1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1949 Season 1951 Season

Record: 57-96-1, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Billy Meyer (57-96-1)

General Manager: Roy Hamey

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 1,166,267 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 105
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 104

Pythagorean W-L: 61-92, 681 Runs, 857 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
Frank Barrett	36	us US	R	R	6' 2"	173	Jul 1, 1913	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Ted Beard	29	us US	L	L	5' 8"	165	Jan 7, 1921	3	61	44	61	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	25	49	12	0	0.2
Gus Bell	21	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	1st	111	103	111	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	104	7	0	1.3	$5,000
Johnny Berardino	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	May 1, 1917	9	40	36	40	38	0	0	0	36	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.3
Hank Borowy	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	175	May 12, 1916	9	11	3	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Pete Castiglione	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 13, 1921	4	94	58	94	71	0	0	3	9	35	29	0	0	0	0	26	1	-0.1	$9,250
Cliff Chambers	28	us US	L	L	6' 3"	208	Jan 10, 1922	3	37	33	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.5	$13,500
Bob Chesnes	29	us US	B	R	6' 0"	180	May 6, 1921	3	9	7	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dale Coogan	19	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Aug 14, 1930	1st	53	27	53	32	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	1	-0.2
Murry Dickson	33	us US	R	R	5' 10"	157	Aug 21, 1916	9	52	22	52	51	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5.2
Bob Dillinger	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 17, 1918	5	58	51	58	51	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0
Nanny Fernandez	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Oct 25, 1918	4	65	49	65	52	0	0	0	0	52	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0.4
Ed FitzGerald	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 21, 1924	3	6	5	6	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.4
Hal Gregg	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Jul 11, 1921	8	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Harry Gumbert	40	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Nov 5, 1909	15	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Johnny Hopp	33	us US	L	L	5' 10"	170	Jul 18, 1916	12	106	74	106	77	0	0	69	0	0	0	2	2	4	8	30	0	3.1
Ralph Kiner HOF	27	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	5	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	150	0	0	5.2	$65,000	All-Star
Vern Law	20	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 12, 1930	1st	27	17	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Vic Lombardi	27	us US	L	L	5' 7"	158	Sep 20, 1922	6	42	2	42	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.6
Bill Macdonald	21	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Mar 28, 1929	1st	32	20	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Woody Main	28	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Feb 12, 1922	2	12	0	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Windy McCall	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	180	Jul 18, 1925	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Clyde McCullough	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	9	103	88	103	100	0	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.9
Ray Mueller	38	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Mar 8, 1912	13	67	48	67	63	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.9
Danny Murtaugh	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 8, 1917	8	118	106	118	108	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1.8
Danny O'Connell	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	168	Jan 21, 1929	1st	79	77	79	77	0	0	0	0	12	65	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.7
Frank Papish	32	us US	R	L	6' 2"	192	Oct 21, 1917	6	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Jack Phillips	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	4	69	52	69	58	1	0	54	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.5
Bill Pierro	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	155	Apr 15, 1926	1st	13	3	13	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.0
Mel Queen	32	us US	R	R	6' 0"	204	Mar 4, 1918	6	33	21	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.8
Marv Rickert	29	us US	L	R	6' 2"	195	Jan 8, 1921	6	17	1	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	15	0	-0.4
Stan Rojek	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Apr 21, 1919	6	77	62	77	71	0	0	0	3	0	68	0	0	0	0	5	4	0.1
Tom Saffell	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 26, 1921	2	67	38	67	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	2	43	25	0	-0.7
Hank Schenz	31	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 11, 1919	5	59	16	59	35	0	0	0	21	12	4	0	0	0	0	16	14	-0.1
Ed Stevens	25	us US	L	L	6' 1"	190	Jan 12, 1925	6	17	10	17	12	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-0.3
George Strickland	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1926	1st	23	6	23	20	0	0	0	0	1	19	0	0	0	0	3	1	-0.4
Earl Turner	27	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	May 6, 1923	2	40	13	40	34	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0.0
Junior Walsh	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 7, 1919	4	38	2	38	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Bill Werle	29	us US	L	L	6' 2"	182	Dec 21, 1920	2	48	22	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Wally Westlake	29	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 8, 1920	4	139	118	139	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	99	27	123	19	0	2.8
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 Meyer	57	us US	Jan 14, 1893	Manager	Apr 18	Oct 1
Bill Posedel	43	us US	Aug 2, 1906	First base	Apr 18	Oct 1
Frankie Gustine	30	us US	Feb 20, 1920		Apr 18	Oct 1
George Hennessey	42	us US	Oct 28, 1907		Apr 18	Oct 1
Johnny Riddle	44	us US	Oct 3, 1905		Apr 18	Oct 1
Honus Wagner	76	us US	Feb 24, 1874		Apr 18	Oct 1
Goldie Holt	48	us US	Mar 22, 1902	Coach	Apr 18	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date