1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1926 National League Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. Barney Dreyfuss Bill McKechnie The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 45th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The defending World Series champion Pirates finished third in the National League with a record of 84–69. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1926 Game Log: 84–69 (Home: 49–28; Away: 35–41) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 7–10 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 || Rhem || Aldridge (0–1) || — || 17,000 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 14 || @ Cardinals || 10–3 || Kremer (1–0) || Bell || — || — || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 15 || @ Cardinals || 0–2 || Keen || Morrison (0–1) || — || — || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 16 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Sothoron || Sheehan (0–1) || — || — || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 17 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Donohue || Yde (0–1) || May || 5,500 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 18 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Aldridge (1–1) || Luque || — || 20,000 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 19 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Mays || Kremer (1–1) || — || 2,000 || 2–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 20 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Lucas || Morrison (0–2) || — || 4,700 || 2–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 22 || Cardinals || 3–5 (10) || Keen || Morrison (0–3) || — || — || 2–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 23 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Aldridge (2–1) || Johnson || — || — || 3–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 24 || Cardinals || 3–9 || Rhem || Kremer (1–2) || — || — || 3–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 25 || @ Cubs || 3–4 || Bush || Yde (0–2) || — || — || 3–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 26 || @ Cubs || 8–6 || Meadows (1–0) || Piercy || Oldham (1) || — || 4–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 27 || @ Cubs || 2–0 || Morrison (1–3) || Alexander || — || — || 5–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 28 || @ Cubs || 9–4 || Aldridge (3–1) || Kaufmann || — || — || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 29 || Reds || 9–16 || Luque || Sheehan (0–2) || — || — || 6–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 30 || Reds || 13–4 || Meadows (2–0) || Mays || — || — || 7–10 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 16–8 (Home: 13–6; Away: 3–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 1 || Reds || 3–2 || Morrison (2–3) || Lucas || Kremer (1) || — || 8–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 2 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Donohue || Aldridge (3–2) || — || 18,000 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 5 || Braves || 3–2 || Meadows (3–0) || Smith || — || — || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 6 || Braves || 1–3 || Wertz || Morrison (2–4) || Hearn || — || 9–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 7 || Braves || 11–10 (11) || Adams (1–0) || Benton || — || — || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 8 || Braves || 5–9 || Graham || Yde (0–3) || — || — || 10–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 11 || Phillies || 11–1 || Kremer (2–2) || Mitchell || — || — || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 12 || Phillies || 14–3 || Meadows (4–0) || Knight || — || — || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 13 || Phillies || 0–6 || Carlson || Aldridge (3–3) || — || — || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 27 || May 14 || Robins || 5–5 (7) || || || — || — || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 15 || Robins || 2–0 || Morrison (3–4) || McGraw || — || — || 13–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 17 || Robins || 7–6 (12) || Oldham (1–0) || Ehrhardt || — || — || 14–14 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 30 || May 18 || Robins || 4–4 || || || — || — || 14–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 19 || Giants || 6–3 || Aldridge (4–3) || Scott || — || — || 15–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 20 || Giants || 4–5 || Greenfield || Morrison (3–5) || Davies || 12,000 || 15–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 21 || Giants || 7–5 || Kremer (3–2) || Ring || — || — || 16–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 22 || Giants || 6–5 || Morrison (4–5) || Greenfield || — || 25,000 || 17–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 23 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Yde (1–3) || Donohue || — || 22,000 || 18–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 24 || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Blake || Aldridge (4–4) || — || — || 18–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 25 || @ Cubs || 5–2 || Morrison (5–5) || Root || — || — || 19–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 27 || Cubs || 2–5 || Kaufmann || Oldham (1–1) || — || — || 19–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 28 || Cubs || 6–5 (11) || Meadows (5–0) || Bush || — || — || 20–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 29 || Cubs || 9–7 || Adams (2–0) || Root || Oldham (2) || — || 21–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 30 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Meadows (6–0) || Luque || — || 16,000 || 22–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 31 || Reds || 2–7 || Mays || Songer (0–1) || — || — || 22–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 31 || Reds || 9–5 || Morrison (6–5) || Lucas || — || — || 23–18 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 11–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 8–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 3 || Cubs || 3–2 || Yde (2–3) || Root || — || — || 24–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || June 4 || Cubs || 5–1 || Meadows (7–0) || Bush || — || — || 25–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 6 || @ Robins || 0–3 || Grimes || Aldridge (4–5) || — || 30,000 || 25–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 8 || @ Robins || 4–3 || Songer (1–1) || McWeeny || Kremer (2) || — || 26–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 9 || @ Phillies || 9–7 (10) || Kremer (4–2) || Knight || — || — || 27–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 10 || @ Phillies || 9–13 || Mitchell || Adams (2–1) || — || — || 27–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 11 || @ Phillies || 11–13 || Willoughby || Aldridge (4–6) || — || — || 27–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 12 || @ Phillies || 8–2 || Songer (2–1) || Carlson || — || — || 28–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 14 || @ Braves || 2–3 || Benton || Yde (2–4) || Mogridge || — || 28–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 16 || @ Braves || 6–3 || Aldridge (5–6) || Genewich || — || — || 29–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 17 || @ Giants || 5–6 (13) || Fitzsimmons || Adams (2–2) || — || — || 29–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 18 || @ Giants || 8–3 || Songer (3–1) || Scott || — || — || 30–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 19 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Kremer (5–2) || Ring || — || 30,000 || 31–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 20 || @ Giants || 8–0 || Aldridge (6–6) || Greenfield || — || 40,000 || 32–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 21 || Cardinals || 13–11 || Oldham (2–1) || Huntzinger || Kremer (3) || — || 33–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 22 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Meadows (8–0) || Keen || — || — || 34–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 23 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Haines || Songer (3–2) || — || — || 34–24 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 61 || June 24 || @ Cardinals || 3–3 || || || — || — || 34–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 25 || Reds || 8–9 || Lucas || Oldham (2–2) || — || — || 34–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 26 || Reds || 1–9 || Mays || Meadows (8–1) || — || — || 34–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 27 || @ Reds || 0–16 || Donohue || Songer (3–3) || — || 25,000 || 34–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 28 || @ Reds || 1–6 || Rixey || Aldridge (6–7) || — || 5,500 || 34–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 29 || @ Reds || 3–6 || Mays || Kremer (5–3) || — || 6,600 || 34–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 30 || Cardinals || 2–6 || Haines || Meadows (8–2) || — || — || 34–30 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 21–10 (Home: 17–7; Away: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 1 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Songer (4–3) || Rhem || Adams (1) || — || 35–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 2 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Kremer (6–3) || Alexander || — || — || 36–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 3 || Cardinals || 12–3 || Aldridge (7–7) || Bell || — || — || 37–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 0–2 || Root || Yde (2–5) || — || — || 37–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || July 5 || Cubs || 4–1 || Songer (5–3) || Kaufmann || Adams (2) || — || 38–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || July 5 || Cubs || 7–10 || Piercy || Meadows (8–3) || Huntzinger || — || 38–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || July 6 || Cubs || 0–3 || Blake || Bush (0–1) || — || — || 38–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 6 || Cubs || 3–2 (6) || Meadows (9–3) || Osborn || — || — || 39–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 7 || Phillies || 8–7 || Aldridge (8–7) || Dean || Kremer (4) || — || 40–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 8 || Phillies || 6–10 || Ulrich || Adams (2–3) || — || — || 40–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 9 || Phillies || 9–6 || Meadows (10–3) || Mitchell || — || — || 41–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 10 || Phillies || 9–4 || Kremer (7–3) || Carlson || — || — || 42–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 12 || Giants || 6–3 || Aldridge (9–7) || Scott || — || 15,000 || 43–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 14 || Giants || 8–12 || Ring || Songer (5–4) || — || — || 43–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 14 || Giants || 2–5 || Fitzsimmons || Meadows (10–4) || — || 40,000 || 43–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 15 || Giants || 3–0 || Kremer (8–3) || Greenfield || — || — || 44–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 16 || Braves || 9–7 || Bush (1–1) || Smith || Songer (1) || — || 45–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 17 || Braves || 7–9 || Goldsmith || Aldridge (9–8) || Mogridge || — || 45–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 19 || Braves || 10–4 || Meadows (11–4) || Genewich || — || — || 46–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 20 || Braves || 8–5 || Kremer (9–3) || Benton || Bush (1) || — || 47–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 21 || Robins || 1–0 || Songer (6–4) || Petty || — || — || 48–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 21 || Robins || 2–6 || Vance || Aldridge (9–9) || — || 20,000 || 48–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 