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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Al Lopez .307
2. Bill Salkeld .294
3. Billy Cox .290
4. Jim Russell .277
5. Bob Elliott .263
6. Frankie Gustine .259
7. Elbie Fletcher .256
8. Ralph Kiner .247
9. Jimmy Brown .241
10. Lee Handley .238
Home Runs
1. Ralph Kiner 23
2. Frankie Gustine 8
2. Jim Russell 8
4. Bob Elliott 5
5. Elbie Fletcher 4
6. Bill Salkeld 3
7. Billy Cox 2
7. Chuck Workman 2
9. Bill Baker 1
9. Frank Colman 1
Runs Batted In
1. Ralph Kiner 81
2. Bob Elliott 68
3. Elbie Fletcher 66
4. Frankie Gustine 52
5. Jim Russell 50
6. Billy Cox 36
7. Lee Handley 28
8. Bill Salkeld 19
9. Chuck Workman 16
10. Jimmy Brown 12
On-Base Average
1. Bill Salkeld .432
2. Al Lopez .399
3. Elbie Fletcher .384
4. Jim Russell .362
5. Bob Elliott .351
6. Ralph Kiner .345
7. Billy Cox .333
8. Frankie Gustine .318
9. Jimmy Brown .293
10. Lee Handley .289
Slugging Percentage
1. Ralph Kiner .430
2. Jim Russell .403
3. Bill Salkeld .400
4. Billy Cox .387
5. Frankie Gustine .378
6. Bob Elliott .358
7. Elbie Fletcher .355
8. Al Lopez .340
9. Lee Handley .298
10. Jimmy Brown .266
Runs Scored
1. Elbie Fletcher 72
2. Jim Russell 68
3. Ralph Kiner 63
4. Frankie Gustine 60
5. Bob Elliott 50
6. Lee Handley 43
7. Billy Cox 32
8. Jimmy Brown 23
9. Bill Salkeld 18
10. Maurice Van Robays 14
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Bill Salkeld .832
2. Ralph Kiner .775
3. Jim Russell .765
4. Elbie Fletcher .739
4. Al Lopez .739
6. Billy Cox .720
7. Bob Elliott .709
8. Frankie Gustine .696
9. Lee Handley .587
10. Jimmy Brown .559
Isolated Power
1. Ralph Kiner .183
2. Jim Russell .126
3. Frankie Gustine .119
4. Bill Salkeld .106
5. Elbie Fletcher .099
6. Billy Cox .097
7. Bob Elliott .095
8. Lee Handley .060
9. Al Lopez .033
10. Jimmy Brown .025
Steals
1. Jim Russell 11
2. Bob Elliott 6
3. Billy Cox 4
3. Elbie Fletcher 4
3. Lee Handley 4
6. Ralph Kiner 3
6. Jimmy Brown 3
6. Burgess Whitehead 3
9. Frankie Gustine 2
9. Bill Salkeld 2
Hits
1. Jim Russell 143
2. Elbie Fletcher 136
3. Bob Elliott 128
3. Frankie Gustine 128
5. Ralph Kiner 124
6. Billy Cox 119
7. Lee Handley 99
8. Jimmy Brown 58
9. Bill Salkeld 47
10. Al Lopez 46
Doubles
1. Jim Russell 29
2. Bob Elliott 25
2. Elbie Fletcher 25
4. Frankie Gustine 23
5. Billy Cox 22
6. Ralph Kiner 17
7. Lee Handley 8
7. Bill Salkeld 8
9. Jimmy Brown 6
10. Maurice Van Robays 5
Triples
1. Elbie Fletcher 8
2. Lee Handley 7
3. Billy Cox 6
3. Frankie Gustine 6
3. Jim Russell 6
6. Ralph Kiner 3
6. Bob Elliott 3
6. Maurice Van Robays 3
9. Nick Strincevich 2
9. Hank Camelli 2
Walks
1. Elbie Fletcher 111
2. Ralph Kiner 74
3. Jim Russell 67
4. Bob Elliott 64
5. Frankie Gustine 40
6. Bill Salkeld 39
7. Lee Handley 29
8. Billy Cox 26
9. Al Lopez 23
10. Jimmy Brown 18
Sacrifice Hits
1. Billy Cox 10
1. Frankie Gustine 10
1. Lee Handley 10
4. Elbie Fletcher 8
5. Bob Elliott 7
6. Ken Heintzelman 6
6. Jim Russell 6
8. Fritz Ostermueller 5
9. Nick Strincevich 4
9. Jimmy Brown 4
Total Bases
1. Ralph Kiner 216
2. Jim Russell 208
3. Elbie Fletcher 189
4. Frankie Gustine 187
5. Bob Elliott 174
6. Billy Cox 159
7. Lee Handley 124
8. Jimmy Brown 64
8. Bill Salkeld 64
