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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1945) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Tommy O'Brien .335
2. Bill Salkeld .311
3. Lee Handley .298
4. Bob Elliott .290
5. Al Gionfriddo .284
5. Jim Russell .284
7. Frankie Gustine .280
8. Vic Barnhart .269
9. Johnny Barrett .256
10. Babe Dahlgren .250
Home Runs
1. Johnny Barrett 15
1. Bill Salkeld 15
3. Jim Russell 12
4. Pete Coscarart 8
4. Bob Elliott 8
6. Babe Dahlgren 5
7. Frank Colman 4
8. Al Gionfriddo 2
8. Frankie Gustine 2
10. Lee Handley 1
Runs Batted In
1. Bob Elliott 108
2. Jim Russell 77
3. Babe Dahlgren 75
4. Johnny Barrett 67
5. Frankie Gustine 66
6. Bill Salkeld 52
7. Al Gionfriddo 42
8. Pete Coscarart 38
9. Lee Handley 32
10. Frank Colman 30
On-Base Average
1. Bill Salkeld .420
2. Al Gionfriddo .377
2. Jim Russell .377
4. Tommy O'Brien .374
5. Bob Elliott .366
6. Johnny Barrett .357
7. Pete Coscarart .341
8. Lee Handley .340
9. Frankie Gustine .335
10. Babe Dahlgren .318
Slugging Percentage
1. Bill Salkeld .547
2. Tommy O'Brien .435
3. Jim Russell .433
4. Bob Elliott .423
5. Johnny Barrett .418
6. Al Gionfriddo .386
7. Lee Handley .372
8. Frankie Gustine .370
9. Pete Coscarart .357
10. Babe Dahlgren .354
Runs Scored
1. Johnny Barrett 97
2. Jim Russell 88
3. Bob Elliott 80
4. Al Gionfriddo 74
5. Frankie Gustine 67
6. Pete Coscarart 59
7. Babe Dahlgren 57
8. Bill Salkeld 45
9. Lee Handley 39
10. Tommy O'Brien 23
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bill Salkeld .967
2. Jim Russell .810
3. Tommy O'Brien .809
4. Bob Elliott .789
5. Johnny Barrett .775
6. Al Gionfriddo .763
7. Lee Handley .712
8. Frankie Gustine .705
9. Pete Coscarart .698
10. Babe Dahlgren .672
Isolated Power
1. Bill Salkeld .236
2. Johnny Barrett .162
3. Jim Russell .149
4. Bob Elliott .133
5. Pete Coscarart .115
6. Babe Dahlgren .104
7. Al Gionfriddo .102
8. Tommy O'Brien .100
9. Frankie Gustine .090
10. Lee Handley .074
Steals
1. Johnny Barrett 25
2. Jim Russell 15
3. Al Gionfriddo 12
4. Frankie Gustine 8
5. Lee Handley 7
6. Bob Elliott 5
7. Vic Barnhart 2
7. Pete Coscarart 2
7. Bill Salkeld 2
10. Rip Sewell 1
Hits
1. Bob Elliott 157
2. Jim Russell 145
3. Frankie Gustine 134
4. Babe Dahlgren 133
5. Johnny Barrett 130
6. Al Gionfriddo 116
7. Pete Coscarart 95
8. Lee Handley 93
9. Bill Salkeld 83
10. Vic Barnhart 54
Doubles
1. Bob Elliott 36
2. Johnny Barrett 29
3. Frankie Gustine 27
4. Babe Dahlgren 24
4. Jim Russell 24
6. Al Gionfriddo 18
7. Pete Coscarart 17
8. Lee Handley 16
8. Bill Salkeld 16
10. Frank Colman 11
Triples
1. Al Gionfriddo 9
2. Babe Dahlgren 8
2. Jim Russell 8
4. Bob Elliott 6
5. Frankie Gustine 5
5. Tommy O'Brien 5
7. Johnny Barrett 4
8. Jack Saltzgaver 3
9. Al Gerheauser 2
9. Pete Coscarart 2
Walks
1. Johnny Barrett 79
2. Jim Russell 71
3. Bob Elliott 64
4. Al Gionfriddo 60
5. Pete Coscarart 55
6. Babe Dahlgren 51
7. Bill Salkeld 50
8. Frankie Gustine 37
9. Al Lopez 35
10. Lee Handley 20
Sacrifice Hits
1. Preacher Roe 8
1. Johnny Barrett 8
1. Lee Handley 8
4. Babe Dahlgren 7
5. Max Butcher 6
5. Nick Strincevich 6
5. Al Gionfriddo 6
5. Frankie Gustine 6
9. Boom-Boom Beck 5
9. Vic Barnhart 5
Total Bases
1. Bob Elliott 229
2. Jim Russell 221
3. Johnny Barrett 212
4. Babe Dahlgren 188
5. Frankie Gustine 177
6. Al Gionfriddo 158
7. Bill Salkeld 146
8. Pete Coscarart 140
9. Lee Handley 116
10. Tommy O'Brien 70
Games Played
1. Jim Russell 146
