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 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Leaders (1955) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Johnny O'Brien .299
2. Dale Long .291
3. Jerry Lynch .284
4. Dick Groat .267
5. George Freese .257
6. Gene Freese .253
7. Frank Thomas .245
8. Jack Shepard .239
9. Eddie O'Brien .233
10. Dick Cole .226
Home Runs
1. Frank Thomas 25
2. Dale Long 16
3. Gene Freese 14
4. Jerry Lynch 5
4. Preston Ward 5
6. Dick Groat 4
7. George Freese 3
7. Roman Mejias 3
9. Felipe Montemayor 2
9. Jack Shepard 2
Runs Batted In
1. Dale Long 79
2. Frank Thomas 72
3. Dick Groat 51
4. Gene Freese 44
5. Jerry Lynch 28
6. Johnny O'Brien 25
6. Preston Ward 25
8. Jack Shepard 23
9. George Freese 22
10. Dick Cole 21
On-Base Average
1. Dale Long .362
2. Johnny O'Brien .346
3. Toby Atwell .337
4. Jerry Lynch .331
5. George Freese .327
6. Frank Thomas .324
7. Jack Shepard .321
8. Dick Groat .317
9. Gene Freese .310
10. Preston Ward .296
Slugging Percentage
1. Dale Long .513
2. Jerry Lynch .443
3. Frank Thomas .431
4. Gene Freese .426
5. Preston Ward .380
6. Johnny O'Brien .378
7. George Freese .374
8. Dick Groat .351
9. Roman Mejias .329
10. Jack Shepard .314
Runs Scored
1. Frank Thomas 72
2. Gene Freese 69
3. Dale Long 59
4. Dick Groat 45
5. Jerry Lynch 43
6. Eddie O'Brien 26
7. Jack Shepard 24
8. Johnny O'Brien 22
9. Toby Atwell 21
9. Tom Saffell 21
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Dale Long .875
2. Jerry Lynch .774
3. Frank Thomas .755
4. Gene Freese .736
5. Johnny O'Brien .724
6. George Freese .701
7. Preston Ward .676
8. Dick Groat .668
9. Jack Shepard .635
10. Toby Atwell .603
Isolated Power
1. Dale Long .222
2. Frank Thomas .186
3. Gene Freese .173
4. Preston Ward .168
5. Jerry Lynch .159
6. George Freese .117
7. Roman Mejias .113
8. Dick Groat .084
9. Johnny O'Brien .079
10. Jack Shepard .075
Steals
1. Gene Freese 5
2. Eddie O'Brien 4
3. Jerry Lynch 2
3. Frank Thomas 2
5. Vern Law 1
5. Johnny O'Brien 1
5. George Freese 1
5. Roman Mejias 1
5. Felipe Montemayor 1
5. Tom Saffell 1
Hits
1. Dick Groat 139
2. Frank Thomas 125
3. Dale Long 122
4. Gene Freese 115
5. Johnny O'Brien 83
6. Jerry Lynch 80
7. Jack Shepard 63
8. Eddie O'Brien 55
9. Dick Cole 54
10. George Freese 46
Doubles
1. Dick Groat 28
2. Gene Freese 21
3. Dale Long 19
4. Jerry Lynch 18
5. Frank Thomas 16
6. Johnny O'Brien 15
7. Jack Shepard 10
8. Toby Atwell 8
8. Dick Cole 8
8. George Freese 8
Triples
1. Dale Long 13
2. Gene Freese 8
3. Jerry Lynch 6
4. Preston Ward 4
5. Dick Cole 3
5. Felipe Montemayor 3
7. Johnny O'Brien 2
7. George Freese 2
7. Dick Groat 2
7. Jack Shepard 2
Walks
1. Frank Thomas 60
2. Dale Long 48
3. Toby Atwell 40
4. Dick Groat 38
5. Gene Freese 34
6. Jack Shepard 33
7. Jerry Lynch 22
7. Preston Ward 22
9. Johnny O'Brien 20
10. Eddie O'Brien 18
Sacrifice Hits
1. Gene Freese 16
2. Dick Groat 11
3. Bob Friend 6
3. Eddie O'Brien 6
3. Dale Long 6
6. Preston Ward 5
7. Max Surkont 4
7. Tom Saffell 4
9. Lino Donoso 3
9. Roy Face 3
Total Bases
1. Frank Thomas 220
2. Dale Long 215
3. Gene Freese 194
4. Dick Groat 183
5. Jerry Lynch 125
6. Johnny O'Brien 105
7. Jack Shepard 83
8. Dick Cole 68
8. Preston Ward 68
10. George Freese 67
Games Played
1. Dick Groat 151
2. Frank Thomas 142
