Pie Traynor

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 11, 1898 in Framingham, MA us

Died: March 16, 1972 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Somerville HS (Somerville, MA)

Debut: September 15, 1920 (Age 21-309d, 5,104th in major league history)
vs. BSN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 14, 1937 (Age 38-276d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1948. (Voted by BBWAA on 93/121 ballots)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Harold Joseph Traynor

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.7

7559

2416

.320

1183

RBI

1273

158

OBP

.362

SLG

.435

OPS

.797

OPS+

107

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 58 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 5 tying, 18 go ahead

1 Tm
PIT	58

Platoon
vs RHP	44
vs LHP	14

Home/Road
Away	35
Home	23

Outs
2	23
1	19
0	16

7 Opps
PHI	14
NYG	13
BSN	11
STL	8
BRO	4
CHC	4
CIN	4

52 Pitchers
Hugh McQuillan	3
Vic Keen	2
Tim McNamara	2
Bill Sherdel	2
Larry Benton	2
Huck Betts	1
Syl Johnson	1
Red Lucas	1
Pete Donohue	1
Johnny Stuart	1
Kyle Graham	1
Ray Benge	1
Petie Behan	1
Ralph Head	1
Jesse Petty	1
Kent Greenfield	1
Rosy Ryan	1
Grover Alexander	1
Eppa Rixey	1
Paul Dean	1
Ray Pierce	1
Bill Walker	1
Guy Bush	1
Dana Fillingim	1
Si Johnson	1
Whitey Glazner	1
Al Smith	1
Jimmy Ring	1
Nick Dumovich	1
Jesse Barnes	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
Carl Hubbell	1
Snipe Hansen	1
Dazzy Vance	1
Phil Collins	1
Les Sweetland	1
Carl Mays	1
Ownie Carroll	1
Leo Dickerman	1
Bill Hubbell	1
Burleigh Grimes	1
Chet Nichols	1
Bill Clarkson	1
Tom Zachary	1
Joe Oeschger	1
Luther Roy	1
Rube Marquard	1
Harry Harper	1
Sheriff Blake	1
Lou North	1
Oran O'Neal	1
Wayland Dean	1

8 Parks
Forbes Fld (PIT)	23
Baker Bowl (PHI)	13
Polo Grounds (NYC)	9
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	4
Braves Fld (BOS)	3
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	3
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Crosley Fld (CIN)	1

Where Hit
7	21
9	14
89	6
78	5
8	4

15 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	56
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	12
12-	4
123	3
-2-	3
1-3	3
--3	2

98 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	31
1 on	17
2 on	7
3 on	3
Any on	27

Inning
1	7
2	6
3	5
4	8
5	5
6	7
7	3
8	9
9	2
Extra	6

1-3	18
4-6	20
7-end	20

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	2
+2	9
+1	6
Tied	16
-1	6
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	5

Ahead	26
Tied	16
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
3B	57
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	27
4th	16
6th	15

