# 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.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 44 | .686 | — | 51‍–‍19 | 45‍–‍25 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 53 | .621 | 9 | 46‍–‍23 | 41‍–‍30 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 65 | .536 | 21 | 40‍–‍31 | 35‍–‍34 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 68 | .511 | 24½ | 39‍–‍31 | 32‍–‍37 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 69 | 71 | .493 | 27 | 36‍–‍34 | 33‍–‍37 |
| Boston Braves | 57 | 82 | .410 | 38½ | 29‍–‍38 | 28‍–‍44 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 54 | 83 | .394 | 40½ | 34‍–‍35 | 20‍–‍48 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 90 | .343 | 47½ | 26‍–‍44 | 21‍–‍46 |

### Record vs. opponents

1919 National League recordvte 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)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 24@ Cubs1–5VaughnCooper (0–1)—8,0000–1
2April 25@ Cubs6–5Mayer (1–0)Martin——1–1
3April 26@ Cubs6–3Adams (1–0)Douglas——2–1
4April 27@ Reds1–4RuetherHamilton (0–1)—11,0002–2
5April 29@ Reds1–8FisherCooper (0–2)——2–3 :
May: 13–13 (Home: 5–3; Away: 8–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
6May 2Cubs2–4TylerEvans (0–1)Douglas—2–4
7May 3Cubs1–2 (11)VaughnHamilton (0–2)—10,0002–5
8May 4@ Cardinals3–1Cooper (1–2)Meadows—7,0003–5
9May 5@ Cardinals5–2Adams (2–0)Doak—1,0004–5
10May 6@ Cardinals1–2GoodwinEvans (0–2)——4–6
11May 8Cardinals4–2Hamilton (1–2)Sherdel——5–6
12May 11@ Cubs0–3DouglasAdams (2–1)—15,0005–7
13May 12Cubs3–2 (11)Cooper (2–2)Hendrix——6–7
14May 13@ Phillies2–3JacobsHamilton (1–3)——6–8
15May 14@ Phillies8–3Miller (1–0)Watson—2,0007–8
16May 15@ Phillies5–0Adams (3–1)Woodward——8–8
17May 16@ Phillies8–3Cooper (3–2)Oeschger—1,0009–8
18May 17@ Braves2–3 (10)KeatingEvans (0–3)—3,0009–9
19May 19@ Braves1–2NehfAdams (3–2)—2,0009–10
20May 20@ Braves3–2Hamilton (2–3)Rudolph——10–10
21May 21@ Braves4–2Cooper (4–2)Northrop—1,00011–10
22May 23@ Robins4–6PfefferMiller (1–1)—4,00011–11
23May 24@ Robins4–6GrimesMayer (1–1)—7,00011–12
24May 25@ Robins0–5SmithHamilton (2–4)—18,00011–13
25May 26@ Giants3–4BentonCooper (4–3)——11–14
26May 27@ Giants2–10BarnesMiller (1–2)——11–15
27May 28@ Giants6–2 (10)Hamilton (3–4)Oeschger——12–15
28May 29Reds1–3SalleeMayer (1–2)——12–16
29May 30Reds9–3Miller (2–2)Ring—6,00013–16
30May 30Reds3–2Cooper (5–3)Eller—21,00014–16
31May 31Reds10–5Hamilton (4–4)Luque—7,00015–16 :
June: 17–11 (Home: 12–4; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
32June 1@ Reds4–3 (10)Adams (4–2)Fisher——16–16
33June 1@ Reds2–10RuetherEvans (0–4)—12,00016–17
34June 2@ Cubs0–7AlexanderMayer (1–3)——16–18
35June 2@ Cubs1–2 (12)DouglasCooper (5–4)—3,00016–19
36June 3@ Cubs0–1MartinMiller (2–3)—3,00016–20
37June 4@ Cubs1–0 (10)Hamilton (5–4)VaughnAdams (1)—17–20
