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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Bill Virdon .334
2. Roberto Clemente .311
3. Frank Thomas .282
4. Lee Walls .274
5. Dick Groat .273
6. Dale Long .263
7. Jack Shepard .242
8. Hank Foiles .212
9. Gene Freese .208
10. Bob Skinner .202
Home Runs
1. Dale Long 27
2. Frank Thomas 25
3. Lee Walls 11
4. Bill Virdon 8
5. Roberto Clemente 7
5. Hank Foiles 7
5. Jack Shepard 7
8. Bob Skinner 5
9. Gene Freese 3
10. Bobby Del Greco 2
Runs Batted In
1. Dale Long 91
2. Frank Thomas 80
3. Roberto Clemente 60
4. Lee Walls 54
5. Dick Groat 37
5. Bill Virdon 37
7. Jack Shepard 30
8. Bob Skinner 29
9. Hank Foiles 25
10. Gene Freese 14
On-Base Average
1. Bill Virdon .374
2. Lee Walls .345
3. Roberto Clemente .330
4. Dale Long .326
4. Frank Thomas .326
6. Dick Groat .317
7. Jack Shepard .309
8. Bob Skinner .282
9. Gene Freese .273
10. Hank Foiles .266
Slugging Percentage
1. Dale Long .485
2. Bill Virdon .462
3. Frank Thomas .461
4. Lee Walls .432
5. Roberto Clemente .431
6. Jack Shepard .383
7. Hank Foiles .369
8. Bob Skinner .326
9. Dick Groat .321
10. Gene Freese .295
Runs Scored
1. Lee Walls 72
2. Frank Thomas 69
3. Bill Virdon 67
4. Roberto Clemente 66
5. Dale Long 64
6. Dick Groat 40
7. Bob Skinner 29
8. Hank Foiles 24
8. Jack Shepard 24
10. Eddie O'Brien 17
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bill Virdon .836
2. Dale Long .811
3. Frank Thomas .787
4. Lee Walls .777
5. Roberto Clemente .761
6. Jack Shepard .692
7. Dick Groat .638
8. Hank Foiles .635
9. Bob Skinner .608
10. Gene Freese .568
Isolated Power
1. Dale Long .222
2. Frank Thomas .179
3. Lee Walls .158
4. Hank Foiles .157
5. Jack Shepard .141
6. Bill Virdon .128
7. Bob Skinner .124
8. Roberto Clemente .120
9. Gene Freese .087
10. Dick Groat .048
Steals
1. Roberto Clemente 6
1. Bill Virdon 6
3. Lee Walls 3
4. Gene Freese 2
5. Ron Kline 1
5. Eddie O'Brien 1
5. Dale Long 1
5. Curt Roberts 1
5. Jack Shepard 1
5. Bob Skinner 1
Hits
1. Bill Virdon 170
2. Roberto Clemente 169
3. Frank Thomas 166
4. Dick Groat 142
5. Dale Long 136
6. Lee Walls 130
7. Jack Shepard 62
8. Hank Foiles 47
8. Bob Skinner 47
10. Gene Freese 43
Doubles
1. Roberto Clemente 30
2. Frank Thomas 24
3. Bill Virdon 21
4. Dale Long 20
4. Lee Walls 20
6. Dick Groat 19
7. Jack Shepard 11
8. Hank Foiles 10
9. Gene Freese 9
10. Bob Skinner 8
Triples
1. Lee Walls 11
2. Bill Virdon 10
3. Roberto Clemente 7
3. Dale Long 7
5. Dick Groat 3
5. Bob Skinner 3
5. Frank Thomas 3
8. Hank Foiles 2
8. Curt Roberts 2
8. Jack Shepard 2
Walks
1. Dale Long 54
2. Lee Walls 50
3. Frank Thomas 36
4. Dick Groat 35
5. Bill Virdon 33
6. Bob Skinner 26
7. Jack Shepard 25
8. Hank Foiles 17
9. Gene Freese 16
10. Roberto Clemente 13
Sacrifice Hits
1. Dick Groat 17
2. Bob Friend 11
3. Lee Walls 9
4. Roberto Clemente 8
4. Jack Shepard 8
6. Ron Kline 5
7. Johnny O'Brien 4
7. Hank Foiles 4
9. Vern Law 3
9. Eddie O'Brien 3
Total Bases
1. Frank Thomas 271
2. Dale Long 251
3. Bill Virdon 235
4. Roberto Clemente 234
5. Lee Walls 205
6. Dick Groat 167
7. Jack Shepard 98
8. Hank Foiles 82
9. Bob Skinner 76
10. Gene Freese 61
Games Played
1. Frank Thomas 157
2. Dale Long 148
3. Roberto Clemente 147
4. Lee Walls 143
5. Dick Groat 142
6. Bill Virdon 133
7. Bob Skinner 113
8. Jack Shepard 100
9. Hank Foiles 79
10. Johnny O'Brien 73
At Bats
1. Frank Thomas 588
2. Roberto Clemente 543
3. Dick Groat 520
4. Dale Long 517
5. Bill Virdon 509
6. Lee Walls 474
7. Jack Shepard 256
8. Bob Skinner 233
9. Hank Foiles 222
10. Gene Freese 207
Plate Appearances
1. Frank Thomas 635
2. Dale Long 582
3. Roberto Clemente 564
4. Dick Groat 558
5. Bill Virdon 545
6. Lee Walls 528
7. Jack Shepard 282
8. Bob Skinner 262
9. Hank Foiles 241
10. Gene Freese 227
Strikeouts
1. Dale Long 85
2. Lee Walls 83
3. Bill Virdon 63
4. Frank Thomas 61
5. Roberto Clemente 58
6. Hank Foiles 56
7. Bob Skinner 50
8. Gene Freese 45
9. Jack Shepard 37
10. Ron Kline 26
Strikeout Percent
1. Dick Groat 4.8%
2. Frank Thomas 10.4%
3. Roberto Clemente 10.7%
4. Bill Virdon 12.4%
5. Jack Shepard 14.5%
6. Dale Long 16.4%
7. Lee Walls 17.5%
8. Bob Skinner 21.5%
9. Gene Freese 21.7%
10. Hank Foiles 25.2%
Steal Success
1. Roberto Clemente 50.0%
1. Bill Virdon 50.0%
Secondary Average
1. Dale Long .329
2. Lee Walls .270
3. Jack Shepard .242
4. Bob Skinner .240
4. Frank Thomas .240
6. Hank Foiles .234
7. Bill Virdon .204
8. Gene Freese .174
9. Roberto Clemente .155
10. Dick Groat .115
Hit By Pitch
1. Frank Thomas 5
2. Roberto Clemente 4
3. Gene Freese 3
4. Lee Walls 2
5. Red Munger 1
5. Spook Jacobs 1
5. Bob Skinner 1
5. Bill Virdon 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Dale Long 54
2. Frank Thomas 52
3. Roberto Clemente 44
4. Lee Walls 42
5. Bill Virdon 39
6. Dick Groat 22
7. Jack Shepard 20
8. Hank Foiles 19
9. Bob Skinner 16
10. Gene Freese 12
Runs Created
1. Bill Virdon 82
2. Dale Long 81
3. Frank Thomas 80
4. Roberto Clemente 71
5. Lee Walls 68
6. Dick Groat 50
7. Jack Shepard 28
8. Hank Foiles 20
8. Bob Skinner 20
10. Gene Freese 17
Runs Created / 27
1. Bill Virdon 6.13
2. Dale Long 5.44
3. Lee Walls 4.95
4. Frank Thomas 4.73
5. Roberto Clemente 4.72
6. Jack Shepard 3.57
7. Dick Groat 3.25
8. Hank Foiles 2.89
9. Bob Skinner 2.77
10. Gene Freese 2.72
Home Run Percent
1. Dale Long 5.2%
2. Frank Thomas 4.3%
3. Hank Foiles 3.2%
4. Jack Shepard 2.7%
5. Lee Walls 2.3%
6. Bob Skinner 2.1%
7. Bill Virdon 1.6%
8. Gene Freese 1.4%
9. Roberto Clemente 1.3%
Intentional Walks
1. Dale Long 11
2. Bill Virdon 7
3. Jack Shepard 5
3. Frank Thomas 5
5. Hank Foiles 4
6. Gene Freese 3
6. Dick Groat 3
8. Roberto Clemente 2
9. Bob Skinner 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Dale Long 11
2. Frank Thomas 6
3. Roberto Clemente 4
4. Dick Groat 3
5. Hank Foiles 2
5. Bob Skinner 2
5. Bill Virdon 2
5. Lee Walls 2
9. Ron Kline 1
9. Vern Law 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Frank Thomas 22
2. Roberto Clemente 14
