1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1927 National League champions 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 Donie Bush The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season was a season in American baseball. That year, the Pirates won the National League pennant, which was their second in three years and their last until 1960. The team included five future Hall of Famers: Paul Waner, Lloyd Waner, Pie Traynor, Kiki Cuyler, and 20-year-old rookie Joe Cronin (who played just 12 games). In the World Series, however, Pittsburgh was no match for the New York Yankees. 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 batting average and 131 RBI paced the entire circuit. Younger brother Lloyd and Traynor finished third and fifth in the batting race, respectively. Pitcher Ray Kremer won the ERA title with a 2.47 ERA on his way to a 19–8 record. Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Game log 1927 Game Log: 94–60 (Home: 48–31; Away: 46–29) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 8–6 (Home: 2–3; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 12 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Kremer (1–0) || Donohue || — || 37,758 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 14 || @ Reds || 6–2 || Meadows (1–0) || Mays || — || 4,000 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 15 || @ Reds || 10–6 || Mahaffey (1–0) || Rixey || Morrison (1) || — || 3–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Bush || Hill (0–1) || — || 13,000 || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 17 || @ Cubs || 8–3 || Kremer (2–0) || Root || Morrison (2) || 45,000 || 4–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 18 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Meadows (2–0) || Kaufmann || — || — || 5–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 21 || Reds || 3–2 || Kremer (3–0) || Rixey || — || 33,439 || 6–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 22 || Reds || 3–1 || Meadows (3–0) || Luque || — || 4,000 || 7–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 23 || Reds || 4–6 || Donohue || Hill (0–2) || — || 15,000 || 7–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 24 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Alexander || Aldridge (0–1) || — || — || 7–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 25 || @ Cardinals || 0–1 || Haines || Kremer (3–1) || — || — || 7–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 26 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 || Meadows (4–0) || Sherdel || — || — || 8–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 28 || Cubs || 4–16 || Root || Bush (0–1) || — || — || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 30 || Cubs || 4–5 || Roy || Morrison (0–1) || — || — || 8–6 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 18–6 (Home: 6–3; Away: 12–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || May 1 || @ Cubs || 7–6 || Kremer (4–1) || Root || Morrison (3) || 37,000 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || May 3 || Cardinals || 11–10 || Kremer (5–1) || Bell || — || 3,000 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 4 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Haines || Cvengros (0–1) || — || 5,500 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || May 5 || Cardinals || 2–4 || Alexander || Aldridge (0–2) || — || 5,000 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 7 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Pruett || Kremer (5–2) || — || 18,000 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 20 || May 11 || @ Braves || 4–4 (8) || || || — || — || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 12 || @ Braves || 8–7 || Morrison (1–1) || Mogridge || — || — || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 22 || May 14 || @ Robins || 6–1 || Kremer (6–2) || Elliott || — || — || 12–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 15 || @ Robins || 9–6 || Morrison (2–1) || Ehrhardt || — || 22,000 || 13–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 16 || @ Robins || 5–9 || Petty || Yde (0–1) || — || — || 13–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 17 || @ Robins || 1–2 || Vance || Hill (0–3) || — || — || 13–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 18 || @ Giants || 13–6 || Aldridge (1–2) || Henry || — || — || 14–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 20 || @ Giants || 8–3 (12) || Meadows (5–0) || Greenfield || — || 15,000 || 15–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 21 || @ Giants || 6–3 || Hill (1–3) || McQuillan || — || 25,000 || 16–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 22 || @ Giants || 9–4 || Aldridge (2–2) || Grimes || — || 40,000 || 17–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 23 || @ Reds || 8–5 || Morrison (3–1) || May || — || — || 18–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 24 || @ Reds || 11–1 || Meadows (6–0) || Donohue || — || 