1919 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 38th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 33rd in the National League. The Pirates finished fourth in the league standings with a record of 71–68.

1919 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)	Hugo Bezdek
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	0.686	—	51–19	45–25
New York Giants	87	53	0.621	9	46–23	41–30
Chicago Cubs	75	65	0.536	21	40–31	35–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	0.511	24½	39–31	32–37
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	0.493	27	36–34	33–37
Boston Braves	57	82	0.410	38½	29–38	28–44
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	0.394	40½	34–35	20–48
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	0.343	47½	26–44	21–46

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Game log

1919 Game Log: 71–68 (Home: 39–31; Away: 32–37)
April: 2–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 24 @ Cubs 1–5 Vaughn Cooper (0–1) — 8,000 0–1 2 April 25 @ Cubs 6–5 Mayer (1–0) Martin — — 1–1 3 April 26 @ Cubs 6–3 Adams (1–0) Douglas — — 2–1 4 April 27 @ Reds 1–4 Ruether Hamilton (0–1) — 11,000 2–2 5 April 29 @ Reds 1–8 Fisher Cooper (0–2) — — 2–3
May: 13–13 (Home: 5–3; Away: 8–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 6 May 2 Cubs 2–4 Tyler Evans (0–1) Douglas — 2–4 7 May 3 Cubs 1–2 (11) Vaughn Hamilton (0–2) — 10,000 2–5 8 May 4 @ Cardinals 3–1 Cooper (1–2) Meadows — 7,000 3–5 9 May 5 @ Cardinals 5–2 Adams (2–0) Doak — 1,000 4–5 10 May 6 @ Cardinals 1–2 Goodwin Evans (0–2) — — 4–6 11 May 8 Cardinals 4–2 Hamilton (1–2) Sherdel — — 5–6 12 May 11 @ Cubs 0–3 Douglas Adams (2–1) — 15,000 5–7 13 May 12 Cubs 3–2 (11) Cooper (2–2) Hendrix — — 6–7 14 May 13 @ Phillies 2–3 Jacobs Hamilton (1–3) — — 6–8 15 May 14 @ Phillies 8–3 Miller (1–0) Watson — 2,000 7–8 16 May 15 @ Phillies 5–0 Adams (3–1) Woodward — — 8–8 17 May 16 @ Phillies 8–3 Cooper (3–2) Oeschger — 1,000 9–8 18 May 17 @ Braves 2–3 (10) Keating Evans (0–3) — 3,000 9–9 19 May 19 @ Braves 1–2 Nehf Adams (3–2) — 2,000 9–10 20 May 20 @ Braves 3–2 Hamilton (2–3) Rudolph — — 10–10 21 May 21 @ Braves 4–2 Cooper (4–2) Northrop — 1,000 11–10 22 May 23 @ Robins 4–6 Pfeffer Miller (1–1) — 4,000 11–11 23 May 24 @ Robins 4–6 Grimes Mayer (1–1) — 7,000 11–12 24 May 25 @ Robins 0–5 Smith Hamilton (2–4) — 18,000 11–13 25 May 26 @ Giants 3–4 Benton Cooper (4–3) — — 11–14 26 May 27 @ Giants 2–10 Barnes Miller (1–2) — — 11–15 27 May 28 @ Giants 6–2 (10) Hamilton (3–4) Oeschger — — 12–15 28 May 29 Reds 1–3 Sallee Mayer (1–2) — — 12–16 29 May 30 Reds 9–3 Miller (2–2) Ring — 6,000 13–16 30 May 30 Reds 3–2 Cooper (5–3) Eller — 21,000 14–16 31 May 31 Reds 10–5 Hamilton (4–4) Luque — 7,000 15–16
June: 17–11 (Home: 12–4; Away: 5–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 32 June 1 @ Reds 4–3 (10) Adams (4–2) Fisher — — 16–16 33 June 1 @ Reds 2–10 Ruether Evans (0–4) — 12,000 16–17 34 June 2 @ Cubs 0–7 Alexander Mayer (1–3) — — 16–18 35 June 2 @ Cubs 1–2 (12) Douglas Cooper (5–4) — 3,000 16–19 36 June 3 @ Cubs 0–1 Martin Miller (2–3) — 3,000 16–20 37 June 4 @ Cubs 1–0 (10) Hamilton (5–4) Vaughn Adams (1) — 17–20 38 June 6 Giants 7–1 Adams (5–2) Benton — — 18–20 39 June 7 Giants 2–9 Causey Cooper (5–5) — — 18–21 40 June 10 Robins 10–6 