1919 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1919 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Hugo Bezdek
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 38th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 33rd in National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 71–68.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	0.686	—	51–19	45–25
New York Giants	87	53	0.621	9	46–23	41–30
Chicago Cubs	75	65	0.536	21	40–31	35–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	0.511	24½	39–31	32–37
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	0.493	27	36–34	33–37
Boston Braves	57	82	0.410	38½	29–38	28–44
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	0.394	40½	34–35	20–48
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	0.343	47½	26–44	21–46

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Roster

1919 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Bill Evans Earl Hamilton Carmen Hill Erskine Mayer Frank Miller Elmer Ponder Jack Wisner		Catchers Fred Blackwell Cliff Lee Walter Schmidt Ed Sweeney Infielders Walter Barbare Tony Boeckel Howdy Caton George Cutshaw Charlie Grimm Fritz Mollwitz Vic Saier Zeb Terry Hooks Warner Possum Whitted		Outfielders Carson Bigbee Max Carey Fred Nicholson Billy Southworth Casey Stengel Billy Zitzmann		Manager Hugo Bezdek

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

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
Lee, CliffCliff Lee	42	112	22	.196	0	2

Pitching

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
Adams, BabeBabe Adams	34	263.1	17	10	1.98	92

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
Carlson, HalHal Carlson	22	141	8	10	2.23	49

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

References

1. From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

External links

• 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac