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Pie Traynor
Harold Joseph Traynor
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 11, 1898 in Framingham, MA
High School: Somerville (Somerville, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1920
Final Game: August 14, 1937
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1948 (93/121 ballots).
Died: March 16, 1972 in Pittsburgh, PA
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1920 21 PIT NL 17 56 52 6 11 3 1 0 2 1 3 3 6 .212 .268 .308 .576 63 16 1 0 6
1921 22 PIT NL 7 20 19 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .263 .300 .263 .563 48 5 0 0 /56
1922 23 PIT NL 142 615 571 89 161 17 12 4 81 17 3 27 28 .282 .319 .375 .694 77 214 4 13 *56
1923 24 PIT NL 153 661 616 108 208 19 19 12 101 28 13 34 19 .338 .377 .489 .866 125 301 5 6 *5/6
1924 25 PIT NL 142 596 545 86 160 26 13 5 82 24 18 37 26 .294 .340 .417 .756 100 227 1 13 *5
1925 26 PIT NL 150 658 591 114 189 39 14 6 106 15 9 52 19 .320 .377 .464 .840 108 274 2 13 *5/6 MVP-8
1926 27 PIT NL 152 639 574 83 182 25 17 3 92 8 38 14 .317 .361 .436 .796 109 250 1 26 *5/6 MVP-13
1927 28 PIT NL 149 633 573 93 196 32 9 5 106 11 22 11 .342 .370 .455 .825 114 261 3 35 *5/6 MVP-7
1928 29 PIT NL 144 640 569 91 192 38 12 3 124 12 28 10 .337 .370 .462 .832 113 263 1 42 *5 MVP-6
1929 30 PIT NL 130 597 540 94 192 27 12 4 108 13 30 7 .356 .393 .472 .865 111 255 3 24 *5 MVP-7
1930 31 PIT NL 130 569 497 90 182 22 11 9 119 7 48 19 .366 .423 .509 .932 124 253 1 23 *5
1931 32 PIT NL 155 677 615 81 183 37 15 2 103 6 54 28 .298 .354 .416 .771 107 256 0 8 *5 MVP-13
1932 33 PIT NL 135 556 513 74 169 27 10 2 68 6 32 20 .329 .373 .433 .806 118 222 4 7 *5 MVP-8
1933 34 PIT NL 154 676 624 85 190 27 6 1 82 5 35 24 .304 .342 .372 .714 104 232 14 1 16 *5 AS,MVP-8
1934 35 PIT NL 119 468 444 62 137 22 10 1 61 3 21 27 .309 .341 .410 .751 98 182 23 1 2 *5 AS
1935 36 PIT NL 57 220 204 24 57 10 3 1 36 2 10 17 .279 .323 .373 .695 84 76 9 3 3 5/3
1937 38 PIT NL 5 12 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 1 0 0 /5
17 Seasons 1941 8293 7559 1183 2416 371 164 58 1273 158 46 472 278 .320 .362 .435 .797 107 3289 47 31 231
162 Game Avg. 162 692 631 99 202 31 14 5 106 13 39 23 .320 .362 .435 .797 107 275 3 19
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1925 26 PIT NL WS WSH W 7 30 26 2 9 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 1 .346 .400 .615 1.015 16 1 0 0 1 0
1927 28 PIT NL WS NYY L 4 15 15 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .267 .467 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 11 45 41 3 12 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 2 .293 .333 .488 .821 20 1 0 0 1 0
2 WS 11 45 41 3 12 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 2 .293 .333 .488 .821 20 1 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1920 PIT NL 21 SS 17 86 35 39 12 4 .860 4.35 .947 5.47
1921 PIT NL 22 3B 3 12 3 8 1 0 .917 3.67 .942 2.97
1921 PIT NL 22 SS 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 5.60
1922 PIT NL 23 3B 124 384 147 216 21 21 .945 2.93 .948 2.93
1922 PIT NL 23 SS 18 111 39 62 10 7 .910 5.61 .947 5.46
1923 PIT NL 24 3B 152 521 189 306 26 30 .950 3.26 .947 2.95
1923 PIT NL 24 SS 1 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 6.00 .933 5.40
1924 PIT NL 25 3B 141 462 179 268 15 31 .968 3.17 .955 2.81
1925 PIT NL 26 3B 150 553 226 303 24 41 .957 3.53 .938 2.85 MVP-8
1925 PIT NL 26 SS 1 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00 .950 5.20 MVP-8
1926 PIT NL 27 3B 148 484 182 279 23 32 .952 3.11 .953 2.81 MVP-13
1926 PIT NL 27 SS 3 25 9 15 1 1 .960 8.00 .948 5.30 MVP-13
1927 PIT NL 28 3B 143 496 212 265 19 23 .962 3.34 .944 2.82 MVP-7
1927 PIT NL 28 SS 9 42 13 28 1 2 .976 4.56 .943 5.18 MVP-7
1928 PIT NL 29 3B 144 498 175 296 27 15 .946 3.27 .943 2.96 MVP-6
1929 PIT NL 30 3B 130 406 148 238 20 23 .951 2.97 .953 2.79 MVP-7
1930 PIT NL 31 3B 130 423 130 268 25 18 .941 3.06 .951 2.71
1931 PIT NL 32 3B 155 493 172 284 37 21 .925 2.94 .945 2.72 MVP-13
1932 PIT NL 33 3B 127 422 173 222 27 14 .936 3.11 .945 2.74 MVP-8
1933 PIT NL 34 3B 154 503 176 300 27 16 .946 3.09 .949 2.89 AS,MVP-8
1934 PIT NL 35 3B 110 306 116 176 14 16 .954 2.65 .944 2.73 AS
1935 PIT NL 36 3B 49 161 59 84 18 2 .888 2.92 .944 2.71
1935 PIT NL 36 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.60
1937 PIT NL 38 3B 3 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 3.33 .950 2.73
16 Seasons 3B 1863 6134 2289 3521 324 303 .947 3.12 .947 2.82
7 Seasons SS 50 276 101 151 24 15 .913 5.04 .946 5.40
1 Season 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.60
17 Seasons TOT 1914 6410 2390 3672 348 318 .946 3.17 .893 2.89
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA ( 7.1%)
1938 BBWAA ( 1.1%)
1939 BBWAA ( 3.6%)
1942 BBWAA (19.3%)
1945 BBWAA (32.8%)
1946 Final Ballot (20.2%)
1946 Nominating Vote (32.2%)
1947 BBWAA (73.9%)
1948 BBWAA (76.9%)
Selected to HOF in 1948 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1933 *
1934 (3B)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1925 NL (8, 34%)
1926 NL (13, 18%)
1927 NL (7, 22%)
1928 NL (6, 35%)
1929 NL (7, 34%)
1931 NL (13, 15%)
1932 NL (8, 21%)
1933 NL (8, 25%)
2.04 Career Shares (85th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1923 NL  .338 (7th)
1927 NL  .342 (5th)
1928 NL  .337 (6th)
1929 NL  .356 (7th)
1930 NL  .366 (9th)
1932 NL  .329 (9th)
Career  .320 (54th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1923 NL  .489 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1923 NL  153 (4th)
1925 NL  150 (7th)
1926 NL  152 (10th)
1931 NL  155 (3rd)
1933 NL  154 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1923 NL  616 (4th)
1925 NL  591 (8th)
1926 NL  574 (7th)
1927 NL  573 (9th)
1931 NL  615 (4th)
1933 NL  624 (2nd)
Career  7559 (183rd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1925 NL  658 (8th)
1926 NL  639 (10th)
1931 NL  677 (5th)
1933 NL  676 (5th)
Career  8293 (201st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1923 NL  108 (6th)
1925 NL  114 (4th)
1933 NL  85 (7th)
Career  1183 (181st)

Hits s c a p y
1923 NL  208 (3rd)
1925 NL  189 (8th)
1926 NL  182 (5th)
1927 NL  196 (6th)
1928 NL  192 (5th)
1931 NL  183 (8th)
1933 NL  190 (4th)
Career  2416 (109th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1923 NL  301 (4th)
1925 NL  274 (10th)
1926 NL  250 (10th)
1927 NL  261 (8th)
1931 NL  256 (10th)
Career  3289 (190th)

Doubles s c a p y
1925 NL  39 (6th)
1927 NL  32 (7th)
1928 NL  38 (6th)
1931 NL  37 (8th)
Career  371 (212th)

Triples s c a p y
1922 NL  12 (9th)
1923 NL  19 (1st)
1924 NL  13 (8th)
1925 NL  14 (5th)
1926 NL  17 (3rd)
1928 NL  12 (6th)
1929 NL  12 (8th)
1931 NL  15 (3rd)
1932 NL  10 (7th)
1934 NL  10 (8th)
Career  164 (30th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1923 NL  12 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1923 NL  101 (6th)
1924 NL  82 (10th)
1925 NL  106 (7th)
1926 NL  92 (7th)
1927 NL  106 (6th)
1928 NL  124 (2nd)
1930 NL  119 (8th)
1931 NL  103 (4th)
1933 NL  82 (9th)
Career  1273 (110th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1922 NL  17 (9th)
1923 NL  28 (7th)
1924 NL  24 (4th)
1925 NL  15 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1923 NL  158 (3rd)
1925 NL  130 (10th)
1926 NL  137 (4th)
1927 NL  150 (5th)
1928 NL  139 (7th)
1929 NL  149 (6th)
1931 NL  129 (6th)
1932 NL  130 (9th)
1933 NL  156 (2nd)
Career  1823 (75th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1923 NL  111 (6th)
1925 NL  102 (8th)
1927 NL  96 (10th)
Career  1188 (185th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1925 NL  59 (8th)
1931 NL  54 (10th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1923 NL  247 (8th)
1925 NL  243 (8th)
1931 NL  237 (9th)
1933 NL  226 (8th)
Career  2919 (210th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1932 NL  4 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1926 NL  26 (7th)
1927 NL  35 (1st)
1928 NL  42 (1st)
1929 NL  24 (2nd)
1930 NL  23 (4th)
1933 NL  16 (8th)
Career  231 (51st)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1934 NL  23 (2nd)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1924 NL  18 (5th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1923 NL  16.8 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1923 NL  32.4 (8th)
1925 NL  31.1 (8th)
1926 NL  41.0 (5th)
1927 NL  52.1 (2nd)
1928 NL  56.9 (1st)
1929 NL  77.1 (1st)
1930 NL  26.2 (4th)
1932 NL  25.7 (8th)
1933 NL  26.0 (8th)
Career  27.2 (33rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1925 NL  424 (6th)
1931 NL  440 (4th)
1933 NL  464 (4th)
Career  5467 (230th)

Oldest s c a p y
1937 NL  born 1898-11-11 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 134 (124), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 96 (162), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 43 (123), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Oyster Burns (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Elmer Flick (888) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Fred Clarke (872) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

September, 1920: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Portsmouth (Virginia) for $10,000.

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Name and misspellings: Harold Joseph Pie Traynor

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