Mayer (2–3) Pfeffer — — 19–21 41 June 11 Robins 3–2 Adams (6–2) Cadore — — 20–21 42 June 12 Robins 5–4 Miller (3–3) Smith — — 21–21 43 June 13 Robins 3–0 (8) Cooper (6–5) Cheney — 3,000 22–21 44 June 14 Phillies 8–1 Mayer (3–3) Hogg — — 23–21 45 June 16 Phillies 6–5 Adams (7–2) Woodward Cooper (1) 3,000 24–21 46 June 17 Phillies 6–0 Miller (4–3) Jacobs — — 25–21 47 June 18 Braves 5–6 (11) Rudolph Carlson (0–1) — — 25–22 48 June 19 Braves 6–5 Carlson (1–1) Northrop — — 26–22 49 June 20 Braves 4–0 Hamilton (6–4) Demaree — — 27–22 50 June 21 Braves 1–0 Adams (8–2) Keating — — 28–22 51 June 22 @ Cardinals 7–6 Carlson (2–1) Sherdel Hamilton (1) 5,000 29–22 52 June 23 @ Cardinals 3–2 Miller (5–3) Tuero — — 30–22 53 June 24 @ Cardinals 2–9 Goodwin Cooper (6–6) — — 30–23 54 June 25 @ Cardinals 1–3 Doak Hamilton (6–5) — — 30–24 55 June 26 @ Reds 0–7 (6) Ruether Adams (8–3) — 3,000 30–25 56 June 27 Reds 2–5 Luque Carlson (2–2) — — 30–26 57 June 28 Reds 0–3 Sallee Miller (5–4) — — 30–27 58 June 29 @ Cubs 7–4 Cooper (7–6) Vaughn — — 31–27 59 June 30 Cardinals 4–1 Adams (9–3) May — — 32–27
July: 10–19 (Home: 5–10; Away: 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 60 July 1 Cardinals 11–4 Mayer (4–3) Doak — — 33–27 61 July 2 Cardinals 2–4 May Hamilton (6–6) Tuero — 33–28 62 July 3 Cubs 4–2 Cooper (8–6) Douglas — — 34–28 63 July 4 Cubs 3–7 Hendrix Miller (5–5) — — 34–29 64 July 4 Cubs 1–4 Vaughn Adams (9–4) — 33,000 34–30 65 July 5 Cubs 2–10 Carter Hamilton (6–7) — — 34–31 66 July 6 @ Reds 1–8 Sallee Cooper (8–7) — — 34–32 67 July 6 @ Reds 1–3 Ruether Carlson (2–3) — 23,000 34–33 68 July 7 Cardinals 14–9 Mayer (5–3) Ames — — 35–33 69 July 8 @ Robins 1–2 Cadore Miller (5–6) — 3,000 35–34 70 July 9 @ Robins 2–0 Adams (10–4) Grimes — 3,000 36–34 71 July 11 @ Robins 5–2 Carlson (3–3) Pfeffer — 2,500 37–34 72 July 12 @ Giants 1–0 Cooper (9–7) Toney — 20,000 38–34 73 July 13 @ Giants 2–8 Benton Hamilton (6–8) — 27,000 38–35 74 July 14 @ Giants 4–5 Dubuc Miller (5–7) — 8,000 38–36 75 July 18 @ Braves 2–0 Adams (11–4) Nehf — — 39–36 76 July 19 @ Braves 1–2 Rudolph Cooper (9–8) — — 39–37 77 July 23 @ Phillies 1–6 Meadows Carlson (3–4) — — 39–38 78 July 23 @ Phillies 1–0 Miller (6–7) Rixey — — 40–38 79 July 24 Reds 1–3 Ruether Cooper (9–9) — — 40–39 80 July 25 Reds 0–4 Eller Adams (11–5) — — 40–40 81 July 26 Reds 2–4 Ring Miller (6–8) — — 40–41 82 July 27 @ Reds 3–5 Sallee Ponder (0–1) — — 40–42 83 July 28 @ Reds 7–8 Gerner Hamilton (6–9) Eller — 40–43 84 July 29 Giants 0–3 Toney Adams (11–6) — — 40–44 85 July 29 Giants 7–6 Cooper (10–9) Dubuc — 8,000 41–44 86 July 30 Giants 0–9 Barnes Ponder (0–2) — — 41–45 87 July 30 Giants 6–1 Miller (7–8) Perritt — — 42–45 88 July 31 Giants 2–5 Douglas Carlson (3–5) — 2,500 42–46
August: 14–11 (Home: 4–5; Away: 10–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 89 August 1 Braves 1–2 Nehf Hamilton (6–10) — 1,500 42–47 90 August 2 Braves 4–2 Cooper (11–9) Fillingim Mayer (1) — 43–47 91 August 5 Phillies 0–2 Meadows Adams (11–7) — — 43–48 92 August 7 Phillies 3–5 Rixey Miller (7–9) — — 43–49 93 August 8 Robins 3–0 Cooper (12–9) Mamaux — — 44–49 94 August 9 Robins 0–2 Pfeffer Carlson (3–6) — — 44–50 95 August 10 @ Robins 5–3 Adams (12–7) Cadore — — 45–50 96 August 11 @ Robins 5–2 Miller (8–9) Smith — 2,000 