# 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1895 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 14th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their ninth in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 71–61.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 43 | .669 | — | 54‍–‍12 | 33‍–‍31 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 84 | 46 | .646 | 3 | 49‍–‍13 | 35‍–‍33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | .595 | 9½ | 51‍–‍21 | 27‍–‍32 |
| Chicago Colts | 72 | 58 | .554 | 15 | 43‍–‍24 | 29‍–‍34 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 43‍–‍22 | 28‍–‍38 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 71 | 60 | .542 | 16½ | 48‍–‍19 | 23‍–‍41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 61 | .538 | 17 | 44‍–‍21 | 27‍–‍40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | .508 | 21 | 42‍–‍22 | 24‍–‍42 |
| New York Giants | 66 | 65 | .504 | 21½ | 40‍–‍27 | 26‍–‍38 |
| Washington Senators | 43 | 85 | .336 | 43 | 31‍–‍34 | 12‍–‍51 |
| St. Louis Browns | 39 | 92 | .298 | 48½ | 25‍–‍41 | 14‍–‍51 |
| Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | .267 | 52½ | 19‍–‍38 | 16‍–‍58 |

### Record vs. opponents

1895 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH |
| Baltimore | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 10–1 | 9–3 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 9–3 |
| Boston | 2–10 | — | 4–7 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 9–3–1 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 9–3–1 |
| Brooklyn | 5–7 | 7–4 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 9–3–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | 5–7 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–5 | 9–3–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 9–2–2 |
| Cincinnati | 4–8 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8–1 | 9–3–1 | 8–2 |
| Cleveland | 6–5 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–6 | 6–6 | — | 10–2 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 11–1–2 | 9–3 |
| Louisville | 1–10 | 3–9–1 | 1–11 | 3–9–1 | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 3–9 | 2–10 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–6 |
| New York | 3–9 | 4–8 | 3–9–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 9–3 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 8–4 |
| Philadelphia | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 7–5–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 8–3 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–7–1 | 5–7 | 5–7–1 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 5–7 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 4–8 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 2–10 | 3–9–1 | 1–11–2 | 6–6 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 3–9 | — | 6–5–2 |
| Washington | 3–9 | 3–9–1 | 7–5 | 2–9–2 | 2–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–6–2 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | Bill Merritt | 67 | 239 | 68 | .285 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 130 | 534 | 175 | .328 | 5 | 111 |
| 2B | Lou Bierbauer | 118 | 470 | 122 | .260 | 1 | 71 |
| SS | Monte Cross | 109 | 397 | 101 | .254 | 3 | 54 |
| 3B | Billy Clingman | 107 | 386 | 99 | .256 | 0 | 45 |
| OF | Mike Smith | 125 | 484 | 146 | .302 | 1 | 81 |
| OF | Jake Stenzel | 130 | 518 | 192 | .371 | 7 | 97 |
| OF | Patsy Donovan | 126 | 522 | 162 | .310 | 1 | 59 |

#### 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 |
| Frank Genins | 73 | 252 | 63 | .250 | 2 | 24 |
| Joe Sugden | 50 | 158 | 48 | .304 | 1 | 17 |
| Bill Stuart | 19 | 77 | 19 | .247 | 0 | 10 |
| Tom Kinslow | 19 | 62 | 14 | .226 | 0 | 5 |
| Connie Mack | 14 | 49 | 15 | .306 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Niles | 11 | 37 | 8 | .216 | 0 | 0 |
| John Corcoran | 6 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 1 |

### 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 |
| Pink Hawley | 56 | 444.1 | 31 | 22 | 3.18 | 142 |
| Bill Hart | 36 | 261.2 | 14 | 17 | 4.75 | 85 |
| Brownie Foreman | 19 | 139.2 | 8 | 6 | 3.22 | 54 |
| Frank Killen | 13 | 95.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.49 | 25 |
| Jim Gardner | 11 | 85.1 | 8 | 2 | 2.64 | 31 |
| Tom Colcolough | 7 | 43.1 | 1 | 1 | 6.65 | 16 |
| Harry Jordan | 2 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.24 | 4 |
| Gus Weyhing | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 |

#### 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 |
| Sam Moran | 10 | 62.2 | 2 | 4 | 7.47 | 19 |
| Jake Hewitt | 4 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 4 |
| Jock Menefee | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Gussie Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 |
| Dave Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 |