22 || Robins || 14–2 || Yde (3–5) || Barnes || — || — || 49–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 24 || Robins || 12–8 || Meadows (12–4) || Grimes || Songer (2) || — || 50–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 24 || Robins || 3–2 || Kremer (10–3) || McGraw || — || 25,000 || 51–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 25 || @ Robins || 1–3 || Petty || Bush (1–2) || — || 20,000 || 51–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 26 || @ Robins || 3–2 || Yde (4–5) || Vance || Adams (3) || — || 52–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 27 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Songer (7–4) || Barnes || Kremer (5) || — || 53–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 28 || @ Giants || 6–0 || Meadows (13–4) || Scott || — || 10,000 || 54–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 30 || @ Phillies || 1–6 || Carlson || Kremer (10–4) || — || — || 54–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 31 || @ Phillies || 10–5 || Yde (5–5) || Mitchell || — || — || 55–40 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 16–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || August 2 || @ Phillies || 3–8 || Dean || Songer (7–5) || — || — || 55–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 3 || @ Phillies || 14–2 || Bush (2–2) || Ulrich || — || — || 56–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 4 || @ Braves || 0–14 || Smith || Aldridge (9–10) || — || — || 56–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 4 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Meadows (14–4) || Benton || — || — || 57–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 5 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Kremer (11–4) || Goldsmith || — || — || 58–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 6 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Yde (6–5) || Genewich || Aldridge (1) || — || 59–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 7 || @ Braves || 0–2 || Wertz || Songer (7–6) || — || — || 59–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 7 || @ Braves || 0–2 (8) || Smith || Bush (2–3) || — || — || 59–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 9 || @ Robins || 9–3 || Kremer (12–4) || Petty || — || — || 60–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 10 || @ Robins || 10–2 || Meadows (15–4) || McWeeny || — || — || 61–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 11 || @ Robins || 2–4 || Vance || Aldridge (9–11) || McGraw || — || 61–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 18 || Braves || 4–1 || Kremer (13–4) || Smith || — || — || 62–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 18 || Braves || 3–4 || Wertz || Meadows (15–5) || — || — || 62–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 19 || Phillies || 1–3 (10) || Carlson || Songer (7–7) || — || — || 62–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 19 || Phillies || 4–0 || Yde (7–5) || Ulrich || — || — || 63–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 21 || Phillies || 4–2 || Bush (3–3) || Dean || — || — || 64–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 21 || Phillies || 8–5 || Kremer (14–4) || Knight || — || — || 65–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 23 || Robins || 3–7 || Petty || Meadows (15–6) || — || — || 65–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 23 || Robins || 10–2 || Yde (8–5) || Barnes || — || — || 66–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 24 || Robins || 10–1 || Kremer (15–4) || Grimes || — || — || 67–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 119 || August 25 || Robins || 1–2 || McGraw || Aldridge (9–12) || — || — || 67–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 26 || Giants || 15–7 || Meadows (16–6) || Fitzsimmons || Morrison (1) || — || 68–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 27 || Giants || 4–0 || Bush (4–3) || Barnes || — || — || 69–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 28 || Giants || 8–7 || Meadows (17–6) || Greenfield || Morrison (2) || — || 70–49 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 123 || August 29 || @ Cardinals || 2–2 (10) || || || — || 40,000 || 70–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 3–0 || Kremer (16–4) || Rhem || — || — || 71–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 30 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || Haines || Bush (4–4) || — || — || 71–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 31 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Sherdel || Meadows (17–7) || — || — || 71–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 31 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Sothoron || Morrison (6–6) || — || 23,279 || 71–52 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 13–17 (Home: 5–5; Away: 8–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || September 1 || @ Cardinals || 2–5 || Reinhart || Kremer (16–5) || — || 20,000 || 71–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || September 3 || @ Cubs || 3–2 (10) || Hill (1–0) || Kaufmann || — || — || 72–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 2–11 || Bush || Bush (4–5) || — || — || 72–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 4 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Jones || Koupal (0–1) || — || — || 72–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 5 || @ Cubs || 6–7 (6) || Osborn || Songer (7–8) || Huntzinger || 16 || 72–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 6 || Cardinals || 1–8 || Rhem || Morrison (6–7) || — || — || 72–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 6 || Cardinals || 4–2 || Kremer (17–5) || Sothoron || — || — || 73–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 7 || Cardinals || 0–8 || Sherdel || Aldridge (9–13) || — || — || 73–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 