46–50 97 August 13 @ Braves 3–2 (14) Cooper (13–9) Rudolph — — 47–50 98 August 15 @ Braves 3–5 Causey Adams (12–8) — — 47–51 99 August 15 @ Braves 2–3 (15) Fillingim Carlson (3–7) — — 47–52 100 August 16 @ Phillies 6–4 Miller (9–9) Rixey — — 48–52 101 August 16 @ Phillies 0–4 Rixey Ponder (0–3) — 8,000 48–53 102 August 18 @ Phillies 3–2 (13) Cooper (14–9) Smith — — 49–53 103 August 19 @ Phillies 5–4 Carlson (4–7) Meadows — — 50–53 104 August 20 @ Robins 5–1 Miller (10–9) Grimes — 1,000 51–53 105 August 21 @ Robins 2–3 Pfeffer Adams (12–9) — 2,000 51–54 106 August 23 @ Giants 6–1 Cooper (15–9) Barnes — 20,000 52–54 107 August 24 @ Giants 0–1 (10) Toney Carlson (4–8) — — 52–55 108 August 26 @ Giants 1–9 Nehf Miller (10–10) — — 52–56 109 August 26 @ Giants 4–1 Adams (13–9) Benton — 8,000 53–56 110 August 28 Cardinals 1–3 Schupp Cooper (15–10) — — 53–57 111 August 29 Cardinals 5–3 Miller (11–10) Sherdel — — 54–57 112 August 30 Reds 1–0 (11) Adams (14–9) Ring — — 55–57 113 August 31 @ Reds 3–2 Carlson (5–8) Ruether — — 56–57
September: 15–11 (Home: 13–9; Away: 2–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 114 September 1 Cardinals 4–5 Doak Miller (11–11) — — 56–58 115 September 1 Cardinals 2–1 Cooper (16–10) Sherdel — — 57–58 116 September 2 Cardinals 1–2 Goodwin Ponder (0–4) — — 57–59 117 September 4 Cubs 4–3 (10) Cooper (17–10) Bailey — — 58–59 118 September 5 Cubs 0–2 Vaughn Carlson (5–9) — — 58–60 119 September 6 Cubs 11–0 Cooper (18–10) Hendrix — — 59–60 120 September 7 @ Cubs 2–1 Hamilton (7–10) Alexander — — 60–60 121 September 8 Braves 10–0 Miller (12–11) Demaree — — 61–60 122 September 8 Braves 3–4 Causey Ponder (0–5) Fillingim 2,000 61–61 123 September 9 Braves 6–3 Carlson (6–9) Scott — — 62–61 124 September 9 Braves 6–1 Adams (15–9) Keating — — 63–61 125 September 11 Phillies 7–1 Cooper (19–10) Ames — — 64–61 126 September 11 Phillies 7–2 Hamilton (8–10) Meadows — — 65–61 127 September 12 Phillies 5–6 Cantwell Miller (12–12) — — 65–62 128 September 13 Phillies 4–1 Carlson (7–9) Smith — — 66–62 129 September 13 Phillies 2–0 Adams (16–9) Hogg — — 67–62 130 September 15 Robins 3–4 Smith Cooper (19–11) — — 67–63 131 September 15 Robins 0–6 Cadore Hamilton (8–11) — — 67–64 132 September 16 Robins 4–3 (11) Miller (13–12) Pfeffer — — 68–64 133 September 17 Robins 3–8 Mitchell Carlson (7–10) — — 68–65 134 September 18 Giants 7–0 Adams (17–9) Barnes — — 69–65 135 September 19 Giants 2–4 Nehf Cooper (19–12) — 2,000 69–66 136 September 20 Giants 2–0 Carlson (8–10) Ryan — 10,000 70–66 137 September 26 @ Cardinals 1–2 (12) Schupp Adams (17–10) — — 70–67 138 September 27 @ Cardinals 3–5 Goodwin Cooper (19–13) — — 70–68 139 September 28 @ Cardinals 6–3 Wisner (1–0) Woodward — 500 71–68
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1919 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Babe Adams Hal Carlson Wilbur Cooper Bill Evans Earl Hamilton Carmen Hill Erskine Mayer Frank Miller Elmer Ponder Jack Wisner		Catchers Fred Blackwell Cliff Lee Walter Schmidt Ed Sweeney Infielders Walter Barbare Tony Boeckel Howdy Caton George Cutshaw Charlie Grimm Fritz Mollwitz Vic Saier Zeb Terry Hooks Warner Possum Whitted		Outfielders Carson Bigbee Max Carey Fred Nicholson Billy Southworth Casey Stengel Billy Zitzmann		Manager Hugo Bezdek