38June 6Giants7–1Adams (5–2)Benton——18–20
39June 7Giants2–9CauseyCooper (5–5)——18–21
40June 10Robins10–6Mayer (2–3)Pfeffer——19–21
41June 11Robins3–2Adams (6–2)Cadore——20–21
42June 12Robins5–4Miller (3–3)Smith——21–21
43June 13Robins3–0 (8)Cooper (6–5)Cheney—3,00022–21
44June 14Phillies8–1Mayer (3–3)Hogg——23–21
45June 16Phillies6–5Adams (7–2)WoodwardCooper (1)3,00024–21
46June 17Phillies6–0Miller (4–3)Jacobs——25–21
47June 18Braves5–6 (11)RudolphCarlson (0–1)——25–22
48June 19Braves6–5Carlson (1–1)Northrop——26–22
49June 20Braves4–0Hamilton (6–4)Demaree——27–22
50June 21Braves1–0Adams (8–2)Keating——28–22
51June 22@ Cardinals7–6Carlson (2–1)SherdelHamilton (1)5,00029–22
52June 23@ Cardinals3–2Miller (5–3)Tuero——30–22
53June 24@ Cardinals2–9GoodwinCooper (6–6)——30–23
54June 25@ Cardinals1–3DoakHamilton (6–5)——30–24
55June 26@ Reds0–7 (6)RuetherAdams (8–3)—3,00030–25
56June 27Reds2–5LuqueCarlson (2–2)——30–26
57June 28Reds0–3SalleeMiller (5–4)——30–27
58June 29@ Cubs7–4Cooper (7–6)Vaughn——31–27
59June 30Cardinals4–1Adams (9–3)May——32–27 :
July: 10–19 (Home: 5–10; Away: 5–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
60July 1Cardinals11–4Mayer (4–3)Doak——33–27
61July 2Cardinals2–4MayHamilton (6–6)Tuero—33–28
62July 3Cubs4–2Cooper (8–6)Douglas——34–28
63July 4Cubs3–7HendrixMiller (5–5)——34–29
64July 4Cubs1–4VaughnAdams (9–4)—33,00034–30
65July 5Cubs2–10CarterHamilton (6–7)——34–31
66July 6@ Reds1–8SalleeCooper (8–7)——34–32
67July 6@ Reds1–3RuetherCarlson (2–3)—23,00034–33
68July 7Cardinals14–9Mayer (5–3)Ames——35–33
69July 8@ Robins1–2CadoreMiller (5–6)—3,00035–34
70July 9@ Robins2–0Adams (10–4)Grimes—3,00036–34
71July 11@ Robins5–2Carlson (3–3)Pfeffer—2,50037–34
72July 12@ Giants1–0Cooper (9–7)Toney—20,00038–34
73July 13@ Giants2–8BentonHamilton (6–8)—27,00038–35
74July 14@ Giants4–5DubucMiller (5–7)—8,00038–36
75July 18@ Braves2–0Adams (11–4)Nehf——39–36
76July 19@ Braves1–2RudolphCooper (9–8)——39–37
77July 23@ Phillies1–6MeadowsCarlson (3–4)——39–38
78July 23@ Phillies1–0Miller (6–7)Rixey——40–38
79July 24Reds1–3RuetherCooper (9–9)——40–39
80July 25Reds0–4EllerAdams (11–5)——40–40
81July 26Reds2–4RingMiller (6–8)——40–41
82July 27@ Reds3–5SalleePonder (0–1)——40–42
83July 28@ Reds7–8GernerHamilton (6–9)Eller—40–43
84July 29Giants0–3ToneyAdams (11–6)——40–44
85July 29Giants7–6Cooper (10–9)Dubuc—8,00041–44
86July 30Giants0–9BarnesPonder (0–2)——41–45
87July 30Giants6–1Miller (7–8)Perritt——42–45
88July 31Giants2–5DouglasCarlson (3–5)—2,50042–46 :
August: 14–11 (Home: 4–5; Away: 10–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
89August 1Braves1–2NehfHamilton (6–10)—1,50042–47
90August 2Braves4–2Cooper (11–9)FillingimMayer (1)—43–47
91August 5Phillies0–2MeadowsAdams (11–7)——43–48
92August 7Phillies3–5RixeyMiller (7–9)——43–49
93August 8Robins3–0Cooper (12–9)Mamaux——44–49
94August 9Robins0–2PfefferCarlson (3–6)——44–50
