1895 Pittsburgh Pirates

71-61 • .538 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates went 71-61 (.538) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 815 runs, allowed 799, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Jake Stenzel (7 HR, 97 RBI) and Pink Hawley (31-22, 3.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

71 Wins
61 Losses
.538 Win %
7th Rank
815 R 799 RA
Diff +16

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815 Runs Scored
799 Runs Allowed
+16 Run Diff
198K Attendance

📈 vs. 1895 NL Average

Batting Avg .289 2% below the 1895 league average (.296)
OBP .351 3% below the 1895 league average (.361)
SLG .386 3% below the 1895 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.10 14% better than the 1895 league average (4.78)
Runs Scored 815 7% below the 1895 league average (876 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 198,972
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Avg per Game 2,969

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1895

Batting Avg

1 Jake Stenzel 0.371 2 Jake Beckley 0.328 3 Patsy Donovan 0.310 4 Pink Hawley 0.308 5 Joe Sugden 0.304

Home Runs

1 Jake Stenzel 7 2 Jake Beckley 5 3 Pink Hawley 5 4 Monte Cross 3 5 Frank Genins 2

RBI

1 Jake Beckley 111 2 Jake Stenzel 97 3 Elmer Smith 81 4 Lou Bierbauer 71 5 Patsy Donovan 59
1895 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jake Beckley 130 534 104 175 31 19 5 111 24 20 20 0.328
Patsy Donovan 126 522 115 162 18 6 1 59 48 19 36 0.310
Jake Stenzel 130 518 114 192 38 13 7 97 57 25 53 0.371
Elmer Smith 125 484 89 146 15 12 1 81 55 25 34 0.302
Lou Bierbauer 118 470 54 122 13 11 1 71 19 8 18 0.260
Monte Cross 109 397 67 101 14 13 3 54 38 38 39 0.254
Billy Clingman 107 386 69 99 16 4 0 45 41 43 19 0.256
Frank Genins 73 252 43 63 8 0 2 24 22 14 19 0.250
Bill Merritt 67 239 32 68 5 1 0 27 18 16 2 0.285
Pink Hawley 57 185 33 57 14 3 5 42 3 20 1 0.308
Joe Sugden 50 158 28 48 4 1 1 17 16 12 4 0.304
Bill Hart 36 106 8 25 5 2 0 11 1 12 1 0.236
Bill Stuart 19 77 5 19 3 0 0 10 2 6 2 0.247
Tom Kinslow 19 62 10 14 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0.226
Connie Mack 14 49 12 15 2 0 0 4 7 1 1 0.306
John Foreman 19 46 6 3 0 0 0 4 7 14 2 0.065
Frank Killen 14 38 7 13 0 1 0 5 6 7 2 0.342
Bill Niles 11 37 2 8 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 0.216
Jim Gardner 11 34 5 9 2 0 0 3 3 6 1 0.265
Sam Moran 11 26 5 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0.154
John Corcoran 6 20 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.150
Tom Colcolough 8 17 5 5 1 2 0 3 3 1 0 0.294
Harry Jordan 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Jake Hewitt 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Gus Weyhing 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Gussie Gannon 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Menefee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1895

ERA

1 Jim Gardner 2.64 2 Pink Hawley 3.18 3 John Foreman 3.22 4 Bill Hart 4.75 5 Frank Killen 5.49

Wins

1 Pink Hawley 31 2 Bill Hart 14 3 John Foreman 8 4 Jim Gardner 8 5 Frank Killen 5

Strikeouts

1 Pink Hawley 142 2 Bill Hart 85 3 John Foreman 54 4 Jim Gardner 31 5 Frank Killen 25
1895 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Pink Hawley 31 22 3.18 56 50 1 444.1 449 157 122 142
Bill Hart 14 17 4.75 36 29 1 261.2 293 138 135 85
John Foreman 8 6 3.22 19 16 2 139.2 131 50 64 54
Frank Killen 5 5 5.49 13 11 0 95.0 113 58 57 25
Jim Gardner 8 2 2.64 11 10 0 85.1 99 25 27 31
Sam Moran 2 4 7.47 10 6 0 62.2 78 52 51 19
Tom Colcolough 1 1 6.65 7 6 0 43.1 54 32 21 16
Harry Jordan 0 2 4.24 2 2 0 17.0 24 8 6 4
Jake Hewitt 1 0 4.15 4 2 2 13.0 13 6 2 4
Gus Weyhing 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 10 1 5 3
Gussie Gannon 0 0 1.80 1 0 0 5.0 7 1 2 0
Dave Wright 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 2.0 6 6 1 0
John Menefee 0 1 16.20 2 1 0 1.2 2 3 7 0

👥 Roster (28)

Jake Beckley Lou Bierbauer Billy Clingman Tom Colcolough John Corcoran Monte Cross Patsy Donovan John Foreman Gussie Gannon Jim Gardner Frank Genins Bill Hart +16 more

28 players

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The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates won 71 games and lost 61, ending up 7th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 815 runs and allowed 799, a run differential of +16. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .289, 2% worse than the league's .296. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 4.10 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.78. The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates scored 7% fewer runs than the average club (815 against 876).

Home games were played at Exposition Park, where 198,972 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Jake Stenzel, who hit 7. The RBI leader was Jake Beckley, with 111. The pitching staff's wins leader was Pink Hawley (31). The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 71-61 (.538 win pct).
Who led the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jake Stenzel led the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 home runs.
What was the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.10.
Did the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jake Stenzel (7 HR, 97 RBI) and Pink Hawley (31-22, 3.18 ERA).
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