1892 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1892 Pittsburgh[1] Pirates season was the 11th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 6th in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the league standings with a record of 80–73.
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| Owner(s) | William Kerr and Phil Auten |
| Manager(s) | Tom Burns, Al Buckenberger |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 48 | 0.680 | — | 54–21 | 48–27 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 93 | 56 | 0.624 | 8½ | 54–24 | 39–32 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 9 | 51–24 | 44–35 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 66 | 0.569 | 16½ | 55–26 | 32–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 0.547 | 20 | 45–32 | 37–36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 23½ | 54–34 | 26–39 |
| Chicago Colts | 70 | 76 | 0.479 | 30 | 36–31 | 34–45 |
| New York Giants | 71 | 80 | 0.470 | 31½ | 42–36 | 29–44 |
| Louisville Colonels | 63 | 89 | 0.414 | 40 | 37–31 | 26–58 |
| Washington Senators | 58 | 93 | 0.384 | 44½ | 34–36 | 24–57 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 94 | 0.373 | 46 | 37–36 | 19–58 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 101 | 0.313 | 54½ | 29–44 | 17–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 0–13 | 2–12–1 | 4–7 | 4–10 | 2–11–2 | 6–7 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 8–6–1 | 6–7–1 | |||||
| Boston | 13–0 | — | 9–5 | 10–4 | 8–5–1 | 8–6 | 12–2 | 11–3–1 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 11–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 12–2–1 | 5–9 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 7–7 | 9–5–2 | 10–4 | 9–5–1 | 10–4 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–4 | 4–10 | 4–10 | — | 6–7–1 | 3–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 7–7 | 7–5 | 12–2 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 10–4 | 5–8–1 | 8–6 | 7–6–1 | — | 5–9 | 7–6–1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 12–2–1 | 10–3–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 11–2–2 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 9–3 | 9–5 | — | 13–1 | 8–5 | 10–4 | 7–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–8 | |||||
| Louisville | 7–6 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 9–5 | 6–7–1 | 1–13 | — | 4–10 | 4–10 | 8–6 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | |||||
| New York | 9–5 | 3–11–1 | 7–7 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 5–8 | 10–4 | — | 5–9 | 4–10–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 10–4 | 7–6 | 5–9–2 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 4–10 | 10–4 | 9–5 | — | 8–6 | 7–7 | 9–5 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–5 | 6–7 | 4–10 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 7–7–1 | 6–8 | 10–4–1 | 6–8 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 5–9–1 | 5–7 | 2–12–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–9–1 | 4–9 | 7–7 | 4–10 | — | 6–8 | |||||
| Washington | 7–6–1 | 3–11 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 8–6 | 6–8 | 4–9 | 5–9 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Connie Mack | 97 | 346 | 84 | .243 | 1 | 31 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 151 | 614 | 145 | .236 | 10 | 96 |
| OF | Mike Smith | 138 | 511 | 140 | .274 | 4 | 63 |
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 |
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| Tom Burns | 12 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Jock Menefee | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Mark Baldwin | 56 | 440.1 | 26 | 27 | 3.47 | 157 |
| Red Ehret | 39 | 316 | 16 | 20 | 2.65 | 101 |
| Mike Smith | 17 | 134 | 6 | 7 | 3.63 | 51 |
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 |
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| Kid Camp | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6.26 | 6 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jock Menefee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.25 | 0 |
References
- 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Notes
- Until the early 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.