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The Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

 season was the 47th season in franchise history. The team scored the most runs in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

. However, they also allowed the third most and slipped down to fourth place in the standings.

Offseason

• December 3, 1927: Mike Cvengros
  Mike Cvengros
  Michael John Cvengros was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between and , for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs. After his major league career, he played in the minor leagues until , mostly for the...
  
   and Ike Danning
  Ike Danning
  Isaac "Ike" Danning was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . His brother, Harry Danning, played for the New York Giants from to .-External links:*...
  
   were traded by the Pirates to the Wichita Falls Spudders
  Wichita Falls Spudders
  The Wichita Falls Spudders were a minor league baseball team that formed in 1920 and played its last game in 1957. They were based in Wichita Falls, Texas....
  
   for Fred Fussell
  Fred Fussell
  Frederick Morris Fussell was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates. Fussell was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 155 pounds.-Career:...
  
  .

Regular season

During the season, Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...

 became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games in one season for the Pirates in the 20th century.

Roster

1928 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Starters by position

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
C		79	260	74	.285	1	32
1B		124	440	142	.323	10	85
2B		135	539	149	.276	0	38
SS		108	407	126	.310	8	66
3B		144	569	192	.337	3	124
OF		152	659	221	.335	5	61
OF		152	602	223	.370	6	86
OF		81	202	65	.322	3	41

Other batters

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
	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	48	330.2	25	14	2.99	97
	28	159.2	8	9	3.61	43

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	24	95.2	7	4	5.08	22
	5	21.2	0	1	5.82	6

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	6	0	0	0	7.15	6

League leaders

George Grantham

George Grantham

George Farley "Boots" Grantham , was Major League second baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Giants between 1922 and 1934. He attended Northern Arizona University.-External links:...

• #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.408)

Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Grimes

Burleigh Arland Grimes was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball. He was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1954. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.-Career:Nicknamed "Ol' Stubblebeard", Grimes was...

• MLB leader in wins (25)
• #4 in NL in strikeouts (97)

Pie Traynor

Pie Traynor

Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and radio broadcaster. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a third baseman with the Pittsburgh Pirates . He batted and threw right-handed...

• #2 in NL in RBI (124)

Lloyd Waner

Lloyd Waner

Lloyd James Waner , nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball center fielder. His small stature at 5'9" and 132 lb made him one of the smallest players of his era. Along with his brother, Paul Waner, he anchored the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield throughout the 1920s and 1930s...

• #3 in NL in runs scored (121)

Paul Waner

Paul Waner

Paul Glee Waner , nicknamed "Big Poison", was a German-American Major League Baseball right fielder.-Pittsburgh Pirates:...

• NL leader in runs scored (142)
• #2 in NL in batting average (.370)
• #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.446)