3. Gene Freese 134
4. Dale Long 131
5. Jack Shepard 94
6. Jerry Lynch 88
7. Johnny O'Brien 84
7. Preston Ward 84
9. Dick Cole 77
10. Eddie O'Brien 75
At Bats
1. Dick Groat 521
2. Frank Thomas 510
3. Gene Freese 455
4. Dale Long 419
5. Jerry Lynch 282
6. Johnny O'Brien 278
7. Jack Shepard 264
8. Dick Cole 239
9. Eddie O'Brien 236
10. Toby Atwell 207
Plate Appearances
1. Frank Thomas 578
2. Dick Groat 561
3. Gene Freese 494
4. Dale Long 472
5. Jerry Lynch 308
6. Johnny O'Brien 301
7. Jack Shepard 299
8. Dick Cole 260
9. Eddie O'Brien 255
10. Toby Atwell 252
Strikeouts
1. Frank Thomas 76
2. Dale Long 72
3. Gene Freese 57
4. Jerry Lynch 33
5. Preston Ward 28
6. Dick Groat 26
7. Jack Shepard 25
8. Felipe Montemayor 24
9. Dick Cole 22
9. Tom Saffell 22
Strikeout Percent
1. Dick Groat 5.0%
2. Eddie O'Brien 5.5%
3. Johnny O'Brien 6.8%
4. Toby Atwell 7.7%
5. Roman Mejias 7.8%
6. Dick Cole 9.2%
7. Jack Shepard 9.5%
8. George Freese 10.1%
9. Jerry Lynch 11.7%
10. Gene Freese 12.5%
Steal Success
1. Gene Freese 83.3%
Secondary Average
1. Dale Long .337
2. Frank Thomas .308
3. Preston Ward .291
4. Gene Freese .259
5. Toby Atwell .246
6. Jerry Lynch .245
7. George Freese .218
8. Jack Shepard .205
9. Roman Mejias .174
10. Dick Groat .157
Hit By Pitch
1. Gene Freese 4
2. Dick Cole 2
2. George Freese 2
2. Frank Thomas 2
5. Eddie O'Brien 1
5. Johnny O'Brien 1
5. Max Surkont 1
5. Toby Atwell 1
5. Dick Groat 1
5. Dale Long 1
Extra Base Hits
1. Dale Long 48
2. Gene Freese 43
2. Frank Thomas 43
4. Dick Groat 34
5. Jerry Lynch 29
6. Johnny O'Brien 18
7. Preston Ward 16
8. Jack Shepard 14
9. George Freese 13
10. Roman Mejias 12
Runs Created
1. Dale Long 73
2. Frank Thomas 70
3. Gene Freese 59
4. Dick Groat 52
5. Jerry Lynch 39
6. Johnny O'Brien 35
7. Jack Shepard 26
8. Toby Atwell 21
9. George Freese 20
9. Preston Ward 20
Runs Created / 27
1. Dale Long 6.12
2. Jerry Lynch 4.90
3. Frank Thomas 4.64
4. Johnny O'Brien 4.54
5. Gene Freese 4.33
6. George Freese 3.72
7. Preston Ward 3.58
8. Dick Groat 3.38
9. Jack Shepard 3.30
10. Toby Atwell 3.28
Home Run Percent
1. Frank Thomas 4.9%
2. Dale Long 3.8%
3. Gene Freese 3.1%
4. Preston Ward 2.8%
5. Jerry Lynch 1.8%
5. Roman Mejias 1.8%
7. George Freese 1.7%
8. Dick Groat 0.8%
8. Jack Shepard 0.8%
10. Toby Atwell 0.5%
Intentional Walks
1. Dick Groat 11
2. Frank Thomas 10
3. Toby Atwell 9
4. Dale Long 6
5. Gene Freese 4
5. Jerry Lynch 4
5. Preston Ward 4
8. Tom Saffell 3
8. Jack Shepard 3
10. George Freese 2
Sacrifice Flies
1. Frank Thomas 6
2. Toby Atwell 4
2. Dale Long 4
2. Jerry Lynch 4
5. Johnny O'Brien 2
5. Jack Shepard 2
5. Preston Ward 2
8. Dick Cole 1
8. George Freese 1
8. Gene Freese 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Dick Groat 20
2. Dale Long 14
3. Frank Thomas 13
4. Gene Freese 10
5. Jack Shepard 8
6. Johnny O'Brien 7
6. George Freese 7
6. Jerry Lynch 7
9. Dick Cole 5
10. Toby Atwell 4

 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Leaders (1955) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Bob Friend 14
2. Vern Law 10
3. Max Surkont 7
4. Dick Hall 6
4. Ron Kline 6
6. Roy Face 5
6. Dick Littlefield 5
8. Lino Donoso 4
9. Bob Purkey 2
10. Nellie King 1
Earned Run Average
1. Bob Friend 2.83
2. Nellie King 2.98
3. Roy Face 3.58
4. Vern Law 3.81
