1931 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1931 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 75-79. They scored 636 runs and belted 41 home runs to go along with a .266 batting average. George Grantham provided the power for the team with 10 homers. Pie Traynor knocked in 103 runs. Lloyd Waner led the team with 214 hits for a .314 average.
The team allowed 691 runs and had a team ERA of 3.66. Heinie Meine was the winningest pitcher, with 19 games won. Larry French led the team with 73 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Grantham | 1B | 127 | 465 | 91 | 142 | 10 | 46 | 5 | .400 | .452 | .852 | .305 |
| Howdy Groskloss | 2B | 53 | 161 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .326 | .348 | .674 | .280 |
| Tony Piet | 2B | 44 | 167 | 22 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 10 | .354 | .419 | .773 | .299 |
| Bill Regan | 2B | 28 | 104 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 2 | .239 | .308 | .547 | .202 |
| Ben Sankey | SS | 57 | 132 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .301 | .318 | .619 | .227 |
| Gus Suhr | 1B | 87 | 270 | 26 | 57 | 4 | 32 | 4 | .308 | .333 | .641 | .211 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 120 | 404 | 35 | 86 | 0 | 38 | 0 | .266 | .248 | .514 | .213 |
| Pie Traynor | 3B | 155 | 615 | 81 | 183 | 2 | 103 | 6 | .354 | .416 | .770 | .298 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Bennett | OF | 32 | 89 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .333 | .371 | .704 | .281 |
| Adam Comorosky | OF | 99 | 350 | 37 | 85 | 1 | 48 | 11 | .310 | .291 | .601 | .243 |
| Woody Jensen | OF | 73 | 267 | 43 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 4 | .276 | .326 | .602 | .243 |
| Jim Mosolf | OF | 39 | 44 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .365 | .341 | .706 | .250 |
| Lloyd Waner | OF | 154 | 681 | 90 | 214 | 4 | 57 | 7 | .352 | .407 | .759 | .314 |
| Paul Waner | OF | 150 | 559 | 88 | 180 | 6 | 70 | 6 | .404 | .453 | .857 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hal Finney | C | 10 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .346 | .679 | .308 |
| Earl Grace | C | 47 | 150 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 20 | 0 | .337 | .353 | .690 | .280 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 10 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .257 | .494 | .171 |
| Eddie Phillips | C | 106 | 353 | 30 | 82 | 7 | 44 | 1 | .317 | .360 | .677 | .232 |
| Bill Steinecke | C | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Pete McClanahan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5360 | 636 | 1425 | 41 | 597 | 59 | .322 | .360 | .683 | .266 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Bednar | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 2.500 | |||
| Erv Brame | 26 | 21 | 179.7 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 0 | 33 | 45 | 4.21 | 1.425 | |||
| Larry French | 39 | 33 | 275.7 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | 73 | 70 | 3.26 | 1.346 | |||
| George Grant | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7.41 | 2.059 | |||
| Bill Harris | 4 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 9 | .87 | 0.968 | |||
| Ray Kremer | 30 | 30 | 230 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 58 | 65 | 3.33 | 1.352 | |||
| Heinie Meine | 36 | 35 | 284 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 0 | 58 | 87 | 2.98 | 1.285 | |||
| Bob Osborn | 27 | 2 | 64.7 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 5.01 | 1.623 | |||
| Glenn Spencer | 38 | 18 | 186.7 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3 | 51 | 65 | 3.42 | 1.312 | |||
| Steve Swetonic | 14 | 0 | 27.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 3.90 | 1.588 | |||
| Claude Willoughby | 9 | 2 | 25.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6.31 | 1.712 | |||
| Spades Wood | 15 | 10 | 64 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 33 | 46 | 6.05 | 1.797 | |||
| Team Totals | 252 | 155 | 1390.2 | 75 | 79 | .487 | 5 | 345 | 442 | 3.66 | 1.389 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pie Traynor | 155 |
| At Bats | Lloyd Waner | 681 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lloyd Waner | 726 |
| Batting Average | Paul Waner | .322 |
| On-Base % | Paul Waner | .404 |
| Slugging % | Paul Waner | .453 |
| OPS | Paul Waner | .857 |
| Runs | George Grantham | 91 |
| Hits | Lloyd Waner | 214 |
| Total Bases | Lloyd Waner | 277 |
| Doubles | Pie Traynor | 37 |
| Triples | Pie Traynor | 15 |
| Home Runs | George Grantham | 10 |
| RBI | Pie Traynor | 103 |
| Walks | Paul Waner | 73 |
| Strikeouts | George Grantham | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | Adam Comorosky | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George Grantham | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Heinie Meine | 19 |
| Losses | Ray Kremer | 15 |
| Saves | Glenn Spencer | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Heinie Meine | .594 |
| ERA | Heinie Meine | 2.98 |
| WHIP | Heinie Meine | 1.285 |
| Innings Pitched | Heinie Meine | 284 |
| Games | Larry French | 39 |
| Games Started | Heinie Meine | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Larry French | 73 |
| Complete Games | Heinie Meine | 22 |
| Shutouts | Heinie Meine | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Heinie Meine | 1202 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Larry French | 100 |
| Hits Allowed | Larry French | 301 |
| Walks Allowed | Heinie Meine | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Erv Brame | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Glenn Spencer | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Heinie Meine | 7 |



