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PIRATES SEASON RECORDS
Club Records -- Batting Year
Highest batting average -- .309 1928
Lowest batting average -- .231 1952
Highest slugging percentage -- .449 1930
Lowest slugging average -- .298 1917
Most .300 hitters -- 9 1928
Most at-bats -- 5,724 1967
Fewest at-bats -- 4,913 1901
Most runs -- 912 1925
Fewest runs -- 464 1917
Most hits -- 1,698 1922
Fewest hits -- 1,197 1914
Most players, 100 or more hits -- 9 1921, '37, '72, '76
Most singles (since 1900) -- 1,297* 1922
Fewest singles -- 875 2002
Most doubles -- 320 2000
Fewest doubles -- 133 1907
Most triples -- 129 1912
Fewest triples -- 20 2002
Most home runs -- 171 1999
Most home runs (month) -- 43 Aug. 1947
Fewest home runs -- 9* 1917
Most grand slams -- 7 1978, '96
Most pinch-hit home runs -- 10 1996, 2001
Consecutive games with one or more home runs -- 13 1994 (21 homers)
Most runs batted in -- 844 1930
Most extra-base hits -- 519 2000
Most players, 100 or more RBIs -- 4 1925
Most total bases -- 2,430 1966
Most sacrifices (SH and SF combined) -- 214 1927
Most sacrifice hits -- 190 1906
Most sacrifice flies -- 67 1982
Most stolen bases -- 264 1907
Fewest stolen bases -- 21 1954
Most caught stealing -- 120 1977
Fewest caught stealing -- 13 1954
Most strikeouts -- 1,197 1999
Fewest strikeouts -- 326 1922
Most base on balls -- 607 1947
Fewest base on balls -- 341 1921
Most intentional walks -- 102** 1979
Fewest intentional walks (162-game season) -- 22* 1998
Most hit by pitch -- 92 1997
Fewest hit by pitch -- 11 1937
Most grounded into double plays -- 142 1950
Fewest grounded into double plays -- 95 1978
Most left on base -- 1,241 1936
Fewest left on base -- 992 1924

Individual Records -- Batting Player(s) Year
Highest average, RH -- .381 Honus Wagner 1900
Highest average, LH -- .385 Arky Vaughan 1935
Highest average, switch-hitter -- .343 Max Carey 1925
Most games -- 163 Bill Mazeroski 1967
  Bobby Bonilla 1989
Most at-bats, RH -- 678 Dick Groat 1962
Most at-bats, LH -- 698 Matty Alou 1969
Most runs -- 148 Jake Stenzel 1894
Most runs (since 1900) -- 144 Kiki Cuyler 1925
Consecutive games, run scored -- 15 Max Carey Aug. 23-Sept. 6, 1924
Most hits, RH -- 220 Kiki Cuyler 1925
Most hits, LH -- 237 Paul Waner 1927
Most consecutive hits -- 10## Kiki Cuyler Sept. 18-21, 1924
Most singles, RH -- 160 Dick Groat 1962
Most singles, LH -- 198 Lloyd Waner 1927
Most doubles, RH -- 47 Adam Comorosky 1930
Most doubles, LH -- 62 Paul Waner 1932
Most triples, RH -- 26 Kiki Cuyler 1925
Most triples, LH -- 36** Chief Wilson 1912
Most bases-loaded triples -- 3# Manny Sanguillen 1971
Most home runs, RH -- 54 Ralph Kiner 1949
Most home runs, LH -- 48 Willie Stargell 1971
Most home runs, switch-hitter -- 32 Bobby Bonilla 1990
Most home runs, leading off first inning -- 8 Barry Bonds 1988
Most home runs, home    
@ Forbes Field -- 31 Ralph Kiner 1948
@ Three Rivers Stadium -- 24 Willie Stargell 1973
  Brian Giles 1999
@ PNC Park -- 18 Brian Giles 2001
Most home runs, road -- 27 Willie Stargell 1971
Most home runs two consecutive years, RH -- 101* Ralph Kiner 1949-50 (54, 47)
Most home runs two consecutive years, LH -- 81 Willie Stargell 1971-72 (48, 33)
Most grand slams -- 4 Ralph Kiner 1949
Most consecutive home runs -- 4# Ralph Kiner Aug. 15-16, 1947
  Ralph Kiner Sept. 11-13, 1949
Consecutive games with a home run -- 8# Dale Long May 19-28, 1956
Most home runs, Week (Sun-Sat) -- 8 Ralph Kiner Sept. 7-13, 1947
Most home runs, Month -- 16 Ralph Kiner Sept. 1949
Most games, two or more home runs -- 10* Ralph Kiner 1947