5. Dick Hall 3.91
6. Ron Kline 4.15
7. Dick Littlefield 5.12
8. Lino Donoso 5.31
9. Bob Purkey 5.32
10. Max Surkont 5.57
Strikeouts
1. Bob Friend 98
2. Roy Face 84
2. Max Surkont 84
4. Vern Law 82
5. Dick Littlefield 70
6. Ron Kline 48
7. Dick Hall 46
8. Lino Donoso 38
9. Bob Purkey 24
10. Nellie King 21
Saves
1. Roy Face 5
2. Bob Friend 2
2. Ron Kline 2
2. Max Surkont 2
5. Lino Donoso 1
5. Dick Hall 1
5. Vern Law 1
5. Bob Purkey 1
5. Ben Wade 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Bob Friend 10.33
2. Dick Hall 11.45
3. Roy Face 12.03
4. Nellie King 12.26
5. Vern Law 12.65
6. Lino Donoso 13.36
7. Bob Purkey 13.57
8. Ron Kline 14.09
9. Max Surkont 14.72
10. Dick Littlefield 14.95
Winning Percentage
1. Bob Friend .609
2. Dick Hall .500
2. Vern Law .500
4. Roy Face .417
5. Lino Donoso .400
6. Max Surkont .333
7. Ron Kline .316
8. Dick Littlefield .294
9. Nellie King .250
10. Bob Purkey .222
Save Success
1. Roy Face 100.0%
1. Bob Friend 100.0%
1. Ron Kline 100.0%
1. Max Surkont 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Bob Friend 9
2. Vern Law 8
3. Max Surkont 5
4. Roy Face 4
4. Dick Hall 4
4. Dick Littlefield 4
7. Lino Donoso 3
8. Ron Kline 2
8. Bob Purkey 2
Shutouts
1. Bob Friend 2
2. Ron Kline 1
2. Vern Law 1
2. Dick Littlefield 1
Starts
1. Vern Law 24
2. Max Surkont 22
3. Bob Friend 20
4. Ron Kline 19
5. Dick Littlefield 17
6. Dick Hall 13
7. Roy Face 10
7. Bob Purkey 10
9. Lino Donoso 9
10. Nellie King 4
Appearances
1. Bob Friend 44
2. Vern Law 43
3. Roy Face 42
4. Ron Kline 36
5. Dick Littlefield 35
5. Max Surkont 35
7. Lino Donoso 25
8. Nellie King 17
9. Dick Hall 15
10. Laurin Pepper 14
Innings Pitched
1. Vern Law 200.2
2. Bob Friend 200.1
3. Max Surkont 166.1
4. Ron Kline 136.2
5. Dick Littlefield 130.0
6. Roy Face 125.2
7. Lino Donoso 95.0
8. Dick Hall 94.1
9. Bob Purkey 67.2
10. Nellie King 54.1
Opp. OPS
1. Bob Friend .628
2. Nellie King .643
3. Dick Hall .649
4. Roy Face .676
5. Vern Law .709
6. Bob Purkey .718
7. Ron Kline .756
8. Dick Littlefield .772
9. Lino Donoso .803
10. Max Surkont .816
Defense Independent ERA
1. Nellie King 3.59
2. Roy Face 3.65
3. Bob Friend 4.00
4. Dick Hall 4.08
5. Vern Law 4.34
6. Bob Purkey 4.45
7. Ron Kline 4.81
8. Dick Littlefield 5.04
9. Max Surkont 5.25
10. Lino Donoso 5.53
Innings / Game
1. Dick Hall 6.29
2. Bob Purkey 4.83
3. Max Surkont 4.75
4. Vern Law 4.67
5. Bob Friend 4.55
6. Lino Donoso 3.80
6. Ron Kline 3.80
8. Dick Littlefield 3.71
9. Nellie King 3.20
10. Roy Face 2.99
Opp. Batting Average
1. Bob Friend .235
2. Dick Hall .248
3. Roy Face .264
4. Vern Law .275
5. Lino Donoso .277
6. Nellie King .278
7. Dick Littlefield .280
8. Bob Purkey .284
9. Ron Kline .291
10. Max Surkont .292
Opp. Slugging
1. Nellie King .315
2. Bob Friend .343
3. Dick Hall .345
4. Roy Face .355
5. Bob Purkey .369
6. Vern Law .382
7. Ron Kline .398
8. Dick Littlefield .407
9. Max Surkont .447
10. Lino Donoso .463
Opp. On-Base
1. Bob Friend .285
2. Dick Hall .304
3. Roy Face .321
4. Vern Law .327
5. Nellie King .328
6. Lino Donoso .340
7. Bob Purkey .349
8. Ron Kline .358
9. Dick Littlefield .365
10. Max Surkont .369
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Roy Face 6.02
2. Dick Littlefield 4.85
3. Max Surkont 4.55
4. Bob Friend 4.40
5. Dick Hall 4.39
6. Vern Law 3.68