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
C	Walter Schmidt	85	267	67	.251	0	29
1B	Vic Saier	58	166	37	.223	2	17
2B	George Cutshaw	139	512	124	.242	3	51
SS	Zeb Terry	129	472	107	.227	0	27
3B	Walter Barbare	85	293	80	.273	1	34
OF	Casey Stengel	89	321	94	.293	4	43
OF	Billy Southworth	121	453	127	.280	4	61
OF	Carson Bigbee	125	478	132	.276	2	27

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
Max Carey	66	244	75	.307	0	9
Fritz Mollwitz	56	168	29	.173	0	12
Tony Boeckel	45	152	38	.250	0	16
Possum Whitted	35	131	51	.389	0	21
Cliff Lee	42	112	22	.196	0	2
Howdy Caton	39	102	18	.176	0	5
Fred Nicholson	30	66	18	.273	1	6
Fred Blackwell	24	65	14	.215	0	4
Charlie Grimm	14	44	14	.318	0	6
Ed Sweeney	17	42	4	.095	0	0
Billy Zitzmann	11	26	5	.192	0	2
Hooks Warner	6	8	1	.125	0	2

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
Wilbur Cooper	35	286.2	19	13	2.67	106
Babe Adams	34	263.1	17	10	1.98	92
Frank Miller	32	201.2	13	12	3.03	59
Earl Hamilton	28	160.1	8	11	3.31	39

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
Hal Carlson	22	141	8	10	2.23	49
Erskine Mayer	18	88.1	5	3	4.48	20
Elmer Ponder	9	47.1	0	5	3.99	6
Bill Evans	7	36.2	0	4	5.65	15
Jack Wisner	4	18.2	1	0	0.96	4

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
Carmen Hill	4	0	0	0	9.00	1

References

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

External links

• 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1919 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac