Major League Baseball team 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.
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
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Team
BOS
BR
CHC
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
9–13
5–17
13–9
11–11
14–8
10–12
8–14
Brooklyn
13–9
—
8–14
13–9
13–9
15–7
13–9
11–11
Chicago
17–5
14–8
—
11–11
10–12
16–6–2
11–11
11–11
Cincinnati
9–13
9–13
11–11
—
7–15
12–10
8–14
3–19
New York
11–11
9–13
12–10
15–7
—
16–6
14–8
10–12
Philadelphia
8–14
7–15
6–16–2
10–12
6–16
—
9–13
6–16
Pittsburgh
12–10
9–13
11–11
14–8
8–14
13–9
—
13–9
St. Louis
14–8
11–11
11–11
19–3
12–10
16–6
9–13
—
1930 Game Log: 80–74 (Home: 42–35; Away: 38–39)
April: 9–3 (Home: 2–0; Away: 7–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 15
@ Reds
7–6
Swetonic (1–0)
Lucas
—
30,112
1–0
2
April 16
@ Reds
1–3
Donohue
Brame (0–1)
—
4,412
1–1
3
April 17
@ Reds
7–1
French (1–0)
Rixey
—
—
2–1
4
April 18
@ Reds
5–3
Petty (1–0)
May
Swetonic (1)
—
3–1
5
April 19
@ Cardinals
5–4 (10)
Kremer (1–0)
Sherdel
—
—
4–1
6
April 21
@ Cardinals
6–4
Brame (1–1)
Hill
—
—
5–1
7
April 25
Cardinals
6–1
Kremer (2–0)
Sherdel
—
—
6–1
8
April 26
Cardinals
9–7
Brame (2–1)
Hallahan
—
—
7–1
9
April 27
@ Cubs
9–5
French (2–0)
Bush
Swetonic (2)
—
8–1
10
April 28
@ Cubs
4–7
Root
Spencer (0–1)
—
—
8–2
11
April 29
@ Cubs
13–9
Erickson (1–0)
Blake
Swetonic (3)
—
9–2
12
April 30
@ Cubs
2–5
Malone
Jones (0–1)
—
—
9–3
May: 11–15 (Home: 8–13; Away: 3–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
13
May 1
Braves
3–4
Seibold
French (2–1)
—
—
9–4
14
May 2
Braves
3–2
Kremer (3–0)
Cantwell
Petty (1)
—
10–4
15
May 3
Braves
7–12
Cunningham
Swetonic (1–1)
—
—
10–5
16
May 5
Giants
1–9
Walker
French (2–2)
—
5,000
10–6
17
May 6
Giants
9–11
Hubbell
Kremer (3–1)
Heving
—
10–7
18
May 7
Giants
16–8
Swetonic (2–1)
Parmelee
—
—
11–7
19
May 8
Giants
10–13 (10)
Walker
French (2–3)
—
—
11–8
20
May 9
Robins
4–7
Clark
Petty (1–1)
Dudley
—
11–9
21
May 10
Robins
0–7
Elliott
Kremer (3–2)
—
11,000
11–10
22
May 11
@ Robins
2–10
Vance
French (2–4)
—
26,000
11–11
23
May 12
Robins
6–2
Brame (3–1)
Dudley
—
2,000
12–11
24
May 13
Phillies
8–14
Benge
Petty (1–2)
—
—
12–12
25
May 17
Reds
7–5
Kremer (4–2)
Donohue
Swetonic (4)
—
13–12
26
May 18
@ Reds
2–1
Brame (4–1)
Frey
—
—
14–12
27
May 20
@ Reds
5–0
French (3–4)
Lucas
—
—
15–12
28
May 21
Cubs
10–3
Kremer (5–2)
Teachout
Meine (1)
—
16–12
29
May 22
Cubs
5–12
Osborn
Petty (1–3)
Moss
—
16–13
30
May 23
Cubs
7–6
Meine (1–0)
Carlson
Spencer (1)
—
17–13
31
May 24
Cubs
3–5
Malone
French (3–5)
—
—
17–14
