1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 1927 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss | |
| Manager(s) | Donie Bush | |
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The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. That year, the Pirates won the National League pennant, which was their second in three years and their last until 1960. The team included five future Hall of Famers: Paul Waner, Lloyd Waner, Pie Traynor, Kiki Cuyler, and 20-year-old rookie Joe Cronin (who played just 12 games).
In the World Series, however, Pittsburgh was no match for the New York Yankees. They were swept in four games.
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Regular season
Paul Waner had one of his best seasons en route to being voted NL MVP. His .380 batting average and 131 RBI paced the entire circuit. Younger brother Lloyd and Traynor finished third and fifth in the batting race, respectively. Pitcher Ray Kremer won the ERA title on his way to a 19-8 record.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 60 | -- | .610 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 1.5 | .601 |
| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 2 | .597 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 68 | 8.5 | .556 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | 18.5 | .490 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 65 | 88 | 28.5 | .425 |
| Boston Braves | 60 | 94 | 34 | .390 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 103 | 43 | .331 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased from the Pirates by the New York Giants.[1]
Roster
| 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Johnny Gooch | 101 | 291 | 75 | .258 | 2 | 48 |
| 1B | Joe Harris | 129 | 411 | 134 | .326 | 5 | 73 |
| 2B | George Grantham | 151 | 531 | 162 | .305 | 8 | 66 |
| SS | Glenn Wright | 143 | 570 | 160 | .281 | 9 | 105 |
| 3B | Pie Traynor | 149 | 573 | 196 | .342 | 5 | 106 |
| OF | Lloyd Waner | 150 | 629 | 223 | .355 | 2 | 27 |
| OF | Paul Waner | 155 | 623 | 237 | .380 | 9 | 131 |
| OF | Clyde Barnhart | 108 | 360 | 115 | .319 | 3 | 154 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Kiki Cuyler | 85 | 285 | 88 | .309 | 3 | 31 |
| Earl Smith | 66 | 189 | 51 | .270 | 5 | 25 |
| Hal Rhyne | 62 | 168 | 46 | .274 | 0 | 17 |
| Roy Spencer | 38 | 92 | 26 | .283 | 0 | 13 |
| Adam Comorosky | 18 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 4 |
| Heinie Groh | 14 | 35 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Cronin | 12 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Brickell | 32 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 1 | 4 |
| Kiki Cuyler | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
| Herman Layne | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Bartell | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Lee Meadows | 40 | 299.1 | 19 | 10 | 3.40 | 84 |
| Carmen Hill | 43 | 277.2 | 22 | 11 | 3.24 | 95 |
| Vic Aldridge | 35 | 239.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.25 | 86 |
| Ray Kremer | 35 | 226 | 19 | 8 | 2.47 | 63 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Joe Dawson | 20 | 80.2 | 3 | 7 | 4.46 | 17 |
| Johnny Miljus | 19 | 75.2 | 8 | 3 | 1.90 | 24 |
| Mike Cvengros | 23 | 53.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.35 | 21 |
| Emil Yde | 9 | 27.2 | 1 | 3 | 9.71 | 9 |
| Joe Bush | 5 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Roy Mahaffey | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Morrison | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.19 | 21 |
| Chet Nichols | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.86 | 9 |
| Don Songer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 |
| Red Peery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #3 in NL in wins (22)
- NL leader in ERA (2.47)
- NL leader in complete games (25)
- #5 in NL in batting average (.342)
- NL leader in runs scored (133)
- #3 in NL in batting average (.355)
- NL leader in batting average (.380)
- NL leader in RBI (131)
- NL leader in triples (18)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.437)
- #2 in NL in doubles (42)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (114)
- #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.549)
1927 World Series
Main article: 1927 World Series
Game 1
October 5, 1927 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh (N) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| W: Waite Hoyt (1-0) L: Ray Kremer (0-1), S: Wilcy Moore (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 6, 1927 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| W: George Pipgras (1-0) L: Vic Aldridge (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Game 3
October 7, 1927 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | x | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Herb Pennock (1-0) L: Lee Meadows (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (1) | ||||||||||||
Game 4
October 8, 1927 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Pittsburgh (N) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| W: Wilcy Moore (1-0) L: John Miljus (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (2) | ||||||||||||
References
External links
- 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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| Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1926 |
National League Championship Season 1927 |
Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1928 |
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