1946 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1945 Season 1947 Season

Record: 63-91-1, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Frankie Frisch (62-89-1) and Virgil Davis (1-2)

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 749,962 (7th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 106

Pythagorean W-L: 64-90, 552 Runs, 668 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Ed Albosta	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 27, 1918	2	17	6	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Alf Anderson	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 28, 1914	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ed Bahr	26	ca CA	R	R	6' 1"	172	Oct 16, 1919	1st	29	14	29	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.0
Bill Baker	35	us US	R	R	6' 0"	200	Feb 22, 1911	5	53	26	53	43	0	42	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	-0.2
Vic Barnhart	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	188	Sep 1, 1922	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Johnny Barrett	30	us US	L	L	5' 10"	170	Dec 18, 1915	5	32	14	32	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	9	21	11	1	-0.8
Jimmy Brown	36	us US	B	R	5' 8"	165	Apr 25, 1910	8	79	55	79	59	0	0	0	21	9	30	0	0	0	0	22	0	-0.4
Hank Camelli	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 9, 1914	4	42	25	42	39	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.5
Bill Clemensen	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	193	Jun 20, 1919	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Frank Colman	28	ca CA	L	L	5' 11"	186	Mar 2, 1918	5	26	10	26	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	4	8	16	0	-0.2
Pete Coscarart	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 16, 1913	9	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.1
Billy Cox	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Aug 29, 1919	2	121	110	121	114	0	0	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	5	4	1.1
Bob Elliott	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	8	140	130	140	134	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	92	92	8	0	1.9
Elbie Fletcher	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1916	10	148	147	148	147	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.0
Ken Gables	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Jan 31, 1919	2	32	7	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Al Gerheauser	29	us US	L	L	6' 3"	190	Jun 24, 1917	4	37	4	37	36	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.8
Al Gionfriddo	24	us US	L	L	5' 6"	165	Mar 8, 1922	3	64	18	64	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	12	12	33	30	5	-0.4
Hank Gornicki	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	145	Jan 14, 1911	4	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ben Guintini	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jan 13, 1919	1st	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	-0.1
Frankie Gustine	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 20, 1920	8	131	128	131	130	0	0	0	113	7	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.7		All-Star
Jack Hallett	31	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Nov 13, 1914	5	35	9	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0
Lee Handley	32	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 13, 1913	9	116	101	116	105	0	0	0	3	103	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0.0
Ken Heintzelman	30	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Oct 14, 1915	7	32	24	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Jim Hopper	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Sep 1, 1919	1st	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Lee Howard	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	175	Nov 11, 1923	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Roy Jarvis	20	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 7, 1926	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Ralph Kiner HOF	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	1st	144	137	144	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	65	75	0	140	5	0	2.4	$5,000
Johnny Lanning	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 6, 1910	10	27	9	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Al Lopez HOF	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 20, 1908	18	56	49	56	56	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.1
Fritz Ostermueller	38	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 15, 1907	13	28	25	28	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
Preacher Roe	30	us US	R	L	6' 2"	170	Feb 26, 1916	4	21	10	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Jim Russell	27	us US	B	R	6' 1"	181	Oct 1, 1918	5	146	133	146	139	0	0	5	0	0	0	67	68	0	134	7	2	2.5
Bill Salkeld	29	us US	L	R	5' 10"	190	Mar 8, 1917	2	69	47	69	51	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	2.0
Rip Sewell	39	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	May 11, 1907	10	26	20	26	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.9		All-Star
Vinnie Smith	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	176	Dec 7, 1915	2	7	7	7	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Nick Strincevich	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 1, 1915	6	32	22	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7
Al Tate	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jul 1, 1918	1st	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Maurice Van Robays	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 15, 1914	6	59	35	59	37	0	0	2	0	0	0	22	0	14	35	21	1	-0.9
Junior Walsh	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 7, 1919	1st	4	2	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Burgess Whitehead	36	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Jun 29, 1910	9	55	24	55	35	0	0	0	30	3	2	0	0	0	0	14	8	-0.7
Aldon Wilkie	31	ca CA	L	L	5' 11"	175	Oct 30, 1914	3	7	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Chuck Workman	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Jan 6, 1915	6	58	34	58	41	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	37	40	15	3	0.4
Frankie Zak	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Feb 22, 1922	3	21	7	21	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	12	-0.2
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Frankie Frisch	48	us US	Sep 9, 1897	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 27
Virgil Davis	41	us US	Dec 20, 1904	Manager	Sep 28	Sep 29
Virgil Davis	41	us US	Dec 20, 1904		Apr 16	Sep 27
Del Bissonette	46	us US	Sep 6, 1899		Apr 16	Sep 29
Honus Wagner	72	us US	Feb 24, 1874		Apr 16	Sep 29
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date