95August 10@ Robins5–3Adams (12–7)Cadore——45–50
96August 11@ Robins5–2Miller (8–9)Smith—2,00046–50
97August 13@ Braves3–2 (14)Cooper (13–9)Rudolph——47–50
98August 15@ Braves3–5CauseyAdams (12–8)——47–51
99August 15@ Braves2–3 (15)FillingimCarlson (3–7)——47–52
100August 16@ Phillies6–4Miller (9–9)Rixey——48–52
101August 16@ Phillies0–4RixeyPonder (0–3)—8,00048–53
102August 18@ Phillies3–2 (13)Cooper (14–9)Smith——49–53
103August 19@ Phillies5–4Carlson (4–7)Meadows——50–53
104August 20@ Robins5–1Miller (10–9)Grimes—1,00051–53
105August 21@ Robins2–3PfefferAdams (12–9)—2,00051–54
106August 23@ Giants6–1Cooper (15–9)Barnes—20,00052–54
107August 24@ Giants0–1 (10)ToneyCarlson (4–8)——52–55
108August 26@ Giants1–9NehfMiller (10–10)——52–56
109August 26@ Giants4–1Adams (13–9)Benton—8,00053–56
110August 28Cardinals1–3SchuppCooper (15–10)——53–57
111August 29Cardinals5–3Miller (11–10)Sherdel——54–57
112August 30Reds1–0 (11)Adams (14–9)Ring——55–57
113August 31@ Reds3–2Carlson (5–8)Ruether——56–57 :
September: 15–11 (Home: 13–9; Away: 2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
114September 1Cardinals4–5DoakMiller (11–11)——56–58
115September 1Cardinals2–1Cooper (16–10)Sherdel——57–58
116September 2Cardinals1–2GoodwinPonder (0–4)——57–59
117September 4Cubs4–3 (10)Cooper (17–10)Bailey——58–59
118September 5Cubs0–2VaughnCarlson (5–9)——58–60
119September 6Cubs11–0Cooper (18–10)Hendrix——59–60
120September 7@ Cubs2–1Hamilton (7–10)Alexander——60–60
121September 8Braves10–0Miller (12–11)Demaree——61–60
122September 8Braves3–4CauseyPonder (0–5)Fillingim2,00061–61
123September 9Braves6–3Carlson (6–9)Scott——62–61
124September 9Braves6–1Adams (15–9)Keating——63–61
125September 11Phillies7–1Cooper (19–10)Ames——64–61
126September 11Phillies7–2Hamilton (8–10)Meadows——65–61
127September 12Phillies5–6CantwellMiller (12–12)——65–62
128September 13Phillies4–1Carlson (7–9)Smith——66–62
129September 13Phillies2–0Adams (16–9)Hogg——67–62
130September 15Robins3–4SmithCooper (19–11)——67–63
131September 15Robins0–6CadoreHamilton (8–11)——67–64
132September 16Robins4–3 (11)Miller (13–12)Pfeffer——68–64
133September 17Robins3–8MitchellCarlson (7–10)——68–65
134September 18Giants7–0Adams (17–9)Barnes——69–65
135September 19Giants2–4NehfCooper (19–12)—2,00069–66
136September 20Giants2–0Carlson (8–10)Ryan—10,00070–66
137September 26@ Cardinals1–2 (12)SchuppAdams (17–10)——70–67
138September 27@ Cardinals3–5GoodwinCooper (19–13)——70–68
139September 28@ Cardinals6–3Wisner (1–0)Woodward—50071–68 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member :

### 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 | 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 |

### 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 |
| 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 | 141.0 | 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 |