2. Babe Dahlgren 144
2. Bob Elliott 144
4. Johnny Barrett 142
5. Frankie Gustine 128
6. Pete Coscarart 123
7. Al Gionfriddo 122
8. Lee Handley 98
9. Bill Salkeld 95
10. Al Lopez 91
At Bats
1. Bob Elliott 541
2. Babe Dahlgren 531
3. Jim Russell 510
4. Johnny Barrett 507
5. Frankie Gustine 478
6. Al Gionfriddo 409
7. Pete Coscarart 392
8. Lee Handley 312
9. Bill Salkeld 267
10. Al Lopez 243
Plate Appearances
1. Bob Elliott 606
2. Johnny Barrett 586
2. Jim Russell 586
4. Babe Dahlgren 584
5. Frankie Gustine 517
6. Al Gionfriddo 470
7. Pete Coscarart 451
8. Lee Handley 332
9. Bill Salkeld 317
10. Al Lopez 278
Strikeouts
1. Johnny Barrett 68
2. Pete Coscarart 55
3. Babe Dahlgren 51
4. Jim Russell 40
5. Bob Elliott 38
6. Frankie Gustine 33
7. Al Gionfriddo 22
8. Preacher Roe 21
9. Frank Colman 16
9. Lee Handley 16
Strikeout Percent
1. Al Lopez 4.9%
2. Lee Handley 5.1%
3. Al Gionfriddo 5.4%
4. Vic Barnhart 5.5%
5. Bill Salkeld 6.0%
6. Frankie Gustine 6.9%
7. Bob Elliott 7.0%
8. Jim Russell 7.8%
9. Tommy O'Brien 8.1%
10. Babe Dahlgren 9.6%
Steal Success
1. Johnny Barrett 69.4%
2. Jim Russell 68.2%
3. Al Gionfriddo 66.7%
3. Frankie Gustine 66.7%
5. Lee Handley 63.6%
6. Bob Elliott 62.5%
Secondary Average
1. Bill Salkeld .431
2. Johnny Barrett .367
3. Jim Russell .318
4. Al Gionfriddo .279
5. Bob Elliott .261
6. Pete Coscarart .260
7. Babe Dahlgren .202
8. Frankie Gustine .184
9. Al Lopez .181
10. Lee Handley .160
Hit By Pitch
1. Jim Russell 5
2. Pete Coscarart 4
3. Babe Dahlgren 2
3. Frankie Gustine 2
5. Spud Davis 1
5. Bob Elliott 1
5. Al Gionfriddo 1
5. Tommy O'Brien 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Bob Elliott 50
2. Johnny Barrett 48
3. Jim Russell 44
4. Babe Dahlgren 37
5. Frankie Gustine 34
6. Bill Salkeld 32
7. Al Gionfriddo 29
8. Pete Coscarart 27
9. Lee Handley 19
10. Frank Colman 16
Runs Created
1. Jim Russell 86
2. Bob Elliott 82
3. Johnny Barrett 80
4. Al Gionfriddo 63
5. Bill Salkeld 58
6. Frankie Gustine 57
7. Babe Dahlgren 55
8. Pete Coscarart 49
9. Lee Handley 39
10. Tommy O'Brien 26
Runs Created / 27
1. Bill Salkeld 8.11
2. Tommy O'Brien 6.27
3. Jim Russell 6.08
4. Al Gionfriddo 5.50
5. Bob Elliott 5.47
6. Johnny Barrett 5.39
7. Lee Handley 4.46
8. Pete Coscarart 4.24
9. Frankie Gustine 4.18
10. Babe Dahlgren 3.46
Home Run Percent
1. Bill Salkeld 5.6%
2. Johnny Barrett 3.0%
3. Jim Russell 2.4%
4. Pete Coscarart 2.0%
5. Bob Elliott 1.5%
6. Babe Dahlgren 0.9%
7. Al Gionfriddo 0.5%
8. Frankie Gustine 0.4%
9. Lee Handley 0.3%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Babe Dahlgren 23
2. Bob Elliott 16
3. Frankie Gustine 14
4. Pete Coscarart 10
5. Vic Barnhart 9
6. Bill Salkeld 8
7. Jim Russell 7
8. Johnny Barrett 5
8. Lee Handley 5
8. Al Lopez 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1945) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Nick Strincevich 16
2. Preacher Roe 14
3. Ken Gables 11
3. Rip Sewell 11
5. Max Butcher 10
6. Boom-Boom Beck 6
7. Al Gerheauser 5
7. Fritz Ostermueller 5
9. Xavier Rescigno 3
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 1
Earned Run Average
1. Boom-Boom Beck 2.14
2. Preacher Roe 2.87
3. Max Butcher 3.03
4. Nick Strincevich 3.31
5. Al Gerheauser 3.91
6. Rip Sewell 4.07
7. Ken Gables 4.15
8. Fritz Ostermueller 4.57
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 5.24
10. Xavier Rescigno 5.72
Strikeouts
1. Preacher Roe 148
2. Nick Strincevich 74
3. Rip Sewell 60
4. Al Gerheauser 55
