1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Leaders

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Morris Cigar	Douglas Copper Kings	C	187	28	8	15
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	181	38	10	21
Tony Washington	Beaumont Pirates	B	179	34	5	5
Angel Figueroa	San Jose JoSox	C	168	18	0	0
Bill Causion	Hollywood Stars	Open	166	36	3	13
Sammy Miley	Lincoln Chiefs	A	166	30	5	4
Ralph Torres	Douglas Copper Kings	C	165	27	12	8
Warren Wilson	Lincoln Chiefs	A	165	24	3	12
Spook Jacobs	Hollywood Stars	Open	155	14	3	0
Paul Pettit	Hollywood Stars	Open	154	31	1	20
Leo Rodriguez	Hollywood Stars	Open	154	31	3	5

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Daniel Wooldridge	Salem Rebels	D	.384	43	112
Sammy Miley	Lincoln Chiefs	A	.374	166	444
Morris Cigar	Douglas Copper Kings	C	.366	187	511
Tony Washington	Beaumont Pirates	B	.356	179	503
Felix Pizarro	Salem Rebels	D	.354	84	237
Andrew Cockrell	Salem Rebels	D	.349	82	235
Reginald Hamilton	Salem Rebels	D	.346	55	159
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	.345	181	524
Dick Whitman	San Jose JoSox	C	.342	141	412
Leonard Lindborg	Douglas Copper Kings, Beaumont Pirates	B, C	.338	71	210

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Dick Stuart	Hollywood Stars, Lincoln Chiefs	A, Open	37
John Powers	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	29
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	21
Libo DeRario	Douglas Copper Kings	C	20
Paul Pettit	Hollywood Stars	Open	20
Lee Utt	Grand Forks Chiefs	C	20
R C Stevens	Hollywood Stars, Columbus Red Birds	AAA, Open	19
Franklin Williams	Beaumont Pirates, Grand Forks Chiefs	B, C	17
Chuck Buheller	Beaumont Pirates	B	16
Howie Goss	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	16
Dutch Van Burkleo	Douglas Copper Kings	C	16
Donald Whitcomb	Grand Forks Chiefs	C	16

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	38
Bill Causion	Hollywood Stars	Open	36
Tony Washington	Beaumont Pirates	B	34
Paul Pettit	Hollywood Stars	Open	31
Leo Rodriguez	Hollywood Stars	Open	31
Sammy Miley	Lincoln Chiefs	A	30
Willie Melendez	Lincoln Chiefs	A	29
Morris Cigar	Douglas Copper Kings	C	28
Dick Minice	San Jose JoSox	C	28
Dutch Van Burkleo	Douglas Copper Kings	C	28

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
Jim Aldredge	San Jose JoSox	C	15
Ralph Torres	Douglas Copper Kings	C	12
John Powers	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	11
Mike Donato	Grand Forks Chiefs, Jamestown Falcons	C, D	10
Roy Stotler	Grand Forks Chiefs, Jamestown Falcons	C, D	10
Dutch Van Burkleo	Douglas Copper Kings	C	10
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	10
Carlee Hendrix	Clinton Pirates	D	9
Elmo Plaskett	Clinton Pirates, Jamestown Falcons	D	9
Morris Cigar	Douglas Copper Kings	C	8
Libo DeRario	Douglas Copper Kings	C	8

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Ronnie Wilkins	Douglas Copper Kings	C	109
Morris Cigar	Douglas Copper Kings	C	105
Libo DeRario	Douglas Copper Kings	C	104
Paul Pettit	Hollywood Stars	Open	102
Duane Emaar	Beaumont Pirates, Salem Rebels	B, D	101
Dick Stuart	Hollywood Stars, Lincoln Chiefs	A, Open	101
John Powers	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	95
Jim Aldredge	San Jose JoSox	C	94
Dutch Van Burkleo	Douglas Copper Kings	C	89
Sammy Miley	Lincoln Chiefs	A	82

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
William Dial	San Jose JoSox	C	20	8
Bob Clear	Douglas Copper Kings	C	20	11
Red Witt	Hollywood Stars	Open	18	7
Bennie Daniels	Hollywood Stars	Open	17	8
Dave Wickersham	Beaumont Pirates, Lincoln Chiefs	A, B	17	9
George Perez	Lincoln Chiefs	A	15	6
Don Williams	Lincoln Chiefs	A	15	6
Octavio Acosta	Douglas Copper Kings	C	15	9
Jack Lamabe	Lincoln Chiefs	A	13	7
Arturo Miro	Lincoln Chiefs, Beaumont Pirates	A, B	13	9
Donald Little	Jamestown Falcons, Douglas Copper Kings	C, D	13	12
Harold Perry	San Jose JoSox	C	13	12
Joseph Perry	Grand Forks Chiefs	C	13	13

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Dave Wickersham	Beaumont Pirates, Lincoln Chiefs	A, B	1.95	17	9
William Dial	San Jose JoSox	C	2.12	20	8
Red Witt	Hollywood Stars	Open	2.24	18	7
Arturo Miro	Beaumont Pirates, Lincoln Chiefs	A, B	2.84	13	9
Bennie Daniels	Hollywood Stars	Open	2.95	17	8
George Perez	Lincoln Chiefs	A	2.96	15	6
Don Williams	Lincoln Chiefs	A	2.98	15	6
Donald Little	Douglas Copper Kings, Jamestown Falcons	C, D	3.12	13	12
Jack Lamabe	Lincoln Chiefs	A	3.18	13	7
Bob Clear	Douglas Copper Kings	C	3.63	20	11

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

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
William Dial	San Jose JoSox	C	6
Red Witt	Hollywood Stars	Open	6
Joe Gibbon	Lincoln Chiefs	A	4
Barney Kunert	Beaumont Pirates, Clinton Pirates	B, D	4
Dick Lines	Clinton Pirates	D	4
Arturo Miro	Beaumont Pirates	B	4
Octavio Acosta	Douglas Copper Kings	C	3
Bennie Daniels	Hollywood Stars	Open	3
Cholly Naranjo	Columbus Red Birds	AAA	3
Walter Pitts	San Jose JoSox	C	3
Curt Raydon	Hollywood Stars	Open	3
Dave Wickersham	Beaumont Pirates	B	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Bob Clear	Douglas Copper Kings	C	228
William Dial	San Jose JoSox	C	195
George Perez	Lincoln Chiefs	A	168
Bob Lee	San Jose JoSox	C	162
Rex Rupert	Grand Forks Chiefs	C	160
Bill Bell	Lincoln Chiefs	A	151
Dave Wickersham	Beaumont Pirates	B	150
Barney Kunert	Beaumont Pirates, Clinton Pirates	B, D	138
Donald Little	Jamestown Falcons, Douglas Copper Kings	C, D	138
Curt Raydon	Hollywood Stars	Open	137

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