1890 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1890 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 23-113. They scored 597 runs and belted 20 home runs to go along with a .230 batting average. Harry Decker led the team in home runs with 5. The offense was powered by Doggie Miller, who led the team with 66 RBI and 150 hits. Billy Sunday had a great year on the basepaths with 56 stolen bases.
The team allowed 1235 runs and had a team ERA of 5.97. Leading the team in wins was Billy Gumbert, with 4. Kirtley Baker led the team with 76 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Clements | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Sam Crane | 2B | 22 | 82 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .205 | .232 | .437 | .195 |
| Fred Dunlap | 2B | 17 | 64 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .264 | .219 | .483 | .172 |
| Harry Gilbert | 2B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| John Gilbert | SS | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jim Gray | SS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Guy Hecker | 1B | 86 | 340 | 43 | 77 | 0 | 38 | 13 | .285 | .318 | .603 | .226 |
| Paul Hines | 1B | 31 | 121 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .256 | .190 | .446 | .182 |
| Sam LaRocque | 2B | 111 | 434 | 59 | 105 | 1 | 40 | 27 | .316 | .313 | .629 | .242 |
| Dad Lytle | 2B | 15 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .164 | .418 | .145 |
| Doggie Miller | 3B | 138 | 549 | 85 | 150 | 4 | 66 | 32 | .357 | .350 | .707 | .273 |
| Fred Roat | 3B | 57 | 215 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .286 | .260 | .546 | .223 |
| Ed Sales | SS | 51 | 189 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .298 | .312 | .610 | .228 |
| Peek-A-Boo Veach | 1B | 8 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .447 | .600 | 1.047 | .300 |
| Henry Youngman | 3B | 13 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .226 | .191 | .417 | .128 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tun Berger | OF | 104 | 391 | 64 | 104 | 0 | 40 | 11 | .337 | .332 | .669 | .266 |
| Eddie Burke | OF | 31 | 124 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .295 | .306 | .601 | .210 |
| John Coleman | OF | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .182 | .539 | .182 |
| Charlie Heard | OF | 12 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .233 | .438 | .186 |
| Ducky Hemp | OF | 21 | 81 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .311 | .284 | .595 | .235 |
| Mike Jordan | OF | 37 | 125 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .210 | .104 | .314 | .096 |
| John Kelty | OF | 59 | 207 | 24 | 49 | 1 | 27 | 10 | .322 | .319 | .641 | .237 |
| Frank McGinn | OF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Fred Osborne | OF | 41 | 168 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .269 | .339 | .608 | .238 |
| Phil Routcliffe | OF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Billy Sunday | OF | 86 | 358 | 58 | 92 | 1 | 33 | 56 | .327 | .302 | .629 | .257 |
| Fred Truax | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Decker | C | 92 | 354 | 52 | 97 | 5 | 38 | 8 | .324 | .373 | .697 | .274 |
| Bill Wilson | C | 83 | 304 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 21 | 5 | .271 | .270 | .541 | .214 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4739 | 597 | 1088 | 20 | 427 | 208 | .300 | .294 | .594 | .230 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Anderson | 13 | 13 | 108 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 41 | 49 | 4.67 | 1.528 | |||
| Kirtley Baker | 25 | 21 | 178.3 | 3 | 19 | .136 | 0 | 76 | 86 | 5.60 | 1.655 | |||
| Sumner Bowman | 9 | 7 | 70.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 22 | 50 | 6.62 | 2.122 | |||
| John Coleman | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9.64 | 2.429 | |||
| Pete Daniels | 4 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 7.07 | 1.857 | |||
| Bill Day | 6 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 5.22 | 1.800 | |||
| Duke Esper | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5.29 | 1.647 | |||
| Robert Gibson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 17.25 | 3.917 | |||
| Charlie Gray | 5 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 7.55 | 2.323 | |||
| Billy Gumbert | 10 | 10 | 79.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 5.22 | 1.602 | |||
| Fred Hayner | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Charlie Heard | 6 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 8.39 | 2.432 | |||
| Guy Hecker | 14 | 12 | 119.7 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 5.11 | 1.704 | |||
| Henry Jones | 5 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3.48 | 1.581 | |||
| Al Lawson | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9.00 | 2.500 | |||
| Fred Osborne | 8 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 8.38 | 2.190 | |||
| Bill Phillips | 10 | 10 | 82 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 7.57 | 1.854 | |||
| Crazy Schmit | 11 | 10 | 83.3 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 5.83 | 1.801 | |||
| Phenomenal Smith | 5 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 3.07 | 1.182 | |||
| Bill Sowders | 15 | 11 | 106 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 4.42 | 1.330 | |||
| Billy Sunday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| George Ziegler | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 158 | 138 | 1176.3 | 23 | 113 | .169 | 0 | 381 | 573 | 5.97 | 1.779 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Doggie Miller | 138 |
| At Bats | Doggie Miller | 549 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Doggie Miller | 621 |
| Batting Average | Doggie Miller | .273 |
| On-Base % | Doggie Miller | .357 |
| Slugging % | Doggie Miller | .350 |
| OPS | Doggie Miller | .707 |
| Runs | Doggie Miller | 85 |
| Hits | Doggie Miller | 150 |
| Total Bases | Doggie Miller | 192 |
| Doubles | Doggie Miller | 24 |
| Triples | Guy Hecker | 9 |
| Home Runs | Harry Decker | 5 |
| RBI | Doggie Miller | 66 |
| Walks | Doggie Miller | 68 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Wilson | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Billy Sunday | 56 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Billy Gumbert | 4 |
| Losses | Kirtley Baker | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Anderson | .154 |
| ERA | Kirtley Baker | 5.60 |
| WHIP | Kirtley Baker | 1.655 |
| Innings Pitched | Kirtley Baker | 178.3 |
| Games | Kirtley Baker | 25 |
| Games Started | Kirtley Baker | 21 |
| Strikeouts | Kirtley Baker | 76 |
| Complete Games | Kirtley Baker | 19 |
| Shutouts | Kirtley Baker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Kirtley Baker | 874 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Kirtley Baker | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Kirtley Baker | 209 |
| Walks Allowed | Kirtley Baker | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Kirtley Baker | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Kirtley Baker | 22 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kirtley Baker | 17 |
