1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1946 Season 1948 Season

Record: 62-92-2, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Billy Herman (61-92-2) and Bill Burwell (1-0)

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 1,283,531 (5th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 104
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 71-83, 745 Runs, 817 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
Jim Bagby	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	170	Sep 8, 1916	10	37	6	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.2
Ed Bahr	27	ca CA	R	R	6' 1"	172	Oct 16, 1919	2	21	11	21	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.2
Eddie Basinski	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	172	Nov 4, 1922	3	56	48	56	56	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.6
Hank Behrman	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	174	Jun 27, 1921	2	10	2	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Jimmy Bloodworth	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 26, 1917	8	88	82	88	86	0	0	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-1.2
Tiny Bonham	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Aug 16, 1913	8	33	18	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.7	$9,000
Pete Castiglione	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 13, 1921	1st	13	12	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.1	$4,800
Billy Cox	27	us US	R	R	5' 10"	150	Aug 29, 1919	3	132	123	132	129	0	0	0	0	0	129	0	0	0	0	4	1	2.8
Elbie Fletcher	31	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1916	11	69	36	69	50	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	5	0.0
Ken Gables	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	210	Jan 31, 1919	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Al Gionfriddo	25	us US	L	L	5' 6"	165	Mar 8, 1922	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Hank Greenberg HOF	36	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Jan 1, 1911	13	125	118	125	119	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2.7
Frankie Gustine	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 20, 1920	9	156	156	156	156	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.3		All-Star
Ken Heintzelman	31	us US	R	L	5' 11"	185	Oct 14, 1915	8	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Billy Herman HOF	37	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jul 7, 1909	15	15	13	15	13	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2
Art Herring	41	us US	R	R	5' 7"	168	Mar 10, 1906	11	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Kirby Higbe	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 8, 1915	9	46	30	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Lee Howard	23	us US	L	L	6' 2"	175	Nov 11, 1923	2	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Dixie Howell	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Apr 24, 1920	1st	76	65	76	74	0	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.5	$5,000
Roy Jarvis	21	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 7, 1926	3	18	13	18	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	-0.4
Ralph Kiner HOF	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	2	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	152	0	0	152	1	0	8.1	$15,000
Clyde Kluttz	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	193	Dec 12, 1917	6	73	63	73	69	0	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1.9
Al Lyons	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Jul 18, 1918	3	15	0	15	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.5
Gene Mauch	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Nov 18, 1925	2	16	8	16	10	0	0	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	6	0.0
Cal McLish	21	us US	B	R	6' 0"	179	Dec 1, 1925	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Hugh Mulcahy	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	190	Sep 9, 1913	9	2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Steve Nagy	28	us US	L	L	5' 9"	174	May 28, 1919	1st	6	1	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Fritz Ostermueller	39	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 15, 1907	14	26	24	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2
Mel Queen	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	204	Mar 4, 1918	4	14	12	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Culley Rikard	33	us US	L	R	5' 11"	183	May 9, 1914	3	109	76	109	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	29	45	79	31	0	1.0
Preacher Roe	31	us US	R	L	6' 2"	170	Feb 26, 1916	5	38	22	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Jim Russell	28	us US	B	R	6' 1"	181	Oct 1, 1918	6	128	117	128	119	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	96	23	119	10	0	1.3
Bill Salkeld	30	us US	L	R	5' 10"	190	Mar 8, 1917	3	47	7	47	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	-0.4
Rip Sewell	40	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	May 11, 1907	11	24	12	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Elmer Singleton	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	174	Jun 26, 1918	3	41	3	41	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-0.1	$7,000
Nick Strincevich	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 1, 1915	7	32	7	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Billy Sullivan	36	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Oct 23, 1910	12	38	8	38	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0.1
Lou Tost	36	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Jun 1, 1911	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Wally Westlake	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 8, 1920	1st	112	104	112	109	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	95	109	7	0	1.2
Whitey Wietelmann	28	us US	B	R	6' 0"	170	Mar 15, 1919	9	48	28	48	39	0	0	1	14	6	22	0	0	0	0	9	1	-0.7
Roger Wolff	36	us US	R	R	6' 0"	208	Apr 10, 1911	7	13	6	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3
Gene Woodling	24	us US	L	R	5' 9"	195	Aug 16, 1922	3	22	20	22	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	0	21	1	0	0.1
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
Billy Herman	37	us US	Jul 7, 1909	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 25
Bill Burwell	52	us US	Mar 27, 1895	Manager	Sep 28	Sep 28
Johnny McKee	32	us US	Dec 6, 1914	Bullpen	Apr 15	Sep 28
Zack Taylor	48	us US	Jul 27, 1898		Apr 15	Sep 28
Honus Wagner	73	us US	Feb 24, 1874		Apr 15	Sep 28
Bill Burwell	52	us US	Mar 27, 1895	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 27
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date