1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1960 Season 1962 Season

Record: 75-79-0, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Danny Murtaugh (75-79)

General Manager: Joe Brown

Scouting Director: Rex Bowen

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 1,199,128 (3rd of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
One-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101

Pythagorean W-L: 79-75, 694 Runs, 675 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
Gene Baker	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Jun 15, 1925	9	9	2	9	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0.0
Smoky Burgess	34	us US	L	R	5' 8"	185	Feb 6, 1927	12	100	83	100	92	0	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	3.2		All-Star
Tom Cheney	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Oct 14, 1934	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe Christopher	25	vi VI	R	R	5' 10"	175	Dec 13, 1935	3	76	44	76	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	5	5	55	13	10	-0.6
Gino Cimoli	31	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Dec 18, 1929	6	21	17	21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	5	0	19	2	0	-0.4
Roberto Clemente HOF	26	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 18, 1934	7	146	142	146	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	144	144	2	0	6.4	$17,500	All-Star
Donn Clendenon	25	us US	R	R	6' 4"	209	Jul 15, 1935	1st	9	8	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	8	1	0	0.4
Roy Face	33	us US	R	R	5' 8"	155	Feb 20, 1928	8	62	0	62	62	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1		All-Star
Larry Foss	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	187	Apr 18, 1936	1st	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Earl Francis	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	210	Jul 14, 1935	2	23	15	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Bob Friend	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 24, 1930	11	41	35	41	41	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Joe Gibbon	26	us US	R	L	6' 4"	200	Apr 10, 1935	2	31	29	31	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.2
Fred Green	27	us US	R	L	6' 4"	190	Sep 14, 1933	3	13	0	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dick Groat	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 4, 1930	8	148	144	148	145	0	0	0	0	1	144	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.0
Harvey Haddix	35	us US	L	L	5' 9"	170	Sep 18, 1925	10	31	22	31	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2.6
Don Hoak	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Feb 5, 1928	8	145	143	145	143	0	0	0	0	143	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.6
Al Jackson	25	us US	L	L	5' 10"	169	Dec 26, 1935	2	5	2	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.3
Clem Labine	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 6, 1926	12	56	1	56	56	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	$28,000
Vern Law	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 12, 1930	10	11	10	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Don Leppert	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	220	Oct 19, 1931	1st	22	15	22	21	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.1
Johnny Logan	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Mar 23, 1926	11	27	8	27	13	0	0	0	0	7	6	0	0	0	0	15	0	-0.2
Bill Mazeroski HOF	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	183	Sep 5, 1936	6	152	151	152	152	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Al McBean	23	vi VI	R	R	5' 11"	165	May 15, 1938	1st	28	2	28	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.2
Román Mejías	35	cu CU	R	R	6' 0"	175	Aug 9, 1925	6	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	0.0
Vinegar Bend Mizell	30	us US	R	L	6' 3"	205	Aug 13, 1930	8	25	17	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Walt Moryn	35	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 12, 1926	8	40	10	40	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6	11	29	0	-0.3
Rocky Nelson	36	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Nov 18, 1924	9	75	23	75	35	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	1	-0.1
Bob Oldis	33	us US	R	R	6' 1"	185	Jan 5, 1928	5	4	1	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Dick Schofield	26	us US	B	R	5' 9"	163	Jan 7, 1935	9	60	15	60	28	0	0	0	6	11	8	2	0	2	3	20	15	-0.1
Bobby Shantz	35	us US	R	L	5' 6"	139	Sep 26, 1925	13	44	6	44	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.1
Bob Skinner	29	us US	L	R	6' 4"	190	Oct 3, 1931	7	119	96	119	97	0	0	0	0	0	0	97	0	0	97	21	2	0.4	$21,000
Hal Smith	30	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Dec 7, 1930	7	67	55	67	65	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.5	$25,000
Dick Stuart	28	us US	R	R	6' 4"	212	Nov 7, 1932	4	138	131	138	132	0	0	131	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	3.2	$20,000	All-Star
Tom Sturdivant	31	us US	L	R	6' 0"	170	Apr 28, 1930	7	13	11	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Jim Umbricht	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Sep 17, 1930	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Bill Virdon	30	us US	L	R	6' 0"	175	Jun 9, 1931	7	146	144	146	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	0	145	1	0	1.6	$28,000
Red Witt	29	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 9, 1931	5	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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
Danny Murtaugh	43	us US	Oct 8, 1917	Manager	Apr 11	Oct 1
Ron Northey	41	us US	Apr 26, 1920	Hitting	Apr 11	Oct 1
Bill Burwell	66	us US	Mar 27, 1895	Pitching	Apr 11	Oct 1
Sam Narron	47	us US	Aug 25, 1913	Bullpen	Apr 11	Oct 1
Frank Oceak	48	us US	Sep 8, 1912	Third base	Apr 11	Oct 1
Len Levy	48	us US	Jun 11, 1913		Apr 11	Oct 1
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date