1928 Pittsburgh Pirates

85-67 • .559 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates went 85-67 (.559) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 837 runs, allowed 704, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included George Grantham (10 HR, 85 RBI) and Burleigh Grimes (25-14, 2.99 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
67 Losses
.559 Win %
4th Rank
837 R 704 RA
Diff +133

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837 Runs Scored
704 Runs Allowed
+133 Run Diff
503K Attendance

📈 vs. 1928 NL Average

Batting Avg .308 10% above the 1928 league average (.281)
OBP .363 6% above the 1928 league average (.344)
SLG .420 6% above the 1928 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.95 1% better than the 1928 league average (3.99)
Runs Scored 837 16% above the 1928 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 503,550
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Avg per Game 6,539

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1928

Batting Avg

1 Paul Waner 0.370 2 Pie Traynor 0.337 3 Lloyd Waner 0.335 4 George Grantham 0.323 5 Fred Brickell 0.322

Home Runs

1 George Grantham 10 2 Glenn Wright 8 3 Paul Waner 6 4 Pete Scott 5 5 Lloyd Waner 5

RBI

1 Pie Traynor 124 2 Paul Waner 86 3 George Grantham 85 4 Glenn Wright 66 5 Lloyd Waner 61
1928 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lloyd Waner 152 659 121 221 22 14 5 61 40 13 8 0.335
Paul Waner 152 602 142 223 50 19 6 86 77 16 6 0.370
Pie Traynor 144 569 91 192 38 12 3 124 28 10 12 0.337
Sparky Adams 135 539 91 149 14 6 0 38 64 18 8 0.276
George Grantham 124 440 93 142 24 9 10 85 59 37 9 0.323
Glenn Wright 108 407 63 126 20 8 8 66 21 53 3 0.310
Charlie Hargreaves 79 260 15 74 8 2 1 32 12 9 1 0.285
Dick Bartell 72 233 27 71 8 4 1 36 21 18 4 0.305
Fred Brickell 81 202 34 65 4 4 3 41 20 18 5 0.322
Clyde Barnhart 61 196 18 58 6 2 4 30 11 9 3 0.296
Pete Scott 60 177 33 55 10 4 5 33 18 14 1 0.311
Adam Comorosky 51 176 22 52 6 3 2 34 15 6 1 0.295
Rollie Hemsley 50 133 14 36 2 3 0 18 4 10 1 0.271
Burleigh Grimes 48 131 17 42 8 1 0 16 4 15 1 0.321
Carmen Hill 36 86 5 20 0 3 0 13 2 16 0 0.233
Earl Smith 32 85 8 21 6 0 2 11 11 7 0 0.247
Johnny Gooch 31 80 7 19 2 1 0 5 3 6 0 0.237
Ray Kremer 34 78 4 14 3 0 0 9 7 29 0 0.179
Fred Fussell 28 58 4 7 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0.121
Erv Brame 35 49 6 13 4 0 1 11 4 3 0 0.265
Joe Dawson 31 43 4 12 2 1 0 3 4 6 0 0.279
Eddie Mulligan 27 43 4 10 2 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.233
Mack Hillis 11 36 6 9 2 3 1 7 0 6 1 0.250
Johnny Miljus 21 26 4 8 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.308
Joe Harris 16 23 2 9 2 1 0 2 4 2 0 0.391
Bill Burwell 4 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Homer Blankenship 5 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Les Bartholomew 6 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Walt Tauscher 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Lee Meadows 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Cobe Jones 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
John O'Connell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glenn Spencer 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elmer Tutwiler 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Windle 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1928

ERA

1 Burleigh Grimes 2.99 2 Joe Dawson 3.29 3 Carmen Hill 3.53 4 Fred Fussell 3.61 5 Ray Kremer 4.64

Wins

1 Burleigh Grimes 25 2 Carmen Hill 16 3 Ray Kremer 15 4 Fred Fussell 8 5 Erv Brame 7

Strikeouts

1 Burleigh Grimes 97 2 Carmen Hill 73 3 Ray Kremer 61 4 Fred Fussell 43 5 Joe Dawson 36
1928 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Burleigh Grimes 25 14 2.99 48 37 3 330.2 311 110 77 97
Carmen Hill 16 10 3.53 36 31 2 237.0 229 93 81 73
Ray Kremer 15 13 4.64 34 31 0 219.0 253 113 68 61
Fred Fussell 8 9 3.61 28 20 1 159.2 183 64 41 43
Joe Dawson 7 7 3.29 31 7 3 128.2 116 47 56 36
Erv Brame 7 4 5.08 24 11 0 95.2 110 54 44 22
Johnny Miljus 5 7 5.30 21 10 1 69.2 90 41 33 26
Walt Tauscher 0 0 4.91 17 0 1 29.1 28 16 12 7
Les Bartholomew 0 0 7.15 6 0 0 22.2 31 18 9 6
Homer Blankenship 0 2 5.82 5 2 0 21.2 27 14 9 6
Bill Burwell 1 0 5.23 4 1 0 20.2 18 12 8 2
Lee Meadows 1 1 8.10 4 2 0 10.0 18 9 5 3
Glenn Spencer 0 0 1.59 4 0 0 5.2 4 1 3 2
Elmer Tutwiler 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 4 2 0 1

👥 Roster (35)

Sparky Adams Clyde Barnhart Dick Bartell Les Bartholomew Homer Blankenship Erv Brame Fred Brickell Bill Burwell Adam Comorosky Joe Dawson Fred Fussell Johnny Gooch +23 more

35 players

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The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 85-67, a .559 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. Runs came in at 837 scored against 704 allowed (+133). The team batting average of .308 was 10% above the 1928 league mark of .281. The staff ERA of 3.95 was 1% better than the league average of 3.99. The 837 runs scored compare with a league average of 721 per club, 16% more.

Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 503,550 fans came through the gates. George Grantham led the club in home runs with 10. The RBI leader was Pie Traynor, with 124. Paul Waner collected the most hits, 223. Burleigh Grimes led the pitchers with 25 wins. The roster section lists 35 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 85-67 (.559 win pct).
Who led the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
George Grantham led the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates with 10 home runs.
What was the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1928 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Grantham (10 HR, 85 RBI) and Burleigh Grimes (25-14, 2.99 ERA).
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