1930 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 49th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 44th in the National League. The Pirates finished fifth in the league standings with a record of 80–74.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 15 || @ Reds || 7–6 || Swetonic (1–0) || Lucas || — || 30,112 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 16 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Donohue || Brame (0–1) || — || 4,412 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 17 || @ Reds || 7–1 || French (1–0) || Rixey || — || — || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 18 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Petty (1–0) || May || Swetonic (1) || — || 3–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 <small>(10)</small> || Kremer (1–0) || Sherdel || — || — || 4–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 21 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Brame (1–1) || Hill || — || — || 5–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 25 || Cardinals || 6–1 || Kremer (2–0) || Sherdel || — || — || 6–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 26 || Cardinals || 9–7 || Brame (2–1) || Hallahan || — || — || 7–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || April 27 || @ Cubs || 9–5 || French (2–0) || Bush || Swetonic (2) || — || 8–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 28 || @ Cubs || 4–7 || Root || Spencer (0–1) || — || — || 8–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 29 || @ Cubs || 13–9 || Erickson (1–0) || Blake || Swetonic (3) || — || 9–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 30 || @ Cubs || 2–5 || Malone || Jones (0–1) || — || — || 9–3 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || May 1 || Braves || 3–4 || Seibold || French (2–1) || — || — || 9–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || May 2 || Braves || 3–2 || Kremer (3–0) || Cantwell || Petty (1) || — || 10–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || May 3 || Braves || 7–12 || Cunningham || Swetonic (1–1) || — || — || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || May 5 || Giants || 1–9 || Walker || French (2–2) || — || 5,000 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || May 6 || Giants || 9–11 || Hubbell || Kremer (3–1) || Heving || — || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || May 7 || Giants || 16–8 || Swetonic (2–1) || Parmelee || — || — || 11–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || May 8 || Giants || 10–13 <small>(10)</small> || Walker || French (2–3) || — || — || 11–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 9 || Robins || 4–7 || Clark || Petty (1–1) || Dudley || — || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 10 || Robins || 0–7 || Elliott || Kremer (3–2) || — || 11,000 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 11 || @ Robins || 2–10 || Vance || French (2–4) || — || 26,000 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 12 || Robins || 6–2 || Brame (3–1) || Dudley || — || 2,000 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 13 || Phillies || 8–14 || Benge || Petty (1–2) || — || — || 12–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 17 || Reds || 7–5 || Kremer (4–2) || Donohue || Swetonic (4) || — || 13–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 18 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Brame (4–1) || Frey || — || — || 14–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 20 || @ Reds || 5–0 || French (3–4) || Lucas || — || — || 15–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 21 || Cubs || 10–3 || Kremer (5–2) || Teachout || Meine (1) || — || 16–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 22 || Cubs || 5–12 || Osborn || Petty (1–3) || Moss || — || 16–13 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 23 || Cubs || 7–6 || Meine (1–0) || Carlson || Spencer (1) || — || 17–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 24 || Cubs || 3–5 || Malone || French (3–5) || — || — || 17–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 25 || @ Reds || 6–5 <small>(10)</small> || Spencer (1–1) || Kolp || — || — || 18–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 25 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Lucas || Chagnon (0–1) || — || — || 18–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 26 || Cardinals || 4–10 || Sherdel || Petty (1–4) || Lindsey || — || 18–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 27 || Cardinals || 8–5 || French (4–5) || Grabowski || — || — || 19–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 30 || Reds || 1–9 || Lucas || Chagnon (0–2) || — || — || 19–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 30 || Reds || 7–6 || Kremer (6–2) || Benton || Spencer (2) || — || 20–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 31 || Reds || 4–10 || Rixey || French (4–6) || Kolp || — || 20–18 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || June 1 || @ Cubs || 4–16 || Bush || Meine (1–1) || — || — || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || June 3 || @ Robins || 5–6 || Clark || Spencer (1–2) || — || 18,000 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || June 4 || @ Robins || 12–6 || French (5–6) || Dudley || — || — || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || June 5 || @ Robins || 5–6 || Elliott || Petty (1–5) || Luque || — || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || June 6 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Meine (2–1) || Cantwell || — || — || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || June 7 || @ Braves || 4–6 || Zachary || Kremer (6–3) || — || — || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || June 8 || @ Braves || 6–10 || Seibold || French (5–7) || — || — || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || June 11 || @ Giants || 2–9 || Hubbell || Meine (2–2) || — || — || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 12 || @ Giants || 10–7 || Kremer (7–3) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 23–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || June 13 || @ Giants || 2–7 || Walker || French (5–8) || — || — || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 19–12 || Spencer (2–2) || Smythe || — || — || 24–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 4–5 || Collins || Petty (1–6) || — || — || 24–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 16 || @ Phillies || 14–18 || Collard || Kremer (7–4) || Collins || — || 24–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 17 || @ Phillies || 4–5 <small>(10)</small> || Nichols || French (5–9) || — || — || 24–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 18 || Giants || 3–4 || Walker || Meine (2–3) || Pruett || — || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 20 || Giants || 8–4 || Kremer (8–4) || Fitzsimmons || — || — || 25–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 21 || Giants || 5–6 <small>(10)</small> || Donohue || Spencer (2–3) || — || — || 25–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 22 || @ Robins || 6–9 || Luque || French (5–10) || — || — || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 23 || Robins || 6–19 || Elliott || Meine (2–4) || — || — || 25–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 25 || Robins || 5–1 || Kremer (9–4) || Dudley || — || — || 26–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 26 || Phillies || 1–0 || French (6–10) || Collins || — || — || 27–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 26 || Phillies || 11–5 || Brame (5–1) || Collard || — || 4,000 || 28–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 27 || Phillies || 6–4 || Meine (3–4) || Willoughby || — || — || 29–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 28 || Phillies || 6–3 || Spencer (3–3) || Nichols || — || 12,000 || 30–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 28 || Phillies || 4–6 || Benge || Chagnon (0–3) || — || 12,000 || 30–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 30 || Braves || 5–6 || Cantwell || Kremer (9–5) || Seibold || 2,000 || 30–34 |-

