1928 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 85-67. They scored 837 runs and belted 52 home runs to go along with a .309 batting average. George Grantham led the team in home runs with 10. Pie Traynor knocked in 124 runs. Paul Waner led the team with 223 hits for a .370 average.
The team allowed 704 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Burleigh Grimes led the pitching staff with 25 wins and 97 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | 2B | 135 | 539 | 91 | 149 | 0 | 38 | 8 | .357 | .325 | .682 | .276 |
| Dick Bartell | 2B | 72 | 233 | 27 | 71 | 1 | 36 | 4 | .377 | .386 | .763 | .305 |
| George Grantham | 1B | 124 | 440 | 93 | 142 | 10 | 85 | 9 | .408 | .486 | .894 | .323 |
| Joe Harris | 1B | 16 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .565 | 1.065 | .391 |
| Mack Hillis | 2B | 11 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .250 | .556 | .806 | .250 |
| Cobe Jones | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Joe Mulligan | 3B | 27 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .279 | .562 | .233 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 144 | 569 | 91 | 192 | 3 | 124 | 12 | .370 | .462 | .832 | .337 |
| Bill Windle | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| Glenn Wright | SS | 108 | 407 | 63 | 126 | 8 | 66 | 3 | .343 | .457 | .800 | .310 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Clyde Barnhart | OF | 61 | 196 | 18 | 58 | 4 | 30 | 3 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .296 |
| Fred Brickell | OF | 81 | 202 | 34 | 65 | 3 | 41 | 5 | .383 | .426 | .809 | .322 |
| Adam Comorosky | OF | 51 | 176 | 22 | 52 | 2 | 34 | 1 | .354 | .398 | .752 | .295 |
| Pete Scott | OF | 60 | 177 | 33 | 55 | 5 | 33 | 1 | .378 | .497 | .875 | .311 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 152 | 659 | 121 | 221 | 5 | 61 | 8 | .377 | .434 | .811 | .335 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 152 | 602 | 142 | 223 | 6 | 86 | 6 | .446 | .547 | .993 | .370 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Gooch | C | 31 | 80 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .265 | .287 | .552 | .237 |
| Charlie Hargreaves | C | 79 | 260 | 15 | 74 | 1 | 32 | 1 | .319 | .342 | .661 | .285 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 50 | 133 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 1 | .292 | .331 | .623 | .271 |
| John O'Connell | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Earl Smith | C | 32 | 85 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .333 | .388 | .721 | .247 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5371 | 837 | 1659 | 52 | 768 | 64 | .352 | .421 | .773 | .309 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Les Bartholomew | 6 | 0 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7.15 | 1.762 | |||
| Homer Blankenship | 5 | 2 | 21.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 5.82 | 1.659 | |||
| Erv Brame | 24 | 11 | 95.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 22 | 44 | 5.08 | 1.609 | |||
| Bill Burwell | 4 | 1 | 20.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5.23 | 1.256 | |||
| Joe Dawson | 31 | 7 | 128.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3 | 36 | 56 | 3.29 | 1.336 | |||
| Fred Fussell | 28 | 20 | 159.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 43 | 41 | 3.61 | 1.403 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 48 | 37 | 330.7 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 3 | 97 | 77 | 2.99 | 1.173 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 36 | 31 | 237 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2 | 73 | 81 | 3.53 | 1.308 | |||
| Ray Kremer | 34 | 31 | 219 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0 | 61 | 68 | 4.64 | 1.466 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8.10 | 2.300 | |||
| Johnny Miljus | 21 | 10 | 69.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 26 | 33 | 5.30 | 1.765 | |||
| Glenn Spencer | 4 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.59 | 1.228 | |||
| Walt Tauscher | 17 | 0 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4.91 | 1.365 | |||
| Elmer Tutwiler | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 1.081 | |||
| Team Totals | 264 | 152 | 1354.3 | 85 | 67 | .559 | 11 | 385 | 446 | 3.95 | 1.379 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner | 152 |
| At Bats | Lloyd Waner | 659 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lloyd Waner | 720 |
| Batting Average | Paul Waner | .370 |
| On-Base % | Paul Waner | .446 |
| Slugging % | Paul Waner | .547 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .993 |
| Runs | Paul Waner | 142 |
| Hits | Paul Waner | 223 |
| Total Bases | Paul Waner | 329 |
| Doubles | Paul Waner | 50 |
| Triples | Paul Waner | 19 |
| Home Runs | George Grantham | 10 |
| RBI | Pie Traynor | 124 |
| Walks | Paul Waner | 77 |
| Strikeouts | Glenn Wright | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | Pie Traynor | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pie Traynor | 42 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Burleigh Grimes | 25 |
| Losses | Burleigh Grimes | 14 |
| Saves | Joe Dawson and Burleigh Grimes | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Burleigh Grimes | .641 |
| ERA | Burleigh Grimes | 2.99 |
| WHIP | Burleigh Grimes | 1.173 |
| Innings Pitched | Burleigh Grimes | 330.7 |
| Games | Burleigh Grimes | 48 |
| Games Started | Burleigh Grimes | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Burleigh Grimes | 97 |
| Complete Games | Burleigh Grimes | 28 |
| Shutouts | Burleigh Grimes | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Burleigh Grimes | 1377 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Kremer | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Burleigh Grimes | 311 |
| Walks Allowed | Carmen Hill | 81 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carmen Hill | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Fred Fussell and Ray Kremer | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Burleigh Grimes | 9 |
