1919 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 71-68. They scored 472 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. Billy Southworth and Casey Stengel were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Billy Southworth knocked in 61 runs. Carson Bigbee led the team with 132 hits for a .276 average. George Cutshaw had a great year on the basepaths with 36 stolen bases.
The team allowed 466 runs and had a team ERA of 2.88. Wilbur Cooper led the pitching staff with 19 wins and 106 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Walter Barbare | 3B | 85 | 293 | 34 | 80 | 1 | 34 | 11 | .317 | .355 | .672 | .273 |
| Tony Boeckel | 3B | 45 | 152 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .333 | .336 | .669 | .250 |
| Howdy Caton | SS | 39 | 102 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .263 | .225 | .488 | .176 |
| George Cutshaw | 2B | 139 | 512 | 49 | 124 | 3 | 51 | 36 | .287 | .320 | .607 | .242 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 14 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .348 | .477 | .825 | .318 |
| Fritz Mollwitz | 1B | 56 | 168 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .249 | .232 | .481 | .173 |
| Vic Saier | 1B | 58 | 166 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 5 | .306 | .313 | .619 | .223 |
| Zeb Terry | SS | 129 | 472 | 46 | 107 | 0 | 27 | 12 | .280 | .278 | .558 | .227 |
| Hooks Warner | 3B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .125 | .489 | .125 |
| Possum Whitted | 1B | 35 | 131 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .420 | .550 | .970 | .389 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 125 | 478 | 61 | 132 | 2 | 27 | 31 | .332 | .328 | .660 | .276 |
| Max Carey | OF | 66 | 244 | 41 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .376 | .365 | .741 | .307 |
| Fred Nicholson | OF | 30 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .333 | .409 | .742 | .273 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 121 | 453 | 56 | 127 | 4 | 61 | 23 | .329 | .400 | .729 | .280 |
| Casey Stengel | OF | 89 | 321 | 38 | 94 | 4 | 43 | 12 | .364 | .424 | .788 | .293 |
| Billy Zitzmann | OF | 11 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .192 | .231 | .423 | .192 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Fred Blackwell | C | 24 | 65 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .261 | .262 | .523 | .215 |
| Cliff Lee | C | 42 | 112 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .237 | .286 | .523 | .196 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 85 | 267 | 23 | 67 | 0 | 29 | 5 | .310 | .300 | .610 | .251 |
| Jeff Sweeney | C | 17 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .119 | .310 | .095 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4538 | 472 | 1132 | 17 | 394 | 196 | .297 | .325 | .623 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Babe Adams | 34 | 29 | 263.3 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | 92 | 23 | 1.98 | 0.896 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 22 | 14 | 141 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 2.23 | 1.085 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 35 | 32 | 286.7 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 1 | 106 | 74 | 2.67 | 1.057 | |||
| Bill Evans | 7 | 3 | 36.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 5.65 | 1.608 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 28 | 19 | 160.3 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 39 | 49 | 3.31 | 1.347 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.600 | |||
| Erskine Mayer | 18 | 10 | 88.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4.48 | 1.268 | |||
| Frank Miller | 32 | 26 | 201.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 59 | 34 | 3.03 | 1.011 | |||
| Elmer Ponder | 9 | 5 | 47.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.99 | 1.290 | |||
| Jack Wisner | 4 | 1 | 18.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .96 | 1.016 | |||
| Team Totals | 193 | 139 | 1249 | 71 | 68 | .511 | 4 | 391 | 263 | 2.88 | 1.102 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Cutshaw | 139 |
| At Bats | George Cutshaw | 512 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Cutshaw | 560 |
| Batting Average | Billy Southworth | .280 |
| On-Base % | Carson Bigbee | .332 |
| Slugging % | Billy Southworth | .400 |
| OPS | Billy Southworth | .729 |
| Runs | Carson Bigbee | 61 |
| Hits | Carson Bigbee | 132 |
| Total Bases | Billy Southworth | 181 |
| Doubles | George Cutshaw | 15 |
| Triples | Billy Southworth | 14 |
| Home Runs | Billy Southworth and Casey Stengel | 4 |
| RBI | Billy Southworth | 61 |
| Walks | Carson Bigbee | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Casey Stengel | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | George Cutshaw | 36 |
| Caught Stealing | Max Carey | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Walter Barbare, George Cutshaw, and Billy Southworth | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wilbur Cooper | 19 |
| Losses | Wilbur Cooper | 13 |
| Saves | Babe Adams, Wilbur Cooper, Earl Hamilton, and Erskine Mayer | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Babe Adams | .630 |
| ERA | Babe Adams | 1.98 |
| WHIP | Babe Adams | 0.896 |
| Innings Pitched | Wilbur Cooper | 286.7 |
| Games | Wilbur Cooper | 35 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Wilbur Cooper | 106 |
| Complete Games | Wilbur Cooper | 27 |
| Shutouts | Babe Adams | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Wilbur Cooper | 1147 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 85 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Wilbur Cooper | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wilbur Cooper | 15 |
