1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Leaders

1949 Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Dixie Upright	Waco Pirates	B	200	41	7	17
Gus Bell	Albany Senators	A	174	27	13	12
John Baas	Waco Pirates	B	168	26	9	13
Clarence Pfeil	Waco Pirates	B	167	18	1	5
Harold Haddican	Waco Pirates	B	162	21	3	10
George McDonald	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	161	34	4	3
Dale Coogan	New Orleans Pelicans, Indianapolis Indians	AA, AAA	158	19	10	11
Jack Cassini	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	157	22	4	3
Clark Henry	Albany Senators	A	156	24	16	3
James Dean	York White Roses	B	154	27	3	3
Bobby Forbes	York White Roses	B	154	19	10	3
Fred Lanifero	Albany Senators	A	154	27	3	8
Max Macon	Modesto Reds	C	154	34	5	5

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Max Macon	Modesto Reds	C	.383	154	402
Harry Minor	Keokuk Pirates	C	.350	142	406
John Burns	York White Roses, Uniontown Coal Barons, Greenville Pirates	B, C, D	.347	137	395
Dixie Upright	Waco Pirates	B	.347	200	576
Jerry Scala	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.341	103	302
Les Fleming	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.340	115	338
Phillip Alotta	Modesto Reds	C	.332	66	199
Hal Bevan	Modesto Reds	C	.330	125	379
Culley Rikard	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.328	45	137
Gus Bell	Albany Senators	A	.325	174	535
John McKeown	Waco Pirates, New Orleans Pelicans	AA, B	.325	113	348

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Harry Minor	Keokuk Pirates	C	24
John Paszek	Salisbury Pirates	D	19
Charles Glock	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	17
William Hudacsek	Uniontown Coal Barons	C	17
Dixie Upright	Waco Pirates	B	17
Herschel Held	Albany Senators	A	15
John McKeown	Waco Pirates	B	15
Les Fleming	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	14
Frank Thomas	Tallahassee Pirates, Waco Pirates	B, D	14
John Baas	Waco Pirates	B	13
Jack Conway	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	13
John Forbes	Tallahassee Pirates, Salisbury Pirates	D	13
Frank Kalin	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	13
Jim Mangan	Uniontown Coal Barons, York White Roses	B, C	13
Walt Wherry	Davenport Pirates	B	13

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Dixie Upright	Waco Pirates	B	41
Chet Hartmann	Modesto Reds, Davenport Pirates	B, C	36
Al Grunwald	Davenport Pirates	B	34
Max Macon	Modesto Reds	C	34
George McDonald	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	34
Raymond Feraco	Waco Pirates	B	32
John Overland	Uniontown Coal Barons	C	32
George Wopinek	Keokuk Pirates	C	32
William Hudacsek	Uniontown Coal Barons	C	29
Bill Barisoff	Modesto Reds	C	28
Hal Bevan	Modesto Reds	C	28
Herschel Held	Albany Senators	A	28
Frankie Staucet	Albany Senators	A	28

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Ted Beard	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	16
Clark Henry	Albany Senators	A	16
Harry Amato	Keokuk Pirates	C	13
Gus Bell	Albany Senators	A	13
John Forbes	Salisbury Pirates, Tallahassee Pirates	D	12
William Hudacsek	Uniontown Coal Barons	C	12
Jack Cable	Uniontown Coal Barons, York White Roses	B, C	10
Dale Coogan	New Orleans Pelicans, Indianapolis Indians	AA, AAA	10
Bobby Forbes	York White Roses	B	10
Danny Kravitz	Greenville Pirates	D	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Dixie Upright	Waco Pirates	B	112
George McDonald	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	111
Dale Coogan	New Orleans Pelicans, Indianapolis Indians	AA, AAA	109
William Hudacsek	Uniontown Coal Barons	C	105
Harry Minor	Keokuk Pirates	C	97
Clark Henry	Albany Senators	A	95
Bill Barisoff	Modesto Reds	C	92
Len Kensecki	Albany Senators	A	92
Stan Wentzel	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	88
John Baas	Waco Pirates	B	87
Dick Drury	Bartlesville Pirates, Keokuk Pirates	C, D	87
Frank Thomas	Waco Pirates, Tallahassee Pirates, Davenport Pirates	B, D	87

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	A	25	2
Mel Queen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	22	9
Harry Weakley	Greenville Pirates	D	20	4
Bob Garber	Davenport Pirates, Greenville Pirates	B, D	20	11
Ray Kimber	Greenville Pirates	D	18	8
Bill Pierro	Waco Pirates	B	18	11
Bob Purkey	Davenport Pirates	B	17	6
Ed McLish	Bartlesville Pirates	D	16	7
Nelson King	York White Roses	B	16	15
Junior Walsh	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	15	4
Tommie Encinas	Waco Pirates	B	15	6
Gene Bussman	Keokuk Pirates	C	15	8
Preston Elkins	Albany Senators	A	15	8

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Nelson King	York White Roses	B	2.25	16	15
Ray Kimber	Greenville Pirates	D	2.32	18	8
Harry Weakley	Greenville Pirates	D	2.47	20	4
Mel Queen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	2.57	22	9
Bob Garber	Davenport Pirates, Greenville Pirates	B, D	2.62	20	11
Gene Bussman	Keokuk Pirates	C	2.71	15	8
Orie Arntzen	Albany Senators	A	2.79	25	2
Bob Purkey	Davenport Pirates	B	2.94	17	6
Bill Pierro	Waco Pirates	B	2.96	18	11

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Mel Queen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	6
Harry Weakley	Greenville Pirates	D	5
Harry Pritts	Keokuk Pirates	C	4
Fred Strobel	Davenport Pirates	B	4
Gene Bussman	Keokuk Pirates	C	3
Armand Castro	Modesto Reds	C	3
Bob Garber	Davenport Pirates, Greenville Pirates	B, D	3
Nelson King	York White Roses	B	3
Bill Macdonald	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	3
Bob Purkey	Davenport Pirates	B	3
Bill Stratton	York White Roses	B	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Bill Pierro	Waco Pirates	B	275
Armand Castro	Modesto Reds	C	237
Bob Garber	Davenport Pirates, Greenville Pirates	B, D	207
Walter Crowley	Tallahassee Pirates	D	195
Ray Kimber	Greenville Pirates	D	180
Mel Queen	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	178
Harry Pritts	Keokuk Pirates, Davenport Pirates	B, C	170
Harry Weakley	Greenville Pirates	D	140
Bill Macdonald	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	137
Ed McLish	Bartlesville Pirates	D	137
Ralph Woolford	York White Roses	B	137

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