1930 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1930 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)	Jewel Ens
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 49th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 44th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 80–74.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	92	62	--	.597
Chicago Cubs	90	64	2	.584
New York Giants	87	67	5	.565
Brooklyn Robins	86	68	6	.558
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	12	.519
Boston Braves	70	84	22	.455
Cincinnati Reds	59	95	33	.383
Philadelphia Phillies	52	102	40	.338

Record vs. opponents

1930 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	5–17	13–9	11–11	14–8	10–12	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	8–14	13–9	13–9	15–7	13–9	11–11
Chicago	17–5	14–8	—	11–11	10–12	16–6–2	11–11	11–11
Cincinnati	9–13	9–13	11–11	—	7–15	12–10	8–14	3–19
New York	11–11	9–13	12–10	15–7	—	16–6	14–8	10–12
Philadelphia	8–14	7–15	6–16–2	10–12	6–16	—	9–13	6–16
Pittsburgh	12–10	9–13	11–11	14–8	8–14	13–9	—	13–9
St. Louis	14–8	11–11	11–11	19–3	12–10	16–6	9–13	—

Roster

1930 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Andy Bednar Erv Brame Leon Chagnon Ralph Erickson Larry French Percy Jones Ray Kremer Marty Lang Heinie Meine Jesse Petty Glenn Spencer Lil Stoner Steve Swetonic Bernie Walter Spades Wood		Catchers Al Bool Charlie Hargreaves Rollie Hemsley Infielders Dick Bartell Stu Clarke Charlie Engle George Grantham Howdy Groskloss Ben Sankey Gus Suhr Pie Traynor		Outfielders Fred Brickell Adam Comorosky Gus Dugas Ira Flagstead Jim Mosolf Denny Sothern Lloyd Waner Paul Waner		Manager Jewel Ens Coaches Max Carey Oscar Stanage

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
Sankey, BenBen Sankey	13	30	5	.167	0	0

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
Brame, ErvErv Brame	32	235.2	17	8	4.70	55

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
Chagnon, LeonLeon Chagnon	18	62	0	3	6.82	27

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
Erickson, RalphRalph Erickson	7	1	0	0	7.07	2
Bednar, AndyAndy Bednar	2	0	0	0	27.00	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Wichita Aviators	Western League	Art Griggs
B	Columbia Comers	Sally League	Marty Fiedler and Lee Stebbins

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita Aviators

References

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

• 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.