1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
78 - 76
1958 / 1960 (Organization)
4th place in the NL (9 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		47 - 30 (.610)
31 - 46 (.403)		 +5.4 wins
-4.4 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 651 / 681 ( -30 )
Allowed/Expected: 680 / 681 ( +1 )
Pyth Record: 74 - 80 (+4)
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Forbes Field
Attendance: 1,359,917 Avg Att: 17,661 (1.10)
Att Rank: 4 / 8 Lg Avg: 16,120
       
Park Factor: 0.99    
HR Factor: 0.84 R/L HR: 0.81 / 0.90
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Bob Skinner
27.7
1255
-0.6
Roman Mejias
28.9
99
-0.0
Harry Bright
29.8
18
-0.0
Harry Simpson
33.6
8
0.0
Rocky Nelson
34.6
7
-0.0
Dick Stuart
26.7
7
-0.0
6
27.9
1393
-0.6

Center Field
Bill Virdon 28.1
1248
1.4
Roman Mejias 28.9
145
0.1
2
28.1
1393
1.5


Right Field
Roberto Clemente 24.9
900
1.5
Roman Mejias 28.9
427
-0.1
Joe Christopher 23.6
34
-0.0
Dick Schofield 24.5
11
-0.0
Harry Simpson 33.6
10
-0.0
Harry Bright 29.8
9
-0.0
Rocky Nelson 34.6
2
-0.0
7
26.2
1393
1.3
Shortstop
Dick Groat 28.7
1302
0.6
Dick Schofield 24.5
75
-0.0
Ken Hamlin 24.1
17
-0.0
3
28.4
1393
0.5
Second Base
Bill Mazeroski 22.8
1167
0.9
Dick Schofield 24.5
224
0.0
Harry Bright 29.8
2
0.0
3
23.1
1393
0.9
Third Base
Don Hoak 31.4
1378
0.5
Harry Bright 29.8
15
0.0
2
31.4
1393
0.5
First Base
Dick Stuart 26.7
872
-0.2
Rocky Nelson 34.6
349
-0.2
Ted Kluszewski 34.8
164
-0.3
R.C. Stevens 24.9
9
0.0
Bob Skinner 27.7
0
0.0
5
29.6
1393
-0.7
 
Catcher
Smoky Burgess 32.4
798
0.2
Danny Kravitz 28.5
356
-0.2
Hank Foiles 30.1
235
0.1
Hardy Peterson 29.7
5
0.0
4
31.0
1393
0.2
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James