1930 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 80-74. They scored 891 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .303 batting average. George Grantham led the team in home runs with 18. Adam Comorosky and Pie Traynor were tied for the team lead in RBI with 119. Paul Waner led the team with 217 hits for a .368 average.
The team allowed 928 runs and had a team ERA of 5.24. Ray Kremer was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Larry French led the team with 90 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dick Bartell | SS | 129 | 475 | 69 | 152 | 4 | 75 | 8 | .378 | .467 | .845 | .320 |
| Stu Clarke | 2B | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 | .444 |
| Charlie Engle | 3B | 67 | 216 | 34 | 57 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .335 | .319 | .654 | .264 |
| George Grantham | 2B | 146 | 552 | 120 | 179 | 18 | 99 | 5 | .413 | .534 | .947 | .324 |
| Howdy Groskloss | SS | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Ben Sankey | SS | 13 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .167 | .386 | .167 |
| Gus Suhr | 1B | 151 | 542 | 93 | 155 | 17 | 107 | 11 | .380 | .480 | .860 | .286 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 130 | 497 | 90 | 182 | 9 | 119 | 7 | .423 | .509 | .932 | .366 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Brickell | OF | 68 | 219 | 36 | 65 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .342 | .379 | .721 | .297 |
| Adam Comorosky | OF | 152 | 597 | 112 | 187 | 12 | 119 | 14 | .371 | .529 | .900 | .313 |
| Gus Dugas | OF | 9 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .421 | .355 | .776 | .290 |
| Ira Flagstead | OF | 44 | 156 | 21 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .324 | .385 | .709 | .250 |
| Jim Mosolf | OF | 40 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .424 | .412 | .836 | .333 |
| Denny Sothern | OF | 17 | 51 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .222 | .314 | .536 | .176 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 68 | 260 | 32 | 94 | 1 | 36 | 3 | .376 | .427 | .803 | .362 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 145 | 589 | 117 | 217 | 8 | 77 | 18 | .428 | .525 | .953 | .368 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Al Bool | C | 78 | 216 | 30 | 56 | 7 | 46 | 0 | .336 | .449 | .785 | .259 |
| Charlie Hargreaves | C | 11 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .258 | .531 | .226 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 104 | 324 | 45 | 82 | 2 | 45 | 3 | .301 | .367 | .668 | .253 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5346 | 891 | 1622 | 86 | 844 | 76 | .353 | .449 | .802 | .303 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Bednar | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 3.846 | |||
| Erv Brame | 32 | 28 | 235.7 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 1 | 55 | 56 | 4.70 | 1.472 | |||
| Leon Chagnon | 18 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 6.82 | 1.855 | |||
| Ralph Erickson | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7.07 | 2.214 | |||
| Larry French | 42 | 35 | 274.7 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 1 | 90 | 89 | 4.36 | 1.507 | |||
| Percy Jones | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6.63 | 1.947 | |||
| Ray Kremer | 39 | 38 | 276 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 58 | 63 | 5.02 | 1.554 | |||
| Marty Lang | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 54.00 | 7.059 | |||
| Heinie Meine | 20 | 16 | 117.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 18 | 44 | 6.14 | 1.807 | |||
| Jim Mosolf | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Jesse Petty | 10 | 7 | 41.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 8.27 | 1.937 | |||
| Glenn Spencer | 41 | 11 | 156.7 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4 | 60 | 63 | 5.40 | 1.583 | |||
| Lil Stoner | 5 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.76 | 1.754 | |||
| Steve Swetonic | 23 | 6 | 96.7 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4.47 | 1.386 | |||
| Bernie Walter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Spades Wood | 9 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 5.12 | 1.603 | |||
| Team Totals | 261 | 154 | 1361.4 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 13 | 393 | 438 | 5.24 | 1.592 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Adam Comorosky | 152 |
| At Bats | Adam Comorosky | 597 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Adam Comorosky | 685 |
| Batting Average | Paul Waner | .368 |
| On-Base % | Paul Waner | .428 |
| Slugging % | George Grantham | .534 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .953 |
| Runs | George Grantham | 120 |
| Hits | Paul Waner | 217 |
| Total Bases | Adam Comorosky | 316 |
| Doubles | Adam Comorosky | 47 |
| Triples | Adam Comorosky | 23 |
| Home Runs | George Grantham | 18 |
| RBI | Adam Comorosky and Pie Traynor | 119 |
| Walks | George Grantham | 81 |
| Strikeouts | George Grantham | 66 |
| Stolen Bases | Paul Waner | 18 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Adam Comorosky | 33 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ray Kremer | 20 |
| Losses | Larry French | 18 |
| Saves | Steve Swetonic | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Erv Brame | .680 |
| ERA | Larry French | 4.36 |
| WHIP | Erv Brame | 1.472 |
| Innings Pitched | Ray Kremer | 276 |
| Games | Larry French | 42 |
| Games Started | Ray Kremer | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Larry French | 90 |
| Complete Games | Erv Brame | 22 |
| Shutouts | Larry French | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Larry French and Ray Kremer | 1232 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Kremer | 154 |
| Hits Allowed | Ray Kremer | 366 |
| Walks Allowed | Larry French | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Kremer | 29 |
| Wild Pitches | Glenn Spencer | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Larry French | 6 |