5. Ken Gables 49
6. Max Butcher 37
7. Fritz Ostermueller 29
7. Xavier Rescigno 29
9. Boom-Boom Beck 20
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 17
Saves
1. Xavier Rescigno 9
2. Nick Strincevich 2
3. Cookie Cuccurullo 1
3. Ken Gables 1
3. Al Gerheauser 1
3. Preacher Roe 1
3. Rip Sewell 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Boom-Boom Beck 9.71
2. Preacher Roe 10.49
3. Nick Strincevich 11.19
4. Ken Gables 12.01
5. Max Butcher 12.22
6. Fritz Ostermueller 12.38
7. Al Gerheauser 14.37
8. Rip Sewell 14.51
9. Xavier Rescigno 14.76
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 16.20
Winning Percentage
1. Boom-Boom Beck .857
2. Nick Strincevich .615
3. Ken Gables .611
4. Max Butcher .556
4. Fritz Ostermueller .556
6. Rip Sewell .550
7. Preacher Roe .519
8. Xavier Rescigno .375
9. Al Gerheauser .333
10. Cookie Cuccurullo .250
Save Success
1. Xavier Rescigno 100.0%
1. Nick Strincevich 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Nick Strincevich 18
2. Preacher Roe 15
3. Max Butcher 12
4. Rip Sewell 9
5. Ken Gables 6
6. Al Gerheauser 5
7. Boom-Boom Beck 4
7. Fritz Ostermueller 4
Shutouts
1. Preacher Roe 3
2. Max Butcher 2
3. Fritz Ostermueller 1
3. Rip Sewell 1
3. Nick Strincevich 1
Starts
1. Preacher Roe 31
2. Nick Strincevich 29
3. Rip Sewell 24
4. Max Butcher 20
5. Ken Gables 16
6. Al Gerheauser 14
7. Fritz Ostermueller 11
8. Boom-Boom Beck 5
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 4
10. Xavier Rescigno 1
Appearances
1. Xavier Rescigno 44
2. Nick Strincevich 36
3. Preacher Roe 33
3. Rip Sewell 33
5. Al Gerheauser 32
6. Cookie Cuccurullo 29
6. Ken Gables 29
8. Max Butcher 28
9. Boom-Boom Beck 14
9. Fritz Ostermueller 14
Innings Pitched
1. Preacher Roe 235.0
2. Nick Strincevich 228.1
3. Rip Sewell 188.0
4. Max Butcher 169.1
5. Al Gerheauser 140.1
6. Ken Gables 138.2
7. Fritz Ostermueller 80.2
8. Xavier Rescigno 78.2
9. Boom-Boom Beck 63.0
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 56.2
Opp. OPS
1. Boom-Boom Beck .539
2. Nick Strincevich .588
3. Preacher Roe .607
4. Ken Gables .611
5. Fritz Ostermueller .629
6. Max Butcher .638
7. Rip Sewell .680
8. Al Gerheauser .694
9. Cookie Cuccurullo .725
10. Xavier Rescigno .749
Defense Independent ERA
1. Preacher Roe 2.95
2. Nick Strincevich 3.43
3. Boom-Boom Beck 3.44
4. Ken Gables 3.84
5. Al Gerheauser 3.86
6. Max Butcher 3.99
7. Rip Sewell 4.47
8. Xavier Rescigno 4.59
9. Fritz Ostermueller 4.70
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 4.71
Innings / Game
1. Preacher Roe 7.12
2. Nick Strincevich 6.34
3. Max Butcher 6.05
4. Fritz Ostermueller 5.76
5. Rip Sewell 5.70
6. Ken Gables 4.78
7. Boom-Boom Beck 4.50
8. Al Gerheauser 4.39
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 1.95
10. Xavier Rescigno 1.79
Opp. Batting Average
1. Boom-Boom Beck .231
1. Fritz Ostermueller .231
3. Ken Gables .253
4. Preacher Roe .256
5. Nick Strincevich .257
6. Max Butcher .271
7. Rip Sewell .275
8. Al Gerheauser .296
9. Cookie Cuccurullo .298
9. Xavier Rescigno .298
Opp. Slugging
1. Boom-Boom Beck .265
2. Nick Strincevich .291
3. Ken Gables .295
4. Preacher Roe .313
5. Fritz Ostermueller .315
6. Max Butcher .317
7. Rip Sewell .327
8. Cookie Cuccurullo .333
9. Al Gerheauser .336
10. Xavier Rescigno .382
Opp. On-Base
1. Boom-Boom Beck .274
2. Preacher Roe .294
3. Nick Strincevich .297
4. Fritz Ostermueller .314
5. Ken Gables .316
6. Max Butcher .321
7. Rip Sewell .353
