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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Hal Rice .311
2. Danny O'Connell .294
3. Cal Abrams .286
4. Dick Cole .272
5. Ralph Kiner .270
6. Frank Thomas .255
7. Eddie Pellagrini .253
8. Johnny O'Brien .247
9. Eddie O'Brien .238
10. Mike Sandlock .231
Home Runs
1. Frank Thomas 30
2. Cal Abrams 15
3. Preston Ward 8
4. Ralph Kiner 7
4. Danny O'Connell 7
6. Johnny Lindell 4
6. Pete Castiglione 4
6. Eddie Pellagrini 4
6. Hal Rice 4
10. Johnny O'Brien 2
Runs Batted In
1. Frank Thomas 102
2. Danny O'Connell 55
3. Cal Abrams 43
4. Hal Rice 42
5. Ralph Kiner 29
6. Preston Ward 27
7. Dick Cole 23
8. Johnny O'Brien 22
9. Pete Castiglione 21
10. Eddie Pellagrini 19
On-Base Average
1. Ralph Kiner .383
2. Dick Cole .374
3. Cal Abrams .368
4. Danny O'Connell .361
5. Hal Rice .350
6. Frank Thomas .331
7. Preston Ward .319
8. Johnny O'Brien .309
8. Eddie Pellagrini .309
10. Eddie O'Brien .289
Slugging Percentage
1. Frank Thomas .505
2. Ralph Kiner .466
3. Cal Abrams .435
4. Hal Rice .416
5. Danny O'Connell .401
6. Eddie Pellagrini .362
7. Dick Cole .336
8. Johnny O'Brien .330
9. Preston Ward .327
10. Eddie O'Brien .280
Runs Scored
1. Danny O'Connell 88
2. Frank Thomas 68
3. Cal Abrams 66
4. Hal Rice 39
5. Preston Ward 35
6. Dick Cole 29
7. Johnny O'Brien 28
8. Ralph Kiner 27
9. Eddie O'Brien 21
10. Eddie Pellagrini 16
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Ralph Kiner .849
2. Frank Thomas .836
3. Cal Abrams .803
4. Hal Rice .766
5. Danny O'Connell .762
6. Dick Cole .710
7. Eddie Pellagrini .671
8. Preston Ward .646
9. Johnny O'Brien .639
10. Eddie O'Brien .569
Isolated Power
1. Frank Thomas .250
2. Ralph Kiner .196
3. Cal Abrams .149
4. Preston Ward .117
5. Eddie Pellagrini .109
6. Danny O'Connell .107
7. Hal Rice .105
8. Johnny O'Brien .083
9. Dick Cole .064
10. Eddie O'Brien .042
Steals
1. Eddie O'Brien 6
2. Cal Abrams 4
3. Danny O'Connell 3
4. Dick Cole 2
5. Ralph Kiner 1
5. Dick Hall 1
5. Johnny O'Brien 1
5. Pete Castiglione 1
5. Joe Garagiola 1
5. Eddie Pellagrini 1
Hits
1. Danny O'Connell 173
2. Cal Abrams 128
3. Frank Thomas 116
4. Hal Rice 89
5. Johnny O'Brien 69
6. Dick Cole 64
7. Eddie O'Brien 62
8. Preston Ward 59
9. Eddie Pellagrini 44
10. Mike Sandlock 43
Doubles
1. Danny O'Connell 26
2. Frank Thomas 22
3. Hal Rice 16
4. Johnny O'Brien 13
4. Dick Cole 13
6. Cal Abrams 10
7. Preston Ward 7
8. Ralph Kiner 6
8. Johnny Lindell 6
8. Toby Atwell 6
Triples
1. Danny O'Connell 8
2. Cal Abrams 6
3. Eddie O'Brien 3
4. Johnny Hetki 2
4. Johnny O'Brien 2
4. Eddie Pellagrini 2
7. Ralph Kiner 1
7. Johnny Lindell 1
7. Pete Castiglione 1
7. Dick Cole 1
Walks
1. Cal Abrams 58
2. Danny O'Connell 57
3. Frank Thomas 50
4. Preston Ward 44
5. Dick Cole 38
6. Ralph Kiner 25
7. Johnny O'Brien 21
8. Toby Atwell 20
9. Eddie O'Brien 17
9. Hal Rice 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Johnny O'Brien 8
2. Pete Castiglione 7
2. Dick Cole 7
4. Cal Abrams 6
5. Danny O'Connell 5
5. Preston Ward 5
