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1927 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1926 Season 1928 Season

Record: 94-60-2, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost World Series (4-0) to New York Yankees

Manager: Donie Bush (94-60-2)

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 869,720 (2nd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 92-62, 817 Runs, 659 Runs Allowed

National League Pennant

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Vic Aldridge	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Oct 25, 1893	8	35	34	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$12,000
Clyde Barnhart	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Dec 29, 1895	8	108	92	108	94	0	0	0	0	0	0	94	0	0	94	16	0	2.5	$6,000
Dick Bartell	19	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Nov 22, 1907	1st	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$2,250
Fred Brickell	20	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Nov 9, 1906	2	32	1	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	18	12	0.0	$2,400
Bullet Joe Bush	34	us US	R	R	5' 9"	173	Nov 27, 1892	16	7	3	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.7	$12,500
Adam Comorosky	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	167	Dec 9, 1904	2	18	16	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	16	1	1	-0.3	$2,250
Joe Cronin HOF	20	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 12, 1906	2	12	4	12	10	0	0	1	7	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.1	$3,000
Kiki Cuyler HOF	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Aug 30, 1898	7	85	67	85	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	49	13	73	14	1	2.0	$11,000
Mike Cvengros	26	us US	L	L	5' 8"	159	Dec 1, 1900	5	23	4	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	$3,500
Joe Dawson	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	182	Mar 9, 1897	2	20	7	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$4,500
Johnny Gooch	29	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Nov 9, 1897	7	101	75	101	91	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.0	$7,000
George Grantham	27	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	May 20, 1900	6	151	145	151	151	0	0	30	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3.9	$9,000
Heinie Groh	37	us US	R	R	5' 8"	158	Sep 18, 1889	16	14	6	14	12	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0	$9,000
Joe Harris	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	May 20, 1891	9	129	116	129	119	0	0	116	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	13	0	2.7	$8,500
Carmen Hill	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 1, 1895	7	44	31	44	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.9
Ray Kremer	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 23, 1895	4	35	28	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8	$12,500
Herman Layne	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Feb 13, 1901	1st	11	1	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	8	-0.1	$3,750
Roy Mahaffey	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 9, 1904	2	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,100
Lee Meadows	32	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 12, 1894	13	40	38	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	$12,000
Johnny Miljus	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	178	Jun 30, 1895	5	19	6	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2	$5,400
Johnny Morrison	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	188	Oct 22, 1895	8	21	2	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$4,000
Chet Nichols	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	160	Jul 2, 1897	2	8	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$3,200
Red Peery	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	160	Aug 15, 1906	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Hal Rhyne	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	163	Mar 30, 1899	2	62	49	62	61	0	0	0	45	10	7	0	0	0	0	2	2	-0.3	$5,500
Ed Sicking	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Mar 30, 1897	5	7	2	7	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.1	$5,500
Earl Smith	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	180	Feb 14, 1897	9	67	59	67	61	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0	$10,000
Don Songer	28	us US	L	L	6' 0"	165	Jan 31, 1899	4	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4	$4,500
Roy Spencer	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	168	Feb 22, 1900	3	38	22	38	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.3	$4,000
Pie Traynor HOF	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Nov 11, 1898	8	149	147	149	148	0	0	0	0	143	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.2	$12,500
Lloyd Waner HOF	21	us US	L	R	5' 9"	150	Mar 16, 1906	1st	150	147	150	150	0	0	0	1	0	0	42	109	0	150	0	1	3.0	$3,000
Paul Waner HOF	24	us US	L	L	5' 8"	153	Apr 16, 1903	2	155	155	155	155	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	143	143	0	0	7.1	$6,500
Glenn Wright	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 6, 1901	4	143	143	143	143	0	0	0	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$12,000
Emil Yde	27	us US	B	L	5' 11"	165	Jan 28, 1900	4	23	2	23	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	-1.5	$7,200
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Donie Bush	39	us US	Oct 8, 1887	Manager	Apr 12	Oct 2
Jewel Ens	37	us US	Aug 24, 1889		Apr 12	Oct 2
Oscar Stanage	44	us US	Mar 17, 1883		Apr 12	Oct 2
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date