1923PIRATES
THIRD BASE
PIE TRAYNOR1923
Pie Traynorthird base · 1923 pirates
Ht 6'0"Wt 170Bats RThrows RBorn 1898 · Framingham, MA
1923, Pie Traynor takes the hot corner at Forbes Field and has himself a season: .338 at the plate, 208 hits, 19 triples, 12 home runs, 101 runs batted in, 28 stolen bases, 108 runs scored across 153 games. The Pittsburgh third baseman fields his position like a man who owns the dirt, and the bat plays everywhere. A career year by any measure — the three frames ahead keep the .338 summer loud.
.338 AVG
In 1923 he hit .338 — Forbes Field thunder from the hot corner.
208 HITS
In 1923 he collected 208 hits — a ledger that filled itself.
19 TRIPLES
In 1923 he banged 19 triples — gap weather all summer.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 153 | 616 | 108 | 208 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 101 | 0.338 | 0.377 | 0.489 |
| Life | 1,941 | 7,559 | 1,183 | 2,416 | 371 | 164 | 58 | 1,273 | 0.320 | 0.362 | 0.435 |
SkillScore
115.781923 · PIT
ComponentsAVG 0.338OBP 0.377SLG 0.489
Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh NL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).