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1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
83-71, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 706 runs, Allowed 699 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 78-76
Manager: Billy Meyer (83-71)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,517,021 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 103;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104

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1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Monty Basgall 26 R R 175 Feb 8, 1922 1st 38 38 38 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Beard 27 L L 5' 8" 165 Jan 7, 1921 1st 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
Eddie Bockman 27 R R 5' 9" 175 Jul 26, 1920 3 70 70 70 0 0 0 1 51 0 0 0 0 0
Tiny Bonham 34 R R 6' 2" 215 Aug 16, 1913 9 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Castiglione 27 R R 5' 11" 175 Feb 13, 1921 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Chesnes 27 B R 6' 0" 180 May 6, 1921 1st 39 39 39 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Fitz Gerald 24 R R May 21, 1924 1st 102 102 102 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hal Gregg 26 R R 195 Jul 11, 1921 6 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frankie Gustine 28 R R 6' 0" 180 Feb 20, 1920 10 131 131 131 0 0 0 0 118 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Don Gutteridge 36 R R 165 Jun 19, 1912 12 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kirby Higbe 33 R R 5' 11" 190 Apr 8, 1915 10 56 56 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Hopp 31 L L 5' 10" 175 Jul 18, 1916 10 120 120 120 0 0 25 0 0 0 1 71 8 80
Ralph Kiner HOF 25 R R 6' 2" 195 Oct 27, 1922 3 156 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 154 All-Star
Clyde Kluttz 30 R R 6' 0" 198 Dec 12, 1917 7 94 94 94 0 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vic Lombardi 25 L L 5' 7" 158 Sep 20, 1922 4 39 39 39 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woody Main 26 R R 195 Feb 12, 1922 1st 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cal McLish 22 B R 6' 1" 200 Dec 1, 1925 4 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Murtaugh 30 R R 5' 9" 165 Oct 8, 1917 6 146 146 146 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fritz Ostermueller 40 L L 5' 11" 175 Sep 15, 1907 15 23 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mel Queen 30 R R 6' 0" 204 Mar 4, 1918 5 25 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elmer Riddle 33 R R 170 Jul 31, 1914 9 29 29 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Johnny Riddle 42 R R 5' 11" 190 Oct 3, 1905 7 10 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stan Rojek 29 R R 5' 10" 170 Apr 21, 1919 4 156 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0
Rip Sewell 41 L R 6' 1" 180 May 11, 1907 12 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Elmer Singleton 30 R R 6' 2" 174 Jun 26, 1918 4 38 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Stevens 23 L L 6' 1" 190 Jan 12, 1925 4 128 128 128 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Strincevich 33 R R 6' 1" 180 Mar 1, 1915 8 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Earl Turner 25 R R 5' 9" 170 May 6, 1923 1st 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dixie Walker 37 L R 6' 1" 175 Sep 24, 1910 17 129 129 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 110 112
Junior Walsh 29 R R 5' 11" 185 Mar 7, 1919 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Max West 31 L R 182 Nov 28, 1916 7 87 87 87 0 0 32 0 0 0 3 0 13 16
Wally Westlake 27 R R 6' 0" 186 Nov 8, 1920 2 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67 57 125
Grady Wilson 25 R R 6' 0" 170 Nov 23, 1922 1st 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 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

1947 / 1949 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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