1929 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 88-65
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 545,000, Avg. 8,015
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Donie Bush (67-51)
Manager: Jewel Ens (21-14)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1929 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1929 season with a record of 88 wins and 65 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Pirates scored 904 runs and allowed 780 runs. Paul Waner led Pittsburgh with 15 home runs Pie Traynor drove in 108 runs and topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .356 clip. Ray Kremer paced the team with 18 wins, while Erv Brame and Burleigh Grimes as well added 15 or more victories as well Burleigh Grimes registered a 3.13 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Donie Bush and Jewel Ens coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Sparky Adams | IF | R | R | August 26, 1894 | 5'5" | 151 | Zerbe, PA USA |
Dick Bartell | SS | R | R | November 22, 1907 | 5'9" | 160 | Chicago, IL USA |
Erv Brame | P | L | R | October 12, 1901 | 6'2" | 190 | Big Rock, TN USA |
Fred Brickell | LF | L | R | November 9, 1906 | 5'7" | 160 | Saffordville, KS USA |
Leon Chagnon | P | R | R | September 28, 1902 | 6'0" | 182 | Pittsfield, NH USA |
Stu Clarke | SS | R | R | January 24, 1906 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Adam Comorosky | LF | R | R | December 9, 1904 | 5'10" | 167 | Swoyersville, PA USA |
Joe Dawson | P | R | R | March 9, 1897 | 5'11" | 182 | Bow, WA USA |
Ralph Erickson | P | L | L | June 25, 1902 | 6'1" | 175 | Du Bois, ID USA |
Ira Flagstead | LF | R | R | September 22, 1893 | 5'9" | 165 | Montague, MI USA |
Larry French | P | R | L | November 1, 1907 | 6'1" | 195 | Visalia, CA USA |
Fred Fussell | P | L | L | October 7, 1895 | 5'10" | 155 | Sheridan, MO USA |
George Grantham | 2B | L | R | May 20, 1900 | 5'10" | 170 | Galena, KS USA |
Burleigh Grimes | P | R | R | August 18, 1893 | 5'10" | 175 | Emerald, WI USA |
Charlie Hargreaves | C | R | R | December 14, 1896 | 6'0" | 170 | Trenton, NJ USA |
Rollie Hemsley | C | R | R | June 24, 1907 | 5'10" | 170 | Syracuse, OH USA |
Carmen Hill | P | R | R | October 1, 1895 | 6'1" | 180 | Royalton, MN USA |
Mel Ingram | P | R | R | July 4, 1904 | 5'11" | 175 | Asheville, NC USA |
Cobe Jones | SS | B | R | August 21, 1905 | 5'7" | 155 | Denver, CO USA |
Ray Kremer | P | R | R | March 23, 1895 | 6'1" | 190 | Oakland, CA USA |
Bob Linton | C | L | R | April 18, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Emerson, AR USA |
Lee Meadows | P | L | R | July 12, 1894 | 6'0" | 190 | Oxford, NC USA |
Heinie Meine | P | R | R | May 1, 1896 | 5'11" | 180 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Jim Mosolf | LF | L | R | August 21, 1905 | 5'10" | 186 | Puyallup, WA USA |
John O'Connell | C | R | R | June 13, 1904 | 6'0" | 170 | Verona, PA USA |
Jesse Petty | P | R | L | November 23, 1894 | 6'0" | 195 | Orr, OK USA |
Harry Riconda | SS | R | R | May 17, 1897 | 5'10" | 175 | New York, NY USA |
Ben Sankey | SS | R | R | September 2, 1907 | 5'10" | 155 | Nauvoo, AL USA |
Earl Sheely | 1B | R | R | February 12, 1893 | 6'3" | 195 | Bushnell, IL USA |
Jim Stroner | 3B | R | R | May 29, 1901 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL USA |
Steve Swetonic | P | R | R | August 13, 1903 | 5'11" | 185 | Mount Pleasant, PA USA |
Pie Traynor | 3B | R | R | November 11, 1898 | 6'0" | 170 | Framingham, MA USA |
Lloyd Waner | CF | L | R | March 16, 1906 | 5'9" | 150 | Harrah, OK USA |
Paul Waner | RF | L | L | April 16, 1903 | 5'8" | 153 | Harrah, OK USA |
Bill Windle | 1B | L | L | December 13, 1904 | 5'11" | 170 | Galena, KS USA |