1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Starters
(53-101) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bob Friend Apr 13 @PHI 6.0 27 2 2 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Apr 14 @PHI 5.0 21 L 3 3 6 2 0 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 15 BRK 4.0 20 L 7 7 8 2 1 3 82 48 34 .59
Bob Friend Apr 18 PHI 4.0 18 L 4 5 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Vern Law Apr 18 (2) PHI 6.0 28 L 7 7 8 1 1 2 None None None None
Cal Hogue Apr 19 NYG 4.0 22 4 4 6 2 5 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Apr 20 NYG 7.0 30 L 3 3 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 21 @NYG 8.0 34 W 4 4 8 4 2 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell Apr 22 @NYG 9.0 38 W 3 4 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Apr 23 @BRK 7.0 31 3 3 5 3 8 1 130 68 62 .52
Cal Hogue Apr 24 @BRK 4.0 21 L 2 2 4 3 7 0 97 47 50 .48
Vern Law Apr 25 @BRK 9.0 40 W 3 3 12 2 3 0 120 81 39 .68
Paul LaPalme Apr 25 (2) @BRK 7.0 27 L 4 4 7 1 1 0 83 57 26 .69
Max Surkont Apr 27 CIN 4.0 18 L 3 5 3 2 2 3 None None None None
Bob Friend Apr 28 CIN 2.1 14 L 5 6 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Apr 29 STL 8.0 33 W 3 3 8 1 4 1 None None None None
George O'Donnell May 1 STL 9.2 41 L 3 5 11 1 0 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 2 CHC 4.0 21 L 5 5 8 1 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend May 2 (2) CHC 7.2 42 W 10 10 14 6 5 4 None None None None
Max Surkont May 4 MIL 4.0 21 L 3 4 7 2 2 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 5 MIL 4.0 17 L 3 3 3 1 2 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell May 6 MIL 5.0 23 L 3 3 7 0 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 8 @NYG 2.0 13 L 1 2 4 0 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 9 @NYG 9.0 42 L 5 5 10 3 5 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell May 12 @STL 2.0 11 L 5 5 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 13 @MIL 7.0 30 L 4 4 7 2 5 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 14 @MIL 10.0 45 W 2 2 11 4 5 1 None None None None
Vern Law May 15 @MIL 9.0 32 W 1 1 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend May 16 @CHC 5.0 25 L 7 7 9 0 1 1 None None None None
Jake Thies May 16 (2) @CHC 9.0 34 W 1 1 4 4 4 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 17 @CHC 5.0 25 L 7 7 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme May 18 @CIN 2.1 14 L 5 5 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 19 @CIN 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 20 @STL 0.1 6 L 5 5 4 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 21 BRK 8.0 39 L 2 3 7 4 7 1 140 81 59 .58
Jake Thies May 22 BRK 7.0 31 L 3 3 7 2 3 1 110 62 48 .56
Bob Friend May 23 BRK 5.0 26 L 4 5 8 1 3 1 86 52 34 .60
George O'Donnell May 23 (2) BRK 6.0 25 L 2 4 6 1 0 1 85 55 30 .65
Max Surkont May 24 BRK 9.0 34 W 2 2 4 1 3 0 113 73 40 .65
Bob Purkey May 25 NYG 4.0 22 L 3 4 5 0 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 26 NYG 8.0 29 L 1 2 4 3 1 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 28 @PHI 5.0 24 L 2 4 9 0 0 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell May 29 @PHI 9.0 37 W 2 2 9 0 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 30 @PHI 5.0 19 L 2 2 3 5 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend May 30 (2) @PHI 4.2 26 L 7 7 10 4 2 0 None None None None
Len Yochim May 31 @NYG 1.2 10 L 3 3 5 1 0 1 None None None None
Vern Law May 31 (2) @NYG 9.0 35 W 2 3 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 4 MIL 9.0 37 W 0 1 6 4 1 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell Jun 5 MIL 3.1 20 L 4 4 10 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 6 MIL 8.0 33 L 3 5 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Jun 6 (2) MIL 2.1 13 4 4 5 2 1 1 None None None None
George O'Donnell Jun 8 CIN 6.0 27 L 4 4 6 0 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 9 CIN 8.1 34 L 4 4 8 2 2 4 None None None None
Jake Thies Jun 10 CIN 4.0 18 L 2 3 4 6 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 11 STL 8.1 37 W 5 5 10 6 4 2 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 12 STL 9.0 34 W 1 2 6 1 4 0 None None None None
George O'Donnell Jun 13 STL 5.0 25 L 5 5 9 0 1 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jun 13 (2) STL 6.1 29 3 3 9 2 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 14 @CHC 8.0 35 L 3 6 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 18 @MIL 9.0 31 W 1 1 3 6 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 19 @MIL 3.0 15 L 2 5 4 0 1 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 20 @MIL 10.0 37 W 1 1 6 0 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 20 (2) @MIL 7.0 28 W 1 1 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 23 @STL 5.0 25 L 1 4 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 24 @STL 5.0 24 L 4 4 12 0 0 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 25 @CIN 6.0 27 L 4 6 7 6 1 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 26 @CIN 9.0 36 W 3 3 3 5 5 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 27 @CIN 0.0 4 L 4 4 2 0 1 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 27 (2) @CIN 7.0 28 3 3 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 29 @PHI 9.0 37 L 1 4 5 8 4 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 30 @PHI 6.2 36 L 8 8 14 2 3 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 2 @NYG 6.2 33 L 5 9 12 0 0 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 3 @NYG 7.0 34 W 3 4 7 2 7 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 4 @NYG 3.2 20 L 7 7 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Jul 4 (2) @NYG 8.0 40 W 5 6 12 4 4 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 5 @BRK 0.1 5 L 2 2 4 0 0 0 16 9 7 .56
Jake Thies Jul 5 (2) @BRK 7.0 27 L 4 4 4 5 1 1 88 64 24 .73
Bob Friend Jul 6 PHI 6.0 32 L 3 3 14 1 1 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Jul 9 NYG 5.1 27 L 6 6 8 0 4 4 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 10 NYG 2.1 12 3 5 1 0 4 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 11 NYG 2.0 12 L 5 5 6 0 0 3 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 11 (2) NYG 9.0 43 W 0 1 9 9 6 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 15 CHC 5.2 29 L 8 8 8 2 4 1 None None None None
George O'Donnell Jul 15 (2) CHC 2.0 11 L 3 3 5 0 1 2 None None None None
Jake Thies Jul 16 CHC 7.0 32 2 2 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 17 CHC 3.0 17 L 6 6 6 2 2 3 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jul 17 (2) CHC 8.1 34 W 2 2 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 18 MIL 8.0 34 L 4 4 8 0 2 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Jul 18 (2) MIL 2.2 15 3 3 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 19 MIL 7.0 29 L 2 3 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Jul 21 STL 3.2 16 4 4 3 2 1 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jul 22 STL 11.0 44 1 2 10 3 5 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 23 CIN 9.0 39 W 4 4 11 4 2 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 24 CIN 6.0 28 L 5 5 10 4 2 2 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Jul 25 CIN 9.0 34 W 2 2 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 25 (2) CIN 7.0 30 L 3 3 9 5 0 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jul 26 @MIL 6.0 27 L 3 3 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 28 @MIL 4.0 22 L 2 3 5 0 5 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 29 @MIL 8.1 37 3 3 9 2 6 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Jul 30 @CHC 3.0 15 4 4 3 1 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 30 (2) @CHC 6.0 30 L 6 6 11 1 2 1 None None None None
Jake Thies Jul 31 @CHC 5.2 28 0 3 7 2 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 1 @CHC 9.0 35 W 0 0 3 7 5 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 1 (2) @CHC 5.1 25 L 3 4 5 2 4 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 3 @CIN 3.0 16 L 4 4 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Aug 4 @CIN 5.0 20 1 1 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 6 @STL 9.0 43 W 3 3 11 7 6 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 6 (2) @STL 8.0 32 5 5 4 3 5 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Aug 7 @STL 0.1 7 L 3 4 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Aug 8 @STL 9.0 41 W 2 4 8 4 5 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Aug 8 (2) @STL 6.0 24 2 2 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 10 @NYG 8.0 33 L 2 2 4 6 6 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 13 PHI 9.0 40 W 5 5 10 4 4 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Aug 13 (2) PHI 9.0 35 W 0 0 3 1 5 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 14 PHI 1.2 8 2 2 1 1 4 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 15 PHI 7.2 37 W 3 4 6 1 8 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Aug 15 (2) PHI 0.2 7 2 2 2 1 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 17 @BRK 9.0 38 W 2 2 5 3 7 0 139 77 62 .55
Jake Thies Aug 18 @BRK 8.0 35 L 1 3 8 1 3 0 135 82 53 .61
Vern Law Aug 19 @BRK 2.0 14 L 6 6 7 1 2 1 49 29 20 .59
Dick Littlefield Aug 20 NYG 5.0 22 L 4 4 5 4 3 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Aug 22 NYG 8.1 33 L 4 5 5 5 3 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 22 (2) NYG 7.0 34 L 2 4 9 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 24 STL 6.1 30 W 7 7 8 7 3 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Aug 25 STL 2.2 17 L 5 7 7 0 2 1 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 26 STL 7.0 30 W 1 1 5 3 4 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 27 CIN 8.0 31 L 3 3 7 7 0 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Aug 28 CIN 6.0 25 L 2 2 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 29 CHC 7.1 31 L 4 5 5 6 3 0 None None None None
Johnny Hetki Aug 29 (2) CHC 6.0 25 L 4 4 8 3 0 1 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 31 CHC 4.2 29 L 8 9 13 2 1 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Aug 31 (2) CHC 4.0 20 L 5 6 6 2 1 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 1 MIL 7.0 28 L 1 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 3 @PHI 5.1 29 L 3 5 10 0 4 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Sep 3 (2) @PHI 6.1 31 L 7 7 8 6 5 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Sep 5 @PHI 0.0 5 L 2 4 2 0 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 6 BRK 1.1 12 5 5 6 0 2 0 45 24 21 .53
Jake Thies Sep 6 (2) BRK 7.0 31 W 7 7 9 3 1 3 106 69 37 .65
Dick Littlefield Sep 8 @MIL 7.0 29 L 3 4 4 3 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 10 @STL 8.0 34 2 2 9 6 3 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Sep 11 @STL 5.0 27 L 6 7 6 1 6 0 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Sep 12 @CIN 3.2 20 L 6 6 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Jake Thies Sep 12 (2) @CIN 0.2 7 L 3 3 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Sep 13 @CIN 9.0 44 W 3 5 11 7 5 0 None None None None
Jake Thies Sep 14 @CHC 5.0 24 L 3 5 7 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 14 (2) @CHC 9.0 31 W 0 0 5 5 0 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 17 @BRK 9.0 36 W 1 1 5 3 4 0 122 74 48 .61
Bob Friend Sep 19 @BRK 9.0 32 W 0 0 6 3 0 0 98 68 30 .69
Laurin Pepper Sep 22 PHI 1.1 11 L 4 5 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Sep 22 (2) PHI 7.0 31 L 4 5 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Paul LaPalme Sep 23 PHI 7.0 33 L 4 4 11 4 2 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 24 BRK 5.0 23 L 6 6 5 0 2 2 87 50 37 .57
Bob Friend Sep 25 BRK 4.1 23 L 9 9 9 0 0 3 72 50 22 .69
Jake Thies Sep 26 BRK 8.0 29 L 1 1 4 5 1 1 95 65 30 .68
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