8. Al Gerheauser .358
9. Xavier Rescigno .367
10. Cookie Cuccurullo .392
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Preacher Roe 5.67
2. Al Gerheauser 3.53
3. Xavier Rescigno 3.32
4. Fritz Ostermueller 3.24
5. Ken Gables 3.18
6. Nick Strincevich 2.92
7. Rip Sewell 2.87
8. Boom-Boom Beck 2.86
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 2.70
10. Max Butcher 1.97
Hits / 9 IP
1. Boom-Boom Beck 7.71
2. Fritz Ostermueller 8.26
3. Preacher Roe 8.73
4. Ken Gables 9.02
5. Nick Strincevich 9.26
6. Max Butcher 9.78
7. Rip Sewell 10.15
8. Cookie Cuccurullo 10.80
9. Xavier Rescigno 10.87
10. Al Gerheauser 10.90
Walks / 9 IP
1. Preacher Roe 1.76
2. Nick Strincevich 1.93
3. Boom-Boom Beck 2.00
4. Max Butcher 2.44
5. Ken Gables 2.99
6. Al Gerheauser 3.46
7. Xavier Rescigno 3.89
8. Fritz Ostermueller 4.13
9. Rip Sewell 4.36
10. Cookie Cuccurullo 5.40
Hit Batters
1. Max Butcher 4
1. Ken Gables 4
3. Nick Strincevich 3
4. Fritz Ostermueller 2
4. Rip Sewell 2
6. Cookie Cuccurullo 1
6. Al Gerheauser 1
6. Xavier Rescigno 1
6. Preacher Roe 1
Homers Allowed
1. Preacher Roe 11
2. Rip Sewell 9
3. Max Butcher 7
3. Nick Strincevich 7
5. Fritz Ostermueller 6
5. Xavier Rescigno 6
7. Ken Gables 5
7. Al Gerheauser 5
9. Boom-Boom Beck 2
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 2

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1945) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Ken Gables 1.000
1. Xavier Rescigno 1.000
1. Preacher Roe 1.000
4. Babe Dahlgren .996
5. Al Lopez .992
6. Bob Elliott .985
7. Max Butcher .978
7. Rip Sewell .978
7. Pete Coscarart .978
10. Johnny Barrett .976
Outfield Assists
1. Jim Russell 9
2. Johnny Barrett 8
3. Bob Elliott 7
4. Al Gionfriddo 6
5. Tommy O'Brien 2
6. Lloyd Waner 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Boom-Boom Beck 1.000
1. Ken Gables 1.000
1. Xavier Rescigno 1.000
1. Preacher Roe 1.000
5. Max Butcher .978
5. Rip Sewell .978
7. Nick Strincevich .962
8. Fritz Ostermueller .957
9. Al Gerheauser .955
10. Cookie Cuccurullo .933
Fielding Average (C)
1. Al Lopez .992
2. Bill Salkeld .973
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Babe Dahlgren .996
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Pete Coscarart .978
2. Jack Saltzgaver .963
3. Frankie Gustine .960
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Lee Handley .947
2. Bob Elliott .928
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Frankie Gustine .930
2. Vic Barnhart .928
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Jim Russell .973
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Johnny Barrett .976
2. Al Gionfriddo .964
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Bob Elliott .985
2. Tommy O'Brien .961
Range Factor (P)
1. Preacher Roe 1.70
2. Max Butcher 1.64
2. Fritz Ostermueller 1.64
4. Nick Strincevich 1.44
5. Rip Sewell 1.39
6. Al Gerheauser 1.38
7. Boom-Boom Beck 0.93
8. Ken Gables 0.76
9. Cookie Cuccurullo 0.52
10. Xavier Rescigno 0.41
Range Factor (C)
1. Al Lopez 4.11
2. Bill Salkeld 3.89
Range Factor (1B)
1. Babe Dahlgren 10.42
Range Factor (2B)
1. Pete Coscarart 5.28
2. Frankie Gustine 5.27
3. Jack Saltzgaver 4.40
Range Factor (3B)
1. Bob Elliott 3.69
2. Lee Handley 3.65
Range Factor (SS)
1. Vic Barnhart 4.94
2. Frankie Gustine 4.93
Range Factor (LF)
1. Jim Russell 2.41
Range Factor (CF)
1. Johnny Barrett 2.58
2. Al Gionfriddo 2.40
Range Factor (RF)
1. Bob Elliott 2.24
2. Tommy O'Brien 1.75