1921 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 90-63. They scored 692 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .285 batting average. Max Carey, Charlie Grimm, and Possum Whitted were tied for the team lead in home runs with 7. Charlie Grimm was the best run producer with 71 RBI. Carson Bigbee led the team with 204 hits for a .323 average. Max Carey had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 595 runs and had a team ERA of 3.17. Wilbur Cooper led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 134 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Barnhart | 3B | 124 | 449 | 66 | 116 | 3 | 62 | 3 | .312 | .370 | .682 | .258 |
| George Cutshaw | 2B | 98 | 350 | 46 | 119 | 0 | 53 | 14 | .362 | .414 | .776 | .340 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 151 | 562 | 62 | 154 | 7 | 71 | 6 | .314 | .409 | .723 | .274 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 153 | 612 | 90 | 180 | 1 | 70 | 25 | .347 | .379 | .726 | .294 |
| Cotton Tierney | 2B | 117 | 442 | 49 | 132 | 3 | 52 | 4 | .338 | .405 | .743 | .299 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .263 | .563 | .263 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 147 | 632 | 100 | 204 | 3 | 42 | 21 | .364 | .427 | .791 | .323 |
| Max Carey | OF | 140 | 521 | 85 | 161 | 7 | 56 | 37 | .395 | .430 | .825 | .309 |
| Kiki Cuyler | OF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Johnny Mokan | OF | 19 | 52 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .333 | .404 | .737 | .269 |
| Dave Robertson | OF | 60 | 230 | 29 | 74 | 6 | 48 | 4 | .361 | .504 | .865 | .322 |
| Ray Rohwer | OF | 30 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .318 | .425 | .743 | .250 |
| Possum Whitted | OF | 108 | 403 | 60 | 114 | 7 | 63 | 5 | .328 | .427 | .755 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Brottem | C | 30 | 91 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .266 | .264 | .530 | .242 |
| Johnny Gooch | C | 13 | 38 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .293 | .237 | .530 | .237 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 114 | 393 | 30 | 111 | 0 | 38 | 10 | .307 | .321 | .628 | .282 |
| Bill Skiff | C | 16 | 45 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .289 | .333 | .622 | .289 |
| Bill Warwick | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mike Wilson | C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5379 | 692 | 1533 | 37 | 623 | 134 | .319 | .387 | .706 | .285 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Babe Adams | 25 | 20 | 160 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 0 | 55 | 18 | 2.64 | 1.081 | |||
| Lyle Bigbee | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.12 | 1.000 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 31 | 10 | 109.7 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 4.27 | 1.313 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 38 | 38 | 327 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 0 | 134 | 80 | 3.25 | 1.287 | |||
| Whitey Glazner | 36 | 25 | 234 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1 | 88 | 58 | 2.77 | 1.162 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 35 | 30 | 225 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 0 | 59 | 58 | 3.36 | 1.311 | |||
| Bill Hughes | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Johnny Morrison | 21 | 17 | 144 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 2.88 | 1.139 | |||
| Phil Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 1.429 | |||
| Elmer Ponder | 8 | 1 | 24.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.19 | 1.296 | |||
| Drew Rader | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Rip Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Chief Yellow Horse | 10 | 4 | 48.3 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 2.98 | 1.201 | |||
| Jimmy Zinn | 32 | 9 | 127.3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 3.68 | 1.485 | |||
| Team Totals | 245 | 154 | 1415.7 | 90 | 63 | .588 | 10 | 500 | 322 | 3.17 | 1.250 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rabbit Maranville | 153 |
| At Bats | Carson Bigbee | 632 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Rabbit Maranville | 685 |
| Batting Average | Carson Bigbee | .323 |
| On-Base % | Max Carey | .395 |
| Slugging % | Max Carey | .430 |
| OPS | Max Carey | .825 |
| Runs | Carson Bigbee | 100 |
| Hits | Carson Bigbee | 204 |
| Total Bases | Carson Bigbee | 270 |
| Doubles | Max Carey | 34 |
| Triples | Carson Bigbee and Charlie Grimm | 17 |
| Home Runs | Max Carey, Charlie Grimm, and Possum Whitted | 7 |
| RBI | Charlie Grimm | 71 |
| Walks | Max Carey | 70 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Grimm and Rabbit Maranville | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Carey | 37 |
| Caught Stealing | Carson Bigbee | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Max Carey | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Wilbur Cooper | 22 |
| Losses | Earl Hamilton | 15 |
| Saves | Hal Carlson and Jimmy Zinn | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Babe Adams and Whitey Glazner | .737 |
| ERA | Babe Adams | 2.64 |
| WHIP | Babe Adams | 1.081 |
| Innings Pitched | Wilbur Cooper | 327 |
| Games | Wilbur Cooper | 38 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Wilbur Cooper | 134 |
| Complete Games | Wilbur Cooper | 29 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Morrison | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Wilbur Cooper | 1377 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 118 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 341 |
| Walks Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Earl Hamilton | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Whitey Glazner | 12 |
