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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 (1957) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch

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