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1956 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1957)
66-88, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 588 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 70-84
Managed by Bobby Bragan

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 949,878 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 100
  (one-year): Batting - 102, Pitching - 104
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1956 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders (1957) / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/17 at NYG L (3-4)# O'Brien-2B Groat-SS Clemente-RF Thomas-LF Long-1B Freese-3B Del Greco-CF Kravitz-C Friend-P
2.Wed,4/18 at NYG L (4-5) Clemente-RF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Freese-3B Del Greco-CF O'Brien-2B Littlefield-P
3.Thu,4/19 at NYG W (3-2) Clemente-RF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Freese-3B Atwell-C Del Greco-CF O'Brien-2B Kline-P
4.Fri,4/20 vs BRO L (0-5) Clemente-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-RF Freese-3B Atwell-C O'Brien-2B Hall-P
5.Sat,4/21 vs BRO W (3-1)# Clemente-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Freese-3B Shepard-C O'Brien-2B Friend-P
6.Sun,4/22 vs BRO L (1-4) Clemente-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-RF Atwell-C Cole-3B O'Brien-2B Law-P
7.Wed,4/25 at PHI W (6-5) Clemente-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Ward-RF Cole-3B O'Brien-2B Friend-P
8.Fri,4/27 at BRO L (2-7) Clemente-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-RF Kravitz-C Freese-3B O'Brien-2B Kline-P
9.Sat,4/28 at BRO L (2-5) Roberts-2B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Walls-RF Freese-3B Atwell-C Hall-P
10.Sun,4/29 at BRO W (10-1) Roberts-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-3B Walls-CF Cole-SS Shepard-C Friend-P
11.Sun,4/29 at BRO W (11-3) Roberts-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-3B Walls-CF Cole-SS Shepard-C Law-P
12.Tue,5/1 at STL W (4-2)# Roberts-2B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Freese-3B Shepard-C Littlefield-P
13.Wed,5/2 at STL L (9-10)# Roberts-2B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Freese-3B Shepard-C Kline-P
14.Thu,5/3 at CIN W (5-1)# Freese-3B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Shepard-C Roberts-2B Friend-P
15.Fri,5/4 at CIN L (3-4) Freese-3B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Walls-CF Groat-SS Roberts-2B Hall-P
16.Sat,5/5 at CIN L (6-7)# Freese-2B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Del Greco-3B Shepard-C Law-P
17.Sun,5/6 at CHC W (2-1)# Freese-2B Cole-3B Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Groat-SS Shepard-C Kline-P
18.Sun,5/6 at CHC - (6-6) Freese-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-3B Walls-CF Atwell-C Groat-SS Friend-P
19.Tue,5/8 at MLN L (0-5)# Freese-3B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Roberts-2B Shepard-C Friend-P
20.Fri,5/11 vs PHI W (6-5) Freese-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-3B Walls-CF Atwell-C Groat-SS Law-P
21.Sat,5/12 vs PHI W (6-5) Freese-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Ward-3B Walls-CF Kravitz-C Groat-SS Friend-P
22.Sun,5/13 vs PHI W (11-9)# Freese-2B Del Greco-3B Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Walls-RF Groat-SS Shepard-C Kline-P
23.Sun,5/13 vs PHI L (2-7) Freese-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Walls-CF Del Greco-3B Groat-SS Hall-P
24.Wed,5/16 vs CIN W (9-2)# Roberts-2B Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Clemente-CF Freese-3B Shepard-C Friend-P
25.Thu,5/17 vs CHC L (1-4) Roberts-2B Skinner-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-CF Kravitz-C Freese-3B Groat-SS Kline-P
26.Fri,5/18 vs CHC L (2-3)# O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Thomas-LF Long-1B Freese-3B Foiles-C Groat-SS Law-P