2. Dick Groat 14
4. Bill Virdon 12
5. Lee Walls 11
6. Dale Long 10
7. Jack Shepard 8
8. Bob Skinner 6
9. Dick Cole 5
9. Hank Foiles 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bob Friend 17
2. Ron Kline 14
3. Roy Face 12
4. Vern Law 8
5. Nellie King 4
6. Luis Arroyo 3
6. Red Munger 3
8. Fred Waters 2
9. Cholly Naranjo 1
9. Johnny O'Brien 1
Earned Run Average
1. Nellie King 3.15
2. Ron Kline 3.38
3. Bob Friend 3.46
4. Roy Face 3.52
5. Red Munger 4.04
6. Vern Law 4.32
7. Dick Hall 4.76
Strikeouts
1. Bob Friend 166
2. Ron Kline 125
3. Roy Face 96
4. Vern Law 60
5. Red Munger 45
6. Dick Hall 27
7. Cholly Naranjo 26
8. Nellie King 25
9. Luis Arroyo 17
10. Fred Waters 14
Saves
1. Roy Face 6
2. Nellie King 5
3. Bob Friend 3
3. Howie Pollet 3
5. Ron Kline 2
5. Vern Law 2
5. Red Munger 2
8. Dick Hall 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Nellie King 10.95
2. Bob Friend 11.31
3. Roy Face 11.50
4. Ron Kline 11.73
5. Dick Hall 12.27
6. Vern Law 12.28
7. Red Munger 14.05
Winning Percentage
1. Nellie King .800
2. Bob Friend .500
3. Roy Face .480
4. Ron Kline .438
5. Red Munger .429
6. Vern Law .333
Save Success
1. Roy Face 100.0%
1. Bob Friend 100.0%
1. Nellie King 100.0%
1. Ron Kline 100.0%
1. Vern Law 100.0%
1. Red Munger 100.0%
1. Howie Pollet 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Bob Friend 19
2. Ron Kline 9
3. Vern Law 6
4. Luis Arroyo 1
4. Dick Hall 1
4. Fred Waters 1
Shutouts
1. Bob Friend 4
2. Ron Kline 2
Starts
1. Bob Friend 42
2. Ron Kline 39
3. Vern Law 32
4. Red Munger 13
5. Dick Hall 9
6. Laurin Pepper 7
7. Fred Waters 5
8. Roy Face 3
8. Cholly Naranjo 3
10. Luis Arroyo 2
Appearances
1. Roy Face 68
2. Bob Friend 49
3. Ron Kline 44
4. Vern Law 39
5. Nellie King 38
6. Red Munger 35
7. Fred Waters 23
8. Dick Hall 19
8. Howie Pollet 19
10. Luis Arroyo 18
Innings Pitched
1. Bob Friend 314.1
2. Ron Kline 264.0
3. Vern Law 195.2
4. Roy Face 135.1
5. Red Munger 107.0
6. Dick Hall 62.1
7. Nellie King 60.0
8. Fred Waters 51.0
9. Cholly Naranjo 34.1
10. Laurin Pepper 30.0
Opp. OPS
1. Bob Friend .646
2. Roy Face .690
3. Ron Kline .691
4. Nellie King .699
5. Dick Hall .725
5. Red Munger .725
7. Vern Law .729
Defense Independent ERA
1. Bob Friend 3.81
2. Roy Face 4.07
3. Red Munger 4.28
4. Ron Kline 4.31
5. Dick Hall 4.81
6. Vern Law 4.82
7. Nellie King 4.90
Innings / Game
1. Bob Friend 6.41
2. Ron Kline 6.00
3. Vern Law 5.02
4. Dick Hall 3.28
5. Red Munger 3.06
6. Roy Face 1.99
7. Nellie King 1.58
Opp. Batting Average
1. Nellie King .239
2. Roy Face .249
3. Bob Friend .252
4. Ron Kline .259
5. Dick Hall .260
6. Vern Law .274
7. Red Munger .290
Opp. Slugging
1. Bob Friend .344
2. Red Munger .373
3. Ron Kline .374
4. Roy Face .384
5. Nellie King .398
6. Dick Hall .407
7. Vern Law .408
Opp. On-Base
1. Nellie King .301
2. Bob Friend .302
3. Roy Face .306
4. Ron Kline .317
5. Dick Hall .318
6. Vern Law .321
7. Red Munger .352
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Roy Face 6.38
