1944 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945

90-63, Finished 2nd in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (90-63)
Scored 744 runs, Allowed 662 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-68

Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 604,278 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105

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1943 / 1945 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
Vic Barnhart	21	R	R	6' 0"	188	Sep 1, 1922	1st	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Johnny Barrett	28	L	L	5' 10"	170	Dec 18, 1915	3	149	143	149	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	66	93	147	2	0	4.4
Max Butcher	33	R	R	6' 2"	220	Sep 21, 1910	9	36	27	36	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.7
Hank Camelli	29	R	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 9, 1914	2	64	39	64	62	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.8
Frank Colman	26	L	L	5' 11"	186	Mar 2, 1918	3	99	49	99	58	0	0	7	0	0	0	3	0	49	52	44	0	0.9
Pete Coscarart	31	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 16, 1913	7	139	132	139	138	0	0	0	137	0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0.9
Cookie Cuccurullo	26	L	L	5' 10"	168	Feb 8, 1918	2	36	4	36	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	-0.1
Babe Dahlgren	32	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jun 15, 1912	10	158	158	158	158	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3
Spud Davis	39	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 20, 1904	15	54	20	54	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0.7
Vince DiMaggio	31	R	R	5' 11"	183	Sep 6, 1912	8	109	89	109	102	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	101	0	101	9	1	0.1	All-Star
Bob Elliott	27	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	6	143	140	143	140	0	0	0	0	140	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.4	All-Star
Johnny Gee	28	L	L	6' 9"	225	Dec 7, 1915	4	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Len Gilmore	26	R	R	6' 3"	175	Nov 3, 1917	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Al Gionfriddo	22	L	L	5' 6"	165	Mar 8, 1922	1st	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	-0.1
Frankie Gustine	24	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 20, 1920	6	127	107	127	126	0	0	0	11	1	117	0	0	0	0	1	2	-0.7
Lee Handley	30	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 13, 1913	7	40	20	40	33	0	0	0	19	11	3	0	0	0	0	5	4	-0.5
Al Lopez HOF	35	R	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 20, 1908	16	115	99	115	115	0	115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Tommy O'Brien	25	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 19, 1918	2	85	31	85	49	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	0	33	48	37	3	-0.3
Fritz Ostermueller	36	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 15, 1907	11	29	24	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.8
Xavier Rescigno	31	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 13, 1912	2	48	6	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bill Rodgers	21	L	L	6' 0"	162	Dec 5, 1922	1st	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0.0
Preacher Roe	28	R	L	6' 2"	170	Feb 26, 1916	2	39	25	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Al Rubeling	31	R	R	6' 0"	185	May 10, 1913	4	92	35	92	50	0	0	0	17	16	0	9	0	9	18	42	2	0.4
Jim Russell	25	B	R	6' 1"	181	Oct 1, 1918	3	152	144	152	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	6	3	149	3	1	5.4
Rip Sewell	37	L	R	6' 1"	180	May 11, 1907	8	44	33	44	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5.1	All-Star
Ray Starr	38	R	R	6' 1"	178	Apr 23, 1906	6	27	12	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Nick Strincevich	29	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 1, 1915	4	40	26	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8
Harry Sweeney	28	L	L	6' 0"	185	Dec 28, 1915	1st	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Joe Vitelli	36	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 12, 1908	1st	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Lloyd Waner HOF	38	L	R	5' 9"	150	Mar 16, 1906	17	19	0	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	7	11	1	0.0
Roy Wise	20	B	R	6' 2"	170	Nov 18, 1923	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Frankie Zak	22	R	R	5' 10"	150	Feb 22, 1922	1st	86	55	86	67	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	0	0	0	23	1.0	All-Star
	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

Harry Sweeney	Al Gionfriddo Bill Rodgers	Al Rubeling	Pete Coscarart	Lee Handley	Babe Dahlgren	Bob Elliott	Vince DiMaggio
Hank Camelli	Tommy O'Brien	Al Lopez	Frankie Zak	Lloyd Waner Roy Wise	Frankie Gustine	Vic Barnhart Len Gilmore	Johnny Barrett
Max Butcher	Ray Starr	Fritz Ostermueller	Nick Strincevich	Frank Colman	Joe Vitelli	Johnny Gee	Cookie Cuccurullo
Preacher Roe	Rip Sewell	Jim Russell	Spud Davis	Xavier Rescigno

1943 / 1945 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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