1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Leaders

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Dick Wilson	Modesto Reds	C	205	55	2	40
Lee Walls	Modesto Reds	C	185	23	16	14
Jim Warner	Modesto Reds	C	182	41	2	35
Paul Smith	Waco Pirates	B	178	28	8	10
Jack Merson	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	177	36	4	10
Dick Smith	Charleston Rebels	A	174	30	9	1
Hal Bevan	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	166	24	4	7
Ross Passineau	Waco Pirates	B	164	30	10	8
Stan Wentzel	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	163	31	4	17
George Wopinek	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	163	30	12	13

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Dick Wilson	Modesto Reds	C	.371	205	552
Ed McGhee	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	.354	51	144
Lee Walls	Modesto Reds	C	.342	185	541
Claude Buckley	Eugene Larks	D	.341	157	460
Dick Smith	Charleston Rebels	A	.330	174	528
George Schmees	Hollywood Stars	AAA	.328	159	485
Bob Skinner	Mayfield Clothiers, Waco Pirates	B, D	.326	154	473
Carl Ashford	Eugene Larks	D	.323	64	198
Ross Passineau	Waco Pirates	B	.323	164	508
Paul Smith	Waco Pirates	B	.322	178	552

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Dick Wilson	Modesto Reds	C	40
Jim Warner	Modesto Reds	C	35
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	28
George Schmees	Hollywood Stars	AAA	26
Frank Thomas	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	23
Bill Cayavec	Salisbury Pirates	D	21
Joe Duhem	Mayfield Clothiers, Salisbury Pirates	D	19
Douglas Marvel	Salisbury Pirates	D	19
Gene Corso	Brunswick Pirates, Salisbury Pirates	D	18
Frank Kalin	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	18

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Dick Wilson	Modesto Reds	C	55
Stanley Machinsky	Butler Tigers	C	43
Jim Warner	Modesto Reds	C	41
Bobby Del Greco	Hutchinson Elks	C	37
Jack Merson	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	36
John Powers	Charleston Rebels	A	34
George Schmees	Hollywood Stars	AAA	34
Bob Skinner	Mayfield Clothiers, Waco Pirates	B, D	31
Stan Wentzel	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	31
Ross Passineau	Waco Pirates	B	30
Dick Smith	Charleston Rebels	A	30
George Wopinek	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	30

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Justine Vierira	Butler Tigers	C	20
George Schmees	Hollywood Stars	AAA	17
Lee Walls	Modesto Reds	C	16
Stanley Machinsky	Butler Tigers	C	15
Joe Cannon	Eugene Larks	D	13
George Wopinek	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	12
Don Bussan	Eugene Larks	D	11
Felipe Montemayor	New Orleans Pelicans	AA	11
William Brown	Charleston Rebels	A	10
Ross Passineau	Waco Pirates	B	10

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
George Schmees	Hollywood Stars	AAA	100
Frankie Kelleher	Hollywood Stars	AAA	94
Jack Merson	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	94
Ed Stevens	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	91
Frank Kalin	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	89
Nanny Fernandez	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	76
Chuck Stevens	Hollywood Stars	AAA	67
Lou Stringer	Hollywood Stars	AAA	64
Dom Dallessandro	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	61
Herb Gorman	Hollywood Stars	AAA	53

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Tony Freitas	Modesto Reds	C	25	9
George O'Donnell	Waco Pirates	B	22	10
Ron Kline	Bartlesville Pirates, New Orleans Pelicans	AA, D	19	7
Donald Cochran	Bartlesville Pirates	D	18	6
Frank Dasso	Modesto Reds	C	17	13
Ben Wade	Hollywood Stars	AAA	16	6
Jack Salveson	Hollywood Stars	AAA	15	10
Jake Thies	Charleston Rebels	A	14	10
Scott Keeney	Mayfield Clothiers	D	13	3
Fred Martin	Brunswick Pirates	D	13	5
Robert Swanson	Hutchinson Elks	C	13	9
Wayne Hamaker	Eugene Larks	D	13	11
Ed Malack	Butler Tigers	C	13	13

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Scott Keeney	Mayfield Clothiers	D	2.51	13	3
Ron Kline	New Orleans Pelicans, Bartlesville Pirates	AA, D	2.51	19	7
Ben Wade	Hollywood Stars	AAA	2.61	16	6
Tony Freitas	Modesto Reds	C	2.99	25	9
Fred Martin	Brunswick Pirates	D	3.07	13	5
Jack Salveson	Hollywood Stars	AAA	3.16	15	10
Jake Thies	Charleston Rebels	A	3.30	14	10
Donald Cochran	Bartlesville Pirates	D	3.33	18	6
George O'Donnell	Waco Pirates	B	3.67	22	10
Frank Dasso	Modesto Reds	C	3.80	17	13
Robert Swanson	Hutchinson Elks	C	3.82	13	9

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Ben Wade	Hollywood Stars	AAA	4
Johnny Lindell	Hollywood Stars	AAA	3
Frank Papish	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	3
Art Schallock	Hollywood Stars	AAA	3
Royce Lint	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	2
Joe Muir	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	2
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	2
Vic Lombardi	Hollywood Stars	AAA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Ben Wade	Hollywood Stars	AAA	134
Windy McCall	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	111
Woody Main	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	109
Royce Lint	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	106
Pinky Woods	Hollywood Stars	AAA	97
Art Schallock	Hollywood Stars	AAA	96
Johnny Lindell	Hollywood Stars	AAA	89
Vic Lombardi	Hollywood Stars	AAA	82
Frank Papish	Indianapolis Indians	AAA	80
Jack Salveson	Hollywood Stars	AAA	74

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