10. Al Lopez 51
Games Played
1. Elbie Fletcher 148
2. Jim Russell 146
3. Ralph Kiner 144
4. Bob Elliott 140
5. Frankie Gustine 131
6. Billy Cox 121
7. Lee Handley 116
8. Jimmy Brown 79
9. Bill Salkeld 69
10. Al Gionfriddo 64
At Bats
1. Elbie Fletcher 532
2. Jim Russell 516
3. Ralph Kiner 502
4. Frankie Gustine 495
5. Bob Elliott 486
6. Lee Handley 416
7. Billy Cox 411
8. Jimmy Brown 241
9. Bill Salkeld 160
10. Al Lopez 150
Plate Appearances
1. Elbie Fletcher 643
2. Jim Russell 585
3. Ralph Kiner 577
4. Bob Elliott 552
5. Frankie Gustine 538
6. Lee Handley 446
7. Billy Cox 438
8. Jimmy Brown 259
9. Bill Salkeld 199
10. Al Lopez 173
Strikeouts
1. Ralph Kiner 109
2. Jim Russell 54
3. Frankie Gustine 52
4. Bob Elliott 44
5. Elbie Fletcher 37
6. Nick Strincevich 20
6. Lee Handley 20
8. Chuck Workman 19
9. Bill Salkeld 16
10. Billy Cox 15
Strikeout Percent
1. Jimmy Brown 2.1%
2. Billy Cox 3.6%
3. Lee Handley 4.8%
4. Elbie Fletcher 7.0%
5. Bob Elliott 9.1%
6. Al Lopez 9.3%
7. Bill Salkeld 10.0%
8. Frankie Gustine 10.5%
8. Jim Russell 10.5%
10. Ralph Kiner 21.7%
Steal Success
1. Jim Russell 64.7%
2. Bob Elliott 60.0%
Secondary Average
1. Bill Salkeld .363
2. Ralph Kiner .337
3. Elbie Fletcher .316
4. Jim Russell .277
5. Bob Elliott .239
6. Frankie Gustine .204
7. Al Lopez .193
8. Billy Cox .170
9. Lee Handley .139
10. Jimmy Brown .112
Hit By Pitch
1. Frankie Gustine 3
2. Bob Elliott 2
2. Jim Russell 2
4. Ralph Kiner 1
4. Fritz Ostermueller 1
4. Frank Colman 1
4. Billy Cox 1
4. Lee Handley 1
4. Maurice Van Robays 1
4. Burgess Whitehead 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Ralph Kiner 43
1. Jim Russell 43
3. Elbie Fletcher 37
3. Frankie Gustine 37
5. Bob Elliott 33
6. Billy Cox 30
7. Lee Handley 16
8. Bill Salkeld 11
9. Maurice Van Robays 9
10. Chuck Workman 7
Runs Created
1. Elbie Fletcher 82
2. Jim Russell 76
3. Ralph Kiner 73
4. Bob Elliott 61
5. Frankie Gustine 58
6. Billy Cox 53
7. Lee Handley 34
8. Bill Salkeld 31
9. Al Lopez 20
10. Jimmy Brown 16
Runs Created / 27
1. Bill Salkeld 7.22
2. Elbie Fletcher 5.36
3. Jim Russell 5.18
4. Ralph Kiner 4.96
5. Al Lopez 4.70
6. Billy Cox 4.65
7. Bob Elliott 4.29
8. Frankie Gustine 4.01
9. Lee Handley 2.71
10. Jimmy Brown 2.19
Home Run Percent
1. Ralph Kiner 4.6%
2. Bill Salkeld 1.9%
3. Frankie Gustine 1.6%
3. Jim Russell 1.6%
5. Bob Elliott 1.0%
6. Elbie Fletcher 0.8%
7. Al Lopez 0.7%
8. Billy Cox 0.5%
9. Lee Handley 0.2%
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Ralph Kiner 15
1. Bob Elliott 15
3. Frankie Gustine 13
4. Jim Russell 11
5. Lee Handley 10
6. Jimmy Brown 8
7. Elbie Fletcher 7
8. Al Lopez 6
8. Maurice Van Robays 6
10. Ken Heintzelman 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Fritz Ostermueller 13
2. Nick Strincevich 10
3. Ken Heintzelman 8
3. Rip Sewell 8
5. Jack Hallett 5
6. Johnny Lanning 4
7. Preacher Roe 3
8. Ken Gables 2
8. Al Gerheauser 2
Earned Run Average
1. Fritz Ostermueller 2.84
2. Johnny Lanning 3.07
3. Jack Hallett 3.29
4. Nick Strincevich 3.58
5. Rip Sewell 3.68
6. Ken Heintzelman 3.77
7. Al Gerheauser 3.97
8. Preacher Roe 5.14
9. Ken Gables 5.27
Strikeouts
1. Jack Hallett 64
2. Ken Heintzelman 57
2. Fritz Ostermueller 57
