Pie Traynor - Definition and Overview

Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor (November 11, 1899 - March 16, 1972) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1920-37).

Traynor was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is generally considered to have been the greatest National League third baseman before the 1950s. He had a lifetime batting average of .320, and was struck out only 278 times in 7,559 career at bats.

In 1948, Traynor was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, being the initial third baseman to be chosen by the BBWAA. He died at age 72 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame (http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/traynor_pie.htm)
• Baseball-Reference.com (http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/traynpi01.shtml) - career statistics and analysis