1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1950 Season 1952 Season

Record: 64-90-1, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Billy Meyer (64-90-1)

General Manager: Branch Rickey

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 980,590 (4th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 110

Pythagorean W-L: 63-91, 689 Runs, 845 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
Monty Basgall	29	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Feb 8, 1922	3	55	51	55	55	0	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$7,500
Ted Beard	30	us US	L	L	5' 8"	165	Jan 7, 1921	4	22	9	22	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4	0	15	8	1	-0.3	$5,000
Gus Bell	22	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	2	149	145	149	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	145	4	0	1.9	$8,000
Don Carlsen	24	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 15, 1926	2	7	6	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$5,000
Pete Castiglione	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 13, 1921	5	132	114	132	122	0	0	0	0	97	31	0	0	0	0	11	0	1.0	$10,000
Cliff Chambers	29	us US	L	L	6' 3"	208	Jan 10, 1922	4	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	$16,000
Dick Cole	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	May 6, 1926	1st	42	39	42	42	0	0	0	31	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Con Dempsey	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	190	Sep 16, 1922	1st	3	2	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Murry Dickson	34	us US	R	R	5' 10"	157	Aug 21, 1916	10	46	35	46	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.2	$20,000
Bob Dillinger	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Sep 17, 1918	6	12	10	12	10	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.2
Erv Dusak	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 29, 1920	8	21	10	21	19	3	0	0	2	2	0	1	10	1	12	2	2	-0.4	$7,500
Harry Fisher	25	ca CA	L	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 3, 1926	1st	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		$4,500
Ed FitzGerald	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 21, 1924	4	55	15	55	38	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6	-0.5	$8,000
Bob Friend	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 24, 1930	1st	34	22	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Joe Garagiola	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 12, 1926	6	72	58	72	61	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1.1
Bill Howerton	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 12, 1921	3	80	50	80	57	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	38	11	53	26	0	0.9	$7,500
Ralph Kiner HOF	28	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	6	151	151	151	151	0	0	58	0	0	0	94	0	0	94	0	0	8.0	$65,000	All-Star
Bill Koski	19	us US	R	R	6' 4"	185	Feb 6, 1932	1st	13	1	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$3,000
Paul LaPalme	27	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Dec 14, 1923	1st	22	8	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0	$5,000
Vern Law	21	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 12, 1930	2	28	14	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$10,000
Dale Long	25	us US	L	L	6' 4"	205	Feb 6, 1926	1st	10	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	-0.1
Jack Maguire	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	165	Feb 5, 1925	2	8	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	-0.1
Clyde McCullough	34	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	10	92	82	92	86	0	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2.4	$13,000
Jack Merson	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 17, 1922	1st	13	13	13	13	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	$4,500
George Metkovich	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 8, 1920	7	120	99	120	106	0	0	37	0	0	0	3	66	0	69	16	2	1.2	$12,500
Joe Muir	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	172	Nov 26, 1922	1st	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	$5,000
Danny Murtaugh	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	Oct 8, 1917	9	77	33	77	67	0	0	0	65	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	-0.8
Rocky Nelson	26	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Nov 18, 1924	3	71	41	71	44	0	0	32	0	0	0	12	0	0	12	27	1	0.0
Paul Pettit	19	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Nov 29, 1931	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$6,000
Jack Phillips	29	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	5	70	34	70	57	0	0	53	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	2	-0.3	$11,000
Howie Pollet	30	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 26, 1921	9	21	21	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Mel Queen	33	us US	R	R	6' 0"	204	Mar 4, 1918	7	39	21	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	$9,500
Pete Reiser	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 17, 1919	9	74	26	74	32	0	0	0	0	5	0	20	6	1	27	44	0	0.9
Dino Restelli	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	191	Sep 23, 1924	2	21	7	21	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	11	11	0	-0.3
Stan Rojek	32	us US	R	R	5' 10"	170	Apr 21, 1919	7	8	4	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Tom Saffell	29	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 26, 1921	3	49	9	49	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	3	17	30	5	-0.6	$7,500
Hank Schenz	32	us US	R	R	5' 9"	175	Apr 11, 1919	6	25	13	25	21	0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-0.5
Dick Smith	24	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jul 21, 1926	1st	12	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$5,000
George Strickland	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1926	2	138	136	138	137	0	0	0	13	0	125	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0	$5,000
Frank Thomas	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 11, 1929	1st	39	34	39	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	37	4	0	0.3	$5,000
Junior Walsh	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Mar 7, 1919	5	36	1	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.4	$10,000
Bill Werle	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	182	Dec 21, 1920	3	59	9	59	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$16,000
Wally Westlake	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	186	Nov 8, 1920	5	50	45	50	45	0	0	0	0	34	0	10	1	0	11	5	0	1.4	$22,000
Ted Wilks	35	us US	R	R	5' 9"	178	Nov 13, 1915	8	48	1	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3	$15,000
Len Yochim	22	us US	L	L	6' 2"	200	Oct 16, 1928	1st	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3	$5,000
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	58	us US	Jan 14, 1893	Manager	Apr 16	Sep 30
Bill Posedel	44	us US	Aug 2, 1906	First base	Apr 16	Sep 30
Babe Herman	48	us US	Jun 26, 1903		Apr 16	Sep 30
Milt Stock	57	us US	Jul 11, 1893		Apr 16	Sep 30
Honus Wagner	77	us US	Feb 24, 1874		Apr 16	Sep 30
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date