1943 Pittsburgh Pirates
80 - 74
1942 / 1944 (Organization)
4th place in the NL (25 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		47 - 30 (.610)
33 - 44 (.429)		 +4.5 wins
-1.5 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 669 / 634 ( +35 )
Allowed/Expected: 605 / 635 ( +30 )
Pyth Record: 84 - 70 (-4)
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Forbes Field
Attendance: 498,740 Avg Att: 6,394 (1.05)
Att Rank: 3 / 8 Lg Avg: 6,070
       
Park Factor: 1.03    
HR Factor: 0.84 R/L HR: 0.82 / 0.86
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Jim Russell
24.8
1166
-2.6
Tommy O'Brien
24.5
99
-0.9
Maurice Van Robays
28.6
87
0.8
Johnny Wyrostek
24.0
29
0.0
Johnny Barrett
27.5
23
-0.0
5
25.0
1404
-2.7

Center Field
Vince DiMaggio 30.8
1367
8.6
Johnny Wyrostek 24.0
20
-0.2
Johnny Barrett 27.5
10
0.0
Jim Russell 24.8
7
-0.1
4
30.7
1404
8.4


Right Field
Johnny Barrett 27.5
680
7.6
Maurice Van Robays 28.6
333
-0.9
Tommy O'Brien 24.5
229
-3.9
Frank Colman 25.3
81
0.1
Johnny Wyrostek 24.0
67
-0.1
Jim Russell 24.8
15
0.0
6
27.0
1404
2.7
Shortstop
Frankie Gustine 23.4
602
-8.3
Pete Coscarart 30.0
404
-7.5
Huck Geary 26.4
372
-1.5
Tony Ordenana 24.7
10
-0.0
Vince DiMaggio 30.8
9
-0.0
Bob Elliott 26.6
7
-0.0
6
26.2
1404
-17.3
Second Base
Pete Coscarart 30.0
720
-5.4
Al Rubeling 30.1
361
0.0
Frankie Gustine 23.4
314
-3.0
Bob Elliott 26.6
5
0.0
Johnny Wyrostek 24.0
4
0.0
5
28.5
1404
-8.4
Third Base
Bob Elliott 26.6
1323
-8.9
Tommy O'Brien 24.5
60
-0.1
Al Rubeling 30.1
7
-0.1
Johnny Wyrostek 24.0
6
-0.0
Al Lopez 34.9
4
-0.0
Pete Coscarart 30.0
3
-0.0
6
26.5
1404
-9.1
First Base
Elbie Fletcher 27.3
1350
13.1
Jim Russell 24.8
48
-0.3
Frankie Gustine 23.4
5
-0.0
Johnny Wyrostek 24.0
1
0.0
4
27.2
1404
12.8
 
Catcher
Al Lopez 34.9
1017
-0.4
Bill Baker 32.4
378
-2.4
Hank Camelli 28.6
9
0.0
3
34.1
1404
-2.8
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James