32
May 25
@ Reds
6–5 (10)
Spencer (1–1)
Kolp
—
—
18–14
33
May 25
@ Reds
3–4
Lucas
Chagnon (0–1)
—
—
18–15
34
May 26
Cardinals
4–10
Sherdel
Petty (1–4)
Lindsey
—
18–16
35
May 27
Cardinals
8–5
French (4–5)
Grabowski
—
—
19–16
36
May 30
Reds
1–9
Lucas
Chagnon (0–2)
—
—
19–17
37
May 30
Reds
7–6
Kremer (6–2)
Benton
Spencer (2)
—
20–17
38
May 31
Reds
4–10
Rixey
French (4–6)
Kolp
—
20–18
June: 10–16 (Home: 6–5; Away: 4–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
39
June 1
@ Cubs
4–16
Bush
Meine (1–1)
—
—
20–19
40
June 3
@ Robins
5–6
Clark
Spencer (1–2)
—
18,000
20–20
41
June 4
@ Robins
12–6
French (5–6)
Dudley
—
—
21–20
42
June 5
@ Robins
5–6
Elliott
Petty (1–5)
Luque
—
21–21
43
June 6
@ Braves
4–3
Meine (2–1)
Cantwell
—
—
22–21
44
June 7
@ Braves
4–6
Zachary
Kremer (6–3)
—
—
22–22
45
June 8
@ Braves
6–10
Seibold
French (5–7)
—
—
22–23
46
June 11
@ Giants
2–9
Hubbell
Meine (2–2)
—
—
22–24
47
June 12
@ Giants
10–7
Kremer (7–3)
Fitzsimmons
—
—
23–24
48
June 13
@ Giants
2–7
Walker
French (5–8)
—
—
23–25
49
June 14
@ Phillies
19–12
Spencer (2–2)
Smythe
—
—
24–25
50
June 14
@ Phillies
4–5
Collins
Petty (1–6)
—
—
24–26
51
June 16
@ Phillies
14–18
Collard
Kremer (7–4)
Collins
—
24–27
52
June 17
@ Phillies
4–5 (10)
Nichols
French (5–9)
—
—
24–28
53
June 18
Giants
3–4
Walker
Meine (2–3)
Pruett
—
24–29
54
June 20
Giants
8–4
Kremer (8–4)
Fitzsimmons
—
—
25–29
55
June 21
Giants
5–6 (10)
Donohue
Spencer (2–3)
—
—
25–30
56
June 22
@ Robins
6–9
Luque
French (5–10)
—
—
25–31
57
June 23
Robins
6–19
Elliott
Meine (2–4)
—
—
25–32
58
June 25
Robins
5–1
Kremer (9–4)
Dudley
—
—
26–32
59
June 26
Phillies
1–0
French (6–10)
Collins
—
—
27–32
60
June 26
Phillies
11–5
Brame (5–1)
Collard
—
4,000
28–32
61
June 27
Phillies
6–4
Meine (3–4)
Willoughby
—
—
29–32
62
June 28
Phillies
6–3
Spencer (3–3)
Nichols
—
12,000
30–32
63
June 28
Phillies
4–6
Benge
Chagnon (0–3)
—
12,000
30–33
64
June 30
Braves
5–6
Cantwell
Kremer (9–5)
Seibold
2,000
30–34
July: 18–15 (Home: 7–4; Away: 11–11)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
65
July 1
Braves
8–3
French (7–10)
Brandt
—
—
31–34
66
July 2
Braves
4–6
Seibold
Brame (5–2)
—
—
31–35
67
July 3
Braves
0–8
Smith
Spencer (3–4)
—
—
31–36
68
July 4
Cubs
1–10
Teachout
Meine (3–5)
—
12,000
31–37
69
July 4
Cubs
5–1
Kremer (10–5)
Root
—
14,000
32–37
70
July 5
Cubs
3–12
Osborn
French (7–11)
—
—
32–38
71
July 6
@ Cardinals
1–2
Haines
Spencer (3–5)
—
—
32–39
72
July 6
@ Cardinals
4–12
Grimes
Brame (5–3)
—
—
32–40
73
July 7
@ Cardinals
9–5
French (8–11)
Haid
—
—
33–40
74
July 8
@ Cardinals
10–5