Leverage
High Lev	13
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1922	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1922-04-29	PIT		CIN	Eppa Rixey	ahead 3-1	b 5	1	12-	3	5	5	0.124	95%		Home Run; M. Carey Scores/unER; C. Bigbee Scores
2	2	2	1	1922-05-15	PIT		BSN	Joe Oeschger	behind 4-5	b 10	1	1--	2	5	5	0.772	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hammond Scores
3	3	3	1	1922-08-21	PIT		BSN	Tim McNamara	ahead 4-0	b 8	0	---	1	6	5	0.008	99%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
4	4	4	1	1922-09-02	PIT	@	STL	Bill Sherdel	ahead 3-2	t 6	1	---	1	6	5	0.126	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1923	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1923-04-20	PIT	@	CHC	Nick Dumovich	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	5	0.096	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	1	1923-05-08	PIT	@	BRO	Harry Harper	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	-2-	2	6	5	0.093	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Tierney Scores/unER
7	7	3	1	1923-05-22	PIT	@	PHI	Bill Hubbell	ahead 10-4	t 6	1	---	1	6	5	0.016	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	4	1	1923-05-23	PIT	@	PHI	Ralph Head	ahead 5-3	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.082	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
9	9	5	1	1923-05-24	PIT		STL	Lou North	ahead 9-4	b 7	0	--3	2	5	5	0.005	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (RF Line); C. Barnhart Scores
10	10	6	1	1923-06-08	PIT		NYG	Hugh McQuillan	behind 4-6	b 5	1	1--	2	5	5	0.234	54%		Inside-the-park Home Run (Deep LF-CF); R. Russell Scores
11	11	7	1	1923-07-07	PIT	@	PHI	Whitey Glazner	ahead 5-2	t 5	1	1--	2	5	5	0.099	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Russell Scores
12	12	8	1	1923-07-12 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	Rosy Ryan	ahead 3-2	t 3	1	1--	2	5	5	0.163	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Bigbee Scores
13	13	9	1	1923-07-21 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	Tim McNamara	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	5	5	0.103	50%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep CF-RF)
14	14	10	1	1923-07-25 (2)	PIT		BSN	Dana Fillingim	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	-2-	2	5	5	0.106	85%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF; R. Russell Scores
15	15	11	1	1923-07-26	PIT		BSN	Jesse Barnes	tied 7-7	b 12	2	---	1	5	5	0.461	100%	Walk-Off,IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Short LF)
16	16	12	1	1923-08-15	PIT	@	PHI	Petie Behan	tied 3-3	t 8	0	---	1	4	5	0.224	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1924	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1924-04-28	PIT	@	CHC	Vic Keen	behind 2-4	t 6	1	---	1	4	5	0.114	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	2	1	1924-05-13	PIT		BSN	Rube Marquard	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	---	1	5	5	0.074	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	3	1	1924-07-17	PIT		NYG	Hugh McQuillan	tied 3-3	b 13	1	---	1	6	5	0.418	100%	Walk-Off,IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive)
20	20	4	1	1924-07-21 (2)	PIT		BRO	Burleigh Grimes	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	5	0.110	62%		Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
21	21	5	1	1924-08-08	PIT	@	PHI	Jimmy Ring	tied 0-0	t 8	0	---	1	5	5	0.231	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1925	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1925-05-29	PIT		STL	Leo Dickerman	behind 3-4	b 8	2	1--	2	5	5	0.565	82%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep LF-CF); C. Bigbee Scores
23	23	2	1	1925-06-10	PIT		BSN	Kyle Graham	behind 0-5	b 8	2	12-	3	5	5	0.086	11%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); K. Cuyler Scores; C. Barnhart Scores
24	24	3	1	1925-06-22	PIT	@	STL	Johnny Stuart	ahead 18-6	t 8	0	123	4	5	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Moore Scores; K. Cuyler Scores; C. Bigbee Scores
25	25	4	1	1925-07-15	PIT	@	BSN	Larry Benton	behind 2-4	t 8	2	---	1	5	5	0.086	16%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Deep CF-RF)
26	26	5	1	1925-08-29 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Oran O'Neal	ahead 6-0	t 3	0	---	1	5	5	0.026	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
27	27	6	2	1925-08-29 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Ray Pierce	ahead 7-0	t 4	2	1--	2	5	5	0.027	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Rawlings Scores
1926	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1926-04-23	PIT		STL	Syl Johnson	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1-3	3	5	5	0.232	78%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; M. Carey Scores/unER; C. Barnhart Scores/unER; P. Traynor Scores/unER
29	29	2	1	1926-07-03	PIT		STL	Vic Keen	ahead 7-2	b 4	2	12-	3	5	5	0.044	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Cuyler Scores/unER; G. Wright Scores/unER; P. Traynor Scores/unER
