Lyons 1
7. Billy Cox 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 78
2. Billy Cox 52
3. Frankie Gustine 45
4. Hank Greenberg 40
5. Jim Russell 37
6. Culley Rikard 24
7. Clyde Kluttz 17
8. Jimmy Bloodworth 16
9. Eddie Basinski 12
10. Elbie Fletcher 11
Runs Created
1. Ralph Kiner 140
2. Frankie Gustine 90
3. Hank Greenberg 80
4. Billy Cox 72
5. Jim Russell 63
6. Culley Rikard 50
7. Clyde Kluttz 36
8. Jimmy Bloodworth 29
9. Elbie Fletcher 20
10. Eddie Basinski 14
Runs Created / 27
1. Ralph Kiner 9.40
2. Hank Greenberg 6.79
3. Clyde Kluttz 5.75
4. Culley Rikard 5.58
5. Frankie Gustine 5.27
6. Billy Cox 4.93
7. Jim Russell 4.50
8. Elbie Fletcher 4.32
9. Jimmy Bloodworth 3.16
10. Eddie Basinski 2.76
Home Run Percent
1. Ralph Kiner 9.0%
2. Hank Greenberg 6.2%
3. Billy Cox 2.8%
4. Clyde Kluttz 2.6%
5. Eddie Basinski 2.5%
6. Jimmy Bloodworth 2.2%
7. Jim Russell 1.7%
8. Frankie Gustine 1.5%
9. Culley Rikard 1.2%
10. Elbie Fletcher 0.6%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Hank Greenberg 16
2. Frankie Gustine 15
3. Ralph Kiner 12
3. Jim Russell 12
5. Jimmy Bloodworth 9
5. Culley Rikard 9
7. Whitey Wietelmann 6
8. Eddie Basinski 5
8. Billy Cox 5
8. Elbie Fletcher 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1947) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Fritz Ostermueller 12
2. Tiny Bonham 11
2. Kirby Higbe 11
4. Rip Sewell 6
5. Jim Bagby 5
6. Preacher Roe 4
7. Ed Bahr 3
7. Mel Queen 3
9. Elmer Singleton 2
10. Art Herring 1
Earned Run Average
1. Rip Sewell 3.57
2. Kirby Higbe 3.72
3. Fritz Ostermueller 3.84
4. Tiny Bonham 3.85
5. Mel Queen 4.01
6. Ed Bahr 4.59
7. Jim Bagby 4.67
8. Preacher Roe 5.25
9. Nick Strincevich 5.26
10. Elmer Singleton 6.31
Strikeouts
1. Kirby Higbe 99
2. Fritz Ostermueller 66
3. Tiny Bonham 63
4. Preacher Roe 59
5. Rip Sewell 36
6. Mel Queen 34
7. Ed Bahr 25
8. Elmer Singleton 24
9. Jim Bagby 23
10. Nick Strincevich 22
Saves
1. Kirby Higbe 5
2. Tiny Bonham 3
3. Art Herring 2
3. Preacher Roe 2
5. Elmer Singleton 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Rip Sewell 11.68
2. Tiny Bonham 12.15
3. Fritz Ostermueller 12.25
4. Kirby Higbe 12.56
5. Ed Bahr 13.66
6. Preacher Roe 13.69
7. Jim Bagby 14.01
8. Elmer Singleton 14.64
9. Mel Queen 14.72
10. Nick Strincevich 14.97
Winning Percentage
1. Rip Sewell .600
2. Tiny Bonham .579
3. Jim Bagby .556
4. Fritz Ostermueller .545
5. Elmer Singleton .500
6. Kirby Higbe .393
7. Ed Bahr .375
8. Mel Queen .300
9. Preacher Roe .211
10. Nick Strincevich .143
Save Success
1. Tiny Bonham 100.0%
1. Art Herring 100.0%
1. Kirby Higbe 100.0%
1. Preacher Roe 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Fritz Ostermueller 12
2. Kirby Higbe 10
3. Tiny Bonham 7
4. Preacher Roe 4
4. Rip Sewell 4
6. Jim Bagby 2
6. Mel Queen 2
8. Ed Bahr 1
8. Nick Strincevich 1
8. Roger Wolff 1
Shutouts
1. Tiny Bonham 3
1. Fritz Ostermueller 3
3. Kirby Higbe 1
3. Preacher Roe 1
3. Rip Sewell 1
Starts
1. Kirby Higbe 30
2. Fritz Ostermueller 24
3. Preacher Roe 22
4. Tiny Bonham 18
5. Mel Queen 12
5. Rip Sewell 12
7. Ed Bahr 11
8. Nick Strincevich 7
9. Jim Bagby 6
9. Roger Wolff 6
Appearances
1. Kirby Higbe 46
2. Preacher Roe 38
3. Jim Bagby 37
4. Elmer Singleton 36
5. Tiny Bonham 33
6. Nick Strincevich 32
7. Fritz Ostermueller 26
8. Rip Sewell 24
9. Ed Bahr 19
10. Mel Queen 14
Innings Pitched
1. Kirby Higbe 225.0
2. Fritz Ostermueller 183.0
3. Tiny Bonham 149.2
4. Preacher Roe 144.0
5. Rip Sewell 121.0
6. Jim Bagby 115.2
7. Nick Strincevich 89.0
8. Ed Bahr 82.1
9. Mel Queen 74.0
10. Elmer Singleton 67.0
Opp. OPS
1. Kirby Higbe .675
2. Fritz Ostermueller .682
3. Rip Sewell .685
4. Ed Bahr .690
5. Tiny Bonham .718
6. Mel Queen .720
7. Preacher Roe .768
8. Elmer Singleton .769
9. Jim Bagby .785
10. Nick Strincevich .800
Defense Independent ERA
1. Tiny Bonham 4.38
2. Rip Sewell 4.55
3. Fritz Ostermueller 4.69
4. Ed Bahr 4.86
5. Kirby Higbe 4.90
6. Nick Strincevich 5.13
7. Preacher Roe 5.21
8. Jim Bagby 5.27
9. Mel Queen 5.59
10. Elmer Singleton 5.87
Innings / Game
1. Fritz Ostermueller 7.04
2. Mel Queen 5.29
3. Rip Sewell 5.04
4. Kirby Higbe 4.89
5. Tiny Bonham 4.54
6. Ed Bahr 4.33
7. Preacher Roe 3.79
8. Jim Bagby 3.13
9. Nick Strincevich 2.78
10. Elmer Singleton 1.86
Opp. Batting Average
1. Kirby Higbe .237
2. Mel Queen .241
3. Fritz Ostermueller .251
4. Rip Sewell .260
5. Ed Bahr .261
5. Elmer Singleton .261
7. Preacher Roe .273
8. Tiny Bonham .276
9. Jim Bagby .299
10. Nick Strincevich .310
Opp. Slugging
1. Ed Bahr .334
2. Kirby Higbe .350
3. Mel Queen .364
4. Fritz Ostermueller .365
5. Rip Sewell .368
6. Tiny Bonham .400
7. Elmer Singleton .410
8. Nick Strincevich .422
9. Preacher Roe .423
10. Jim Bagby .430
Opp. On-Base
1. Fritz Ostermueller .317
1. Rip Sewell .317
3. Tiny Bonham .318
4. Kirby Higbe .325
5. Preacher Roe .345
6. Jim Bagby .355
7. Ed Bahr .356
7. Mel Queen .356
9. Elmer Singleton .359
10. Nick Strincevich .378
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Mel Queen 4.14
2. Kirby Higbe 3.96
3. Tiny Bonham 3.79
4. Preacher Roe 3.69
5. Fritz Ostermueller 3.25
6. Elmer Singleton 3.22
7. Ed Bahr 2.73
8. Rip Sewell 2.68
9. Nick Strincevich 2.22
10. Jim Bagby 1.79
Hits / 9 IP
1. Kirby Higbe 8.16
2. Mel Queen 8.51
3. Fritz Ostermueller 8.90
4. Ed Bahr 8.96
5. Rip Sewell 9.00
6. Elmer Singleton 9.40
7. Preacher Roe 9.75
8. Tiny Bonham 10.04
9. Jim Bagby 11.13
10. Nick Strincevich 11.22
Walks / 9 IP
1. Tiny Bonham 2.10
2. Rip Sewell 2.68
3. Jim Bagby 2.88
4. Fritz Ostermueller 3.34
5. Nick Strincevich 3.74
6. Preacher Roe 3.94
7. Kirby Higbe 4.40
8. Ed Bahr 4.70
9. Elmer Singleton 5.24
10. Mel Queen 6.20
Hit Batters
1. Jim Bagby 5
2. Ed Bahr 3
2. Kirby Higbe 3
2. Rip Sewell 3
5. Hank Behrman 2
5. Tiny Bonham 2
5. Elmer Singleton 2
5. Nick Strincevich 2
9. Al Lyons 1
9. Cal McLish 1
Homers Allowed
1. Kirby Higbe 22
2. Preacher Roe 19
3. Fritz Ostermueller 18
4. Tiny Bonham 17
5. Jim Bagby 14
6. Rip Sewell 11
7. Elmer Singleton 9
7. Nick Strincevich 9
9. Mel Queen 8
10. Hank Behrman 6

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1947) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Nick Strincevich 1.000
2. Hank Greenberg .992
3. Wally Westlake .988
4. Clyde Kluttz .987
5. Elbie Fletcher .986
6. Ralph Kiner .983
7. Jim Russell .980
8. Jimmy Bloodworth .979
9. Culley Rikard .978
10. Dixie Howell .974
Outfield Assists
1. Ralph Kiner 8
1. Wally Westlake 8
3. Jim Russell 6
4. Culley Rikard 2
5. Gene Woodling 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Art Herring 1.000
1. Al Lyons 1.000
1. Steve Nagy 1.000
1. Fritz Ostermueller 1.000
1. Nick Strincevich 1.000
1. Roger Wolff 1.000
7. Rip Sewell .973
8. Kirby Higbe .970
9. Preacher Roe .963
10. Elmer Singleton .952
Fielding Average (C)
1. Clyde Kluttz .987
2. Dixie Howell .974
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Hank Greenberg .992
2. Elbie Fletcher .986
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Jimmy Bloodworth .979
2. Eddie Basinski .972
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Frankie Gustine .944
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Billy Cox .968
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner .983
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Jim Russell .980
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Wally Westlake .988
2. Culley Rikard .978
Range Factor (C)
1. Clyde Kluttz 4.87
2. Dixie Howell 4.58
Range Factor (1B)
1. Hank Greenberg 9.37
2. Elbie Fletcher 8.17
Range Factor (2B)
1. Jimmy Bloodworth 5.37
2. Eddie Basinski 5.14
Range Factor (3B)
1. Frankie Gustine 3.62
Range Factor (SS)
1. Billy Cox 5.02
Range Factor (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner 2.73
Range Factor (CF)
1. Jim Russell 3.11
Range Factor (RF)
1. Culley Rikard 2.49
2. Wally Westlake 2.39