1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season


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.
In the World Series, however, Pittsburgh was no match for the New York Yankees. They were swept in four games.

Regular season

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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Detailed records




MonthGamesWonLostWin %
April14866556
May24186164123
June251312176155
July321814152129
August261412129114
September3122912275
October21197
Total1549460817659

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C10129175.258248
1B129411134.326573
2B151531162.305866
SS143570160.2819105
3B149573196.3425106
OF150629223.355227
OF155623237.3809131
OF108360115.319354

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8528588.309331
6618951.270525
6216846.274017
389226.283013
186114.23004
143510.28603
12225.22703
32216.28614
671.14303
1160.00000
120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
40299.119103.4084
43277.222113.2495
35239.115104.2586
352261982.4763

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
2080.2374.4617
1975.2831.9024
2353.1213.3521
927.2139.719
56.21213.501
29.1107.714

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
233234.1921
80305.869
200011.571
10000.000

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Carmen Hill
Ray Kremer
Lee Meadows
Pie Traynor
Lloyd Waner
Paul Waner

Game 1

October 5, 1927, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 2

October 6, 1927, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 3

October 7, 1927, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

Game 4

October 8, 1927, at Yankee Stadium in New York City