Personal Catchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 154 | Wilbur Cooper (38) | 33 | Walter Schmidt (93) |
| 1923 | 154 | Earl Hamilton (15) | 12 | Johnny Gooch (58) |
| 1925 | 153 | Vic Aldridge (26) | 23 | Earl Smith (93) |
| 1925 | 153 | Emil Yde (28) | 21 | Johnny Gooch (56) |
| 1926 | 157 | Vic Aldridge (26) | 25 | Earl Smith (93) |
| 1926 | 157 | Emil Yde (22) | 19 | Johnny Gooch (59) |
| 1927 | 156 | Vic Aldridge (34) | 24 | Johnny Gooch (75) |
| 1927 | 156 | Carmen Hill (31) | 18 | Earl Smith (59) |
| 1927 | 156 | Ray Kremer (28) | 18 | Earl Smith (59) |
| 1929 | 154 | Burleigh Grimes (29) | 28 | Charlie Hargreaves (97) |
| 1929 | 154 | Jesse Petty (25) | 18 | Rollie Hemsley (55) |
| 1946 | 155 | Fritz Ostermueller (25) | 17 | Al Lopez (49) |
| 1947 | 156 | Kirby Higbe (30) | 27 | Dixie Howell (65) |
| 1948 | 156 | Elmer Riddle (27) | 18 | Ed Fitz Gerald (66) |
| 1949 | 154 | Cliff Chambers (21) | 18 | Clyde McCullough (85) |
| 1949 | 154 | Bob Chesnes (25) | 13 | Ed Fitz Gerald (34) |
| 1950 | 154 | Cliff Chambers (33) | 26 | Clyde McCullough (88) |
| 1950 | 154 | Bill Macdonald (20) | 20 | Ray Mueller (48) |
| 1951 | 155 | Howie Pollet (21) | 21 | Joe Garagiola (58) |
| 1952 | 155 | Howie Pollet (30) | 25 | Joe Garagiola (94) |
| 1953 | 154 | Johnny Lindell (23) | 23 | Mike Sandlock (55) |
| 1955 | 154 | Vern Law (24) | 10 | Hardy Peterson (22) |
| 1957 | 155 | Bob Friend (38) | 29 | Hank Foiles (90) |
| 1960 | 155 | Bob Friend (37) | 23 | Hal Smith (66) |
| 1960 | 155 | Vern Law (35) | 28 | Smoky Burgess (86) |
| 1962 | 161 | Vern Law (20) | 18 | Smoky Burgess (94) |
| 1963 | 162 | Vern Law (12) | 11 | Smoky Burgess (65) |
| 1963 | 162 | Don Schwall (24) | 20 | Jim Pagliaroni (78) |
| 1964 | 162 | Bob Friend (35) | 27 | Jim Pagliaroni (95) |
| 1964 | 162 | Vern Law (29) | 14 | Smoky Burgess (40) |
| 1969 | 162 | Jim Bunning (25) | 23 | Manny Sanguillen (107) |
| 1973 | 162 | Jim Rooker (18) | 17 | Manny Sanguillen (83) |
| 1977 | 162 | Jerry Reuss (34) | 24 | Duffy Dyer (84) |
| 1996 | 162 | Denny Neagle (27) | 26 | Jason Kendall (117) |
| 2005 | 162 | Mark Redman (30) | 18 | David Ross (31) |
| 2010 | 162 | James McDonald (11) | 11 | Chris Snyder (38) |
Includes all games played 1919-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M - P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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