27.Sat,5/19 vs CHC W (7-4) O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Freese-3B Groat-SS Munger-P
28.Sun,5/20 vs MLN W (6-3) O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Clemente-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Freese-3B Groat-SS Friend-P
29.Sun,5/20 vs MLN W (5-0)# O'Brien-2B Freese-3B Clemente-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Foiles-C Groat-SS Virdon-CF Kline-P
30.Tue,5/22 vs STL L (3-6) O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Clemente-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Kravitz-C Freese-3B Groat-SS Law-P
31.Wed,5/23 vs STL W (6-0) O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Freese-3B Groat-SS Foiles-C Friend-P
32.Fri,5/25 at PHI W (8-5)# O'Brien-2B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Freese-3B Foiles-C Virdon-CF Kline-P
33.Sat,5/26 at PHI W (6-2) Freese-3B Virdon-CF Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Groat-SS Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Law-P
34.Mon,5/28 vs BRO W (3-2) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Freese-3B Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Friend-P
35.Tue,5/29 vs BRO L (1-10) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Thomas-LF Walls-RF Freese-3B Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Kline-P
36.Wed,5/30 vs NYG W (5-4)# Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Foiles-C Roberts-2B Law-P
37.Wed,5/30 vs NYG L (3-5)# Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Foiles-C Roberts-2B Pepper-P
38.Thu,5/31 vs NYG W (3-0) Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Virdon-CF Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Kline-P
39.Fri,6/1 at MLN W (4-1)# Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Foiles-C Roberts-2B Friend-P
40.Sat,6/2 at MLN W (4-2) Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Virdon-CF Foiles-C Roberts-2B Munger-P
41.Sun,6/3 at MLN L (3-4) Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Virdon-CF Shepard-C Roberts-2B Law-P
42.Sun,6/3 at MLN W (3-1) Freese-3B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Virdon-CF Foiles-C Roberts-2B Face-P
43.Tue,6/5 at CHC L (3-7) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Freese-3B Foiles-C Roberts-2B Friend-P
44.Wed,6/6 at CHC W (8-2)# Freese-2B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-3B Clemente-LF Foiles-C Virdon-CF Kline-P
45.Thu,6/7 at CHC L (2-5) Freese-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Skinner-1B Thomas-3B Clemente-LF Groat-SS Foiles-C Face-P
46.Fri,6/8 at STL W (2-0) O'Brien-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-3B Clemente-LF Groat-SS Foiles-C Friend-P
47.Sat,6/9 at STL L (3-8)# Freese-2B Groat-SS Walls-RF Long-1B Thomas-LF Clemente-CF Cole-3B Foiles-C Law-P
48.Sun,6/10 at STL W (11-3) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Arroyo-P
49.Sun,6/10 at STL L (0-3) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Shepard-C O'Brien-2B Kline-P
50.Tue,6/12 at CIN W (4-3)# Virdon-CF Freese-2B Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Groat-SS Foiles-C Friend-P
51.Fri,6/15 vs STL W (12-1)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Kline-P
52.Sat,6/16 vs STL W (2-0) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Friend-P
53.Sun,6/17 vs STL L (1-3) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Clemente-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Walls-RF Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Law-P
54.Sun,6/17 vs STL L (3-8) Freese-2B Virdon-CF Thomas-3B Skinner-1B Walls-RF Clemente-LF Groat-SS Shepard-C Arroyo-P
55.Mon,6/18 vs MLN L (2-3)# Freese-2B Virdon-CF Thomas-3B Walls-RF Clemente-LF Shepard-C Skinner-1B Groat-SS Kline-P
56.Tue,6/19 vs MLN L (3-5) Virdon-CF Cole-2B Thomas-3B Long-1B Walls-RF Clemente-LF Shepard-C Groat-SS Friend-P
