1920 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 530 runs and belted 16 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. Carson Bigbee and Fred Nicholson were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Possum Whitted was the best run producer with 74 RBI. Billy Southworth led the team with 155 hits for a .284 average. Max Carey had a great year on the basepaths with 52 stolen bases.
The team allowed 552 runs and had a team ERA of 2.89. Wilbur Cooper led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 114 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Walter Barbare | SS | 57 | 186 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .308 | .323 | .631 | .274 |
| Clyde Barnhart | 3B | 12 | 46 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .340 | .500 | .840 | .326 |
| Howdy Caton | SS | 98 | 352 | 29 | 83 | 0 | 27 | 4 | .305 | .295 | .600 | .236 |
| George Cutshaw | 2B | 131 | 488 | 56 | 123 | 0 | 47 | 17 | .287 | .318 | .605 | .252 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 148 | 533 | 38 | 121 | 2 | 54 | 7 | .273 | .289 | .562 | .227 |
| Bill McKechnie | 3B | 40 | 133 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 7 | .241 | .278 | .519 | .218 |
| Cotton Tierney | 2B | 12 | 46 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .286 | .348 | .634 | .239 |
| Pie Traynor | SS | 17 | 52 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .308 | .576 | .212 |
| Possum Whitted | 3B | 134 | 494 | 53 | 129 | 1 | 74 | 11 | .314 | .338 | .652 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 137 | 550 | 78 | 154 | 4 | 32 | 31 | .341 | .391 | .732 | .280 |
| Max Carey | OF | 130 | 485 | 74 | 140 | 1 | 35 | 52 | .369 | .348 | .717 | .289 |
| Fred Nicholson | OF | 99 | 247 | 33 | 89 | 4 | 30 | 9 | .404 | .530 | .934 | .360 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 146 | 546 | 64 | 155 | 2 | 53 | 23 | .348 | .374 | .722 | .284 |
| Homer Summa | OF | 10 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .455 | .855 | .318 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Nig Clarke | C | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
| Bill Haeffner | C | 54 | 175 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .230 | .229 | .459 | .194 |
| Cliff Lee | C | 37 | 76 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .275 | .316 | .591 | .237 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 94 | 310 | 22 | 86 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .337 | .329 | .666 | .277 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Hinchman | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .188 | .466 | .188 | |
| Wally Hood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5219 | 530 | 1342 | 16 | 449 | 181 | .301 | .332 | .633 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Babe Adams | 35 | 33 | 263 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | 84 | 18 | 2.16 | 0.981 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 6 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8.10 | 2.030 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 39 | 31 | 246.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | 62 | 63 | 3.36 | 1.317 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 44 | 37 | 327 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 2 | 114 | 52 | 2.39 | 1.098 | |||
| Whitey Glazner | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.12 | 1.264 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 39 | 23 | 230.3 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3 | 74 | 69 | 3.24 | 1.268 | |||
| Johnny Meador | 12 | 2 | 36.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4.21 | 1.515 | |||
| Johnny Morrison | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .00 | 0.714 | |||
| Elmer Ponder | 33 | 23 | 196 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 2.62 | 1.133 | |||
| Mule Watson | 5 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8.74 | 1.947 | |||
| Jack Wisner | 17 | 2 | 44.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3.43 | 1.253 | |||
| Jimmy Zinn | 6 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3.48 | 1.194 | |||
| Team Totals | 240 | 155 | 1415.3 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 10 | 444 | 280 | 2.89 | 1.179 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Charlie Grimm | 148 |
| At Bats | Carson Bigbee | 550 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Billy Southworth | 617 |
| Batting Average | Max Carey | .289 |
| On-Base % | Max Carey | .369 |
| Slugging % | Carson Bigbee | .391 |
| OPS | Carson Bigbee | .732 |
| Runs | Carson Bigbee | 78 |
| Hits | Billy Southworth | 155 |
| Total Bases | Carson Bigbee | 215 |
| Doubles | Carson Bigbee | 19 |
| Triples | Carson Bigbee | 15 |
| Home Runs | Carson Bigbee and Fred Nicholson | 4 |
| RBI | Possum Whitted | 74 |
| Walks | Max Carey | 59 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Grimm | 40 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Carey | 52 |
| Caught Stealing | Billy Southworth | 25 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Cutshaw | 37 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wilbur Cooper | 24 |
| Losses | Wilbur Cooper and Elmer Ponder | 15 |
| Saves | Hal Carlson and Earl Hamilton | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Wilbur Cooper | .615 |
| ERA | Babe Adams | 2.16 |
| WHIP | Babe Adams | 0.981 |
| Innings Pitched | Wilbur Cooper | 327 |
| Games | Wilbur Cooper | 44 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Wilbur Cooper | 114 |
| Complete Games | Wilbur Cooper | 28 |
| Shutouts | Babe Adams | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Wilbur Cooper | 1312 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Hal Carlson | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 307 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Hamilton | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Babe Adams | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Elmer Ponder | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wilbur Cooper | 11 |
