1945 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1944 / 1946

82-72, Finished 4th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frankie Frisch (82-72)
Scored 753 runs, Allowed 686 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70

Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 604,694 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

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1944 / 1946 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	22	R	R	6' 0"	188	Sep 1, 1922	2	71	53	71	64	0	0	0	0	4	60	0	0	0	0	2	5	-0.4
Johnny Barrett	29	L	L	5' 10"	170	Dec 18, 1915	4	142	130	142	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77	56	132	8	2	2.8
Boom-Boom Beck	40	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 16, 1904	12	14	5	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Max Butcher	34	R	R	6' 2"	220	Sep 21, 1910	10	28	20	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.1
Hank Camelli	30	R	R	5' 11"	190	Dec 9, 1914	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Frank Colman	27	L	L	5' 11"	186	Mar 2, 1918	4	77	24	77	33	0	0	22	0	0	0	7	0	5	12	45	0	-0.3
Pete Coscarart	32	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jun 16, 1913	8	123	109	123	123	0	0	0	122	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.3
Cookie Cuccurullo	27	L	L	5' 10"	168	Feb 8, 1918	3	29	4	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Babe Dahlgren	33	R	R	6' 0"	190	Jun 15, 1912	11	144	142	144	142	0	0	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.1
Spud Davis	40	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 20, 1904	16	23	4	23	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.0
Bob Elliott	28	R	R	6' 0"	185	Nov 26, 1916	7	144	141	144	141	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	0	61	61	3	0	3.2	All-Star
Ken Gables	26	R	R	5' 11"	210	Jan 31, 1919	1st	29	16	29	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7
Al Gerheauser	28	L	L	6' 3"	190	Jun 24, 1917	3	32	14	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Al Gionfriddo	23	L	L	5' 6"	165	Mar 8, 1922	2	122	96	122	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	82	14	106	15	2	1.7
Frankie Gustine	25	R	R	6' 0"	175	Feb 20, 1920	7	128	122	128	125	0	1	0	29	0	104	0	0	0	0	1	3	1.3
Lee Handley	31	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 13, 1913	8	98	74	98	79	0	0	0	0	79	0	0	0	0	0	12	8	1.3
Johnny Lanning	34	R	R	6' 1"	185	Sep 6, 1910	9	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Al Lopez HOF	36	R	R	5' 11"	165	Aug 20, 1908	17	91	77	91	91	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.1
Tommy O'Brien	26	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 19, 1918	3	58	36	58	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	33	45	14	0	0.5
Fritz Ostermueller	37	L	L	5' 11"	175	Sep 15, 1907	12	14	11	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Xavier Rescigno	32	R	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 13, 1912	3	44	1	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.3
Bill Rodgers	22	L	L	6' 0"	162	Dec 5, 1922	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Preacher Roe	29	R	L	6' 2"	170	Feb 26, 1916	3	33	31	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3	All-Star
Jim Russell	26	B	R	6' 1"	181	Oct 1, 1918	4	146	131	146	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	139	1	0	140	6	1	3.9
Bill Salkeld	28	L	R	5' 10"	190	Mar 8, 1917	1st	95	73	95	87	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	3.8
Jack Saltzgaver	42	L	R	5' 11"	165	Jan 23, 1903	6	52	20	52	32	0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0.8
Rip Sewell	38	L	R	6' 1"	180	May 11, 1907	9	35	24	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	All-Star
Ray Starr	39	R	R	6' 1"	178	Apr 23, 1906	7	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Nick Strincevich	30	R	R	6' 1"	180	Mar 1, 1915	5	36	29	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.6
Joe Vitelli	37	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 12, 1908	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lloyd Waner HOF	39	L	R	5' 9"	150	Mar 16, 1906	18	23	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	18	3	0.0
Frankie Zak	23	R	R	5' 10"	150	Feb 22, 1922	2	15	7	15	11	0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
	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 Salkeld	Al Gionfriddo Bill Rodgers	Jack Saltzgaver	Pete Coscarart	Lee Handley	Babe Dahlgren	Bob Elliott	Hank Camelli
Tommy O'Brien	Al Lopez	Frankie Zak	Lloyd Waner	Frankie Gustine	Vic Barnhart	Johnny Barrett	Max Butcher
Boom-Boom Beck Ray Starr	Fritz Ostermueller	Nick Strincevich	Frank Colman	Johnny Lanning Joe Vitelli	Cookie Cuccurullo	Preacher Roe	Rip Sewell
Jim Russell	Spud Davis	Al Gerheauser	Xavier Rescigno	Ken Gables

1944 / 1946 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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