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || July 1 || Braves || 8–3 || French (7–10) || Brandt || — || — || 31–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || July 2 || Braves || 4–6 || Seibold || Brame (5–2) || — || — || 31–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || July 3 || Braves || 0–8 || Smith || Spencer (3–4) || — || — || 31–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || July 4 || Cubs || 1–10 || Teachout || Meine (3–5) || — || 12,000 || 31–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || July 4 || Cubs || 5–1 || Kremer (10–5) || Root || — || 14,000 || 32–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || July 5 || Cubs || 3–12 || Osborn || French (7–11) || — || — || 32–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || July 6 || @ Cardinals || 1–2 || Haines || Spencer (3–5) || — || — || 32–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || July 6 || @ Cardinals || 4–12 || Grimes || Brame (5–3) || — || — || 32–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || July 7 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 || French (8–11) || Haid || — || — || 33–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 8 || @ Cardinals || 10–5 || Kremer (11–5) || Rhem || — || — || 34–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || July 9 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 || Haid || Meine (3–6) || — || — || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 11 || Cardinals || 6–2 || Brame (6–3) || Hallahan || — || — || 35–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || July 12 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Kremer (12–5) || Haines || — || — || 36–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 13 || @ Robins || 1–0 || French (9–11) || Elliott || — || 18,000 || 37–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 14 || @ Robins || 8–12 || Vance || Spencer (3–6) || — || — || 37–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 15 || @ Robins || 0–5 || Clark || Brame (6–4) || — || — || 37–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 16 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Zachary || Kremer (12–6) || — || — || 37–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 16 || @ Braves || 9–5 || Meine (4–6) || Sherdel || — || — || 38–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 17 || @ Braves || 6–2 || French (10–11) || Cantwell || — || — || 39–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 18 || @ Braves || 12–4 || Spencer (4–6) || Seibold || — || — || 40–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 19 || @ Braves || 9–4 || Brame (7–4) || Smith || — || — || 41–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 21 || @ Phillies || 2–7 || Sweetland || Kremer (12–7) || — || — || 41–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 22 || @ Phillies || 5–11 || Collins || French (10–12) || — || — || 41–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Meine (5–6) || Hansen || — || — || 42–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 16–15 <small>(13)</small> || French (11–12) || Sweetland || — || — || 43–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 24 || @ Giants || 0–1 <small>(7)</small> || Hubbell || Kremer (12–8) || — || — || 43–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 25 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Mitchell || French (11–13) || — || — || 43–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 26 || @ Giants || 4–10 || Fitzsimmons || Brame (7–5) || — || — || 43–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 27 || @ Giants || 10–8 || Meine (6–6) || Walker || Swetonic (5) || — || 44–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 27 || @ Giants || 8–4 || Spencer (5–6) || Donohue || — || — || 45–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 29 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Kremer (13–8) || Grabowski || — || — || 46–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 30 || Cardinals || 6–5 || Brame (8–5) || Haines || — || 3,000 || 47–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 31 || Cardinals || 4–3 || French (12–13) || Lindsey || — || — || 48–49 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || August 1 || @ Cubs || 7–10 || Osborn || Spencer (5–7) || — || 30,000 || 48–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 14–8 || Kremer (14–8) || Bush || — || — || 49–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 100 || August 3 || @ Cubs || 12–8 || Brame (9–5) || Root || — || — || 50–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || August 6 || Robins || 4–7 || Thurston || French (12–14) || Heimach || — || 50–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || August 7 || Robins || 4–6 || Vance || Spencer (5–8) || Clark || — || 50–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 8 || Giants || 1–9 || Walker || Meine (6–7) || — || — || 50–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 8 || Giants || 2–7 || Hubbell || Brame (9–6) || — || 11,000 || 50–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || August 9 || Giants || 6–10 || Pruett || Kremer (14–9) || — || 7,000 || 50–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 11 || Giants || 8–5 || French (13–14) || Chaplin || — || — || 51–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 12 || Phillies || 8–7 <small>(14)</small> || Swetonic (3–1) || Elliott || — || — || 52–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 12 || Phillies || 8–3 || Spencer (6–8) || Sweetland || — || 5,000 || 53–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 13 || Phillies || 8–4 || Kremer (15–9) || Collard || — || — || 54–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 15 || Phillies || 5–7 || Collins || Meine (6–8) || — || — || 54–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 15 || Phillies || 3–2 <small>(10)</small> || Swetonic (4–1) || Sweetland || — || — || 55–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 16 || Robins || 5–7 || Moss || Wood (0–1) || Clark || — || 55–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 16 || Robins || 6–2 || Kremer (16–9) || Thurston || — || — || 56–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 114 || August 17 || @ Robins || 0–5 || Vance || French (13–15) || — || 18,000 || 56–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 115 || August 18 || Robins || 4–3 || Brame (10–6) || Clark || — || — || 57–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 19 || Robins || 8–0 || Swetonic (5–1) || Phelps || — || — || 58–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 20 || Braves || 5–0 || Kremer (17–9) || Seibold || — || — || 59–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 22 || Braves || 10–3 || French (14–15) || Zachary || — || — || 60–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 23 || Braves || 5–0 || Wood (1–1) || Smith || — || — || 61–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 23 || Braves || 2–1 || Brame (11–6) || Cantwell || — || — || 62–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 24 || @ Reds || 9–6 || Kremer (18–9) || Frey || — || — || 63–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 24 || @ Reds || 0–2 || Kolp || Swetonic (5–2) || — || 9,000 || 63–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 26 || @ Cubs || 5–7 || Blake || French (14–16) || — || 25,000 || 63–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 10–8 || Brame (12–6) || Root || — || — || 64–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 28 || Reds || 16–12 || Kremer (19–9) || Lucas || Spencer (3) || — || 65–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 28 || Reds || 11–2 || Swetonic (6–2) || Frey || — || — || 66–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 30 || Reds || 5–0 || Wood (2–1) || Kolp || — || — || 67–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 30 || Reds || 3–2 || French (15–16) || Benton || — || — || 68–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 31 || @ Reds || 1–4 || Rixey || Brame (12–7) || — || — || 68–61 |-

