1930 Pittsburgh Pirates

80-74 • .519 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates went 80-74 (.519) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 891 runs, allowed 928, and played home games at Forbes Field. Team leaders included George Grantham (18 HR, 99 RBI) and Ray Kremer (20-12, 5.02 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

80 Wins
74 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
891 R 928 RA
Diff -37

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891 Runs Scored
928 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
404K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 NL Average

Batting Avg .303 equal to the 1930 league average (.303)
OBP .364 1% above the 1930 league average (.360)
SLG .449 equal to the 1930 league average (.447)
Team ERA 5.24 5% worse than the 1930 league average (4.97)
Runs Scored 891 1% above the 1930 league average (878 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumForbes Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 404,000
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Avg per Game 5,246

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Paul Waner 0.368 2 Pie Traynor 0.366 3 Lloyd Waner 0.362 4 Erv Brame 0.353 5 Jim Mosolf 0.333

Home Runs

1 George Grantham 18 2 Gus Suhr 17 3 Adam Comorosky 12 4 Pie Traynor 9 5 Paul Waner 8

RBI

1 Adam Comorosky 119 2 Pie Traynor 119 3 Gus Suhr 107 4 George Grantham 99 5 Paul Waner 77
1930 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Adam Comorosky 152 597 112 187 47 23 12 119 51 33 14 0.313
Paul Waner 145 589 117 217 32 18 8 77 57 18 18 0.368
George Grantham 146 552 120 179 34 14 18 99 81 66 5 0.324
Gus Suhr 151 542 93 155 26 14 17 107 80 56 11 0.286
Pie Traynor 130 497 90 182 22 11 9 119 48 19 7 0.366
Dick Bartell 129 475 69 152 32 13 4 75 39 34 8 0.320
Rollie Hemsley 104 324 45 82 19 6 2 45 22 21 3 0.253
Lloyd Waner 68 260 32 94 8 3 1 36 5 5 3 0.362
Fred Brickell 68 219 36 65 9 3 1 14 15 20 3 0.297
Al Bool 78 216 30 56 12 4 7 46 25 29 0 0.259
Charlie Engle 67 216 34 57 10 1 0 15 22 20 1 0.264
Ira Flagstead 44 156 21 39 7 4 2 21 17 9 1 0.250
Erv Brame 50 116 20 41 5 0 3 22 0 2 0 0.353
Ray Kremer 39 102 8 16 5 0 1 7 2 39 0 0.157
Larry French 42 91 11 22 3 1 0 13 3 17 0 0.242
Glenn Spencer 41 53 3 6 0 1 0 3 1 17 0 0.113
Jim Mosolf 40 51 16 17 2 1 0 9 8 7 0 0.333
Denny Sothern 17 51 4 9 4 0 1 4 3 4 2 0.176
Heinie Meine 20 41 3 5 2 0 0 1 2 11 0 0.122
Steve Swetonic 23 36 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.111
Gus Dugas 9 31 8 9 2 0 0 1 7 4 0 0.290
Charlie Hargreaves 11 31 4 7 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.226
Ben Sankey 13 30 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.167
Leon Chagnon 18 20 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Spades Wood 9 20 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.250
Jesse Petty 10 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.083
Stu Clarke 4 9 2 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.444
Ralph Erickson 7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Howard Groskloss 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Percy Jones 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Andy Bednar 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marty Lang 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lil Stoner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bernie Walter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Larry French 4.36 2 Steve Swetonic 4.47 3 Erv Brame 4.70 4 Ray Kremer 5.02 5 Spades Wood 5.12

Wins

1 Ray Kremer 20 2 Erv Brame 17 3 Larry French 17 4 Glenn Spencer 8 5 Heinie Meine 6

Strikeouts

1 Larry French 90 2 Glenn Spencer 60 3 Ray Kremer 58 4 Erv Brame 55 5 Steve Swetonic 35
1930 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ray Kremer 20 12 5.02 39 38 0 276.0 366 154 63 58
Larry French 17 18 4.36 42 35 1 274.2 325 133 89 90
Erv Brame 17 8 4.70 32 29 1 235.2 291 123 56 55
Glenn Spencer 8 9 5.40 41 10 4 156.2 185 94 63 60
Heinie Meine 6 8 6.14 20 16 1 117.1 168 80 44 18
Steve Swetonic 6 6 4.47 23 6 5 96.2 107 48 27 35
Leon Chagnon 0 3 6.82 18 4 0 62.0 92 47 23 27
Spades Wood 4 3 5.12 9 7 0 58.0 61 33 32 23
Jesse Petty 1 6 8.27 10 7 1 41.1 67 38 13 16
Percy Jones 0 1 6.63 9 2 0 19.0 26 14 11 3
Ralph Erickson 1 0 7.07 7 0 0 14.0 21 11 10 2
Lil Stoner 0 0 4.76 5 0 0 5.2 7 3 3 1
Marty Lang 0 0 54.00 2 0 0 1.2 9 10 3 2
Andy Bednar 0 0 27.00 2 0 0 1.1 4 4 1 1
Bernie Walter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1
Jim Mosolf 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 1 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Dick Bartell Andy Bednar Al Bool Erv Brame Fred Brickell Leon Chagnon Stu Clarke Adam Comorosky Gus Dugas Charlie Engle Ralph Erickson Ira Flagstead +22 more

34 players

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The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1930 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 80-74 mark (.519) and finished 5th in the NL. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 891 runs and allowed 928, a run differential of -37. Pitchers allowed 5.24 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.97. Measured against the 878-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. Home games were played at Forbes Field, where 404,000 fans came through the gates.

George Grantham led the club in home runs with 18. Adam Comorosky led in RBI with 119. Paul Waner collected the most hits, 217. Ray Kremer was the top winner, with 20 victories. The strikeout leader was Larry French with 90. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 80-74 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
George Grantham led the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates with 18 home runs.
What was the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 5.24.
Did the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Forbes Field.
Who led the 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Grantham (18 HR, 99 RBI) and Ray Kremer (20-12, 5.02 ERA).
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