2,500 || 19–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 25 || @ Reds || 2–0 || Hill (2–3) || Mays || — || — || 20–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || May 26 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Aldridge (3–2) || Haines || — || 5,000 || 21–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 27 || Cardinals || 8–7 (10) || Bush (1–1) || McGraw || — || 6,000 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 28 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Meadows (7–0) || Ring || — || 18,000 || 23–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 29 || @ Cubs || 8–5 || Hill (3–3) || Osborn || — || 30,000 || 24–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 30 || Cubs || 6–7 (10) || Kaufmann || Nichols (0–1) || — || 25,000 || 24–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 30 || Cubs || 6–5 (10) || Aldridge (4–2) || Blake || — || 40,000 || 25–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 31 || Cubs || 10–9 || Hill (4–3) || Osborn || — || — || 26–12 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 13–12 (Home: 10–8; Away: 3–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 1 || Phillies || 4–7 || Pruett || Meadows (7–1) || Carlson || — || 26–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || June 2 || Phillies || 7–3 || Hill (5–3) || Ferguson || — || — || 27–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || June 3 || Phillies || 11–1 || Aldridge (5–2) || Ulrich || — || — || 28–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 6 || Phillies || 7–5 || Hill (6–3) || Scott || — || — || 29–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || June 7 || Giants || 9–6 || Meadows (8–1) || Grimes || — || 15,000 || 30–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 8 || Giants || 7–8 || Greenfield || Aldridge (5–3) || Clarkson || 15,000 || 30–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 9 || Giants || 1–12 || Fitzsimmons || Bush (1–2) || — || — || 30–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 10 || Giants || 13–4 || Hill (7–3) || Clarkson || — || — || 31–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 11 || Robins || 10–11 || Petty || Nichols (0–2) || Vance || — || 31–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 12 || @ Robins || 10–11 || Plitt || Nichols (0–3) || — || 20,000 || 31–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 13 || Robins || 4–3 || Kremer (7–2) || Barnes || Hill (1) || — || 32–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 15 || Braves || 7–4 || Hill (8–3) || Robertson || — || — || 33–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 16 || Braves || 6–0 || Meadows (9–1) || Greenfield || — || 5,000 || 34–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 17 || Braves || 7–8 || Mogridge || Dawson (0–1) || Smith || — || 34–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 18 || Braves || 7–4 || Kremer (8–2) || Smith || — || — || 35–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 19 || @ Cubs || 7–14 || Root || Hill (8–4) || — || — || 35–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 20 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Meadows (10–1) || Carlson || — || 25,000 || 36–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 21 || Reds || 6–7 (10) || Mays || Morrison (3–2) || — || — || 36–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 22 || Reds || 11–9 || Hill (9–4) || Lucas || Aldridge (1) || — || 37–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 24 || Cubs || 2–4 || Root || Meadows (10–2) || — || — || 37–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 25 || Cubs || 4–6 || Carlson || Aldridge (5–4) || — || 30,000 || 37–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 26 || @ Cardinals || 9–3 || Hill (10–4) || Haines || — || — || 38–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 27 || @ Cardinals || 5–7 || Rhem || Dawson (0–2) || — || 3,500 || 38–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 9–8 || Cvengros (1–1) || Keen || Hill (2) || 9,000 || 39–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 9–10 || Haines || Kremer (8–3) || Reinhart || 5,000 || 39–24 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 18–14 (Home: 9–4; Away: 9–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 1 || Reds || 5–1 || Hill (11–4) || Luque || — || — || 40–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || July 2 || Reds || 7–6 || Cvengros (2–1) || Nehf || — || 8,000 || 41–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 3 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Lucas || Dawson (0–3) || — || — || 41–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || July 4 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Meadows (11–2) || Alexander || — || — || 42–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 4 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Hill (12–4) || Ring || — || — || 43–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || July 5 || Cardinals || 14–2 || Aldridge (6–4) || Reinhart || — || — || 44–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 7 || Cubs || 1–2 (8) || Carlson || Dawson (0–4) || — || — || 44–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 8 || Cubs || 0–1 || Root || Meadows (11–3) || — || — || 44–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || July 9 || Cubs || 4–0 || Aldridge (7–4) || Brillheart || — || 23,000 || 45–27 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 12 || @ Robins || 2–1 || Hill (13–4) || Vance || — || — || 46–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 13 || @ Robins || 1–2 (11) || Clark || Meadows (11–4) || — || 6,000 || 46–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 14 || @ Robins || 6–5 || Aldridge (8–4) || Barnes || — || — || 47–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 15 || @ Robins || 5–2 || Dawson (1–4) || Elliott || — || 5,000 || 48–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || July 16 || @ Phillies || 10–11 || Decatur || Yde (0–2) || — || — || 48–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 16 || @ Phillies || 9–11 || Scott || Kremer (8–4) || — || — || 48–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 18 || @ Phillies || 9–7 || Yde (1–2) || Kaufmann || — || — || 49–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 18 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Meadows (12–4) || Ferguson || Hill (3) || — || 50–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 20 || @ Phillies || 3–4 || Mitchell || Dawson (1–5) || — || — || 50–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 20 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Hill (14–4) || Sweetland || — || — || 51–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 21 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Greenfield || Kremer (8–5) || — || — || 51–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 21 || @ Braves || 2–5 || Smith || Miljus (0–1) || — || — || 51–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 22 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Meadows (13–4) || Edwards || — || — || 52–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 23 || @ Braves || 2–6 || Greenfield || Yde (1–3) || — || — || 52–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 23 || @ Braves || 4–3 (6) || Aldridge (9–4) || Wertz || — || — || 53–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 24 || @ Giants || 11–6 || Hill (15–4) || Barnes || — || — || 54–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 24 || @ Giants || 3–9 || Grimes || Dawson (1–6) || — || 50,000 || 54–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 25 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Benton || Kremer (8–6) || — || — || 54–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 26 || Robins || 6–5 || Meadows (14–4) || Elliott || — || — || 55–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 27 || Robins || 2–1 || Aldridge (10–4) || Vance || — || — || 56–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 28 || Robins || 5–7 || Doak || Hill (15–5) || Clark || — || 56–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 29 || Robins || 4–3 || Dawson (2–6) || Plitt || — || — || 57–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 30 || Braves || 2–3 (10) || Genewich || Meadows (14–5) || — || — || 57–38 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 14–12 (Home: 4–5; Away: 10–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || August 1 || Braves || 1–4 (11) || Genewich || Aldridge (10–5) || — || — || 57–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 2 || Braves || 2–5 || Greenfield || Hill (15–6) || — || — || 57–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 3 || Phillies || 9–6 || Dawson (3–6) || Mitchell || — || 6,500 || 58–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 4 || Phillies || 8–5 || Miljus (1–1) || Pruett || — || — || 59–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || August 4 || Phillies || 7–3 || Kremer (9–6) || Ulrich || — || — || 60–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 5 || Phillies || 7–9 || Ferguson || Aldridge (10–6) || Ulrich || 3,500 || 60–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 6 || Giants || 2–9 || Fitzsimmons || Hill (15–7) || — || — || 60–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || August 9 || Giants || 7–6 || Hill (16–7) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 61–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 10 || Giants || 3–8 || Benton || Dawson (3–7) || Henry || 10,000 || 61–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 11 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Alexander || Aldridge (10–7) || — || — || 61–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 12 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 (11) || Haines || Hill (16–8) || — || 23,945 || 61–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 13 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Meadows (15–5) || Rhem || — || — || 62–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 14 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Kremer (10–6) || Sherdel || — || 20,000 || 63–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 16 || @ Giants || 4–8 || Henry || Aldridge (10–8) || — || 25,000 || 63–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 17 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Hill (17–8) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 64–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 19 || @ Giants || 9–3 || Meadows (16–5) || Benton || — || — || 65–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 19 || @ Giants || 2–5 || Grimes || Kremer (10–7) || — || 30,000 || 65–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 20 || @ Robins || 10–7 || Miljus (2–1) || Clark || — || 7,000 || 66–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 21 || @ Robins || 2–1 || Hill (18–8) || Doak || — || 20,000 || 67–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 25 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Greenfield || Meadows (16–6) || — || — || 67–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 25 || @ Braves || 8–1 || Kremer (11–7) || Smith || — || — || 68–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 26 || @ Braves || 4–6 || Robertson || Miljus (2–2) || — || — || 68–49 |- bgcolor="ffffff" | 119 || August 29 || @ Phillies || 2–2 (6) || || || — || — || 68–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 120 || August 30 || @ Phillies || 2–3 (10) || Pruett || Kremer (11–8) || — || — || 68–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 30 || @ Phillies || 12–6 || Miljus (3–2) || Decatur || — || — || 69–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 122 || August 31 || @ Phillies || 3–2 (13) || Hill (19–8) || Ulrich || — || — || 70–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 31 || @ Phillies || 7–2 || Miljus (4–2) || Scott || Cvengros (1) || — || 71–50 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 22–9 (Home: 17–8; Away: 5–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || September 1 || Cubs || 4–3 || Meadows (17–6) || Carlson || — || 18,000 || 72–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || September 2 || Cardinals || 5–3 || Kremer (12–8) || Alexander || — || — || 73–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || September 3 || Cardinals || 14–0 || Hill (20–8) || Haines || — || — || 74–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || September 4 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Aldridge (11–8) || Luque || — || — || 75–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || September 5 || Reds || 6–8 || Rixey || Miljus (4–3) || — || — || 75–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || September 5 || Reds || 3–4 || Donohue || Meadows (17–7) || — || — || 75–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || September 6 || Reds || 5–0 || Kremer (13–8) || May || — || — || 76–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 7 || Reds || 5–6 || Lucas || Hill (20–9) || — || — || 76–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 9 || Phillies || 3–2 || Aldridge (12–8) || Pruett || — || — || 77–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 10 || Phillies || 4–0 || Kremer (14–8) || Ulrich || — || — || 78–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 12 || Phillies || 3–2 || Hill (21–9) || Scott || — || — || 79–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 13 || Braves || 6–1 || Meadows (18–7) || Greenfield || — || — || 80–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 13 || Braves || 5–4 || Aldridge (13–8) || Genewich || Kremer (1) || 30,000 || 81–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 14 || Braves || 6–2 || Kremer (15–8) || Greenfield || — || — || 82–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 14 || Braves || 3–0 || Miljus (5–3) || Robertson || — || — || 83–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 15 || Braves || 2–1 || Hill (22–9) || Smith || — || — || 84–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 16 || Braves || 4–3 || Meadows (19–7) || Wertz || — || — || 85–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 17 || Robins || 2–1 || Aldridge (14–8) || Petty || — || — || 86–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 17 || Robins || 6–0 || Kremer (16–8) || Elliott || — || 27,000 || 87–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 19 || Robins || 0–3 || Vance || Hill (22–10) || — || — || 87–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 20 || Robins || 0–3 || Doak || Meadows (19–8) || — || — || 87–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 21 || Robins || 4–2 || Miljus (6–3) || McWeeny || — || 6,000 || 88–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 22 || Giants || 5–2 || Kremer (17–8) || Benton || — || — || 89–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 22 || Giants || 1–7 || Fitzsimmons || Aldridge (14–9) || — || 