1919 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Major League Baseball team 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
Record vs. opponents
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
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1919 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References
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