57.Wed,6/20 vs MLN L (3-7) Virdon-CF Clemente-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Walls-RF Freese-2B Shepard-C Groat-SS Law-P
58.Thu,6/21 vs MLN L (2-7) O'Brien-SS Virdon-CF Walls-LF Long-1B Clemente-RF Thomas-3B Foiles-C O'Brien-2B Kline-P
59.Sat,6/23 vs CHC L (5-9) Jacobs-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Long-1B Clemente-LF Thomas-3B Groat-SS Foiles-C Friend-P
60.Sun,6/24 vs CHC L (3-5) Jacobs-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Thomas-LF Long-1B Freese-3B Foiles-C O'Brien-SS Law-P
61.Sun,6/24 vs CHC W (1-0) Jacobs-2B Skinner-RF Lynch-LF Virdon-CF Long-1B Kravitz-C Thomas-3B O'Brien-SS Pepper-P
62.Mon,6/25 vs CIN L (1-2) Jacobs-2B Skinner-LF Walls-RF Thomas-3B Long-1B Virdon-CF Kravitz-C O'Brien-SS Kline-P
63.Wed,6/27 vs CIN L (2-10) Jacobs-2B Virdon-CF Clemente-LF Thomas-3B Walls-RF Long-1B Kravitz-C O'Brien-SS Friend-P
64.Thu,6/28 vs CIN L (3-4) Jacobs-2B Virdon-CF Walls-RF Thomas-LF Long-1B Freese-3B Groat-SS Foiles-C Munger-P
65.Fri,6/29 vs NYG W (6-3) Jacobs-2B Skinner-1B Virdon-CF Thomas-3B Walls-RF Clemente-LF Groat-SS Foiles-C Law-P
66.Sat,6/30 vs NYG L (4-6) Jacobs-2B Skinner-1B Virdon-CF Thomas-3B Walls-RF Clemente-LF Groat-SS Foiles-C Kline-P
67.Sun,7/1 vs NYG L (6-7)# Jacobs-2B Cole-3B Walls-CF Thomas-LF Clemente-RF Groat-SS Foiles-C Shepard-1B Pepper-P
68.Sun,7/1 vs NYG L (2-3)# Jacobs-2B Cole-3B Walls-CF Thomas-LF Clemente-RF Groat-SS Foiles-C Skinner-1B Friend-P
69.Tue,7/3 vs PHI W (6-5)# Virdon-CF Jacobs-2B Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-RF Groat-SS Shepard-C Law-P
70.Wed,7/4 vs PHI L (2-4)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Long-1B Cole-2B Shepard-C Kline-P
71.Wed,7/4 vs PHI W (8-4) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Long-1B Cole-2B Shepard-C Munger-P
72.Sat,7/7 at NYG L (2-3)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Thomas-3B Walls-LF Clemente-RF Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Skinner-1B Friend-P
73.Sun,7/8 at NYG W (5-2) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Thomas-3B Skinner-LF Long-1B Clemente-RF Mazeroski-2B Shepard-C Kline-P
74.Sun,7/8 at NYG L (1-11) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Thomas-3B Skinner-LF Long-1B Clemente-RF Mazeroski-2B Foiles-C Law-P
75.Thu,7/12 at CHC W (5-4) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Skinner-LF Long-1B Clemente-RF Thomas-3B Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Naranjo-P
76.Thu,7/12 at CHC W (2-1) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-RF Shepard-C Mazeroski-2B Kline-P
77.Fri,7/13 at CHC L (6-7) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Skinner-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Shepard-C Mazeroski-2B Friend-P
78.Sat,7/14 at CHC L (2-6) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-RF Shepard-C Mazeroski-2B Law-P
79.Sat,7/14 at CHC L (5-6)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-RF Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Munger-P
80.Sun,7/15 at MLN L (2-3)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-RF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-LF Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Pepper-P
81.Sun,7/15 at MLN L (1-4) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Clemente-RF Shepard-C Mazeroski-2B Naranjo-P
82.Mon,7/16 at MLN L (1-2) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Kline-P
83.Tue,7/17 at STL W (4-2) Virdon-CF Groat-SS Long-1B Walls-LF Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Friend-P
84.Wed,7/18 at STL - (1-1)# Virdon-CF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Clemente-RF Long-1B Foiles-C Mazeroski-2B Munger-P
85.Fri,7/20 at CIN L (4-6)# Clemente-RF Groat-SS Walls-LF Thomas-3B Long-1B Shepard-C Virdon-CF Mazeroski-2B Kline-P
86.Sat,7/21 at CIN W (4-3) Virdon-CF Walls-LF Long-1B Thomas-3B