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Pie Traynor

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American baseball player (1898-1972)

United StatesLived 1898 to 1972 · aged 73
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Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor was an American third baseman, manager, scout and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career between 1920 and 1937 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. 300 ten times with seven seasons with over 100 runs batted in (RBI).

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Traynor was regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of his generation.Traynor was regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of his generation.Pie Traynor's number 20 was retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972.Pie Traynor's number 20 was retired by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1972.

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Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor was an American third baseman, manager, scout and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career between 1920 and 1937 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Traynor had a .320 career batting average, batting over .300 ten times with seven seasons with over 100 runs batted in (RBI). With home runs limited by playing in Forbes Field, the most difficult park for power hitting in the National League (NL), he compensated by reaching double digits in triples eleven times, leading the league in 1923. He batted .346 in the 1925 World Series to help the Pirates take their first championship in 16 years.

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United States
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Lived 1898 to 1972 · aged 73
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