4. Nick Strincevich 49
5. Ken Gables 39
6. Rip Sewell 33
7. Al Gerheauser 32
8. Preacher Roe 28
9. Ed Albosta 19
10. Johnny Lanning 16
Saves
1. Preacher Roe 2
2. Ken Gables 1
2. Ken Heintzelman 1
2. Johnny Lanning 1
2. Nick Strincevich 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Jack Hallett 11.43
2. Fritz Ostermueller 11.59
3. Rip Sewell 11.63
4. Nick Strincevich 11.71
5. Johnny Lanning 12.66
6. Al Gerheauser 12.89
7. Preacher Roe 13.89
8. Ken Heintzelman 14.33
9. Ken Gables 14.75
Winning Percentage
1. Fritz Ostermueller .565
2. Al Gerheauser .500
3. Johnny Lanning .444
4. Jack Hallett .417
5. Ken Heintzelman .400
5. Rip Sewell .400
5. Nick Strincevich .400
8. Ken Gables .333
9. Preacher Roe .273
Save Success
1. Preacher Roe 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Fritz Ostermueller 16
2. Rip Sewell 11
2. Nick Strincevich 11
4. Ken Heintzelman 6
5. Jack Hallett 3
5. Johnny Lanning 3
7. Al Gerheauser 1
7. Lee Howard 1
7. Preacher Roe 1
7. Al Tate 1
Shutouts
1. Nick Strincevich 3
2. Ken Heintzelman 2
2. Fritz Ostermueller 2
2. Rip Sewell 2
5. Jack Hallett 1
Starts
1. Fritz Ostermueller 25
2. Ken Heintzelman 24
3. Nick Strincevich 22
4. Rip Sewell 20
5. Preacher Roe 10
6. Jack Hallett 9
6. Johnny Lanning 9
8. Ken Gables 7
9. Ed Albosta 6
10. Al Gerheauser 3
Appearances
1. Al Gerheauser 35
1. Jack Hallett 35
3. Ken Gables 32
3. Ken Heintzelman 32
3. Nick Strincevich 32
6. Johnny Lanning 27
6. Fritz Ostermueller 27
8. Rip Sewell 25
9. Preacher Roe 21
10. Ed Albosta 17
Innings Pitched
1. Fritz Ostermueller 193.1
2. Nick Strincevich 176.0
3. Ken Heintzelman 157.2
4. Rip Sewell 149.1
5. Jack Hallett 115.0
6. Ken Gables 100.2
7. Johnny Lanning 91.0
8. Al Gerheauser 81.2
9. Preacher Roe 70.0
10. Ed Albosta 39.2
Opp. OPS
1. Rip Sewell .587
2. Jack Hallett .590
3. Fritz Ostermueller .599
4. Johnny Lanning .622
5. Nick Strincevich .623
6. Al Gerheauser .634
7. Ken Gables .666
8. Ken Heintzelman .670
9. Preacher Roe .717
Defense Independent ERA
1. Jack Hallett 2.90
2. Al Gerheauser 3.49
3. Fritz Ostermueller 3.66
4. Nick Strincevich 3.78
5. Johnny Lanning 4.13
6. Rip Sewell 4.17
7. Ken Gables 4.19
8. Preacher Roe 4.29
9. Ken Heintzelman 4.49
Innings / Game
1. Fritz Ostermueller 7.16
2. Rip Sewell 5.97
3. Nick Strincevich 5.50
4. Ken Heintzelman 4.93
5. Johnny Lanning 3.37
6. Preacher Roe 3.33
7. Jack Hallett 3.29
8. Ken Gables 3.15
9. Al Gerheauser 2.33
Opp. Batting Average
1. Rip Sewell .239
2. Fritz Ostermueller .257
3. Jack Hallett .263
4. Johnny Lanning .264
5. Ken Heintzelman .265
5. Nick Strincevich .265
7. Ken Gables .276
8. Al Gerheauser .279
9. Preacher Roe .288
Opp. Slugging
1. Jack Hallett .263
2. Rip Sewell .284
3. Fritz Ostermueller .288
4. Johnny Lanning .299
5. Al Gerheauser .303
6. Ken Gables .307
7. Nick Strincevich .310
8. Ken Heintzelman .315
9. Preacher Roe .368
Opp. On-Base
1. Rip Sewell .303
2. Fritz Ostermueller .311
3. Nick Strincevich .313
4. Johnny Lanning .323
5. Jack Hallett .327
6. Al Gerheauser .331
7. Preacher Roe .349
8. Ken Heintzelman .355
9. Ken Gables .359
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Jack Hallett 5.01
2. Preacher Roe 3.60
3. Al Gerheauser 3.53
4. Ken Gables 3.49
5. Ken Heintzelman 3.25
6. Fritz Ostermueller 2.65
7. Nick Strincevich 2.51
8. Rip Sewell 1.99
9. Johnny Lanning 1.58
Hits / 9 IP
1. Jack Hallett 8.37
2. Rip Sewell 8.44
3. Fritz Ostermueller 8.98
4. Ken Heintzelman 9.42
5. Nick Strincevich 9.46
6. Johnny Lanning 9.59
7. Ken Gables 10.10
8. Al Gerheauser 10.14
9. Preacher Roe 10.67
Walks / 9 IP
1. Nick Strincevich 2.25
2. Fritz Ostermueller 2.61
3. Al Gerheauser 2.76
4. Jack Hallett 3.05
5. Johnny Lanning 3.07
6. Rip Sewell 3.19
7. Preacher Roe 3.21
8. Ken Gables 4.65
9. Ken Heintzelman 4.91
Hit Batters
1. Nick Strincevich 4
2. Fritz Ostermueller 3
3. Preacher Roe 2
4. Ed Albosta 1
4. Ken Gables 1
4. Al Gerheauser 1
4. Johnny Lanning 1
4. Rip Sewell 1
4. Junior Walsh 1
Homers Allowed
1. Ken Heintzelman 7
1. Nick Strincevich 7
3. Rip Sewell 6
4. Fritz Ostermueller 5
4. Preacher Roe 5
6. Ed Albosta 3
6. Ken Gables 3
6. Johnny Lanning 3
9. Al Gerheauser 2
10. Jim Hopper 1

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1946) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Al Gerheauser 1.000
1. Jack Hallett 1.000
1. Ken Heintzelman 1.000
1. Johnny Lanning 1.000
1. Chuck Workman 1.000
6. Bob Elliott .995
6. Elbie Fletcher .995
8. Al Lopez .985
9. Fritz Ostermueller .977
10. Nick Strincevich .975
Outfield Assists
1. Bob Elliott 8
2. Jim Russell 7
3. Ralph Kiner 6
4. Chuck Workman 4
5. Al Gionfriddo 2
6. Johnny Barrett 1
6. Frank Colman 1
6. Maurice Van Robays 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Ed Albosta 1.000
1. Al Gerheauser 1.000
1. Hank Gornicki 1.000
1. Jack Hallett 1.000
1. Ken Heintzelman 1.000
1. Johnny Lanning 1.000
1. Lefty Wilkie 1.000
8. Fritz Ostermueller .977
9. Nick Strincevich .975
10. Preacher Roe .944
Fielding Average (C)
1. Al Lopez .985
2. Bill Salkeld .972
3. Hank Camelli .971
4. Bill Baker .965
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Elbie Fletcher .995
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Frankie Gustine .967
2. Burgess Whitehead .963
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Lee Handley .958
2. Bob Elliott .955
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Jimmy Brown .960
2. Billy Cox .935
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Maurice Van Robays .955
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Ralph Kiner .969
2. Jim Russell .966
3. Al Gionfriddo .944
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Chuck Workman 1.000
2. Bob Elliott .995
Range Factor (P)
1. Fritz Ostermueller 1.59
2. Ed Bahr 1.52
3. Ken Heintzelman 1.44
3. Rip Sewell 1.44
5. Nick Strincevich 1.25
6. Johnny Lanning 1.00
7. Hank Gornicki 0.86
7. Preacher Roe 0.86
9. Jack Hallett 0.80
10. Lefty Wilkie 0.71
Range Factor (C)
1. Bill Salkeld 4.26
2. Al Lopez 3.75
3. Hank Camelli 3.64
4. Bill Baker 2.81
Range Factor (1B)
1. Elbie Fletcher 10.19
Range Factor (2B)
1. Frankie Gustine 5.76
2. Burgess Whitehead 4.58
Range Factor (3B)
1. Lee Handley 3.59
2. Bob Elliott 3.13
Range Factor (SS)
1. Billy Cox 5.34
2. Jimmy Brown 5.13
Range Factor (LF)
1. Maurice Van Robays 1.82
Range Factor (CF)
1. Ralph Kiner 2.59
2. Jim Russell 2.48
3. Al Gionfriddo 1.67
Range Factor (RF)
1. Chuck Workman 2.91
2. Bob Elliott 2.18