Kremer (11–5)
Rhem
—
—
34–40
75
July 9
@ Cardinals
6–7
Haid
Meine (3–6)
—
—
34–41
76
July 11
Cardinals
6–2
Brame (6–3)
Hallahan
—
—
35–41
77
July 12
Cardinals
3–2
Kremer (12–5)
Haines
—
—
36–41
78
July 13
@ Robins
1–0
French (9–11)
Elliott
—
18,000
37–41
79
July 14
@ Robins
8–12
Vance
Spencer (3–6)
—
—
37–42
80
July 15
@ Robins
0–5
Clark
Brame (6–4)
—
—
37–43
81
July 16
@ Braves
3–4
Zachary
Kremer (12–6)
—
—
37–44
82
July 16
@ Braves
9–5
Meine (4–6)
Sherdel
—
—
38–44
83
July 17
@ Braves
6–2
French (10–11)
Cantwell
—
—
39–44
84
July 18
@ Braves
12–4
Spencer (4–6)
Seibold
—
—
40–44
85
July 19
@ Braves
9–4
Brame (7–4)
Smith
—
—
41–44
86
July 21
@ Phillies
2–7
Sweetland
Kremer (12–7)
—
—
41–45
87
July 22
@ Phillies
5–11
Collins
French (10–12)
—
—
41–46
88
July 23
@ Phillies
2–1
Meine (5–6)
Hansen
—
—
42–46
89
July 23
@ Phillies
16–15 (13)
French (11–12)
Sweetland
—
—
43–46
90
July 24
@ Giants
0–1 (7)
Hubbell
Kremer (12–8)
—
—
43–47
91
July 25
@ Giants
1–3
Mitchell
French (11–13)
—
—
43–48
92
July 26
@ Giants
4–10
Fitzsimmons
Brame (7–5)
—
—
43–49
93
July 27
@ Giants
10–8
Meine (6–6)
Walker
Swetonic (5)
—
44–49
94
July 27
@ Giants
8–4
Spencer (5–6)
Donohue
—
—
45–49
95
July 29
Cardinals
6–5
Kremer (13–8)
Grabowski
—
—
46–49
96
July 30
Cardinals
6–5
Brame (8–5)
Haines
—
3,000
47–49
97
July 31
Cardinals
4–3
French (12–13)
Lindsey
—
—
48–49
August: 20–12 (Home: 16–7; Away: 4–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
98
August 1
@ Cubs
7–10
Osborn
Spencer (5–7)
—
30,000
48–50
99
August 2
@ Cubs
14–8
Kremer (14–8)
Bush
—
—
49–50
100
August 3
@ Cubs
12–8
Brame (9–5)
Root
—
—
50–50
101
August 6
Robins
4–7
Thurston
French (12–14)
Heimach
—
50–51
102
August 7
Robins
4–6
Vance
Spencer (5–8)
Clark
—
50–52
103
August 8
Giants
1–9
Walker
Meine (6–7)
—
—
50–53
104
August 8
Giants
2–7
Hubbell
Brame (9–6)
—
11,000
50–54
105
August 9
Giants
6–10
Pruett
Kremer (14–9)
—
7,000
50–55
106
August 11
Giants
8–5
French (13–14)
Chaplin
—
—
51–55
107
August 12
Phillies
8–7 (14)
Swetonic (3–1)
Elliott
—
—
52–55
108
August 12
Phillies
8–3
Spencer (6–8)
Sweetland
—
5,000
53–55
109
August 13
Phillies
8–4
Kremer (15–9)
Collard
—
—
54–55
110
August 15
Phillies
5–7
Collins
Meine (6–8)
—
—
54–56
111
August 15
Phillies
3–2 (10)
Swetonic (4–1)
Sweetland
—
—
55–56
112
August 16
Robins
5–7
Moss
Wood (0–1)
Clark
—
55–57
113
August 16
Robins
6–2
Kremer (16–9)
Thurston
—
—
56–57
114
August 17
@ Robins
0–5
Vance
French (13–15)
—
18,000
56–58
115
August 18
Robins
4–3
Brame (10–6)
Clark
—
—
57–58
116
August 19
Robins
8–0
Swetonic (5–1)
Phelps
—
—
58–58
117
August 20
Braves
5–0
Kremer (17–9)
Seibold
—
—
59–58
118
August 22
Braves
10–3
French (14–15)
Zachary
—
—
60–58
119
August 23
Braves
5–0
Wood (1–1)
Smith
—
—
61–58
120
August 23
Braves
2–1
Brame (11–6)
Cantwell
—
—
62–58
121
August 24
@ Reds
9–6
Kremer (18–9)
Frey
—
—
63–58
122
August 24
@ Reds
0–2
Kolp
Swetonic (5–2)
—
9,000
63–59
123
August 26
@ Cubs
5–7
Blake
French (14–16)
—
25,000
63–60
124
August 27
@ Cubs
10–8
Brame (12–6)
Root
—
—
64–60
125
August 28
Reds
16–12
Kremer (19–9)
Lucas
Spencer (3)
—
65–60
126
August 28
Reds
11–2
Swetonic (6–2)
Frey
—
—
66–60
127
August 30
Reds
5–0
Wood (2–1)
Kolp
—
—
67–60
128
August 30
Reds
3–2
French (15–16)
Benton
—
—
68–60
129
August 31
@ Reds
1–4
Rixey
Brame (12–7)
—
—
68–61
September: 12–13 (Home: 3–6; Away: 9–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
130
September 1
Cardinals
6–11
Rhem
Swetonic (6–3)
—
8,000
68–62
131
September 1
Cardinals
1–5
Grimes
Kremer (19–10)
—
12,000
68–63
132
September 3
Cubs
9–6
Spencer (7–8)
Blake
Swetonic (6)
5,000
69–63
133
September 4
Cubs
7–10 (10)
Petty
Swetonic (6–4)
Malone
—
69–64
134
September 5
Cubs
8–7
Brame (13–7)
Osborn
—
—
70–64
135
September 6
Cubs
14–19
Bush
Swetonic (6–5)
Petty
—
70–65
136
September 7
@ Cubs
9–7
Brame (14–7)
Bush
—
35,000
71–65
137
September 10
@ Braves
0–5
Zachary
Kremer (19–11)
—
—
71–66
138
September 11
@ Braves
5–2
Brame (15–7)
Sherdel
—
—
72–66
139
September 12
@ Braves
4–5 (10)
Frankhouse
French (15–17)
—
—
72–67
140
September 14
@ Giants
8–6 (10)
Spencer (8–8)
Heving
—
—
73–67
141
September 14
@ Giants
7–3 (7)
Wood (3–1)
Walker
French (1)
30,000
74–67
142
September 15
@ Giants
1–6
Fitzsimmons
Swetonic (6–6)
—
3,000
74–68
143
September 16
@ Phillies
14–15 (10)
Collins
Wood (3–2)
—
—
74–69
144
September 17
@ Phillies
12–5
Brame (16–7)
Collard
—
—
75–69
145
September 18
@ Phillies
6–5
Kremer (20–11)
Milligan
—
—
76–69
146
September 20
@ Robins
6–2
French (16–17)
Elliott
Spencer (4)
—
77–69
147
September 21
@ Robins
7–6
Brame (17–7)
Clark
—
—
78–69
148
September 23
Reds
0–8
May
Spencer (8–9)
—
—
78–70
149
September 23
Reds
2–5
Ash
Wood (3–3)
—
—
78–71
150
September 24
Reds
5–1 (6)
French (17–17)
Carroll
—
—
79–71
151
September 25
@ Cardinals
0–9
Grimes
Kremer (20–12)
—
20,000
79–72
152
September 26
@ Cardinals
5–10
Haines
Brame (17–8)
—
10,000
79–73
153
September 27
@ Cardinals
11–8
Wood (4–3)
Kaufmann
—
—
80–73
154
September 28
@ Cardinals
1–3
Dean
French (17–18)
—
—
80–74
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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