2. Bob Friend 4.75
3. Ron Kline 4.26
4. Dick Hall 3.90
5. Red Munger 3.79
6. Nellie King 3.75
7. Vern Law 2.76
Hits / 9 IP
1. Nellie King 8.10
2. Roy Face 8.71
3. Bob Friend 8.88
4. Ron Kline 8.97
5. Dick Hall 9.24
6. Vern Law 10.03
7. Red Munger 10.60
Walks / 9 IP
1. Vern Law 2.25
2. Bob Friend 2.43
3. Ron Kline 2.76
4. Roy Face 2.79
5. Nellie King 2.85
6. Dick Hall 3.03
7. Red Munger 3.45
Hit Batters
1. Vern Law 6
2. Ron Kline 5
3. Bob Friend 2
3. Johnny O'Brien 2
5. Roy Face 1
5. Nellie King 1
5. Cholly Naranjo 1
5. Eddie O'Brien 1
5. Fred Waters 1
Homers Allowed
1. Ron Kline 26
2. Bob Friend 25
3. Vern Law 24
4. Roy Face 16
5. Dick Hall 8
5. Nellie King 8
5. Red Munger 8
8. Cholly Naranjo 7
9. Luis Arroyo 5
10. Howie Pollet 3

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1956) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Nellie King 1.000
1. Vern Law 1.000
3. Jack Shepard .990
4. Frank Thomas .989
5. Hank Foiles .988
5. Curt Roberts .988
5. Bill Virdon .988
8. Dale Long .982
9. Bill Mazeroski .981
10. Roberto Clemente .972
Outfield Assists
1. Roberto Clemente 15
2. Bill Virdon 10
3. Lee Walls 4
4. Frank Thomas 3
5. Bob Skinner 2
Fielding Average (P)
1. Luis Arroyo 1.000
1. Dick Hall 1.000
1. Nellie King 1.000
1. Vern Law 1.000
1. Dick Littlefield 1.000
1. Jack McMahan 1.000
1. Cholly Naranjo 1.000
1. Laurin Pepper 1.000
1. Howie Pollet 1.000
1. Red Swanson 1.000
Fielding Average (C)
1. Jack Shepard .990
2. Hank Foiles .988
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Dale Long .982
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Curt Roberts .988
2. Bill Mazeroski .981
3. Johnny O'Brien .959
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Gene Freese .963
2. Frank Thomas .942
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Dick Groat .954
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Frank Thomas .989
2. Lee Walls .963
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Bill Virdon .988
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Roberto Clemente .972
2. Lee Walls .958
Range Factor (P)
1. Cholly Naranjo 4.50
1. Red Swanson 4.50
3. Jack McMahan 2.77
4. Howie Pollet 2.74
5. Roy Face 2.40
6. Ron Kline 2.15
7. Vern Law 1.97
8. Luis Arroyo 1.86
8. Bob Friend 1.86
10. Red Munger 1.85
Range Factor (C)
1. Jack Shepard 5.60
2. Hank Foiles 5.20
Range Factor (1B) 1. Dale Long 9.96
Range Factor (2B)
1. Johnny O'Brien 6.14
2. Bill Mazeroski 5.54
3. Curt Roberts 4.94
Range Factor (3B)
1. Frank Thomas 3.11
2. Gene Freese 3.06
Range Factor (SS)
1. Dick Groat 5.53
Range Factor (LF)
1. Lee Walls 2.55
2. Frank Thomas 2.05
Range Factor (CF)
1. Bill Virdon 2.81
Range Factor (RF)
1. Lee Walls 2.41
2. Roberto Clemente 2.31
Runners Thrown Out
1. Jack Shepard 12
2. Hank Foiles 11
3. Ron Kline 2
3. Vern Law 2
3. Danny Kravitz 2
6. Dick Hall 1
6. Bill Hall 1
RTO%
1. Hank Foiles 73.3%
2. Jack Shepard 52.2%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Hank Foiles 0.06
2. Jack Shepard 0.16