Roster (40-man)
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1959 / 1961
95-59, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Danny Murtaugh (95-59)
Scored 734 runs, Allowed 593 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-62
Ballparks: Forbes Field · Attendance: 1,705,828 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 96
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Won World Series (4-3) over New York Yankees |
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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 | WAR | |||
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| Gene Baker | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Jun 15, 1925 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | -0.3 | ||
| Dick Barone | 27 | R | R | 5' 9" | 165 | Oct 13, 1932 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.2 | ||
| Harry Bright | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Sep 22, 1929 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Smoky Burgess | 33 | L | R | 5' 8" | 185 | Feb 6, 1927 | 11 | 110 | 86 | 110 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.3 | All-Star | |
| Tom Cheney | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Oct 14, 1934 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | ||
| Joe Christopher | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Dec 13, 1935 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 27 | -0.1 | ||
| Gino Cimoli | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 180 | Dec 18, 1929 | 5 | 101 | 77 | 101 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 17 | 91 | 11 | 2 | -0.1 | ||
| Roberto Clemente HOF | 25 | R | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Aug 18, 1934 | 6 | 144 | 140 | 144 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | $17,500 | All-Star |
| Bennie Daniels | 28 | L | R | 6' 1" | 193 | Jun 17, 1932 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 | ||
| Roy Face | 32 | R | R | 5' 8" | 155 | Feb 20, 1928 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | All-Star | |
| Earl Francis | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Jul 14, 1935 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Bob Friend | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Nov 24, 1930 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | All-Star | |
| Joe Gibbon | 25 | R | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Apr 10, 1935 | 1st | 27 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Paul Giel | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 185 | Sep 29, 1932 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | ||
| Fred Green | 26 | R | L | 6' 4" | 190 | Sep 14, 1933 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | ||
| Dick Groat | 29 | R | R | 5' 11" | 180 | Nov 4, 1930 | 7 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 | All-Star | |
| Don Gross | 29 | L | L | 5' 11" | 186 | Jun 30, 1931 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| Harvey Haddix | 34 | L | L | 5' 9" | 170 | Sep 18, 1925 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| Don Hoak | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 170 | Feb 5, 1928 | 7 | 155 | 152 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.4 | $27,500 | |
| Danny Kravitz | 29 | L | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Dec 21, 1930 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Clem Labine | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Aug 6, 1926 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | ||
| Vern Law | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Mar 12, 1930 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | All-Star | |
| Bill Mazeroski HOF | 23 | R | R | 5' 11" | 183 | Sep 5, 1936 | 5 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | All-Star | |
| Roman Mejias | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Aug 9, 1930 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.0 | ||
| Vinegar Bend Mizell | 29 | R | L | 6' 3" | 205 | Aug 13, 1930 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | ||
| Rocky Nelson | 35 | L | L | 5' 10" | 175 | Nov 18, 1924 | 8 | 93 | 50 | 93 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1.9 | ||
| Bob Oldis | 32 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jan 5, 1928 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Diomedes Olivo | 41 | L | L | 6' 1" | 195 | Jan 22, 1919 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Dick Schofield | 25 | B | R | 5' 9" | 163 | Jan 7, 1935 | 8 | 65 | 23 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1.3 | ||
| Bob Skinner | 28 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Oct 3, 1931 | 6 | 145 | 140 | 145 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 | $15,000 | All-Star |
| Hal Smith | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Dec 7, 1930 | 6 | 77 | 66 | 77 | 71 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 | $17,500 | |
| R C Stevens | 25 | R | L | 6' 5" | 219 | Jul 22, 1934 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -0.1 | ||
| Dick Stuart | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 212 | Nov 7, 1932 | 3 | 122 | 105 | 122 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0.7 | $16,000 | |
| Jim Umbricht | 29 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Sep 17, 1930 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | ||
| Mickey Vernon | 42 | L | L | 6' 2" | 170 | Apr 22, 1918 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | -0.0 | ||
| Bill Virdon | 29 | L | R | 6' 0" | 175 | Jun 9, 1931 | 6 | 120 | 98 | 120 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 10 | 3 | 3.1 | $20,000 | |
| Red Witt | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 185 | Nov 9, 1931 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | ||
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |