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Pie Traynor

Full name Harold Joseph Traynor
Born November 11, 1898, Framingham, Massachusetts
Died March 16, 1972, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Buried at Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Section 20- Lot 16-E)
First Game: September 15, 1920; Final Game: August 14, 1937
Managed First Game: June 19, 1934; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1939
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1948
Named third baseman on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1925 to 1927, 1929 and 1931 to 1933)
Ejections as player: 1927 (1), 1933 (1). Total: 2
Ejections as manager: 1934 (1), 1938 (2). Total: 3
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1920 PIT N    Daily Splits   17    52    6   11   3   1   0    2    3   0    6   1   0   0   1   1    1   3  .212  .268  .308  -1.0 1920 PIT N
1921 PIT N    Daily Splits    7    19    0    5   0   0   0    2    1   0    2   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .300  .263  -0.1 1921 PIT N
1922 PIT N    Daily Splits  142   571   89  161  17  12   4   81   27   1   28   4  13   0  16  12   17   3  .282  .319  .375  -1.4 1922 PIT N
1923 PIT N    Daily Splits  153   616  108  208  19  19  12  101   34   0   19   5   6   0  17  10   28  13  .338  .377  .489   3.7 1923 PIT N
1924 PIT N    Daily Splits  142   545   86  160  26  13   5   82   37   2   26   1  13   0  16  11   24  18  .294  .340  .417   1.3 1924 PIT N
1925 PIT N    Daily Splits  150   591  114  189  39  14   6  106   52   1   19   2  13   0  13   9   15   9  .320  .377  .464   3.7 1925 PIT N
1926 PIT N    Daily Splits  152   574   83  182  25  17   3   92   38   3   14   1  26   0   9  15    8  10  .317  .361  .436   2.1 1926 PIT N
1927 PIT N    Daily Splits  149   573   93  196  32   9   5  106   22   1   11   3  35   0  16  11   11   6  .342  .370  .455   3.6 1927 PIT N
1928 PIT N    Daily Splits  144   569   91  192  38  12   3  124   28   2   10   1  42   0  16  14   12   4  .337  .370  .462   2.4 1928 PIT N
1929 PIT N    Daily Splits  130   540   94  192  27  12   4  108   30   2    7   3  24   0  15   9   13   3  .356  .393  .472   1.4 1929 PIT N
1930 PIT N    Daily Splits  130   497   90  182  22  11   9  119   48   3   19   1  23   0  12  17    7   7  .366  .423  .509   2.9 1930 PIT N
1931 PIT N    Daily Splits  155   615   81  183  37  15   2  103   54   0   28   0   8   0  18  14    6   4  .298  .354  .416   0.2 1931 PIT N
1932 PIT N    Daily Splits  135   513   74  169  27  10   2   68   32   2   20   4   7   0   8   6    6   3  .329  .373  .433   1.7 1932 PIT N
1933 PIT N    Daily Splits  154   624   85  190  27   6   1   82   35   1   24   1  16   0  22  14    5   4  .304  .342  .372   0.7 1933 PIT N
1934 PIT N    Daily Splits  119   444   62  137  22  10   1   61   21   2   27   1   2   0   7  23    3   0  .309  .341  .410  -0.8 1934 PIT N
1935 PIT N    Daily Splits   57   204   24   57  10   3   1   36   10   0   17   3   3   0   3   9    2   1  .279  .323  .373  -0.5 1935 PIT N
1937 PIT N    Daily Splits    5    12    3    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .167  .167  -0.1 1937 PIT N
Total    (17 Years) Splits 1941  7559 1183 2416 371 164  58 1273  472  20  278  31 231   0 190 176  158  88  .320  .362  .435  19.8 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1925 PIT N    Daily Splits    7    26    2    9   0   2   1    4    3   0    1   0   1   0   0   1   1    1   0  .346  .414  .615 1925 PIT N
1927 PIT N    Daily Splits    4    15    1    3   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .267 1927 PIT N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits   11    41    3   12   1   2   1    4    3   0    2   0   1   0   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .341  .488 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1933 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   1   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 2.000 1933 NL   
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1     5    2    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .400  .400 1934 NL   
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    2     6    2    3   1   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .500  .500  .667 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1920 PIT N Daily Splits  SS   17   15   14   134.2    35   39   12    4   0  .860
1921 PIT N Daily Splits  3B    3    3    3    34       3    8    1    0   0  .917
1921 PIT N               SS    1    0    0     3       1    1    0    0   0 1.000
1922 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  124  124  121  1093.2   147  216   21   21   0  .945
1922 PIT N               SS   18   17   17   153.2    39   62   10    7   0  .910
1923 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  152  152  151  1355.2   189  306   26   30   1  .950
1923 PIT N               SS    1    1    1     8.2     2    4    0    0   0 1.000
1924 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  141  140  140  1267.2   179  268   15   31   0  .968
1925 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  150  150  149  1330     226  303   24   41   0  .957
1925 PIT N               SS    1    0    0     2       2    2    0    1   0 1.000
1926 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  148  148  147  1297.2   182  279   23   32   0  .952
1926 PIT N               SS    3    3    3    24       9   15    1    1   0  .960
1927 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  143  142  135  1240     212  265   19   23   0  .962
1927 PIT N               SS    9    5    5    58.2    13   28    1    2   0  .976
1928 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  144  144  143  1275.1   175  296   27   15   0  .946
1929 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  130  130  127  1158     148  238   20   23   1  .951
1930 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  130  130  130  1148     130  268   25   18   0  .941
1931 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  155  155  153  1385.1   172  284   37   21   0  .925
1932 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  127  127  125  1123     173  222   27   14   0  .936
1933 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  154  154  151  1358     176  300   27   16   0  .946
1934 PIT N Daily Splits  3B  110  109  103   934     116  176   14   16   0  .954
1935 PIT N Daily Splits  3B   49   49   45   430.2    59   84   18    2   0  .888
1935 PIT N               1B    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
1937 PIT N Daily Splits  3B    3    3    3    26.1     2    8    0    0   0 1.000
Total (16 Years) Splits  3B 1863 1860 1826 16457.1  2289 3521  324  303   2  .947
Total ( 7 Years)         SS   50   41   40   384.2   101  151   24   15   0  .913
Total ( 1 Year )         1B    1    0    0     0.1     0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1925 PIT N Daily Splits  3B    7    7    7    61       6   18    0    2   0 1.000
1927 PIT N Daily Splits  3B    4    4    4    34.2     5    9    1    1   0  .933
Total ( 2 Years) Splits  3B   11   11   11    95.2    11   27    1    3   0  .974
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1934 NL    Daily Splits  3B    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits  3B    1    1    1     9       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1934 PIT N        100   47   52  .475   476   462   6-19           4  5
1935 PIT N        153   86   67  .562   743   647                  4
1936 PIT N        156   84   70  .545   804   718                  4
1937 PIT N        154   86   68  .558   704   647                  3
1938 PIT N        152   86   64  .573   707   630                  2
1939 PIT N        153   68   85  .444   666   721                  6
Total ( 6 Years)  868  457  406  .530  4100  3825
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-28-1927     BOX  PIT N  Peter McLaughlin    Call at 3B (Threw glove)
 6-11-1933(2)  BOX  PIT N  Ernie Quigley       Call at 3B (Threw glove)

As manager:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 7-26-1934(2)  BOX  PIT N  Charlie Moran       Call at 2B
 5-18-1938     BOX  PIT N  Lee Ballanfant      Call at 1B
 5-21-1938     BOX  PIT N  Larry Goetz         Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

Sold by Portsmouth (Virginia) to Pittsburgh Pirates for $10000 (September, 1920).
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