1943 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1942 / 1944

80-74, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (80-74)
Scored 669 runs, Allowed 605 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70

Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 498,740 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103

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1942 / 1944 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Bill Baker	32	R	R	6' 0"	200	Feb 22, 1911	4	63	50	63	56	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1.1
Johnny Barrett	27	L	L	5' 10"	170	Dec 18, 1915	2	130	64	130	99	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	92	99	28	3	-0.3
Bill Brandt	28	R	R	5' 8"	170	Mar 21, 1915	3	29	3	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Max Butcher	32	R	R	6' 2"	220	Sep 21, 1910	8	33	21	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0
Hank Camelli	28	R	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 9, 1914	1st	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Frank Colman	25	L	L	5' 11"	186	Mar 2, 1918	2	32	11	32	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11	21	0	0.4
Pete Coscarart	30	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 16, 1913	6	133	127	133	132	0	0	0	85	1	47	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.9
Cookie Cuccurullo	25	L	L	5' 10"	168	Feb 8, 1918	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Dutch Dietz	31	R	R	5' 11"	180	Feb 12, 1912	4	10	0	10	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.2
Vince DiMaggio	30	R	R	5' 11"	183	Sep 6, 1912	7	157	157	157	157	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	156	0	156	0	0	3.1	All-Star
Bob Elliott	26	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	5	156	151	156	152	0	0	0	2	151	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	4.9
Elbie Fletcher	27	L	L	6' 0"	180	Mar 18, 1916	9	154	154	154	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.4	All-Star
Huck Geary	26	L	R	5' 10"	170	Jan 22, 1917	2	46	41	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Johnny Gee	27	L	L	6' 9"	225	Dec 7, 1915	3	15	10	15	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Hank Gornicki	32	R	R	6' 1"	145	Jan 14, 1911	3	42	18	42	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.8
Frankie Gustine	23	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 20, 1920	5	112	100	112	106	0	0	1	39	0	69	0	0	0	0	6	0	1.9
Jack Hallett	28	R	R	6' 4"	215	Nov 13, 1914	4	9	4	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Wally Hebert	35	L	L	6' 1"	195	Aug 22, 1907	4	35	23	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.9
Bob Klinger	35	R	R	6' 0"	180	Jun 4, 1908	6	33	25	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.4
Johnny Lanning	32	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 6, 1910	8	12	2	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Al Lopez HOF	34	R	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 20, 1908	15	118	107	118	117	0	116	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.7
Tommy O'Brien	24	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 19, 1918	1st	89	46	89	56	0	0	0	0	9	0	17	0	31	48	32	1	1.1
Tony Ordenana	24	R	R	5' 9"	158	Oct 30, 1918	1st	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Johnny Podgajny	23	R	R	6' 2"	173	Jun 10, 1920	4	21	5	21	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	-1.3
Xavier Rescigno	30	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 13, 1912	1st	37	14	37	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Al Rubeling	30	R	R	6' 0"	185	May 10, 1913	3	47	43	47	45	0	0	0	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.7
Jim Russell	24	B	R	6' 1"	181	Oct 1, 1918	2	146	134	146	138	0	0	6	0	0	0	134	2	4	135	7	1	2.3
Rip Sewell	36	L	R	6' 1"	180	May 11, 1907	7	41	31	41	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4.7	All-Star
Harry Shuman	28	R	R	6' 2"	195	Mar 5, 1915	2	11	0	11	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.1
Maurice Van Robays	28	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 15, 1914	5	69	60	69	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	45	60	9	0	1.3
Jimmy Wasdell	29	L	L	5' 11"	185	May 15, 1914	7	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.1
Johnny Wyrostek	23	L	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 12, 1919	2	51	9	51	24	0	0	1	1	2	0	5	6	9	20	26	1	-1.0
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Bill Baker	Tony Ordenana	Elbie Fletcher	Huck Geary Al Rubeling	Pete Coscarart	Bob Elliott	Vince DiMaggio	Tommy O'Brien Jimmy Wasdell
Al Lopez	Johnny Wyrostek	Frankie Gustine	Maurice Van Robays	Johnny Barrett	Max Butcher	Bob Klinger	Wally Hebert
Hank Camelli Dutch Dietz	Frank Colman Cookie Cuccurullo	Bill Brandt	Harry Shuman	Johnny Gee Tommy O'Brien	Hank Gornicki	Johnny Lanning	Rip Sewell
Jim Russell	Johnny Podgajny	Jack Hallett	Xavier Rescigno

1942 / 1944 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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