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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
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased from the Pirates by the New York Giants.[1]
Roster
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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 | Gooch, JohnnyJohnny Gooch | 101 | 291 | 75 | .258 | 2 | 48 |
1B | Harris, JoeJoe Harris | 129 | 411 | 134 | .326 | 5 | 73 |
2B | Grantham, GeorgeGeorge Grantham | 151 | 531 | 162 | .305 | 8 | 66 |
SS | Wright, GlennGlenn Wright | 143 | 570 | 160 | .281 | 9 | 105 |
3B | Traynor, PiePie Traynor | 149 | 573 | 196 | .342 | 5 | 106 |
OF | Waner, LloydLloyd Waner | 150 | 629 | 223 | .355 | 2 | 27 |
OF | Waner, PaulPaul Waner | 155 | 623 | 237 | .380 | 9 | 131 |
OF | Barnhart, ClydeClyde 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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Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler | 85 | 285 | 88 | .309 | 3 | 31 |
Smith, EarlEarl Smith | 66 | 189 | 51 | .270 | 5 | 25 |
Rhyne, HalHal Rhyne | 62 | 168 | 46 | .274 | 0 | 17 |
Spencer, RoyRoy Spencer | 38 | 92 | 26 | .283 | 0 | 13 |
Comorosky, AdamAdam Comorosky | 18 | 61 | 14 | .230 | 0 | 4 |
Groh, HeinieHeinie Groh | 14 | 35 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 3 |
Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin | 12 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 3 |
Brickell, FredFred Brickell | 32 | 21 | 6 | .286 | 1 | 4 |
Cuyler, KikiKiki Cuyler | 6 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 3 |
Layne, HermanHerman Layne | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bartell, DickDick 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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Meadows, LeeLee Meadows | 40 | 299.1 | 19 | 10 | 3.40 | 84 |
Hill, CarmenCarmen Hill | 43 | 277.2 | 22 | 11 | 3.24 | 95 |
Aldridge, VicVic Aldridge | 35 | 239.1 | 15 | 10 | 4.25 | 86 |
Kremer, RayRay 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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Dawson, JoeJoe Dawson | 20 | 80.2 | 3 | 7 | 4.46 | 17 |
Miljus, JohnnyJohnny Miljus | 19 | 75.2 | 8 | 3 | 1.90 | 24 |
Cvengros, MikeMike Cvengros | 23 | 53.1 | 2 | 1 | 3.35 | 21 |
Yde, EmilEmil Yde | 9 | 27.2 | 1 | 3 | 9.71 | 9 |
Bush, JoeJoe Bush | 5 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 13.50 | 1 |
Mahaffey, RoyRoy 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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Morrison, JohnnyJohnny Morrison | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.19 | 21 |
Nichols, ChetChet Nichols | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.86 | 9 |
Songer, DonDon Songer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 1 |
Peery, RedRed 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
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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