1929 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Forbes Field | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1] | |
Owners | Barney Dreyfuss | |
Managers | Jewel Ens | |
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The 1929 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 48th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 43rd in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the league standings with a record of 88–65.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 98 | 54 | .645 | — | 52–25 | 46–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 65 | .575 | 10½ | 45–31 | 43–34 |
New York Giants | 84 | 67 | .556 | 13½ | 39–37 | 45–30 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 74 | .513 | 20 | 43–32 | 35–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | .464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 83 | .458 | 28½ | 42–35 | 28–48 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 88 | .429 | 33 | 38–39 | 28–49 |
Boston Braves | 56 | 98 | .364 | 43 | 34–43 | 22–55 |
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–7 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10–1 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 3–19 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 7–14 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 16–5 | 13–8 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 17–5 | 13–9 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 5–16 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–15–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 6–16–1 | — |
1929 Game Log: 88–65 (Home: 45–31; Away: 43–34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 4–6 (Home: 1–2; Away: 3–4)
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May: 19–8 (Home: 7–3; Away: 12–5)
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June: 17–11 (Home: 10–7; Away: 7–4)
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July: 18–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 11–4)
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August: 13–16 (Home: 8–4; Away: 5–12)
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September: 15–12 (Home: 11–7; Away: 4–5)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Charlie Hargreaves | 102 | 328 | 88 | .268 | 1 | 44 |
1B | Earl Sheely | 139 | 485 | 142 | .293 | 6 | 88 |
2B | George Grantham | 110 | 349 | 107 | .307 | 12 | 90 |
SS | Dick Bartell | 143 | 610 | 184 | .302 | 2 | 57 |
3B | Pie Traynor | 130 | 540 | 192 | .356 | 4 | 108 |
OF | Lloyd Waner | 151 | 662 | 234 | .353 | 5 | 74 |
OF | Paul Waner | 151 | 596 | 200 | .336 | 15 | 100 |
OF | Adam Comorosky | 127 | 473 | 152 | .321 | 6 | 97 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Rollie Hemsley | 88 | 235 | 68 | .289 | 0 | 37 |
Sparky Adams | 74 | 196 | 51 | .260 | 0 | 11 |
Stu Clarke | 57 | 178 | 47 | .264 | 2 | 21 |
Fred Brickell | 60 | 118 | 37 | .314 | 0 | 17 |
Cobe Jones | 25 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 0 | 4 |
Ira Flagstead | 26 | 50 | 14 | .280 | 0 | 6 |
Bob Linton | 17 | 18 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Riconda | 8 | 15 | 7 | .467 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Mosolf | 8 | 13 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Stroner | 6 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
Ben Sankey | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
John O'Connell | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Windle | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mel Ingram | 3 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Burleigh Grimes | 33 | 232.2 | 17 | 7 | 3.13 | 62 |
Erv Brame | 37 | 229.2 | 16 | 11 | 4.55 | 68 |
Ray Kremer | 34 | 221.2 | 18 | 10 | 4.26 | 66 |
Leon Chagnon | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jesse Petty | 36 | 184.1 | 11 | 10 | 3.71 | 58 |
Steve Swetonic | 41 | 143.2 | 8 | 10 | 4.82 | 35 |
Larry French | 30 | 123.0 | 7 | 5 | 4.90 | 49 |
Heinie Meine | 22 | 108.0 | 7 | 6 | 4.50 | 19 |
Carmen Hill | 27 | 79.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.99 | 28 |
Fred Fussell | 21 | 39.2 | 2 | 2 | 8.62 | 18 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Joe Dawson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 2 |
Ralph Erickson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |
Lee Meadows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
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