1923 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 87-67. They scored 786 runs and belted 49 home runs to go along with a .295 batting average. The offense was powered by Pie Traynor, who led the team with 12 home runs, 101 RBI, and 208 hits. Max Carey had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 696 runs and had a team ERA of 3.87. Johnny Morrison led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 114 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Spencer Adams | 2B | 25 | 56 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .323 | .286 | .609 | .250 |
| Eppie Barnes | 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Jewel Ens | 1B | 12 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .276 | .379 | .655 | .276 |
| Charlie Grimm | 1B | 152 | 563 | 78 | 194 | 7 | 99 | 6 | .389 | .480 | .869 | .345 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 141 | 581 | 78 | 161 | 1 | 41 | 14 | .327 | .346 | .673 | .277 |
| Eddie Moore | SS | 6 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .308 | .629 | .269 |
| Johnny Rawlings | 2B | 119 | 461 | 53 | 131 | 1 | 45 | 9 | .322 | .347 | .669 | .284 |
| Cotton Tierney | 2B | 29 | 120 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .309 | .417 | .726 | .292 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 153 | 616 | 108 | 208 | 12 | 101 | 28 | .377 | .489 | .866 | .338 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Barnhart | OF | 114 | 327 | 60 | 106 | 9 | 72 | 5 | .409 | .563 | .972 | .324 |
| Carson Bigbee | OF | 123 | 499 | 79 | 149 | 0 | 54 | 10 | .355 | .363 | .718 | .299 |
| Max Carey | OF | 153 | 610 | 120 | 188 | 6 | 63 | 51 | .388 | .452 | .840 | .308 |
| Kiki Cuyler | OF | 11 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .348 | .325 | .673 | .250 |
| Frank Luce | OF | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 | .500 |
| Walter Mueller | OF | 40 | 111 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .336 | .414 | .750 | .306 |
| Reb Russell | OF | 94 | 291 | 49 | 84 | 9 | 58 | 3 | .341 | .491 | .832 | .289 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Gooch | C | 66 | 202 | 16 | 56 | 1 | 20 | 2 | .336 | .361 | .697 | .277 |
| Jim Mattox | C | 22 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .281 | .516 | .188 |
| Walter Schmidt | C | 97 | 335 | 39 | 83 | 0 | 37 | 10 | .300 | .281 | .581 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5405 | 786 | 1592 | 49 | 701 | 154 | .341 | .404 | .745 | .295 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Babe Adams | 26 | 22 | 158.7 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 38 | 25 | 4.42 | 1.393 | |||
| Jim Bagby | 21 | 6 | 68.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 5.24 | 1.747 | |||
| George Boehler | 10 | 3 | 28.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 6.04 | 2.085 | |||
| Hal Carlson | 4 | 0 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.72 | 1.579 | |||
| Wilbur Cooper | 39 | 38 | 294.7 | 17 | 19 | .472 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 3.57 | 1.364 | |||
| Whitey Glazner | 7 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3.30 | 1.333 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 28 | 15 | 141 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 3.77 | 1.348 | |||
| Earl Kunz | 21 | 2 | 45.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 5.52 | 1.575 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 31 | 25 | 227 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0 | 66 | 44 | 3.01 | 1.295 | |||
| Johnny Morrison | 42 | 37 | 301.7 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 2 | 114 | 110 | 3.49 | 1.316 | |||
| Ray Steineder | 15 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 4.75 | 1.382 | |||
| Arnie Stone | 9 | 0 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8.03 | 1.870 | |||
| Team Totals | 253 | 154 | 1376.4 | 87 | 67 | .565 | 9 | 414 | 402 | 3.87 | 1.391 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Max Carey and Pie Traynor | 153 |
| At Bats | Pie Traynor | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Max Carey | 699 |
| Batting Average | Charlie Grimm | .345 |
| On-Base % | Charlie Grimm | .389 |
| Slugging % | Pie Traynor | .489 |
| OPS | Charlie Grimm | .869 |
| Runs | Max Carey | 120 |
| Hits | Pie Traynor | 208 |
| Total Bases | Pie Traynor | 301 |
| Doubles | Max Carey | 32 |
| Triples | Max Carey and Pie Traynor | 19 |
| Home Runs | Pie Traynor | 12 |
| RBI | Pie Traynor | 101 |
| Walks | Max Carey | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Charlie Grimm | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | Max Carey | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | Pie Traynor | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Clyde Barnhart, Carson Bigbee, and Johnny Rawlings | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Morrison | 25 |
| Losses | Wilbur Cooper | 19 |
| Saves | Jim Bagby | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Johnny Morrison | .658 |
| ERA | Lee Meadows | 3.01 |
| WHIP | Lee Meadows | 1.295 |
| Innings Pitched | Johnny Morrison | 301.7 |
| Games | Johnny Morrison | 42 |
| Games Started | Wilbur Cooper | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Morrison | 114 |
| Complete Games | Johnny Morrison | 27 |
| Shutouts | Johnny Morrison | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Johnny Morrison | 1270 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper and Johnny Morrison | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 331 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Morrison | 110 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Wilbur Cooper | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Morrison | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Wilbur Cooper | 11 |
