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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950 / 1952)
64-90, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 689 runs, Allowed 845 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-91
Manager: Billy Meyer (64-90)
Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 980,590 (4th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 109
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1950 / 1952 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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 29 R R 175 Feb 8, 1922 3 55 55 55 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Beard 30 L L 5' 8" 165 Jan 7, 1921 4 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 15
Gus Bell 22 L R 6' 2" 196 Nov 15, 1928 2 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 145
Don Carlsen 24 R R 6' 1" 175 Oct 15, 1926 2 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Castiglione 30 R R 5' 11" 175 Feb 13, 1921 5 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 99 28 0 0 0 0
Cliff Chambers 29 L L Jan 10, 1922 4 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Cole 25 R R 6' 2" 175 May 6, 1926 1st 42 42 42 0 0 0 34 0 8 0 0 0 0
Con Dempsey 28 R R 6' 4" 190 Sep 16, 1922 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Murry Dickson 34 R R 157 Aug 21, 1916 10 46 46 46 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Dillinger 32 R R 170 Sep 17, 1918 6 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Erv Dusak 30 R R 6' 2" 185 Jul 29, 1920 8 21 21 21 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 10 1 12
Harry Fisher 25 L R 6' 0" 180 Jan 3, 1926 1st 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ed Fitz Gerald 27 R R May 21, 1924 4 55 55 55 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Friend 20 R R 6' 0" 190 Nov 24, 1930 1st 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Garagiola 25 L R 6' 0" 190 Feb 12, 1926 6 72 72 72 0 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Howerton 29 L R 5' 11" 185 Dec 12, 1921 3 80 80 80 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 38 11 53
Ralph Kiner HOF 28 R R 6' 2" 195 Oct 27, 1922 6 151 151 151 0 0 58 0 0 0 94 0 0 94 All-Star
Bill Koski 19 R R 6' 4" 185 Feb 6, 1932 1st 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul LaPalme 27 L L 5' 10" 184 Dec 14, 1923 1st 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vern Law 21 R R 6' 2" 195 Mar 12, 1930 2 28 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dale Long 25 L L 6' 4" 210 Feb 6, 1926 1st 10 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Maguire 26 R R 5' 11" 165 Feb 5, 1925 2 8 8 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Clyde McCullough 34 R R 180 Mar 4, 1917 10 92 92 92 0 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Merson 29 R R 5' 11" 175 Jan 17, 1922 1st 13 13 13 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
Catfish Metkovich 30 L L 6' 1" 185 Oct 8, 1920 7 120 120 120 0 0 37 0 0 0 3 66 0 69
Joe Muir 28 L L 6' 1" 172 Nov 26, 1922 1st 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Danny Murtaugh 33 R R 5' 9" 165 Oct 8, 1917 9 77 77 77 0 0 0 65 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Nelson 26 L L 5' 11" 178 Nov 18, 1924 3 71 71 71 0 0 32 0 0 0 12 0 0 12
Paul Pettit 19 L L 6' 2" 195 Nov 29, 1931 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Phillips 29 R R 6' 4" 193 Sep 6, 1921 5 70 70 70 0 0 53 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Howie Pollet 30 L L 175 Jun 26, 1921 9 21 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mel Queen 33 R R 6' 0" 204 Mar 4, 1918 7 39 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pete Reiser 32 L R 185 Mar 17, 1919 9 74 74 74 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 6 1 27
Dino Restelli 26 R R 191 Sep 23, 1924 2 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 11
Stan Rojek 32 R R 5' 10" 170 Apr 21, 1919 7 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
Tom Saffell 29 L R 5' 11" 170 Jul 26, 1921 3 49 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 3 17
Hank Schenz 32 R R 175 Apr 11, 1919 6 25 25 25 0 0 0 19 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Smith 23 R R 5' 8" 160 Jul 21, 1927 1st 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
George Strickland 25 R R 6' 1" 180 Jan 10, 1926 2 138 138 138 0 0 0 13 0 125 0 0 0 0
Frank Thomas 22 R R 6' 3" 205 Jun 11, 1929 1st 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 37
Junior Walsh 32 R R 5' 11" 185 Mar 7, 1919 5 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Werle 30 L L 182 Dec 21, 1920 3 59 59 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wally Westlake 30 R R 6' 0" 186 Nov 8, 1920 5 50 50 50 0 0 0 0 34 0 10 1 0 11
Ted Wilks 35 R R 178 Nov 13, 1915 8 48 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Len Yochim 22 L L 6' 2" 200 Oct 16, 1928 1st 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 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

1950 / 1952 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played