1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Starters
(66-88) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bob Friend Apr 17 NYG 8.0 34 L 2 4 5 4 4 1 None None None None
Dick Littlefield Apr 18 NYG 2.0 10 2 3 4 1 0 2 None None None None
Ron Kline Apr 19 NYG 9.0 35 W 1 2 7 4 2 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Apr 20 @BRK 6.0 23 L 3 3 4 1 2 1 75 47 28 .63
Bob Friend Apr 21 @BRK 9.0 33 W 1 1 3 3 2 1 112 73 39 .65
Vern Law Apr 22 @BRK 3.0 13 L 3 3 4 0 1 0 37 26 11 .70
Bob Friend Apr 25 PHI 4.0 21 4 5 6 0 4 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Apr 27 BRK 3.0 14 L 4 4 2 4 4 1 60 31 29 .52
Dick Hall Apr 28 BRK 8.0 39 L 5 5 9 4 6 2 122 74 48 .61
Bob Friend Apr 29 BRK 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 7 4 1 123 75 48 .61
Vern Law Apr 29 (2) BRK 3.1 16 3 3 5 2 1 1 61 39 22 .64
Dick Littlefield May 1 STL 6.0 24 2 2 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 2 STL 3.2 22 2 3 6 0 5 0 None None None None
Bob Friend May 3 CIN 9.0 36 W 1 1 5 6 3 1 None None None None
Dick Hall May 4 CIN 6.0 28 L 4 4 5 3 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 5 CIN 6.0 21 2 2 5 1 0 2 None None None None
Ron Kline May 6 CHC 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Bob Friend May 6 (2) CHC 1.0 6 3 3 3 1 0 1 None None None None
Bob Friend May 8 MIL 7.0 29 L 5 5 6 4 2 3 None None None None
Vern Law May 11 @PHI 5.1 27 3 3 6 2 5 1 None None None None
Bob Friend May 12 @PHI 8.0 35 W 4 4 10 5 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 13 @PHI 3.0 15 3 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Dick Hall May 13 (2) @PHI 3.1 15 L 5 5 5 2 0 2 None None None None
Bob Friend May 16 @CIN 9.0 38 W 2 2 9 6 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 17 @CHC 5.2 25 L 4 4 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 18 @CHC 5.0 19 2 2 4 4 0 1 None None None None
Red Munger May 19 @CHC 4.1 21 3 3 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend May 20 @MIL 9.0 36 W 2 3 9 8 1 1 None None None None
Ron Kline May 20 (2) @MIL 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law May 22 @STL 6.1 30 L 4 5 8 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend May 23 @STL 9.0 35 W 0 0 6 5 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 25 PHI 3.0 14 3 3 6 2 0 1 None None None None
Vern Law May 26 PHI 9.0 37 W 2 2 9 3 3 1 None None None None
Bob Friend May 28 @BRK 9.0 32 W 2 2 2 3 6 1 108 58 50 .54
Ron Kline May 29 @BRK 3.0 15 L 4 4 3 2 3 0 44 21 23 .48
Vern Law May 30 @NYG 7.0 26 4 4 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper May 30 (2) @NYG 2.1 12 0 2 0 1 4 0 None None None None
Ron Kline May 31 @NYG 8.0 27 W 0 0 4 3 0 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 1 MIL 7.0 26 W 1 1 5 8 1 0 None None None None
Red Munger Jun 2 MIL 6.0 29 W 2 2 8 4 4 0 None None None None
Roy Face Jun 3 MIL 8.1 34 W 0 1 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 3 (2) MIL 4.0 20 L 4 4 8 0 0 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 5 CHC 3.0 18 L 5 5 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 6 CHC 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 4 1 0 None None None None
Roy Face Jun 7 CHC 4.1 22 L 3 3 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 8 STL 11.0 42 W 0 0 6 9 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 9 STL 2.1 15 L 5 5 6 2 2 3 None None None None
