The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball . That year, the Pirates won the National League pennant , which was their second in three years and their last until 1960 . The team included five future Hall of Famers : Paul Waner , Lloyd Waner , Pie Traynor , Kiki Cuyler , and 20-year-old rookie Joe Cronin (who played just 12 games).
In the World Series , however, Pittsburgh was no match for the New York Yankees . They were swept in four games.
Regular season [ edit ] Paul Waner had one of his best seasons en route to being voted NL MVP. His .380 batting average and 131 RBI paced the entire circuit. Younger brother Lloyd and Traynor finished third and fifth in the batting race, respectively. Pitcher Ray Kremer won the ERA title on his way to a 19–8 record.
Season standings [ edit ]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1927 National League Records
Sources:
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Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston —
12–10
7–15
4–18
7–15
14–8
9–13–1
7–15
Brooklyn 10–12
—
7–15
11–10
10–12–1
11–11
8–14
8–14
Chicago 15–7
15–7
—
14–8
10–12
13–9
9–13
9–12
Cincinnati 18–4
10–11
8–14
—
7–15
16–6
8–14
8–14
New York 15–7
12–10–1
12–10
15–7
—
15–7
11–11
12–10
Philadelphia 8–14
11–11
9–13
6–16
7–15
—
7–15–1
3–19
Pittsburgh 13–9–1
14–8
13–9
14–8
11–11
15–7–1
—
14–8
St. Louis 15–7
14–8
12–9
14–8
10–12
19–3
8–14
—
Opening Day lineup [ edit ] Notable transactions [ edit ]
1927 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] 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
Cuyler, Kiki Kiki Cuyler 85
285
88
.309
3
31
Smith, Earl Earl Smith 66
189
51
.270
5
25
Rhyne, Hal Hal Rhyne 62
168
46
.274
0
17
Spencer, Roy Roy Spencer 38
92
26
.283
0
13
Comorosky, Adam Adam Comorosky 18
61
14
.230
0
4
Groh, Heinie Heinie Groh 14
35
10
.286
0
3
Cronin, Joe Joe Cronin 12
22
5
.227
0
3
Brickell, Fred Fred Brickell 32
21
6
.286
1
4
Cuyler, Kiki Kiki Cuyler 6
7
1
.143
0
3
Layne, Herman Herman Layne 11
6
0
.000
0
0
Bartell, Dick Dick Bartell 1
2
0
.000
0
0
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors [ edit ] League top five finishers [ edit ] Carmen Hill
Ray Kremer
Lee Meadows
NL leader in complete games (25)
Pie Traynor
#5 in NL in batting average (.342)
Lloyd Waner
NL leader in runs scored (133)
#3 in NL in batting average (.355)
Paul Waner
NL leader in batting average (.380)
NL leader in RBI (131)
NL leader in triples (18)
#2 in NL in on-base percentage (.437)
#2 in NL in doubles (42)
#4 in NL in runs scored (114)
#4 in NL in slugging percentage (.549)
1927 World Series [ edit ] October 5, 1927 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York (A) 1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
5 6 1
Pittsburgh (N)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
4 9 2
W : Waite Hoyt (1–0) L : Ray Kremer (0–1), S : Wilcy Moore (1)
October 6, 1927 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
New York (A) 0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
6 11 0
Pittsburgh (N)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2 7 2
W : George Pipgras (1–0) L : Vic Aldridge (0–1)
October 7, 1927 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Pittsburgh (N)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1 3 1
New York (A) 2
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
x
8 9 0
W : Herb Pennock (1–0) L : Lee Meadows (0–1)
HR : NYY – Babe Ruth (1)
October 8, 1927 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Pittsburgh (N)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3 10 1
New York (A) 1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
4 12 2
W : Wilcy Moore (1–0) L : John Miljus (0–1)
HR : NYY – Babe Ruth (2)
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