1922 Pittsburgh Pirates

85-69 • .552 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates went 85-69 (.552) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 865 runs, allowed 736, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Reb Russell (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (23-14, 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

85 Wins
69 Losses
.552 Win %
3rd Rank
865 R 736 RA
Diff +129

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865 Runs Scored
736 Runs Allowed
+129 Run Diff
557K Attendance

📈 vs. 1922 NL Average

Batting Avg .307 5% above the 1922 league average (.292)
OBP .360 3% above the 1922 league average (.348)
SLG .418 4% above the 1922 league average (.404)
Team ERA 3.98 3% better than the 1922 league average (4.10)
Runs Scored 865 12% above the 1922 league average (774 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 557,000
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Avg per Game 7,141

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1922

Batting Avg

1 Reb Russell 0.368 2 Carson Bigbee 0.350 3 Cotton Tierney 0.345 4 Clyde Barnhart 0.330 5 Max Carey 0.329

Home Runs

1 Reb Russell 12 2 Max Carey 10 3 Cotton Tierney 7 4 Carson Bigbee 5 5 Wilbur Cooper 4

RBI

1 Carson Bigbee 99 2 Cotton Tierney 86 3 Pie Traynor 81 4 Charlie Grimm 76 5 Reb Russell 75
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rabbit Maranville 155 672 115 198 26 15 0 63 61 43 24 0.295
Max Carey 155 629 140 207 28 12 10 70 80 26 51 0.329
Carson Bigbee 150 614 113 215 29 15 5 99 56 13 24 0.350
Charlie Grimm 154 593 64 173 28 13 0 76 43 15 6 0.292
Pie Traynor 142 571 89 161 17 12 4 81 27 28 17 0.282
Cotton Tierney 122 441 58 152 26 14 7 86 22 40 7 0.345
Johnny Gooch 105 353 45 116 15 3 1 42 39 15 1 0.329
Reb Russell 60 220 51 81 14 8 12 75 14 18 4 0.368
Clyde Barnhart 75 209 30 69 7 5 1 38 25 7 3 0.330
Walter Schmidt 40 152 21 50 11 1 0 22 1 5 2 0.329
Jewel Ens 47 142 18 42 7 3 0 17 7 9 3 0.296
Ray Rohwer 53 129 19 38 6 3 3 22 10 17 1 0.295
Walter Mueller 32 122 21 33 5 1 2 18 5 7 1 0.270
Wilbur Cooper 41 108 18 29 5 1 4 15 6 6 0 0.269
Johnny Morrison 45 101 7 20 1 0 0 9 1 19 0 0.198
Johnny Mokan 31 89 9 23 3 1 0 8 9 3 0 0.258
Whitey Glazner 34 65 5 16 4 1 1 12 1 15 0 0.246
Earl Hamilton 33 58 2 9 2 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.155
Babe Adams 27 56 6 16 2 0 1 6 4 7 0 0.286
Hal Carlson 39 56 10 15 2 0 1 9 2 7 0 0.268
Jim Mattox 29 51 11 15 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 0.294
Bubber Jonnard 10 21 4 5 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 0.238
Moses Yellow Horse 28 19 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.316
Stuffy Stewart 3 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.154
Myrl Brown 7 11 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.273
Jack Hammond 9 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.273
Jake Miller 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.091
Tom Lovelace 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom McNamara 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Merewether 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Zinn 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kiki Cuyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bonnie Hollingsworth 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rip Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1922

ERA

1 Wilbur Cooper 3.18 2 Johnny Morrison 3.43 3 Babe Adams 3.57 4 Earl Hamilton 3.99 5 Whitey Glazner 4.38

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 23 2 Johnny Morrison 17 3 Whitey Glazner 11 4 Earl Hamilton 11 5 Hal Carlson 9

Strikeouts

1 Wilbur Cooper 129 2 Johnny Morrison 104 3 Whitey Glazner 77 4 Hal Carlson 64 5 Babe Adams 39
1922 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 23 14 3.18 41 37 0 294.2 330 104 61 129
Johnny Morrison 17 11 3.43 45 33 1 286.1 315 109 87 104
Whitey Glazner 11 12 4.38 34 26 1 193.0 238 94 52 77
Babe Adams 8 11 3.57 27 19 0 171.1 191 68 15 39
Earl Hamilton 11 7 3.99 33 14 2 160.0 183 71 40 34
Hal Carlson 9 12 5.70 39 18 2 145.1 193 92 58 64
Moses Yellow Horse 3 1 4.52 28 5 0 77.2 92 39 20 24
Myrl Brown 3 1 5.97 7 5 0 34.2 42 23 13 9
Bonnie Hollingsworth 0 0 7.90 9 0 0 13.2 17 12 8 7
Jimmy Zinn 0 0 1.86 5 0 1 9.2 11 2 2 3
Rip Wheeler 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0

👥 Roster (34)

Babe Adams Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Myrl Brown Max Carey Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Kiki Cuyler Jewel Ens Whitey Glazner Johnny Gooch Charlie Grimm +22 more

34 players

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The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 85 wins and 69 losses, good for 3rd in the NL. With 865 runs scored and 736 given up, the 1922 differential was +129. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .307, 5% better than the league's .292. The staff ERA of 3.98 was 3% better than the league average of 4.10. The 865 runs scored compare with a league average of 774 per club, 12% more.

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 557,000 in attendance, about 7,141 a game. The home run leader was Reb Russell, who hit 12. The RBI leader was Carson Bigbee, with 99. Wilbur Cooper led the pitchers with 23 wins. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 85-69 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Reb Russell led the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates with 12 home runs.
What was the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.98.
Did the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reb Russell (12 HR, 75 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (23-14, 3.18 ERA).
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