Most games, three home runs -- 2# Ralph Kiner 1947
  Willie Stargell 1971
Most home runs vs. one club -- 11 Willie Stargell 1971 (Atlanta)
Most pinch-hit home runs -- 7# Craig Wilson 2001
Most at-bats without a home run -- 672** Rabbit Maranville 1922
Most extra-base hits, RH -- 87 Kiki Cuyler 1925
Most extra-base hits, LH -- 90 Willie Stargell 1973
Consecutive games with an extra-base hit -- 14** Paul Waner June 3-19, 1927
Most total bases, RH -- 366 Kiki Cuyler 1925
Most total bases, LH -- 340 Dave Parker 1978
  Brian Giles 2001
Highest slugging percentage, RH -- .658 Ralph Kiner 1949
Highest slugging percentage, LH -- .646 Willie Stargell 1973
Highest on-base percentage, RH -- .452 Ralph Kiner 1951
Highest on-base percentage, LH -- .491 Arky Vaughan 1935
Most RBIs, RH -- 127 Ralph Kiner 1947, '49
Most RBIs, LH -- 131 Paul Waner 1927
Most RBIs, Pinch-hitter -- 16 Willie Stargell 1982
Consecutive games with an RBI -- 12 Paul Waner 1927
Most sacrifice hits -- 39 Jay Bell 1990
Most sacrifice flies -- 15 Bobby Bonilla 1990
Most total sacrifices -- 45 Jay Bell 1990
Most stolen bases -- 96 Omar Moreno 1980
Most stolen bases with no caught stealing -- 12 Miguel Dilone 1977
Most consecutive stolen bases -- 32 Tony Womack 1997
Most caught stealing -- 33 Omar Moreno 1980
Fewest caught stealing, 50 or more stolen bases -- 2** Max Carey 1922
Most grounded into double play -- 25 Al Todd 1938
Fewest grouned into double play -- 2 Cal Abrams 1953
Most base on balls, RH -- 137 Ralph Kiner 1951
Most base on balls, LH -- 135 Brian Giles 2002
Most intentional walks --32 Barry Bonds 1992
Most strikeouts, RH -- 163 Donn Clendenon 1969
Most strikeouts, LH -- 154 Willie Stargell 1971
Fewest strikeouts, RH -- 7 Pie Traynor 1929
Fewest strikeouts, LH -- 8 Lloyd Waner 1933
Most hit by pitch, RH -- 31 Jason Kendall 1997, '98
Most hit by pitch, LH -- 14 Al Oliver 1970
Reaching on catcher's interference -- 7* Dale Berra 1983
Reaching on hits, walks, hit by pitches -- 313 Arky Vaughan 1936
Most pinch-hits -- 19 Jose Pagan 1969
Longest hitting streak, RH -- 27 Jimmy Williams 1899
Longest hitting streak, RH (since 1900) -- 26 Danny O'Connell 1953
Longest hitting streak, LH -- 26 Kenny Lofton 2003

Club Records -- Pitching Year
Lowest ERA -- 2.48 1918
Highest ERA -- 5.97 1890
Highest ERA (since 1900) -- 5.24 1930
Most complete games -- 133 1904
Fewest complete games -- 2 2002
Most shutouts -- 26 1906
Fewest shutouts -- 2 1925
Most innings pitched -- 1,493* 1979
Fewest innings pitched -- 1,328 1934
Most hits -- 1,730 1930
Fewest hits -- 1,142 1902, '08
Most runs -- 928 1930
Fewest runs -- 512 1972
Most base on balls -- 711 2000
Fewest base on balls -- 244 1901
Most intentional walks -- 102 1975
Fewest intentional walks -- 43 1977, '93
Most strikeouts -- 1,124 1969
Fewest strikeouts -- 345 1931
Most home runs allowed -- 183 1996
Fewest home runs allowed -- 4** 1902
Most grand slams allowed -- 8 1951, 2002
Most saves (since 1969) -- 52 1979
Fewest saves (since 1969) -- 17 1974
Most hit by pitch -- 85** 1895
Most hit by pitch (since 1900) -- 80 2001
Fewest hit by pitch -- 11 1960, '84
Most wild pitches -- 67 2000
Fewest wild pitches -- 12 1944
Most balks -- 40 1988
Fewest balks -- 0 last in 1965
Most 20-game winners -- 3* 1902
Most 10-game winners -- 6 1944, '79
Consecutive shutout innings -- 56 June 1-9, 1903
Most pitchers, 100 or more Ks -- 6 1984
Most starting pitchers used -- 18 1996
Fewest starting pitchers used -- 7 1902, '72, '97

Individual Records -- Pitching Player(s) Year
Lowest ERA, LHP -- 1.87 Wilbur Cooper 1916
Lowest ERA, RHP -- 1.56 Howie Camnitz 1908
Most games won, LHP -- 34 Frank Killen 1893
Most games won, LHP (since 1900) -- 24 Wilbur Cooper 1920
Most games won, RHP -- 28 Jack Chesbro 1902
Most consecutive wins, starter -- 13 Deacon Phillippe 1910
  Dock Ellis 1971
Most wins in relief -- 18** Elroy Face 1959
Most consecutive wins, reliever -- 17** Elroy Face 1959
Most losses, LHP -- 19 Wilbur Cooper 1923
Most losses, RHP -- 21 Murry Dickson 1952
Most consecutive losses -- 13 Burleigh Grimes 1917
Most consecutive losses (start of season) -- 8 Todd Ritchie 2001
Most games pitched, LHP -- 78 Scott Sauerbeck 2002
Most games pitched, RHP -- 94 Kent Tekulve 1979
Most games started, LHP -- 48 Frank Killen 1893
Most games started, LHP (since 1900) -- 38 Wilbur Cooper 1921, '23
  Bob Veale 1938
Most games started, RHP -- 42 Bob Friend 1956
Most games finished, LHP -- 38 Rod Scurry 1982
Most games finished, RHP -- 67 Kent Tekulve 1979
Most complete games, LHP -- 54 Ed Morris 1888
Most complete games, LHP (since 1900) -- 29 Wilbur Cooper 1921
Most complete games, RHP -- 32 Vic Willis 1906
Most innings pitched, LHP -- 327 Wilbur Cooper 1920, '21
Most innings pitched, RHP -- 331 Burleigh Grimes 1928
Most innings pitched, reliever -- 135 Kent Tekulve 1978
Most shutouts, LHP -- 12 Ed Morris 1896
Most shutouts, LHP (since 1900) -- 8 Lefty Leifield 1906
Most shutouts, RHP -- 8 Jack Chesbro 1902
  Al Mamaux 1915
  Babe Adams 1920
Most 1-0 victories -- 3 Vic Willlis 1908
  Claude Hendrix 1912
  Wilbur Cooper 1917
  Ed Brandt 1937
Fewest runs allowed, LHP -- 54 Hank Robinson 1912
Fewest runs allowed, RHP -- 55 Frank Miller 1916
Most runs allowed, LHP -- 163 Larry French 1930
Most runs allowed, RHP -- 181 Remy Kremer 1930
Fewest earned runs allowed, LHP -- 41 Erv Kantlehner 1915
Fewest earned runs allowed, RHP -- 44 Frank Miller 1916
Most earned runs allowed, LHP -- 133 Larry French 1930
Most earned runs allowed, RHP -- 154 Remy Kremer 1930
Fewest hits allowed, LHP -- 129 Luke Walker 1970
Fewest hits allowed, RHP -- 134 Steve Swetonic 1932
Most hits allowed, LHP -- 341 Wilbur Cooper 1921
Most hits allowed, RHP -- 366 Remy Kremer 1930
Most strikeouts, LHP -- 276 Bob Veale 1965
Most strikeouts, RHP -- 184 Kris Benson 2000
Most strikeouts, LH reliever -- 95 Rod Scurry 1982
Most strikeouts, RH reliever -- 151 Rich Gossage 1977
Fewest base on balls, 250+ IP -- 18** Babe Adams 1920
Fewest base on balls, LHP -- 25 Jesse Tannehill 1902
Fewest base on balls, RHP -- 15 Babe Adams 1922
Most base on balls, LHP -- 124 Bob Veale 1964
Most base on balls, RHP -- 159 Marty O'Toole 1912
Most intentional walks, LHP -- 16 Jerry Reuss 1974
Most intentional walks, RHP -- 23# Kent Tekulve 1982
Most hit batsmen, LHP -- 16 Lefty Leifield 1906
Most hit batsmen, RHP -- 21 Jack Chesbro 1902
Most wild pitches, LHP -- 18 Bob Veale 1964
Most wild pitches, RHP -- 17 Don Robinson 1982
Fewest home runs allowed, 250+ IP -- 5## Bob Veale 1965
Most home runs allowed, LHP -- 29 John Candelaria 1977
Most home runs allowed, RHP -- 32 Murry Dickson 1951
Most saves, LHP -- 14 Ramon Hernandez 1972
  Grant Jackson 1979
  Rod Scurry 1982
  Ricardo Rincon 1998
Most saves, RHP -- 46 Mike Williams 2002
Most saves by the All-Star break -- 25 Mike Williams 2002
Most saves, consecutive games -- 10 Mike Williams April 17-May 15, 2002
Most consecutive saves (without a blown save) -- 16 Mike Williams April 7-June 28, 2001
June 25-Aug. 18, 2002
Most consecutive saves (back-to-back seasons) -- 23 Mike Williams Sept. 3-June 28, 2001
Highest won-lost percentage -- .947** Elroy Face (18-1) 1959
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