7. Murry Dickson 4
7. Roy Face 4
9. Bob Friend 3
9. Paul LaPalme 3
Total Bases
1. Danny O'Connell 236
2. Frank Thomas 230
3. Cal Abrams 195
4. Hal Rice 119
5. Johnny O'Brien 92
5. Preston Ward 92
7. Dick Cole 79
8. Eddie O'Brien 73
9. Ralph Kiner 69
10. Eddie Pellagrini 63
Games Played
1. Danny O'Connell 149
2. Frank Thomas 128
3. Cal Abrams 119
4. Dick Cole 97
5. Eddie O'Brien 89
5. Johnny O'Brien 89
7. Preston Ward 88
8. Eddie Pellagrini 78
8. Hal Rice 78
10. Mike Sandlock 64
At Bats
1. Danny O'Connell 588
2. Frank Thomas 455
3. Cal Abrams 448
4. Hal Rice 286
5. Preston Ward 281
6. Johnny O'Brien 279
7. Eddie O'Brien 261
8. Dick Cole 235
9. Mike Sandlock 186
10. Eddie Pellagrini 174
Plate Appearances
1. Danny O'Connell 649
2. Frank Thomas 507
3. Cal Abrams 506
4. Preston Ward 326
5. Johnny O'Brien 304
6. Hal Rice 303
7. Eddie O'Brien 280
8. Dick Cole 273
9. Mike Sandlock 199
10. Eddie Pellagrini 188
Strikeouts
1. Frank Thomas 93
2. Cal Abrams 70
3. Danny O'Connell 42
4. Preston Ward 39
5. Johnny O'Brien 36
6. Eddie O'Brien 30
7. Dick Cole 26
8. Hal Rice 22
9. Ralph Kiner 21
10. Eddie Pellagrini 20
Strikeout Percent
1. Danny O'Connell 7.1%
2. Hal Rice 7.7%
3. Mike Sandlock 10.2%
4. Dick Cole 11.1%
5. Eddie O'Brien 11.5%
5. Eddie Pellagrini 11.5%
7. Johnny O'Brien 12.9%
8. Preston Ward 13.9%
9. Ralph Kiner 14.2%
10. Cal Abrams 15.6%
Steal Success
1. Eddie O'Brien 85.7%
Secondary Average
1. Ralph Kiner .372
2. Frank Thomas .363
3. Cal Abrams .288
4. Preston Ward .278
5. Dick Cole .234
6. Danny O'Connell .209
7. Eddie Pellagrini .195
8. Hal Rice .164
9. Johnny O'Brien .161
10. Eddie O'Brien .130
Hit By Pitch
1. Johnny O'Brien 4
1. Danny O'Connell 4
3. Toby Atwell 3
4. Ralph Kiner 2
4. Johnny Lindell 2
4. Eddie O'Brien 2
4. Joe Garagiola 2
4. Frank Thomas 2
9. Pete Castiglione 1
9. Gene Hermanski 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Frank Thomas 53
2. Danny O'Connell 41
3. Cal Abrams 31
4. Hal Rice 21
5. Johnny O'Brien 17
6. Preston Ward 16
7. Ralph Kiner 14
7. Dick Cole 14
9. Johnny Lindell 11
10. Eddie Pellagrini 9
Runs Created
1. Danny O'Connell 84
2. Cal Abrams 73
2. Frank Thomas 73
4. Hal Rice 40
5. Dick Cole 31
6. Preston Ward 29
7. Ralph Kiner 28
8. Johnny O'Brien 27
9. Eddie O'Brien 21
10. Eddie Pellagrini 19
Runs Created / 27
1. Ralph Kiner 6.94
2. Cal Abrams 5.94
3. Frank Thomas 5.54
4. Hal Rice 5.27
5. Danny O'Connell 5.19
6. Dick Cole 4.50
7. Eddie Pellagrini 3.86
8. Preston Ward 3.32
9. Johnny O'Brien 3.20
10. Eddie O'Brien 2.75
Home Run Percent
1. Frank Thomas 6.6%
2. Ralph Kiner 4.7%
3. Cal Abrams 3.3%
4. Preston Ward 2.8%
5. Eddie Pellagrini 2.3%
6. Hal Rice 1.4%
7. Danny O'Connell 1.2%
8. Johnny O'Brien 0.7%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Danny O'Connell 13
2. Frank Thomas 12
3. Johnny O'Brien 9
4. Toby Atwell 8
5. Johnny Lindell 6
5. Dick Cole 6
5. Preston Ward 6
8. Hal Rice 5
9. Eddie O'Brien 4
9. Pete Castiglione 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Murry Dickson 10
2. Bob Friend 8
2. Paul LaPalme 8
4. Roy Face 6
5. Johnny Lindell 5
6. Jim Waugh 4
7. Bob Hall 3
7. Johnny Hetki 3
9. Cal Hogue 1
9. Paul Pettit 1
Earned Run Average
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
6. Bob Friend 4.90
7. Bob Hall 5.39
8. Jim Waugh 6.48
9. Roy Face 6.58
Strikeouts
1. Johnny Lindell 102
2. Murry Dickson 88
3. Paul LaPalme 86
4. Bob Hall 68
5. Bob Friend 66
6. Roy Face 56
7. Johnny Hetki 37
8. Roger Bowman 36
9. Jim Waugh 23
10. Paul Pettit 14
Saves
1. Murry Dickson 4
2. Johnny Hetki 3
3. Paul LaPalme 2
4. Bob Hall 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Johnny Hetki 11.64
2. Roger Bowman 12.95
3. Paul LaPalme 13.02
4. Bob Friend 13.18
5. Roy Face 13.24
6. Murry Dickson 13.37
7. Bob Hall 14.45
8. Johnny Lindell 14.81
9. Jim Waugh 16.34
Winning Percentage
1. Jim Waugh .444
2. Roy Face .429
3. Bob Friend .421
4. Murry Dickson .345
5. Johnny Hetki .333
5. Paul LaPalme .333
7. Johnny Lindell .238
8. Bob Hall .200
Save Success
1. Murry Dickson 100.0%
1. Johnny Hetki 100.0%
1. Paul LaPalme 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Johnny Lindell 13
2. Murry Dickson 10
3. Bob Friend 8
4. Paul LaPalme 7
5. Bob Hall 6
6. Roy Face 2
6. Cal Hogue 2
8. Jim Waugh 1
Shutouts
1. Murry Dickson 1
1. Bob Hall 1
1. Paul LaPalme 1
1. Johnny Lindell 1
Starts
1. Murry Dickson 26
2. Bob Friend 24
2. Paul LaPalme 24
4. Johnny Lindell 23
5. Bob Hall 17
6. Roy Face 13
7. Jim Waugh 11
8. Paul Pettit 5
9. Roger Bowman 2
9. Johnny Hetki 2
Appearances
1. Johnny Hetki 54
2. Murry Dickson 45
3. Roy Face 41
4. Bob Hall 37
5. Paul LaPalme 35
6. Bob Friend 32
7. Roger Bowman 30
8. Jim Waugh 29
9. Johnny Lindell 27
10. Bob Schultz 11
Innings Pitched
1. Murry Dickson 200.2
2. Paul LaPalme 176.1
3. Johnny Lindell 175.2
4. Bob Friend 170.2
5. Bob Hall 152.0
6. Roy Face 119.0
7. Johnny Hetki 118.1
8. Jim Waugh 90.1
9. Roger Bowman 65.1
10. Paul Pettit 28.0
Opp. OPS
1. Johnny Hetki .654
2. Paul LaPalme .722
3. Roger Bowman .737
3. Johnny Lindell .737
5. Bob Friend .739
6. Bob Hall .762
7. Murry Dickson .785
8. Roy Face .808
9. Jim Waugh .933
Defense Independent ERA
1. Johnny Hetki 4.23
2. Paul LaPalme 4.59
3. Bob Friend 4.65
4. Murry Dickson 4.78
5. Roy Face 4.94
6. Bob Hall 5.00
7. Roger Bowman 5.07
8. Johnny Lindell 5.18
9. Jim Waugh 7.37
Innings / Game
1. Johnny Lindell 6.51
2. Bob Friend 5.33
3. Paul LaPalme 5.04
4. Murry Dickson 4.46
5. Bob Hall 4.11
6. Jim Waugh 3.11
7. Roy Face 2.90
8. Johnny Hetki 2.19
9. Roger Bowman 2.18
Opp. Batting Average
1. Roger Bowman .252
2. Johnny Lindell .256
3. Johnny Hetki .259
4. Paul LaPalme .268
5. Bob Friend .281
6. Bob Hall .282
7. Jim Waugh .293
8. Murry Dickson .294
9. Roy Face .295
Opp. Slugging
1. Johnny Hetki .345
2. Johnny Lindell .367
3. Paul LaPalme .394
4. Bob Friend .400
5. Bob Hall .404
6. Roger Bowman .407
7. Murry Dickson .442
8. Roy Face .470
9. Jim Waugh .547
Opp. On-Base
1. Johnny Hetki .309
2. Paul LaPalme .328
3. Roger Bowman .330
4. Roy Face .338
5. Bob Friend .339
6. Murry Dickson .343
7. Bob Hall .358
