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1929 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1928 Season 1930 Season

Record: 88-65-1, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Donie Bush (67-51-1) and Jewel Ens (21-14)

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 491,377 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 87-66, 904 Runs, 780 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Sparky Adams	34	us US	R	R	5' 5"	151	Aug 26, 1894	8	74	46	74	62	0	0	0	20	15	30	2	0	0	2	6	12	-0.3	$9,000
Dick Bartell	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Nov 22, 1907	3	143	142	143	143	0	0	0	64	0	80	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.3	$4,250
Erv Brame	27	us US	L	R	6' 2"	190	Oct 12, 1901	2	59	28	59	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	4.1	$4,500
Fred Brickell	22	us US	L	R	5' 7"	160	Nov 9, 1906	4	60	23	60	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	13	27	35	0	0.0	$3,600
Leon Chagnon	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Sep 28, 1902	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2	$3,000
Stu Clarke	23	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jan 24, 1906	1st	57	53	57	57	0	0	0	1	15	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$2,700
Adam Comorosky	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	167	Dec 9, 1904	4	127	118	127	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	3	0	121	5	3	2.1	$3,600
Joe Dawson	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	182	Mar 9, 1897	4	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$6,000
Ralph Erickson	27	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 25, 1902	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,700
Ira Flagstead	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Sep 22, 1893	12	26	8	26	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	9	18	0	-0.1
Larry French	21	us US	R	L	6' 1"	195	Nov 1, 1907	1st	30	13	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$3,300
Fred Fussell	33	us US	L	L	5' 10"	155	Oct 7, 1895	4	21	3	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$5,000
George Grantham	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	May 20, 1900	8	110	101	110	105	0	0	12	76	0	0	19	0	0	19	8	0	3.8	$9,000
Burleigh Grimes HOF	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Aug 18, 1893	14	33	29	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8	$16,000
Charlie Hargreaves	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Dec 14, 1896	7	102	97	102	101	0	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.3	$8,500
Rollie Hemsley	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 24, 1907	2	88	55	88	81	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3	0.1	$3,300
Carmen Hill	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Oct 1, 1895	9	27	3	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$11,000
Mel Ingram	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jul 4, 1904	1st	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	$1,800
Cobe Jones	23	us US	B	R	5' 7"	155	Aug 21, 1905	2	25	10	25	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	12	1	-0.3	$3,000
Ray Kremer	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Mar 23, 1895	6	34	27	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	$11,000
Bob Linton	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	185	Apr 18, 1902	1st	17	0	17	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.3	$3,000
Lee Meadows	34	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 12, 1894	15	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$10,000
Heinie Meine	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 1, 1896	2	22	13	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$7,500
Jim Mosolf	23	us US	L	R	5' 10"	186	Aug 21, 1905	1st	8	2	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	0	0.2
John O'Connell	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 13, 1904	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,100
Jesse Petty	34	us US	R	L	6' 0"	195	Nov 23, 1894	6	36	25	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	$15,000
Harry Riconda	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	May 17, 1897	5	8	4	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0.0	$6,000
Ben Sankey	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Sep 2, 1907	1st	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$2,700
Earl Sheely	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Feb 12, 1893	8	139	137	139	139	0	0	139	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	$9,000
Jim Stroner	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	May 29, 1901	1st	6	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.0
Steve Swetonic	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Aug 13, 1903	1st	42	12	42	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.8	$5,000
Pie Traynor HOF	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Nov 11, 1898	10	130	130	130	130	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	$14,000
Lloyd Waner HOF	23	us US	L	R	5' 9"	150	Mar 16, 1906	3	151	151	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	151	0	0	3.6	$10,000
Paul Waner HOF	26	us US	L	L	5' 8"	153	Apr 16, 1903	4	151	150	151	150	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	141	141	1	0	5.1	$14,000
Bill Windle	24	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Dec 13, 1904	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	$2,700
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Donie Bush	41	us US	Oct 8, 1887	Manager	Apr 16	Aug 27
Jewel Ens	39	us US	Aug 24, 1889	Manager	Aug 28	Oct 6
Jewel Ens	39	us US	Aug 24, 1889		Apr 16	Aug 27
Oscar Stanage	46	us US	Mar 17, 1883		Apr 16	Oct 6
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date