1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Starters
(60-94) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Max Surkont Apr 13 BRK 7.0 35 L 6 6 11 5 4 2 141 86 55 .61
Dick Littlefield Apr 14 @PHI 1.0 8 L 1 3 3 0 3 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey Apr 16 @BRK 7.0 27 L 6 6 6 3 1 0 87 54 33 .62
Jake Thies Apr 17 @BRK 3.2 20 L 2 5 5 0 3 0 62 29 33 .47
Ron Kline Apr 17 (2) @BRK 6.0 27 L 2 3 7 5 3 0 93 54 39 .58
Max Surkont Apr 18 NYG 3.1 20 L 7 7 8 0 3 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey Apr 22 PHI 8.1 31 3 3 4 2 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Apr 23 PHI 0.2 7 L 1 5 3 0 1 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 24 PHI 9.0 36 W 1 1 8 3 4 1 None None None None
Nellie King Apr 24 (2) PHI 7.1 30 L 2 3 4 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Apr 27 @CHC 9.0 35 W 1 1 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Apr 28 @CIN 8.0 31 L 3 3 5 5 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Apr 29 @CIN 5.0 22 L 4 4 7 3 1 1 None None None None
Nellie King Apr 30 @CIN 7.1 32 3 4 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Roger Bowman May 1 @STL 2.0 12 L 2 4 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 1 (2) @STL 9.0 34 W 0 0 7 1 0 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 2 @STL 9.0 34 W 0 1 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 3 @MIL 9.0 35 W 0 0 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 4 @MIL 8.1 39 W 4 4 9 6 4 0 None None None None
Nellie King May 5 @MIL 6.0 28 W 4 4 7 3 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 6 NYG 8.0 32 W 2 2 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 7 NYG 3.0 21 L 3 6 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 8 NYG 6.1 30 W 2 5 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 8 (2) NYG 5.0 26 L 5 5 9 0 3 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 10 MIL 7.0 31 W 5 5 8 3 4 1 None None None None
Ron Kline May 11 MIL 4.0 18 L 4 4 4 2 3 1 None None None None
Nellie King May 12 CHC 2.0 12 L 2 2 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 14 STL 8.0 40 L 5 6 10 2 6 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 15 STL 6.1 29 L 2 4 4 8 4 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 16 STL 7.0 31 L 5 5 9 2 1 2 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 17 CIN 3.0 20 L 6 6 7 1 4 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 18 CIN 2.1 14 L 5 5 5 1 2 1 None None None None
Max Surkont May 20 @NYG 9.0 37 L 6 6 5 3 6 2 None None None None
Ron Kline May 21 @NYG 5.0 23 L 2 3 7 1 1 1 None None None None
Roger Bowman May 22 @NYG 8.0 36 L 5 5 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield May 22 (2) @NYG 6.0 30 2 2 9 1 5 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 24 @BRK 4.2 24 1 1 5 1 6 0 104 56 48 .54
Ron Kline May 26 @BRK 8.1 35 L 3 5 12 1 2 0 113 63 50 .56
Dick Littlefield May 27 @PHI 1.2 7 0 0 2 2 0 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 28 @PHI 0.0 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper May 29 @PHI 0.0 4 L 4 4 2 0 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont May 29 (2) @PHI 9.0 37 W 4 5 7 3 3 1 None None None None
Bob Purkey May 30 BRK 2.0 12 L 2 4 4 0 1 0 47 30 17 .64
Ron Kline May 30 (2) BRK 6.0 30 L 4 5 8 2 2 2 113 68 45 .60
Bob Friend May 31 BRK 9.0 39 W 3 3 9 9 3 2 135 90 45 .67
Bob Purkey Jun 1 @STL 3.0 17 L 4 5 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 2 @STL 9.0 39 W 3 3 11 2 2 0 None None None None
Ben Wade Jun 3 @CIN 3.2 20 3 5 6 1 2 2 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 4 @CIN 4.2 27 L 4 4 10 2 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 5 @CIN 7.0 30 3 3 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jun 5 (2) @CIN 8.0 38 L 5 5 13 1 5 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 7 @CHC 5.0 20 2 2 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 8 @CHC 9.0 36 W 1 1 8 7 4 0 None None None None
Bob Purkey Jun 9 @CHC 7.0 31 L 6 6 11 2 0 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 11 @MIL 9.0 39 L 4 7 11 6 1 3 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 12 @MIL 8.1 34 W 2 3 5 10 4 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 12 (2) @MIL 7.0 28 L 6 6 5 8 3 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 14 STL 6.0 29 W 2 3 9 0 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 15 STL 7.0 26 L 4 4 4 1 3 2 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 16 STL 4.0 20 L 5 5 8 2 1 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 17 CIN 7.2 34 W 1 1 10 1 2 1 None None None None
Lino Donoso Jun 18 CIN 7.0 31 L 2 4 8 1 2 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 19 CIN 9.0 35 W 2 2 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 19 (2) CIN 2.0 11 L 2 2 3 0 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 20 MIL 7.0 26 L 1 2 3 2 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 21 MIL 4.0 19 L 4 4 6 2 1 2 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 22 MIL 7.0 32 L 3 3 9 6 4 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 24 CHC 2.2 13 L 5 5 6 2 0 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 25 CHC 3.2 19 L 4 4 5 1 3 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 26 CHC 8.0 35 W 3 4 11 5 1 1 None None None None
Lino Donoso Jun 26 (2) CHC 7.0 26 L 2 2 3 4 4 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jun 28 PHI 7.0 33 3 3 8 2 5 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jun 29 PHI 1.0 8 L 5 5 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 1 BRK 9.0 36 W 2 2 7 5 2 0 121 80 41 .66
Bob Friend Jul 2 BRK 0.2 7 4 4 3 0 2 1 30 19 11 .63
Lino Donoso Jul 3 BRK 2.0 13 5 5 6 1 1 1 51 29 22 .57
Max Surkont Jul 3 (2) BRK 6.0 25 L 3 3 7 2 1 1 74 51 23 .69
Bob Friend Jul 4 @NYG 5.0 23 2 3 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 4 (2) @NYG 3.2 18 2 3 4 1 3 0 None None None None
Paul Martin Jul 5 @NYG 0.0 4 L 1 1 0 0 3 0 None None None None
Roy Face Jul 6 @BRK 7.0 33 L 5 5 8 5 5 1 130 69 61 .53
Vern Law Jul 6 (2) @BRK 9.0 35 W 1 1 9 10 2 0 132 86 46 .65
Ron Kline Jul 7 @BRK 7.0 30 L 4 4 9 3 3 1 103 58 45 .56
Max Surkont Jul 8 @PHI 5.0 25 L 4 4 7 2 3 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 9 @PHI 6.1 31 L 5 5 9 3 5 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 10 @PHI 7.0 27 L 3 3 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 10 (2) @PHI 9.0 32 W 0 1 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 14 @CIN 0.2 7 L 5 5 2 0 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 15 @CIN 8.0 36 L 6 6 10 4 1 1 None None None None
Lino Donoso Jul 16 @STL 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 5 1 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 17 @STL 5.0 22 4 4 6 2 2 2 None None None None
Roy Face Jul 17 (2) @STL 8.0 28 L 1 1 4 3 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 19 @MIL 18.0 64 1 2 9 12 2 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Jul 20 @MIL 7.0 27 3 3 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Lino Donoso Jul 21 @MIL 8.0 34 L 5 5 8 4 3 2 None None None None
Roy Face Jul 22 @CHC 9.0 37 W 1 1 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 23 @CHC 9.0 32 W 2 2 6 3 1 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Jul 24 @CHC 9.0 37 W 5 5 9 11 1 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 24 (2) @CHC 10.0 34 W 2 2 4 8 0 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 26 STL 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 3 1 0 None None None None
