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1927 Pittsburgh Pirates

94-60 • .610 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates went 94-60 (.610) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 817 runs, allowed 659, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included Paul Waner (9 HR, 131 RBI) and Carmen Hill (22-11, 3.24 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

94 Wins
60 Losses
.610 Win %
1st Rank
817 R 659 RA
Diff +158

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⚡ Quick Stats

817 Runs Scored
659 Runs Allowed
+158 Run Diff
860K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 NL Average

Batting Avg .305 8% above the 1927 league average (.281)
OBP .360 7% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .412 7% above the 1927 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.66 7% better than the 1927 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 817 16% above the 1927 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 860,939
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Avg per Game 10,897

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Paul Waner 0.380 2 Lloyd Waner 0.355 3 Pie Traynor 0.342 4 Joe Harris 0.326 5 Clyde Barnhart 0.319

Home Runs

1 Paul Waner 9 2 Glenn Wright 9 3 George Grantham 8 4 Joe Harris 5 5 Earl Smith 5

RBI

1 Paul Waner 131 2 Pie Traynor 106 3 Glenn Wright 105 4 Joe Harris 73 5 George Grantham 66
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lloyd Waner 150 629 133 223 17 6 2 27 37 23 14 0.355
Paul Waner 155 623 114 237 42 18 9 131 60 14 5 0.380
Pie Traynor 149 573 93 196 32 9 5 106 22 11 11 0.342
Glenn Wright 143 570 78 160 26 4 9 105 39 46 4 0.281
George Grantham 151 531 96 162 33 11 8 66 74 39 9 0.305
Joe Harris 129 411 57 134 27 9 5 73 48 19 0 0.326
Clyde Barnhart 108 360 65 115 23 4 3 54 37 19 2 0.319
Johnny Gooch 101 291 22 75 17 2 2 48 19 21 0 0.258
Kiki Cuyler 85 285 60 88 13 7 3 31 37 36 20 0.309
Earl Smith 66 189 16 51 3 1 5 25 21 11 0 0.270
Hal Rhyne 62 168 21 46 5 0 0 17 14 9 0 0.274
Lee Meadows 40 115 3 18 0 1 0 6 4 20 0 0.157
Carmen Hill 44 104 10 22 3 3 0 10 5 30 0 0.212
Vic Aldridge 35 96 5 21 5 0 0 9 1 3 0 0.219
Roy Spencer 38 92 9 26 3 1 0 13 3 3 0 0.283
Ray Kremer 35 83 3 14 1 0 2 10 2 19 0 0.169
Adam Comorosky 18 61 5 14 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0.230
Heinie Groh 14 35 2 10 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.286
Johnny Miljus 19 28 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 0.179
Joe Dawson 20 25 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Joe Cronin 12 22 2 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.227
Fred Brickell 32 21 6 6 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0.286
Mike Cvengros 23 19 2 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.158
Emil Yde 23 18 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.167
Johnny Morrison 21 13 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.154
Chet Nichols 8 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.111
Ed Sicking 6 7 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.143
Herman Layne 11 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Bullet Joe Bush 7 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.600
Roy Mahaffey 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.400
Dick Bartell 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Don Songer 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Red Peery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Johnny Miljus 1.90 2 Ray Kremer 2.47 3 Carmen Hill 3.24 4 Mike Cvengros 3.35 5 Lee Meadows 3.40

Wins

1 Carmen Hill 22 2 Ray Kremer 19 3 Lee Meadows 19 4 Vic Aldridge 15 5 Johnny Miljus 8

Strikeouts

1 Carmen Hill 95 2 Vic Aldridge 86 3 Lee Meadows 84 4 Ray Kremer 63 5 Johnny Miljus 24
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lee Meadows 19 10 3.40 40 38 0 299.1 315 113 66 84
Carmen Hill 22 11 3.24 43 31 3 277.2 260 100 80 95
Vic Aldridge 15 10 4.25 35 34 1 239.1 248 113 74 86
Ray Kremer 19 8 2.47 35 28 2 226.0 205 62 53 63
Joe Dawson 3 7 4.46 20 7 0 80.2 80 40 32 17
Johnny Miljus 8 3 1.90 19 6 0 75.2 62 16 17 24
Mike Cvengros 2 1 3.35 23 4 1 53.2 55 20 24 21
Johnny Morrison 3 2 4.19 21 2 3 53.2 63 25 21 21
Emil Yde 1 3 9.71 9 2 0 29.2 45 32 15 9
Chet Nichols 0 3 5.86 8 0 0 27.2 34 18 17 9
Roy Mahaffey 1 0 7.71 2 1 0 9.1 9 8 9 4
Bullet Joe Bush 1 2 13.50 5 3 0 6.2 14 10 5 1
Don Songer 0 0 11.57 2 0 0 4.2 10 6 4 1
Red Peery 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to NYA 4-0

👥 Roster (33)

Vic Aldridge Clyde Barnhart Dick Bartell Fred Brickell Bullet Joe Bush Adam Comorosky Joe Cronin Kiki Cuyler Mike Cvengros Joe Dawson Johnny Gooch George Grantham +21 more

33 players

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The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1927 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 94-60 mark (.610) and finished 1st in the NL. The club won the pennant. The run column shows 817 for and 659 against. The team batting average of .305 was 8% above the 1927 league mark of .281. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.66 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92.

Measured against the 706-run league average, the offense was 16% ahead. The home park, Forbes Field, recorded 860,939 in attendance, about 10,897 a game. Paul Waner led the club in home runs with 9. Carmen Hill led the pitchers with 22 wins. In the World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost to NYA 4-0. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 94-60 (.610 win pct).
How did the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates finish?
The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Paul Waner led the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 home runs.
What was the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.66.
Did the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
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