1928PIRATES
THIRD BASE
PIE TRAYNOR1928
Pie Traynorthird base · 1928 pirates
Ht 6'0"Wt 170Bats RThrows RBorn 1898 · Framingham, MA
1928, and Pie Traynor is at the hot corner in Pittsburgh, hitting .337 with 192 hits — 38 doubles, 12 triples, and 124 runs knocked in across 144 games. The bat is level, the hands are sure, and the Pirates have themselves a third baseman who fields his position like he owns the deed. The three frames ahead keep the ribbie year ringing.
124 RBI
In 1928 he drove in 124 runs — ribbie weather in Pittsburgh.
.337 AVG
In 1928 he hit .337 — level bat, sure hands.
38 DOUBLES
In 1928 he smacked 38 doubles — wall-ball arithmetic.
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 144 | 569 | 91 | 192 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 124 | 0.337 | 0.370 | 0.462 |
| Life | 1,941 | 7,559 | 1,183 | 2,416 | 371 | 164 | 58 | 1,273 | 0.320 | 0.362 | 0.435 |
SkillScore
109.841928 · PIT
ComponentsAVG 0.337OBP 0.370SLG 0.462
Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh NL. Bain Collection / Library of Congress via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).