7. Lino Donoso 3.60
8. Nellie King 3.48
9. Bob Purkey 3.19
10. Ron Kline 3.16
Hits / 9 IP
1. Bob Friend 8.00
2. Dick Hall 8.78
3. Roy Face 9.17
4. Vern Law 9.91
5. Nellie King 9.94
6. Lino Donoso 10.04
7. Bob Purkey 10.24
8. Dick Littlefield 10.25
9. Max Surkont 10.50
10. Ron Kline 10.60
Walks / 9 IP
1. Nellie King 2.32
2. Bob Friend 2.34
3. Dick Hall 2.67
4. Vern Law 2.74
5. Roy Face 2.86
6. Lino Donoso 3.32
7. Bob Purkey 3.33
8. Ron Kline 3.49
9. Max Surkont 4.22
10. Dick Littlefield 4.71
Hit Batters
1. Ron Kline 5
2. Max Surkont 3
3. Bob Friend 2
3. Dick Hall 2
3. Nellie King 2
3. Dick Littlefield 2
3. Laurin Pepper 2
3. Bob Purkey 2
9. Roger Bowman 1
9. Lino Donoso 1
Homers Allowed
1. Max Surkont 23
2. Vern Law 19
3. Bob Friend 18
4. Lino Donoso 16
5. Dick Littlefield 15
6. Ron Kline 13
7. Roy Face 10
8. Dick Hall 8
9. Laurin Pepper 5
9. Bob Purkey 5

 Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding Leaders (1955) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Preston Ward .998
2. Eddie O'Brien .993
3. Toby Atwell .992
4. Dale Long .988
5. Tom Saffell .985
6. Jack Shepard .982
7. Jerry Lynch .980
8. Frank Thomas .978
9. Roberto Clemente .976
10. Johnny O'Brien .969
Outfield Assists
1. Roberto Clemente 18
2. Eddie O'Brien 9
3. Jerry Lynch 5
3. Frank Thomas 5
5. Roman Mejias 2
5. Tom Saffell 2
Fielding Average (P)
1. Roger Bowman 1.000
1. Dick Hall 1.000
1. Nellie King 1.000
1. Paul Martin 1.000
1. Laurin Pepper 1.000
1. Ben Wade 1.000
7. Bob Friend .966
8. Roy Face .964
9. Ron Kline .962
10. Bob Purkey .947
Fielding Average (C)
1. Toby Atwell .992
2. Jack Shepard .982
3. Hardy Peterson .965
Fielding Average (1B)
1. Preston Ward .998
2. Dale Long .988
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Johnny O'Brien .969
2. Gene Freese .965
Fielding Average (3B)
1. Gene Freese .943
2. George Freese .936
3. Dick Cole .935
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Dick Groat .961
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Frank Thomas .978
2. Roman Mejias .929
3. Jerry Lynch .926
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Eddie O'Brien .993
1. Frank Thomas .993
3. Tom Saffell .985
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Jerry Lynch .980
2. Roberto Clemente .976
Range Factor (P)
1. Ron Kline 3.42
2. Roger Bowman 3.18
3. Bob Friend 2.66
4. Bob Purkey 2.51
5. Lino Donoso 2.46
6. Vern Law 2.37
7. Ben Wade 2.25
8. Nellie King 2.17
9. Roy Face 2.00
10. Max Surkont 1.68
Range Factor (C)
1. Toby Atwell 6.19
2. Hardy Peterson 6.01
3. Jack Shepard 4.97
Range Factor (1B)
1. Preston Ward 10.33
2. Dale Long 9.74
Range Factor (2B)
1. Gene Freese 6.16
2. Johnny O'Brien 5.59
Range Factor (3B)
1. Dick Cole 3.16
2. Gene Freese 3.08
3. George Freese 2.94
Range Factor (SS)
1. Dick Groat 5.67
Range Factor (LF)
1. Roman Mejias 2.26
2. Frank Thomas 2.21
3. Jerry Lynch 2.05
Range Factor (CF)
1. Tom Saffell 3.09
2. Eddie O'Brien 2.91
3. Frank Thomas 2.70
Range Factor (RF)
1. Roberto Clemente 2.55
2. Jerry Lynch 1.75
Runners Thrown Out
1. Jack Shepard 12
2. Hardy Peterson 9
3. Toby Atwell 7
RTO%
1. Hardy Peterson 52.9%
2. Jack Shepard 50.0%
3. Toby Atwell 26.9%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Jack Shepard 0.18
2. Toby Atwell 0.33
3. Hardy Peterson 0.34