Luis Arroyo Jun 10 STL 9.0 36 W 3 3 7 5 3 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 10 (2) STL 4.0 18 L 3 3 4 1 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 12 CIN 4.0 17 3 3 5 2 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 15 @STL 9.0 34 W 1 1 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 16 @STL 7.0 31 W 0 0 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 17 @STL 5.0 25 L 3 3 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Luis Arroyo Jun 17 (2) @STL 2.0 14 L 4 5 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 18 @MIL 3.0 18 L 2 3 4 1 4 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 19 @MIL 7.0 32 L 4 4 5 1 5 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 20 @MIL 7.0 31 L 5 5 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 21 @MIL 5.0 22 L 4 4 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 23 @CHC 9.0 38 4 5 10 3 1 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 24 @CHC 6.1 28 3 3 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Jun 24 (2) @CHC 5.0 25 W 0 0 6 0 4 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 25 @CIN 8.0 31 L 2 2 9 4 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jun 27 @CIN 7.1 35 L 5 9 10 7 2 0 None None None None
Red Munger Jun 28 @CIN 7.1 30 2 2 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jun 29 @NYG 7.0 30 W 3 3 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jun 30 @NYG 4.0 20 L 3 4 6 1 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 1 @NYG 8.0 34 L 3 3 10 4 2 1 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Jul 1 (2) @NYG 5.0 23 2 3 6 1 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 3 @PHI 5.0 22 3 3 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 4 @PHI 7.0 35 L 3 3 11 3 3 2 None None None None
Red Munger Jul 4 (2) @PHI 4.2 22 2 4 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 7 NYG 8.0 33 L 3 3 9 4 2 1 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 8 NYG 3.1 16 L 6 6 6 1 0 4 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 8 (2) NYG 7.0 28 W 2 2 7 5 0 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 12 CHC 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 5 3 1 None None None None
Cholly Naranjo Jul 12 (2) CHC 2.0 12 4 4 4 1 2 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 13 CHC 7.0 33 L 7 7 15 2 0 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 14 CHC 4.1 22 L 4 5 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Red Munger Jul 14 (2) CHC 7.0 30 4 4 9 5 1 2 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Jul 15 MIL 5.1 23 2 2 3 2 4 1 None None None None
Cholly Naranjo Jul 15 (2) MIL 6.0 25 L 1 2 5 4 2 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 16 MIL 7.0 28 L 2 2 6 2 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 17 STL 9.0 34 W 2 2 4 4 4 0 None None None None
Red Munger Jul 18 STL 7.0 29 1 1 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 20 CIN 8.0 35 4 4 8 7 3 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 21 CIN 7.0 27 3 3 7 3 1 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 22 CIN 2.0 9 0 2 2 1 0 0 None None None None
Cholly Naranjo Jul 22 (2) CIN 0.2 7 2 2 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Jul 23 CIN 2.1 13 0 2 2 1 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 24 @CHC 7.1 31 W 2 2 7 7 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 25 @CHC 7.1 31 4 4 8 9 0 0 None None None None
Fred Waters Jul 26 @CHC 7.0 27 W 0 0 4 4 3 0 None None None None
Red Munger Jul 27 @CIN 7.0 33 1 2 11 3 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Jul 28 @CIN 7.0 32 3 3 8 4 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Jul 29 @CIN 6.1 32 L 5 6 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Jul 29 (2) @CIN 8.1 42 L 3 3 11 4 5 0 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Jul 30 @CIN 3.0 15 L 2 4 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Red Munger Jul 31 @STL 4.1 22 L 6 7 8 1 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 1 @STL 8.0 35 L 3 4 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 2 @STL 4.0 19 L 4 4 7 3 0 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 3 @MIL 9.0 36 W 3 3 8 5 1 1 None None None None
Laurin Pepper Aug 4 @MIL 1.0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 5 @MIL 6.0 28 L 4 4 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 5 (2) @MIL 4.1 22 L 5 5 8 2 1 1 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 7 BRK 5.0 21 L 3 3 6 3 2 1 72 43 29 .60