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || September 1 || Cardinals || 6–11 || Rhem || Swetonic (6–3) || — || 8,000 || 68–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 1 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Grimes || Kremer (19–10) || — || 12,000 || 68–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 3 || Cubs || 9–6 || Spencer (7–8) || Blake || Swetonic (6) || 5,000 || 69–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || September 4 || Cubs || 7–10 <small>(10)</small> || Petty || Swetonic (6–4) || Malone || — || 69–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 5 || Cubs || 8–7 || Brame (13–7) || Osborn || — || — || 70–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 6 || Cubs || 14–19 || Bush || Swetonic (6–5) || Petty || — || 70–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 7 || @ Cubs || 9–7 || Brame (14–7) || Bush || — || 35,000 || 71–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 137 || September 10 || @ Braves || 0–5 || Zachary || Kremer (19–11) || — || — || 71–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 11 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Brame (15–7) || Sherdel || — || — || 72–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 139 || September 12 || @ Braves || 4–5 <small>(10)</small> || Frankhouse || French (15–17) || — || — || 72–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 14 || @ Giants || 8–6 <small>(10)</small> || Spencer (8–8) || Heving || — || — || 73–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 14 || @ Giants || 7–3 <small>(7)</small> || Wood (3–1) || Walker || French (1) || 30,000 || 74–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 15 || @ Giants || 1–6 || Fitzsimmons || Swetonic (6–6) || — || 3,000 || 74–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 14–15 <small>(10)</small> || Collins || Wood (3–2) || — || — || 74–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 12–5 || Brame (16–7) || Collard || — || — || 75–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 145 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 6–5 || Kremer (20–11) || Milligan || — || — || 76–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 20 || @ Robins || 6–2 || French (16–17) || Elliott || Spencer (4) || — || 77–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 21 || @ Robins || 7–6 || Brame (17–7) || Clark || — || — || 78–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 23 || Reds || 0–8 || May || Spencer (8–9) || — || — || 78–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 149 || September 23 || Reds || 2–5 || Ash || Wood (3–3) || — || — || 78–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 24 || Reds || 5–1 <small>(6)</small> || French (17–17) || Carroll || — || — || 79–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 25 || @ Cardinals || 0–9 || Grimes || Kremer (20–12) || — || 20,000 || 79–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 26 || @ Cardinals || 5–10 || Haines || Brame (17–8) || — || 10,000 || 79–73 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 27 || @ Cardinals || 11–8 || Wood (4–3) || Kaufmann || — || — || 80–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 28 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || Dean || French (17–18) || — || — || 80–74 |-

|- | Legend:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Win&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; = Loss<br>Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

• Brickell-CF
• Grantham-2B
• Waner-RF
• Comorosky-LF
• Suhr-1B
• Bartell-SS
• Hemsley-C
• Engle-3B
• Kremer-P

Roster

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

Farm system

<small>LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita Aviators</small>

References

• 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1930 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac