1929 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 88-65. They scored 904 runs and belted 60 home runs to go along with a .303 batting average. Paul Waner led the team in home runs with 15. Pie Traynor knocked in 108 runs. Lloyd Waner led the team with 234 hits for a .353 average.
The team allowed 779 runs and had a team ERA of 4.36. Ray Kremer led the team with 18 wins. Erv Brame led the team with 68 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Sparky Adams | SS | 74 | 196 | 37 | 51 | 0 | 11 | 3 | .316 | .311 | .627 | .260 |
| Dick Bartell | SS | 143 | 610 | 101 | 184 | 2 | 57 | 11 | .347 | .420 | .767 | .302 |
| Stu Clarke | SS | 57 | 178 | 20 | 47 | 2 | 21 | 3 | .338 | .404 | .742 | .264 |
| George Grantham | 2B | 110 | 349 | 85 | 107 | 12 | 90 | 10 | .454 | .533 | .987 | .307 |
| Cobe Jones | SS | 25 | 63 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .266 | .365 | .631 | .254 |
| Harry Riconda | SS | 8 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 | .467 |
| Ben Sankey | SS | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Earl Sheely | 1B | 139 | 485 | 63 | 142 | 6 | 88 | 6 | .392 | .392 | .784 | .293 |
| Jim Stroner | 3B | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .944 | .375 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 130 | 540 | 94 | 192 | 4 | 108 | 13 | .393 | .472 | .865 | .356 |
| Bill Windle | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Brickell | OF | 60 | 118 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 3 | .352 | .381 | .733 | .314 |
| Adam Comorosky | OF | 127 | 473 | 86 | 152 | 6 | 97 | 19 | .377 | .461 | .838 | .321 |
| Ira Flagstead | OF | 26 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .333 | .360 | .693 | .280 |
| Jim Mosolf | OF | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .692 | 1.192 | .462 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 151 | 662 | 134 | 234 | 5 | 74 | 6 | .395 | .479 | .874 | .353 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 151 | 596 | 131 | 200 | 15 | 100 | 15 | .424 | .534 | .958 | .336 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Hargreaves | C | 102 | 328 | 33 | 88 | 1 | 44 | 1 | .306 | .345 | .651 | .268 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 88 | 235 | 31 | 68 | 0 | 37 | 1 | .321 | .404 | .725 | .289 |
| Bob Linton | C | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .111 | .269 | .111 |
| John O'Connell | C | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .536 | .143 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mel Ingram | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5490 | 904 | 1663 | 60 | 828 | 94 | .354 | .430 | .784 | .303 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Erv Brame | 37 | 28 | 229.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 68 | 71 | 4.55 | 1.397 | |||
| Leon Chagnon | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.714 | |||
| Joe Dawson | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8.31 | 1.839 | |||
| Ralph Erickson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Larry French | 30 | 13 | 123 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 49 | 62 | 4.90 | 1.561 | |||
| Fred Fussell | 21 | 3 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8.62 | 1.914 | |||
| Burleigh Grimes | 33 | 29 | 232.7 | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2 | 62 | 70 | 3.13 | 1.354 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 27 | 3 | 79 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 3.99 | 1.633 | |||
| Ray Kremer | 34 | 27 | 221.7 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 0 | 66 | 60 | 4.26 | 1.290 | |||
| Lee Meadows | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 4.286 | |||
| Heinie Meine | 22 | 13 | 108 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 4.50 | 1.426 | |||
| Jesse Petty | 36 | 25 | 184.3 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0 | 58 | 42 | 3.71 | 1.297 | |||
| Steve Swetonic | 41 | 12 | 143.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | 35 | 50 | 4.82 | 1.545 | |||
| Team Totals | 288 | 154 | 1379.2 | 88 | 65 | .575 | 13 | 409 | 439 | 4.36 | 1.428 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner | 151 |
| At Bats | Lloyd Waner | 662 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lloyd Waner | 726 |
| Batting Average | Pie Traynor | .356 |
| On-Base % | Paul Waner | .424 |
| Slugging % | Paul Waner | .534 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .958 |
| Runs | Lloyd Waner | 134 |
| Hits | Lloyd Waner | 234 |
| Total Bases | Paul Waner | 318 |
| Doubles | Paul Waner | 43 |
| Triples | Lloyd Waner | 20 |
| Home Runs | Paul Waner | 15 |
| RBI | Pie Traynor | 108 |
| Walks | George Grantham | 93 |
| Strikeouts | George Grantham | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | Adam Comorosky | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pie Traynor | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Kremer | 18 |
| Losses | Erv Brame | 11 |
| Saves | Steve Swetonic | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Burleigh Grimes | .708 |
| ERA | Burleigh Grimes | 3.13 |
| WHIP | Ray Kremer | 1.290 |
| Innings Pitched | Burleigh Grimes | 232.7 |
| Games | Steve Swetonic | 41 |
| Games Started | Burleigh Grimes | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Erv Brame | 68 |
| Complete Games | Erv Brame | 19 |
| Shutouts | Burleigh Grimes | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Burleigh Grimes | 1004 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Erv Brame | 116 |
| Hits Allowed | Erv Brame | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Erv Brame | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Kremer | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Erv Brame, Heinie Meine, and Steve Swetonic | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Heinie Meine | 7 |
