The 1927

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season was a season in American

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. That year, the Pirates won the

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pennant, which was their second in three years and their last until

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. The team included five future Hall of Famers:

Paul Waner Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 – August 29, 1965), nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 se ...

Lloyd Waner Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 – July 22, 1982), nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. His small stature at and 132 lb (68 kg)

Pie Traynor Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor (November 11, 1898 – March 16, 1972) was an American third baseman, manager, scout and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career between 1920 and 1937 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. ...

Kiki Cuyler Hazen Shirley Cuyler (; August 30, 1898 – February 11, 1950), nicknamed Kiki, was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, and Brooklyn Dodg ...

, and 20-year-old rookie

Joe Cronin Joseph Edward Cronin (October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spe ...

(who played just 12 games). In the

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, however, Pittsburgh was no match for the

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. They were swept in four games.

Regular season

Paul Waner had one of his best seasons en route to being voted NL MVP. His .380

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and 131 RBI paced the entire circuit. Younger brother Lloyd and Traynor finished third and fifth in the batting race, respectively. Pitcher

Ray Kremer Remy Peter "Ray" Kremer (March 23, 1895 – February 8, 1965) was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 to 1933. Early life ...

won the

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title on his way to a 19–8 record.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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, , 6–2 , , Kremer (15–8) , , Greenfield , , — , , — , , 82–53 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 138 , , September 14 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Miljus (5–3) , , Robertson , , — , , — , , 83–53 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 15 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Hill (22–9) , , Smith , , — , , — , , 84–53 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 16 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Meadows (19–7) , , Wertz , , — , , — , , 85–53 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 17 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Aldridge (14–8) , , Petty , , — , , — , , 86–53 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 142 , , September 17 , ,

, , 6–0 , , Kremer (16–8) , , Elliott , , — , , 27,000 , , 87–53 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 19 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Vance , , Hill (22–10) , , — , , — , , 87–54 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 144 , , September 20 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Doak , , Meadows (19–8) , , — , , — , , 87–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 145 , , September 21 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Miljus (6–3) , , McWeeny , , — , , 6,000 , , 88–55 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 22 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Kremer (17–8) , , Benton , , — , , — , , 89–55 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 22 , ,

, , 1–7 , , Fitzsimmons , , Aldridge (14–9) , , — , , 40,000 , , 89–56 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 23 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Plitt , , Hill (22–11) , , Benton , , 18,000 , , 89–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 24 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Fitzsimmons , , Meadows (19–9) , , — , , 40,000 , , 89–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 25 , , @ Cubs , , 2–1 , , Aldridge (15–9) , , Bush , , — , , — , , 90–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 25 , , @ Cubs , , 6–1 , , Kremer (18–8) , , Root , , — , , — , , 91–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 26 , , @ Cubs , , 1–0 (6) , , Miljus (7–3) , , Nehf , , — , , 5,000 , , 92–58 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 27 , , @ Cubs , , 2–1 , , Kremer (19–8) , , Carlson , , — , , 3,000 , , 93–58 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 30 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Lucas , , Aldridge (15–10) , , — , , 2,011 , , 93–59 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , October 1 , , @

, , 9–6 , , Miljus (8–3) , , Donohue , , — , , — , , 94–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , October 2 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Appleton , , Meadows (19–10) , , — , , — , , 94–60 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member''

Detailed records

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* May 9, 1927:

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Roster

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Carmen Hill * #3 in NL in wins (22)

* NL leader in ERA (2.47)

Lee Meadows Henry Lee "Specs" Meadows (July 12, 1894 – January 29, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher over parts of 15 seasons (1915–1929) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadel ...

* NL leader in complete games (25)

* #5 in NL in batting average (.342)

Lloyd Waner Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 – July 22, 1982), nicknamed "Little Poison", was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. His small stature at and 132 lb (68 kg)

* NL leader in runs scored (133) * #3 in NL in batting average (.355)

* NL leader in batting average (.380) * NL leader in RBI (131) * NL leader in triples (18) * #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.437) * #2 in NL in doubles (42) * #4 in NL in runs scored (114) * #4 in NL in slugging percentage (.549)

1927 World Series

Game 1

October 5, 1927, at

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Game 2

October 6, 1927, at

Game 3

October 7, 1927, at

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in New York City

Game 4

October 8, 1927, at

in New York City

References

External links

1927 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1927 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac
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