1924 Pittsburgh Pirates

90-63 • .588 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates went 90-63 (.588) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 588, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Kiki Cuyler (9 HR, 85 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (20-14, 3.28 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.

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📊 Season Record

90 Wins
63 Losses
.588 Win %
3rd Rank
724 R 588 RA
Diff +136

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724 Runs Scored
588 Runs Allowed
+136 Run Diff
723K Attendance

📈 vs. 1924 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 1% above the 1924 league average (.282)
OBP .336 equal to the 1924 league average (.336)
SLG .399 2% above the 1924 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.27 15% better than the 1924 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 724 4% above the 1924 league average (698 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 723,700
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Avg per Game 9,398

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1924

Batting Avg

1 Earl Smith 0.369 2 Eddie Moore 0.359 3 Kiki Cuyler 0.354 4 Wilbur Cooper 0.346 5 Max Carey 0.297

Home Runs

1 Kiki Cuyler 9 2 Max Carey 8 3 Glenn Wright 7 4 Pie Traynor 5 5 Earl Smith 4

RBI

1 Glenn Wright 111 2 Kiki Cuyler 85 3 Pie Traynor 82 4 Rabbit Maranville 71 5 Charlie Grimm 63
1924 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Glenn Wright 153 616 80 177 28 18 7 111 27 52 14 0.287
Max Carey 149 599 113 178 30 9 8 55 58 17 49 0.297
Rabbit Maranville 152 594 62 158 33 20 2 71 35 53 18 0.266
Pie Traynor 142 545 86 160 26 13 5 82 37 26 24 0.294
Charlie Grimm 151 542 53 156 25 12 2 63 37 22 3 0.288
Kiki Cuyler 117 466 94 165 27 16 9 85 30 62 32 0.354
Clyde Barnhart 102 344 49 95 6 11 3 51 30 17 8 0.276
Carson Bigbee 89 282 42 74 4 1 0 15 26 12 15 0.262
Johnny Gooch 70 224 26 65 6 5 0 25 16 12 1 0.290
Eddie Moore 72 209 47 75 8 4 2 13 27 12 6 0.359
Walter Schmidt 58 177 16 43 3 2 1 20 13 5 6 0.243
Earl Smith 39 111 12 41 10 1 4 21 13 4 2 0.369
Wilbur Cooper 38 104 11 36 5 2 0 15 5 8 2 0.346
Emil Yde 50 88 8 21 1 3 1 9 0 13 0 0.239
Ray Kremer 42 86 6 13 3 0 0 4 5 31 0 0.151
Lee Meadows 36 82 5 16 1 3 0 3 0 14 0 0.195
Johnny Morrison 41 77 3 13 4 1 0 2 1 14 0 0.169
Walter Mueller 30 50 6 13 1 1 0 8 4 4 1 0.260
Jeff Pfeffer 15 25 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.240
Cliff Knox 6 18 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.222
Arnie Stone 26 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.133
Babe Adams 9 11 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.182
Jewel Ens 5 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.300
Eppie Barnes 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Del Lundgren 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Johnny Rawlings 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Don Songer 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buckshot May 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddy Sale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Steineder 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1924

ERA

1 Babe Adams 1.13 2 Emil Yde 2.83 3 Arnie Stone 2.95 4 Jeff Pfeffer 3.07 5 Ray Kremer 3.19

Wins

1 Wilbur Cooper 20 2 Ray Kremer 18 3 Emil Yde 16 4 Lee Meadows 13 5 Johnny Morrison 11

Strikeouts

1 Johnny Morrison 85 2 Ray Kremer 64 3 Wilbur Cooper 62 4 Lee Meadows 61 5 Emil Yde 53
1924 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wilbur Cooper 20 14 3.28 38 35 1 268.2 296 98 40 62
Ray Kremer 18 10 3.19 41 30 1 259.1 262 92 51 64
Johnny Morrison 11 16 3.75 41 25 2 237.2 213 99 73 85
Lee Meadows 13 12 3.26 36 30 0 229.1 240 83 51 61
Emil Yde 16 3 2.83 33 22 0 194.0 171 61 62 53
Arnie Stone 4 2 2.95 26 2 0 64.0 57 21 15 7
Jeff Pfeffer 5 3 3.07 15 4 0 58.2 68 20 17 19
Babe Adams 3 1 1.13 9 3 0 39.2 31 5 3 5
Del Lundgren 0 1 6.48 8 1 0 16.2 25 12 3 4
Don Songer 0 0 6.75 4 1 1 9.1 14 7 3 3
Ray Steineder 0 1 13.50 5 0 0 2.2 6 4 5 0
Buckshot May 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 1
Freddy Sale 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (30)

Babe Adams Eppie Barnes Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Max Carey Wilbur Cooper Kiki Cuyler Jewel Ens Johnny Gooch Charlie Grimm Cliff Knox Ray Kremer +18 more

30 players

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The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates won 90 games and lost 63, ending up 3rd in the NL. With 724 runs scored and 588 given up, the 1924 differential was +136. The team batting average of .286 was 1% above the 1924 league mark of .282. The staff ERA of 3.27 was 15% better than the league average of 3.87. Measured against the 698-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

Forbes Field was home in 1924, drawing a total attendance of 723,700. The home run leader was Kiki Cuyler, who hit 9. The RBI leader was Glenn Wright, with 111. Max Carey collected the most hits, 178. The pitching staff's wins leader was Wilbur Cooper (20). Johnny Morrison struck out 85, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 90-63 (.588 win pct).
Who led the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Kiki Cuyler led the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 home runs.
What was the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.27.
Did the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kiki Cuyler (9 HR, 85 RBI) and Wilbur Cooper (20-14, 3.28 ERA).
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