1926 Pittsburgh Pirates

84-69 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates went 84-69 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 769 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Kiki Cuyler (8 HR, 92 RBI) and Ray Kremer (20-6, 2.61 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

84 Wins
69 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
769 R 689 RA
Diff +80

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769 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
784K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 NL Average

Batting Avg .285 2% above the 1926 league average (.279)
OBP .342 1% above the 1926 league average (.338)
SLG .395 3% above the 1926 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.67 4% better than the 1926 league average (3.83)
Runs Scored 769 10% above the 1926 league average (702 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 784,489
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Avg per Game 9,930

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Earl Smith 0.346 2 Fred Brickell 0.345 3 Paul Waner 0.336 4 Kiki Cuyler 0.321 5 George Grantham 0.318

Home Runs

1 Kiki Cuyler 8 2 George Grantham 8 3 Paul Waner 8 4 Glenn Wright 8 5 Pie Traynor 3

RBI

1 Kiki Cuyler 92 2 Pie Traynor 92 3 Paul Waner 79 4 Glenn Wright 77 5 George Grantham 70
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kiki Cuyler 157 614 113 197 31 15 8 92 50 66 35 0.321
Pie Traynor 152 574 83 182 25 17 3 92 38 14 8 0.317
Paul Waner 144 536 101 180 35 22 8 79 66 19 11 0.336
Glenn Wright 119 458 73 141 15 15 8 77 19 26 6 0.308
George Grantham 141 449 66 143 27 13 8 70 60 42 6 0.318
Hal Rhyne 109 366 46 92 14 3 2 39 35 21 1 0.251
Max Carey 86 324 46 72 14 5 0 28 30 14 10 0.222
Earl Smith 105 292 29 101 17 2 2 46 28 7 1 0.346
Johnny Gooch 86 218 19 59 15 1 1 42 20 14 1 0.271
Clyde Barnhart 76 203 26 39 3 0 0 10 23 13 1 0.192
Johnny Rawlings 61 181 27 42 6 0 0 20 14 10 3 0.232
Eddie Moore 43 132 19 30 8 1 0 19 12 6 3 0.227
Stuffy McInnis 47 127 12 38 6 1 0 13 7 3 1 0.299
Lee Meadows 36 88 11 20 0 0 0 9 2 5 0 0.227
Joe Cronin 38 83 9 22 2 2 0 11 6 15 0 0.265
Ray Kremer 37 83 14 21 4 1 1 14 1 20 0 0.253
Emil Yde 43 74 11 17 5 2 0 4 5 7 0 0.230
Vic Aldridge 30 71 8 16 1 1 0 7 0 6 1 0.225
Carson Bigbee 42 68 15 15 3 1 2 4 3 0 2 0.221
Walter Mueller 19 62 8 15 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0.242
Fred Brickell 24 55 11 19 3 1 0 4 3 6 0 0.345
Bullet Joe Bush 28 49 5 13 4 0 1 7 1 10 0 0.265
Roy Spencer 28 43 5 17 3 0 0 4 1 0 0 0.395
Johnny Morrison 26 39 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.077
Don Songer 35 38 3 4 0 1 0 2 3 4 0 0.105
Carmen Hill 6 17 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.176
Eddie Murphy 16 17 3 2 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.118
Adam Comorosky 8 15 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0.267
Babe Adams 19 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.222
Red Oldham 17 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.222
Tom Sheehan 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.111
Lou Koupal 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Chet Nichols 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Roy Mahaffey 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bernard Culloton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Ray Kremer 2.61 2 Bullet Joe Bush 3.01 3 Don Songer 3.13 4 Johnny Morrison 3.38 5 Carmen Hill 3.40

Wins

1 Ray Kremer 20 2 Lee Meadows 20 3 Vic Aldridge 10 4 Emil Yde 8 5 Don Songer 7

Strikeouts

1 Ray Kremer 74 2 Vic Aldridge 61 3 Lee Meadows 54 4 Johnny Morrison 39 5 Bullet Joe Bush 38
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Kremer 20 6 2.61 37 26 5 231.1 221 67 51 74
Lee Meadows 20 9 3.97 36 31 0 226.2 254 100 52 54
Vic Aldridge 10 13 4.07 30 26 1 190.0 204 86 73 61
Emil Yde 8 7 3.65 37 22 0 187.1 181 76 81 34
Don Songer 7 8 3.13 35 14 2 126.1 118 44 52 27
Johnny Morrison 6 8 3.38 26 13 2 122.1 119 46 44 39
Bullet Joe Bush 6 6 3.01 19 11 3 110.2 97 37 35 38
Red Oldham 2 2 5.62 17 2 2 41.2 56 26 18 16
Carmen Hill 3 3 3.40 6 6 0 39.2 42 15 9 8
Babe Adams 2 3 6.14 19 0 3 36.2 51 25 8 7
Tom Sheehan 0 2 6.68 9 4 0 31.0 36 23 12 16
Lou Koupal 0 2 3.20 6 2 0 19.2 22 7 8 7
Chet Nichols 0 0 8.22 3 0 0 7.2 13 7 5 2
Roy Mahaffey 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 4.2 5 0 1 3
Bernard Culloton 0 0 7.36 4 0 0 3.2 3 3 6 1

👥 Roster (35)

Babe Adams Vic Aldridge Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Fred Brickell Bullet Joe Bush Max Carey Adam Comorosky Joe Cronin Bernard Culloton Kiki Cuyler Johnny Gooch +23 more

35 players

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The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 84-69 record (.549) put the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates 3rd in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 769 runs and allowed 689, a run differential of +80. The team batting average of .285 was 2% above the 1926 league mark of .279. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.67 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.83. The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the average club by 10% (769 against 702).

The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 784,489 in attendance, about 9,930 a game. Kiki Cuyler led the club in home runs with 8. Ray Kremer led the pitchers with 20 wins. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club. The 1925 season and the 1927 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 84-69 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Kiki Cuyler led the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates with 8 home runs.
What was the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kiki Cuyler (8 HR, 92 RBI) and Ray Kremer (20-6, 2.61 ERA).
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