1927 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 94-60. They scored 817 runs and belted 54 home runs to go along with a .305 batting average. Paul Waner and Glenn Wright were tied for the team lead in home runs with 9. The offense was powered by Paul Waner, who led the team with 131 RBI, 237 hits.
The team allowed 659 runs and had a team ERA of 3.66. Carmen Hill led the pitching staff with 22 wins and 95 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Joe Cronin | 2B | 12 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .292 | .273 | .565 | .227 |
| George Grantham | 2B | 151 | 531 | 96 | 162 | 8 | 66 | 9 | .396 | .454 | .850 | .305 |
| Heinie Groh | 3B | 14 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .324 | .314 | .638 | .286 |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 129 | 411 | 57 | 134 | 5 | 73 | 0 | .402 | .472 | .874 | .326 |
| Hal Rhyne | 2B | 62 | 168 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .330 | .304 | .634 | .274 |
| Ed Sicking | 2B | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .536 | .143 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 149 | 573 | 93 | 196 | 5 | 106 | 11 | .370 | .455 | .825 | .342 |
| Glenn Wright | SS | 143 | 570 | 78 | 160 | 9 | 105 | 4 | .328 | .388 | .716 | .281 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Barnhart | OF | 108 | 360 | 65 | 115 | 3 | 54 | 2 | .384 | .431 | .815 | .319 |
| Fred Brickell | OF | 32 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .476 | .794 | .286 |
| Adam Comorosky | OF | 18 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .266 | .246 | .512 | .230 |
| Kiki Cuyler | OF | 85 | 285 | 60 | 88 | 3 | 31 | 20 | .394 | .435 | .829 | .309 |
| Herman Layne | OF | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 150 | 629 | 133 | 223 | 2 | 27 | 14 | .396 | .410 | .806 | .355 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 155 | 623 | 114 | 237 | 9 | 131 | 5 | .437 | .549 | .986 | .380 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Gooch | C | 101 | 291 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 48 | 0 | .305 | .351 | .656 | .258 |
| Earl Smith | C | 66 | 189 | 16 | 51 | 5 | 25 | 0 | .346 | .376 | .722 | .270 |
| Roy Spencer | C | 38 | 92 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .305 | .337 | .642 | .283 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5397 | 817 | 1648 | 54 | 759 | 65 | .348 | .412 | .760 | .305 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Vic Aldridge | 35 | 34 | 239.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1 | 86 | 74 | 4.25 | 1.346 | |||
| Bullet Joe Bush | 5 | 3 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 2.836 | |||
| Mike Cvengros | 23 | 4 | 53.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 3.35 | 1.471 | |||
| Joe Dawson | 20 | 7 | 80.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 4.46 | 1.388 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 43 | 31 | 277.7 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 3 | 95 | 80 | 3.24 | 1.224 | |||
| Ray Kremer | 35 | 28 | 226 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2 | 63 | 53 | 2.47 | 1.142 | |||
| Roy Mahaffey | 2 | 1 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7.71 | 1.935 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 40 | 38 | 299.3 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 0 | 84 | 66 | 3.40 | 1.273 | |||
| Johnny Miljus | 19 | 6 | 75.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 1.90 | 1.044 | |||
| Johnny Morrison | 21 | 2 | 53.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 4.19 | 1.564 | |||
| Chet Nichols | 8 | 0 | 27.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 5.86 | 1.841 | |||
| Red Peery | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Don Songer | 2 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11.57 | 2.979 | |||
| Emil Yde | 9 | 2 | 29.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 9.71 | 2.020 | |||
| Team Totals | 263 | 156 | 1385.2 | 94 | 60 | .610 | 10 | 435 | 418 | 3.66 | 1.312 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Paul Waner | 155 |
| At Bats | Lloyd Waner | 629 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Paul Waner | 709 |
| Batting Average | Paul Waner | .380 |
| On-Base % | Paul Waner | .437 |
| Slugging % | Paul Waner | .549 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .986 |
| Runs | Lloyd Waner | 133 |
| Hits | Paul Waner | 237 |
| Total Bases | Paul Waner | 342 |
| Doubles | Paul Waner | 42 |
| Triples | Paul Waner | 18 |
| Home Runs | Paul Waner and Glenn Wright | 9 |
| RBI | Paul Waner | 131 |
| Walks | George Grantham | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Glenn Wright | 46 |
| Stolen Bases | Kiki Cuyler | 20 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pie Traynor | 35 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carmen Hill | 22 |
| Losses | Carmen Hill | 11 |
| Saves | Carmen Hill and Johnny Morrison | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Kremer | .704 |
| ERA | Ray Kremer | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Ray Kremer | 1.142 |
| Innings Pitched | Lee Meadows | 299.3 |
| Games | Carmen Hill | 43 |
| Games Started | Lee Meadows | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Carmen Hill | 95 |
| Complete Games | Lee Meadows | 25 |
| Shutouts | Ray Kremer | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Lee Meadows | 1263 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vic Aldridge and Lee Meadows | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Lee Meadows | 315 |
| Walks Allowed | Carmen Hill | 80 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vic Aldridge | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Mike Cvengros | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lee Meadows | 8 |