Red Munger Aug 8 @BRK 8.1 38 W 3 5 10 5 3 0 133 80 53 .60
Dick Hall Aug 9 @BRK 2.1 11 L 3 4 5 0 0 0 35 22 13 .63
Bob Friend Aug 10 @NYG 9.0 34 W 2 2 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 11 @NYG 6.0 24 L 2 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 12 @NYG 9.0 34 W 1 2 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Fred Waters Aug 12 (2) @NYG 5.1 27 W 2 2 9 3 3 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 14 PHI 8.0 31 L 3 3 9 5 0 1 None None None None
Red Munger Aug 14 (2) PHI 1.1 12 L 5 6 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 15 PHI 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 5 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 16 PHI 9.0 35 W 1 1 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Red Munger Aug 17 NYG 4.0 15 L 2 2 4 0 1 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 18 NYG 9.0 35 W 1 1 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Roy Face Aug 19 NYG 3.1 16 6 6 6 1 0 4 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 19 (2) NYG 6.0 23 L 3 3 4 2 1 2 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 21 CIN 7.0 27 3 3 6 1 1 2 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 22 CIN 5.0 23 L 2 6 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 23 STL 6.0 24 L 3 3 8 4 0 1 None None None None
Red Munger Aug 23 (2) STL 5.0 21 2 2 5 2 3 0 None None None None
Fred Waters Aug 24 STL 8.0 37 L 5 6 8 1 4 0 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 25 STL 6.2 31 L 4 8 12 2 2 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 26 CHC 9.0 32 W 0 0 4 5 2 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 26 (2) CHC 7.2 31 W 1 1 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Aug 28 MIL 6.0 27 4 4 9 4 0 2 None None None None
Vern Law Aug 29 MIL 7.0 24 1 1 4 2 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Aug 30 MIL 8.0 34 0 1 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Aug 31 @PHI 8.2 38 W 3 3 8 5 4 0 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 1 @PHI 8.1 31 L 3 3 4 2 3 1 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 2 @PHI 9.0 39 W 4 6 10 3 1 1 None None None None
Fred Waters Sep 2 (2) @PHI 0.1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 3 BRK 8.0 36 L 4 4 10 2 3 0 106 69 37 .65
Red Munger Sep 3 (2) BRK 3.0 12 1 1 3 2 1 0 48 26 22 .54
Ron Kline Sep 5 BRK 6.0 23 L 4 4 4 3 2 2 82 48 34 .59
Bob Friend Sep 7 PHI 2.0 12 L 4 4 4 3 2 0 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 8 PHI 4.1 20 1 4 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Sep 9 PHI 9.0 34 W 1 1 6 2 4 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 9 (2) PHI 5.0 23 3 4 9 2 0 1 None None None None
Dick Hall Sep 11 @CHC 5.0 24 2 3 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 12 @CHC 7.0 27 L 1 1 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Ron Kline Sep 13 @CIN 8.0 35 4 4 11 3 1 1 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 15 @CIN 7.0 34 L 6 6 12 2 2 2 None None None None
Fred Waters Sep 16 @STL 7.2 31 2 2 5 0 3 0 None None None None
Vern Law Sep 16 (2) @STL 9.0 38 W 3 3 10 1 0 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Sep 18 @MIL 5.0 23 1 3 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 20 @MIL 10.0 37 W 0 1 4 3 3 0 None None None None
Ron Kline Sep 21 @BRK 9.0 36 W 1 1 8 6 4 0 131 76 55 .58
Vern Law Sep 22 @BRK 2.0 11 1 1 5 0 0 0 27 18 9 .67
Dick Hall Sep 23 @BRK 2.1 12 2 2 4 2 1 0 37 24 13 .65
Bob Friend Sep 24 @BRK 9.0 38 W 5 5 10 5 2 1 127 82 45 .65
Ron Kline Sep 25 NYG 5.0 26 L 7 7 12 2 2 3 None None None None
Bob Friend Sep 29 BRK 7.0 29 L 4 4 9 5 2 2 98 64 34 .65
Ron Kline Sep 29 (2) BRK 6.0 27 L 2 3 5 4 3 1 89 52 37 .58
Vern Law Sep 30 BRK 0.2 6 L 3 3 3 0 1 1 32 17 15 .53
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