8. Johnny Lindell .370
9. Jim Waugh .386
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Johnny Lindell 5.23
2. Roger Bowman 4.96
3. Paul LaPalme 4.39
4. Roy Face 4.24
5. Bob Hall 4.03
6. Murry Dickson 3.95
7. Bob Friend 3.48
8. Johnny Hetki 2.81
9. Jim Waugh 2.29
Hits / 9 IP
1. Johnny Lindell 8.86
2. Roger Bowman 8.95
3. Johnny Hetki 9.13
4. Paul LaPalme 9.75
5. Bob Friend 10.18
5. Bob Hall 10.18
7. Murry Dickson 10.76
7. Jim Waugh 10.76
9. Roy Face 10.97
Walks / 9 IP
1. Roy Face 2.27
2. Johnny Hetki 2.51
3. Murry Dickson 2.60
4. Bob Friend 3.01
5. Paul LaPalme 3.27
6. Roger Bowman 3.99
7. Bob Hall 4.26
8. Jim Waugh 5.58
9. Johnny Lindell 5.94
Hit Batters
1. Johnny Lindell 6
2. Murry Dickson 3
2. Bob Friend 3
4. Roy Face 2
4. Bob Schultz 2
6. Roger Bowman 1
6. Bob Hall 1
6. Johnny Hetki 1
6. Cal Hogue 1
6. Bill MacDonald 1
Homers Allowed
1. Murry Dickson 27
2. Jim Waugh 21
3. Paul LaPalme 20
4. Roy Face 19
5. Bob Friend 18
6. Bob Hall 17
6. Johnny Lindell 17
8. Roger Bowman 9
8. Johnny Hetki 9
10. Cal Hogue 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1953) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Ralph Kiner 1.000
1. Roger Bowman 1.000
1. Roy Face 1.000
1. Johnny Hetki 1.000
5. Mike Sandlock .991
5. Preston Ward .991
7. Paul Smith .985
8. Johnny O'Brien .982
9. Pete Castiglione .978
10. Frank Thomas .976
Outfield Assists
1. Frank Thomas 17
2. Hal Rice 14
3. Cal Abrams 13
4. Carlos Bernier 8
5. Ralph Kiner 5
6. Felipe Montemayor 2
6. Paul Smith 2
8. Catfish Metkovich 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Roger Bowman 1.000
1. Roy Face 1.000
1. Johnny Hetki 1.000
1. Paul Pettit 1.000
1. Bob Schultz 1.000
6. Johnny Lindell .962
7. Jim Waugh .947
8. Bob Friend .935
9. Murry Dickson .923
10. Bob Hall .892
Fielding Average (C)
1. Mike Sandlock .991
2. Toby Atwell .967
3. Vic Janowicz .937
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Preston Ward .991
2. Paul Smith .985
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Johnny O'Brien .982
2. Eddie Pellagrini .972
3. Danny O'Connell .970
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Pete Castiglione .978
2. Danny O'Connell .958
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Dick Cole .965
2. Eddie O'Brien .935
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Ralph Kiner 1.000
2. Hal Rice .973
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Frank Thomas .976
2. Carlos Bernier .970
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Cal Abrams .973
Range Factor (C)
1. Mike Sandlock 5.91
2. Toby Atwell 5.68
3. Vic Janowicz 4.57
Range Factor (1B)
1. Preston Ward 10.55
2. Paul Smith 10.11
Range Factor (2B)
1. Danny O'Connell 6.67
2. Eddie Pellagrini 6.27
3. Johnny O'Brien 5.50
Range Factor (3B)
1. Pete Castiglione 3.79
2. Danny O'Connell 3.59
Range Factor (SS)
1. Dick Cole 4.85
2. Eddie O'Brien 4.67
Range Factor (LF)
1. Hal Rice 2.92
2. Ralph Kiner 2.26
Range Factor (CF)
1. Carlos Bernier 2.93
2. Frank Thomas 2.92
Range Factor (RF)
1. Cal Abrams 2.08