30	30	3	1	1926-09-22	PIT	@	PHI	Wayland Dean	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	1	6	5	0.103	72%		Home Run (LF-CF)
1927	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1927-04-24	PIT	@	STL	Grover Alexander	behind 0-2	t 7	0	---	1	6	5	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	2	1	1927-05-18	PIT	@	NYG	Bill Clarkson	ahead 12-6	t 8	1	---	1	6	5	0.005	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
33	33	3	1	1927-05-20	PIT	@	NYG	Kent Greenfield	ahead 4-3	t 12	2	123	4	6	5	0.146	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Cuyler Scores; P. Waner Scores; G. Wright Scores
34	34	4	1	1927-05-21	PIT	@	NYG	Hugh McQuillan	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	6	5	0.231	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Wright Scores
35	35	5	1	1927-07-13	PIT	@	BRO	Jesse Petty	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	6	0.128	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1928	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1928-06-02	PIT		CHC	Guy Bush	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	1	6	5	0.089	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	2	1	1928-08-24	PIT		NYG	Larry Benton	ahead 10-4	b 6	1	---	1	5	5	0.008	99%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (CF-RF)
38	38	3	1	1928-09-17	PIT	@	NYG	Carl Hubbell	behind 0-7	t 6	1	1--	2	4	5	0.022	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Waner Scores
1929	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1929-06-15	PIT		NYG	Carl Mays	behind 11-12	b 11	2	---	1	4	5	0.485	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	2	1	1929-06-28	PIT		CIN	Red Lucas	behind 2-8	b 8	2	---	1	4	5	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
41	41	3	1	1929-07-10	PIT	@	PHI	Ray Benge	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	1	4	5	0.090	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	4	1	1929-07-11	PIT	@	PHI	Luther Roy	tied 0-0	t 1	2	-2-	2	4	5	0.151	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Waner Scores
1930	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1930-06-17	PIT	@	PHI	Chet Nichols	behind 1-4	t 6	2	---	1	5	5	0.073	20%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	2	1	1930-07-14	PIT	@	BRO	Dazzy Vance	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	1	5	5	0.031	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
45	45	3	1	1930-07-23 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	Snipe Hansen	tied 1-1	t 9	0	---	1	5	5	0.299	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	4	1	1930-07-23 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Les Sweetland	tied 13-13	t 13	2	1-3	3	5	5	0.456	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Grantham Scores; A. Comorosky Scores
47	47	5	1	1930-07-26	PIT	@	NYG	Freddie Fitzsimmons	behind 3-10	t 9	0	---	1	5	5	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
48	48	6	1	1930-07-27 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	Pete Donohue	ahead 2-0	t 1	1	1--	2	5	5	0.121	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Comorosky Scores
49	49	7	1	1930-08-15 (1)	PIT		PHI	Phil Collins	behind 4-5	b 5	2	---	1	5	5	0.136	52%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (CF-RF)
50	50	8	1	1930-09-14 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	Bill Walker	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	5	0.086	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	9	1	1930-09-24	PIT		CIN	Ownie Carroll	tied 0-0	b 1	2	--3	2	4	5	0.147	68%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Dugas Scores
1931	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1931-04-24	PIT		CHC	Sheriff Blake	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	1-3	3	4	5	0.162	91%		Home Run (Deep CF); L. French Scores; P. Waner Scores
53	53	2	1	1931-09-18 (2)	PIT		BSN	Bill Sherdel	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	1--	2	4	5	0.135	89%		Home Run; G. Suhr Scores
1932	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1932-06-26 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	Si Johnson	tied 0-0	t 3	1	12-	3	4	5	0.245	79%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run; P. Waner Scores; A. Vaughan Scores
55	55	2	1	1932-08-31	PIT		BSN	Huck Betts	tied 0-0	b 4	2	1--	2	4	5	0.236	76%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; A. Comorosky Scores
1933	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1933-08-20 (1)	PIT	@	BSN	Tom Zachary	ahead 3-1	t 6	2	---	1	4	5	0.089	88%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
1934	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1934-04-18	PIT	@	STL	Paul Dean	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2	4	5	0.172	64%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Waner Scores
1935	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1935-08-26	PIT	@	NYG	Al Smith	tied 0-0	t 1	2	123	4	6	5	0.284	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Waner Scores; A. Vaughan Scores; G. Suhr Scores

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