8 || Reds || 6–1 || Meadows (18–7) || Donohue || — || — || 74–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 8 || Reds || 11–0 || Hill (2–0) || Luque || — || — || 75–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 9 || Cubs || 2–1 || Bush (5–5) || Jones || — || — || 76–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 9 || Cubs || 1–10 || Kaufmann || Koupal (0–2) || — || — || 76–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 10 || Reds || 5–2 || Kremer (18–5) || Rixey || — || — || 77–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 10 || Reds || 2–5 || Lucas || Morrison (6–8) || — || — || 77–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 11 || Reds || 6–10 || Mays || Hill (2–1) || — || — || 77–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 12 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Aldridge (10–13) || Fitzsimmons || Bush (2) || — || 78–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 12 || @ Giants || 7–1 || Meadows (19–7) || Greenfield || — || 40,000 || 79–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 13 || @ Giants || 5–9 || Ring || Hill (2–2) || Davies || — || 79–62 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 14 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Kremer (19–5) || McQuillan || — || — || 80–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 15 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Scott || Bush (5–6) || — || — || 80–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 16 || @ Robins || 1–2 || Barnes || Meadows (19–8) || — || — || 80–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 17 || @ Robins || 1–3 || Vance || Hill (2–3) || — || — || 80–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 150 || September 18 || @ Robins || 1–3 || McWeeny || Yde (8–6) || — || — || 80–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 19 || @ Robins || 7–4 || Kremer (20–5) || Grimes || — || 20,000 || 81–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 20 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Bush (6–6) || Willoughby || — || — || 82–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 21 || @ Phillies || 2–7 || Mitchell || Meadows (19–9) || — || — || 82–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 22 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Hill (3–3) || Dean || — || — || 83–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Edwards || Kremer (20–6) || Benton || — || 83–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 25 || @ Braves || 11–8 || Meadows (20–9) || Mogridge || Bush (3) || — || 84–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 157 || September 25 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Genewich || Yde (8–7) || — || — || 84–69 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #fff = TieBold = Pirates team member Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against Boston Braves 11 10 11 10 y 97 102 Brooklyn Robins 13 9 13 9 y 113 77 Chicago Cubs 12 10 12 10 y 83 91 Cincinnati Reds 9 13 9 13 y 102 119 New York Giants 16 6 16 6 y 131 83 Philadelphia Phillies 14 8 14 8 y 154 113 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 9 13 9 13 y 89 104 Total 84 69 84 69 y 769 689 Season Total 84 69 84 69 y 769 689 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 17 7 10 7 10 y 80 77 May 24 16 8 16 8 y 137 112 June 23 11 12 11 12 y 118 134 July 31 21 10 21 10 y 178 135 August 28 16 12 16 12 y 137 102 September 30 13 17 13 17 y 119 129 Total 153 84 69 84 69 y 769 689 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 77 49 28 49 28 y 437 365 Away 76 35 41 35 41 y 318 310 Total 153 84 69 84 69 y 769 689 Opening Day lineup Roster 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Babe Adams Vic Aldridge Joe Bush Bud Culloton Carmen Hill Lou Koupal Ray Kremer Roy Mahaffey Lee Meadows Johnny Morrison Chet Nichols Red Oldham Tom Sheehan Don Songer Emil Yde Catchers Johnny Gooch Earl Smith Roy Spencer Infielders Joe Cronin George Grantham Stuffy McInnis Eddie Moore Johnny Rawlings Hal Rhyne Pie Traynor Glenn Wright Outfielders Clyde Barnhart Carson Bigbee Fred Brickell Max Carey Adam Comorosky Kiki Cuyler Walter Mueller Eddie Murphy Paul Waner Manager Bill McKechnie 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 C Earl Smith Earl Smith (catcher) 105 292 101 .346 2 46 1B George Grantham baseball 141 449 143 .318 8 70 2B Hal Rhyne 109 366 92 .251 2 39 SS Glenn Wright 119 458 141 .308 8 77 3B Pie Traynor 152 574 182 .317 3 92 OF Max Carey 86 324 72 .222 0 28 OF Kiki Cuyler 157 614 197 .321 8 92 OF Paul Waner 144 536 180 .336 8 79 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 Johnny Gooch 86 218 59 .271 1 42 Clyde Barnhart 76 203 39 .192 0 10 Johnny Rawlings 61 181 42 .232 0 20 Eddie Moore Eddie Moore (baseball) 43 132 30 .227 0 19 Stuffy McInnis 47 127 38 .299 0 13 Joe Cronin 38 83 22 .265 0 11 Carson Bigbee 42 68 15 .221 2 4 Walter Mueller 19 62 15 .242 0 3 Fred Brickell 24 55 19 .345 0 4 Roy Spencer Roy Spencer (baseball) 28 43 17 .395 0 4 Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy (baseball) 16 17 2 .118 0 6 Adam Comorosky 8 15 4 .267 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 Ray Kremer 37 231.1 20 6 2.61 74 Lee Meadows 36 226.2 20 9 3.97 54 Vic Aldridge 30 190.0 10 13 4.07 61 Carmen Hill 6 39.2 3 3 3.40 8 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 Emil Yde 37 187.1 8 7 3.65 34 Don Songer 35 126.1 7 8 3.13 27 Johnny Morrison Johnny Morrison (baseball) 26 122.1 6 8 3.38 39 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 19 110.2 6 6 3.01 38 Tom Sheehan 9 31.0 0 2 6.68 16 Lou Koupal 6 19.2 0 2 3.20 7 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 Babe Adams 19 2 3 3 6.14 7 Red Oldham 17 2 2 2 5.62 16 Roy Mahaffey 4 0 0 0 0.00 3 Bud Culloton 4 0 0 0 7.36 1 Chet Nichols Chet Nichols, Sr. 3 0 0 0 8.22 2 References 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir Category:1920s in Pittsburgh