Roy Face Jul 27 STL 8.0 33 L 6 6 8 3 2 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Jul 28 STL 2.1 13 L 3 3 4 1 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 29 CIN 2.1 16 L 4 4 8 2 0 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 30 CIN 7.0 28 L 3 4 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Jul 31 CIN 0.1 6 L 3 3 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Lino Donoso Jul 31 (2) CIN 8.2 47 L 6 6 14 1 6 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 1 CHC 9.0 35 W 4 4 9 5 0 1 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 2 CHC 1.1 9 3 3 5 1 0 0 None None None None
Roy Face Aug 3 CHC 8.0 33 W 2 2 7 4 5 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 3 (2) CHC 2.1 15 4 4 7 0 2 0 None None None None
Lino Donoso Aug 4 CHC 2.1 13 5 5 3 2 3 2 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 5 MIL 7.2 34 W 5 5 10 4 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 6 MIL 9.0 34 W 0 0 5 6 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 7 MIL 0.2 8 L 4 4 5 0 1 0 None None None None
Roy Face Aug 7 (2) MIL 5.0 21 L 2 3 6 5 1 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 9 PHI 4.1 20 L 4 4 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 10 PHI 10.0 42 W 2 2 9 7 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 14 NYG 8.2 37 L 4 4 8 2 3 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 14 (2) NYG 7.0 29 L 1 2 6 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 16 @PHI 4.0 23 L 4 5 8 1 2 0 None None None None
Roy Face Aug 17 @PHI 9.0 37 W 3 4 6 3 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 19 @NYG 9.0 38 W 3 3 10 1 2 2 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 20 @NYG 6.1 31 4 5 9 1 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 23 @CIN 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 24 @CIN 9.0 37 W 2 2 6 2 5 0 None None None None
Roy Face Aug 25 @CHC 9.0 35 W 0 1 8 9 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 26 @CHC 5.0 25 L 3 5 8 3 1 0 None None None None
Max Surkont Aug 27 @CHC 9.0 40 L 2 4 9 5 2 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 28 @MIL 8.0 32 W 3 3 6 4 2 2 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 28 (2) @MIL 9.0 30 W 0 0 4 0 2 0 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Aug 30 @STL 6.0 21 W 0 1 4 1 0 0 None None None None
Lino Donoso Aug 31 @STL 10.0 43 W 3 3 12 4 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 1 @STL 7.0 35 2 6 8 0 4 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 2 BRK 7.0 25 L 2 2 4 2 3 1 95 56 39 .59
Bob Friend Sep 3 BRK 7.0 24 L 2 2 5 4 0 0 71 49 22 .69
Ron Kline Sep 4 BRK 4.0 21 3 4 4 0 5 0 71 35 36 .49
Vern Law Sep 5 NYG 6.2 25 3 3 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Roy Face Sep 5 (2) NYG 4.2 21 L 2 4 6 2 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 7 CHC 9.0 28 W 0 0 1 8 0 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 9 MIL 7.0 29 L 3 3 9 6 0 1 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 10 MIL 3.1 21 L 7 7 10 0 2 2 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Sep 11 STL 8.0 37 L 6 6 9 6 5 2 None None None None
Lino Donoso Sep 12 STL 9.0 34 W 3 3 6 5 2 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 13 CIN 9.0 36 W 1 2 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 16 PHI 5.2 25 L 6 6 8 2 4 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 18 PHI 6.0 25 W 2 2 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 18 (2) PHI 7.0 32 L 2 2 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 20 NYG 0.2 7 L 5 5 5 0 0 1 None None None None
Max Surkont Sep 20 (2) NYG 1.0 8 L 3 4 4 0 1 1 None None None None
Roy Face Sep 21 NYG 2.0 12 L 6 6 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Sep 21 (2) NYG 7.0 39 L 7 7 10 2 7 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 24 @BRK 9.0 36 W 3 3 7 2 3 0 139 86 53 .62
Bob Friend Sep 24 (2) @BRK 9.0 36 W 1 1 8 5 3 0 121 75 46 .62
Ron Kline Sep 25 @BRK 3.0 15 L 2 2 5 2 2 0 60 31 29 .52