40,000 || 89–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 23 || Giants || 5–6 || Plitt || Hill (22–11) || Benton || 18,000 || 89–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 24 || Giants || 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 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Lucas || Aldridge (15–10) || — || 2,011 || 93–59 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || October 1 || @ Reds || 9–6 || Miljus (8–3) || Donohue || — || — || 94–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || October 2 || @ Reds || 0–1 || Appleton || Meadows (19–10) || — || — || 94–60 |- |- | 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 13 9 13 9 y 97 80 Brooklyn Robins 14 8 14 8 y 100 86 Chicago Cubs 13 9 13 9 y 101 95 Cincinnati Reds 14 8 14 8 y 119 83 New York Giants 11 11 11 11 y 123 120 Philadelphia Phillies 15 7 15 7 y 144 107 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 14 8 14 8 y 133 88 Total 94 60 94 60 y 817 659 Season Total 94 60 94 60 y 817 659 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 14 8 6 8 6 y 65 56 May 24 18 6 18 6 y 164 123 June 25 13 12 13 12 y 176 155 July 32 18 14 18 14 y 152 129 August 26 14 12 14 12 y 129 114 September 31 22 9 22 9 y 122 75 October 2 1 1 1 1 y 9 7 Total 154 94 60 94 60 y 817 659 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 79 48 31 48 31 y 406 345 Away 75 46 29 46 29 y 405 308 Total 154 94 60 94 60 y 817 659 Opening Day lineup Notable transactions May 9, 1927: Don Songer was purchased from the Pirates by the New York Giants.Don Songer page at Baseball Reference Roster 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Vic Aldridge Joe Bush Mike Cvengros Joe Dawson Carmen Hill Ray Kremer Roy Mahaffey Lee Meadows Johnny Miljus Johnny Morrison Chet Nichols Red Peery Don Songer Emil Yde Catchers Johnny Gooch Earl Smith Roy Spencer Infielders Dick Bartell Joe Cronin George Grantham Heinie Groh Joe Harris Hal Rhyne Ed Sicking Pie Traynor Glenn Wright Outfielders Clyde Barnhart Fred Brickell Adam Comorosky Kiki Cuyler Herman Layne Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Manager Donie Bush 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 Johnny Gooch 101 291 75 .258 2 48 1B Joe Harris Joe Harris (first baseman) 129 411 134 .326 5 73 2B George Grantham baseball 151 531 162 .305 8 66 SS Glenn Wright 143 570 160 .281 9 105 3B Pie Traynor 149 573 196 .342 5 106 OF Lloyd Waner 150 629 223 .355 2 27 OF Paul Waner 155 623 237 .380 9 131 OF Clyde Barnhart 108 360 115 .319 3 54 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 Kiki Cuyler 85 285 88 .309 3 31 Earl Smith Earl Smith (catcher) 66 189 51 .270 5 25 Hal Rhyne 62 168 46 .274 0 17 Roy Spencer Roy Spencer (baseball) 38 92 26 .283 0 13 Adam Comorosky 18 61 14 .230 0 4 Heinie Groh 14 35 10 .286 0 3 Joe Cronin 12 22 5 .227 0 3 Fred Brickell 32 21 6 .286 1 4 Ed Sicking 6 7 1 .143 0 3 Herman Layne 11 6 0 .000 0 0 Dick Bartell 1 2 0 .000 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 Lee Meadows 40 299.1 19 10 3.40 84 Carmen Hill 43 277.2 22 11 3.24 95 Vic Aldridge 35 239.1 15 10 4.25 86 Ray Kremer 35 226.0 19 8 2.47 63 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 Joe Dawson Joe Dawson (baseball) 20 80.2 3 7 4.46 17 Johnny Miljus 19 75.2 8 3 1.90 24 Mike Cvengros 23 53.1 2 1 3.35 21 Emil Yde 9 27.2 1 3 9.71 9 Roy Mahaffey 2 9.1 1 0 7.71 4 Joe Bush Bullet Joe Bush 5 6.2 1 2 13.50 1 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 Johnny Morrison Johnny Morrison (baseball) 23 3 2 3 4.19 21 Chet Nichols Chet Nichols, Sr. 8 0 3 0 5.86 9 Don Songer 2 0 0 0 11.57 1 Red Peery 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Awards and honors League top five finishers Carmen Hill #3 in NL in wins (22) Ray Kremer NL leader in ERA (2.47) Lee Meadows NL leader in complete games (25) Pie Traynor #5 in NL in batting average (.342) Lloyd Waner NL leader in runs scored (133) #3 in NL in batting average (.355) Paul Waner 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 1927 World Series Game 1 October 5, 1927, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team123456789RHENew York (A)103010000561Pittsburgh (N)101010010492W: Waite Hoyt (1–0)  L: Ray Kremer (0–1),   S: Wilcy Moore (1) Game 2 October 6, 1927, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Team123456789RHENew York (A)0030000306110Pittsburgh (N)100000010272W: George Pipgras (1–0)  L: Vic Aldridge (0–1) Game 3 October 7, 1927, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (N)000000010131New York (A)20000060x890W: Herb Pennock (1–0)   L: Lee Meadows (0–1)HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (1) Game 4 October 8, 1927, at Yankee Stadium in New York City Team123456789RHEPittsburgh (N)1000002003101New York (A)1000200014122W: Wilcy Moore (1–0)   L: John Miljus (0–1)HR: NYY – Babe Ruth (2) References 2 External links 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Category:National League champion seasons Pittsburg Pir Category:1920s in Pittsburgh