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Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day Lineups

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

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Game (# = Opp. LHS)	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	P	DH
2013. Mon, Apr 1 vs CHC L (1-3)	Martin	Sanchez	Walker	Alvarez	Barmes	Marte	McCutchen	Jones	Burnett
2012. Thu, Apr 5 vs PHI L (0-1)	Barajas	Jones	Walker	Alvarez	Barmes	Presley	McCutchen	Tabata	Bedard
2011. Fri, Apr 1 at CHC W (6-3)	Doumit	Overbay	Walker	Alvarez	Cedeno	Tabata	McCutchen	Jones	Correia
2010. Mon, Apr 5 vs LAD W (11-5)	Doumit	Clement	Iwamura	LaRoche	Cedeno	Milledge	McCutchen	Jones	Duke
2009. Mon, Apr 6 at STL W (6-4)	Doumit	LaRoche	Sanchez	LaRoche	Wilson	Morgan	McLouth	Moss	Maholm
2008. Mon, Mar 31 at ATL W (12-11)#	Doumit	LaRoche	Sanchez	Bautista	Wilson	Bay	McLouth	Nady	Snell
2007. Mon, Apr 2 at HOU W (4-2)	Paulino	LaRoche	Castillo	Bautista	Wilson	Bay	Duffy	Nady	Duke
2006. Mon, Apr 3 at MIL L (2-5)#	Cota	Casey	Castillo	Randa	Wilson	Bay	Duffy	Burnitz	Perez
2005. Mon, Apr 4 vs MIL L (2-9)	Santiago	Ward	Castillo	Wigginton	Wilson	Bay	Redman	Lawton	Perez
2004. Mon, Apr 5 vs PHI W (2-1)	Kendall	Simon	Hill	Stynes	Wilson	Mondesi	Redman	Wilson	Wells
2003. Mon, Mar 31 at CIN W (10-1)	Kendall	Simon	Reese	Ramirez	Wilson	Giles	Lofton	Sanders	Benson
2002. Mon, Apr 1 at NYM L (2-6)#	Kendall	Young	Reese	Ramirez	Benjamin	Rios	Brown	Wilson	Villone
2001. Tue, Apr 3 at CIN L (2-3)	Kendall	Young	Meares	Ramirez	Wilson	Giles	Brown	Bell	Ritchie
2000. Tue, Apr 4 vs HOU L (2-5)	Kendall	Young	Benjamin	Ramirez	Meares	Cordero	Hermansen	Giles	Schmidt
1999. Mon, Apr 5 vs MON L (2-9)	Kendall	Young	Morris	Sprague	Benjamin	Giles	Brown	Guillen	Cordova
1998. Wed, Apr 1 at MON W (4-0)#	Kendall	Young	Womack	Garcia	Collier	Martin	Allensworth	Guillen	Cordova
1997. Tue, Apr 1 at SFG W (5-2)	Kendall	Johnson	Womack	Randa	Elster	Martin	Allensworth	Guillen	Lieber
1996. Mon, Apr 1 at FLA W (4-0)	Kendall	King	Garcia	Hayes	Bell	Martin	Kingery	Merced	Wagner
1995. Wed, Apr 26 vs MON L (2-6)#	Parent	Aude	Garcia	King	Bell	Martin	Brumfield	Merced	Lieber
1994. Mon, Apr 4 at SFG L (0-8)	Slaught	Hunter	Garcia	King	Bell	Martin	Van Slyke	Merced	Smith
1993. Tue, Apr 6 vs SDP W (9-4)	LaValliere	Young	Garcia	King	Bell	Martin	Van Slyke	Merced	Wakefield
1992. Mon, Apr 6 vs MON W (2-0)	LaValliere	Merced	Lind	Buechele	Bell	Bonds	Van Slyke	Gibson	Drabek
1991. Mon, Apr 8 vs MON L (0-7)	LaValliere	Redus	Lind	King	Bell	Bonds	Van Slyke	Bonilla	Drabek
1990. Mon, Apr 9 at NYM W (12-3)	LaValliere	Bream	Lind	Backman	Bell	Bonds	Van Slyke	Bonilla	Drabek
1989. Tue, Apr 4 at MON L (5-6)	LaValliere	Bream	Lind	Bonilla	Bell	Bonds	Van Slyke	Wilson	Walk
1988. Tue, Apr 5 at PHI W (5-3)#	LaValliere	Milligan	Lind	Bonilla	Pedrique	Bonds	Van Slyke	Coles	Dunne
1987. Tue, Apr 7 at NYM L (2-3)#	Ortiz	Bream	Ray	Morrison	Belliard	Bonilla	Bonds	Van Slyke	Patterson
1986. Tue, Apr 8 vs NYM L (2-4)	Pena	Bream	Ray	Morrison	Khalifa	Kemp	Orsulak	Reynolds	Reuschel
1985. Tue, Apr 9 at CHC L (1-2)	Pena	Thompson	Ray	Madlock	Foli	Frobel	Wynne	Hendrick	Rhoden
1984. Tue, Apr 3 at SDP L (1-5)	Pena	Thompson	Ray	Madlock	Berra	Otis	Wynne	Frobel	Rhoden
1983. Tue, Apr 5 at STL W (7-1)	Pena	Thompson	Ray	Madlock	Berra	Lacy	Mazzilli	Parker	Candelaria
1982. Sat, Apr 10 at STL W (11-7)	Pena	Thompson	Ray	Madlock	Berra	Easler	Moreno	Parker	Rhoden
1981. Thu, Apr 9 vs MON L (5-6)	Nicosia	Thompson	Berra	Madlock	Foli	Easler	Moreno	Parker	Bibby
1980. Thu, Apr 10 at STL L (0-1)	Ott	Stargell	Garner	Madlock	Foli	Milner	Moreno	Parker	Blyleven
1979. Fri, Apr 6 vs MON L (2-3)	Ott	Stargell	Stennett	Garner	Taveras	Robinson	Moreno	Parker	Blyleven
1978. Fri, Apr 7 vs CHC W (1-0)	Ott	Stargell	Stennett	Gonzalez	Taveras	Robinson	Moreno	Parker	Candelaria
1977. Thu, Apr 7 vs STL L (6-12)	Dyer	Stargell	Stennett	Garner	Taveras	Oliver	Moreno	Parker	Reuss
1976. Sat, Apr 10 at PHI W (5-4)#	Sanguillen	Stargell	Stennett	Hebner	Taveras	Zisk	Oliver	Parker	Medich
1975. Thu, Apr 10 at CHC W (8-4)	Sanguillen	Stargell	Stennett	Hebner	Taveras	Zisk	Oliver	Parker	Ellis
1974. Fri, Apr 5 at STL L (5-6)	Sanguillen	Parker	Stennett	Hebner	Maxvill	Stargell	Oliver	Zisk	Reuss
1973. Fri, Apr 6 vs STL W (7-5)	May	Robertson	Stennett	Hebner	Alley	Stargell	Oliver	Sanguillen	Blass
1972. Sat, Apr 15 at NYM L (0-4)	Sanguillen	Robertson	Stennett	Hebner	Hernandez	Stargell	Oliver	Clemente	Ellis
1971. Tue, Apr 6 vs PHI W (4-2)#	Sanguillen	Robertson	Mazeroski	Hebner	Hernandez	Stargell	Oliver	Clemente	Ellis
1970. Tue, Apr 7 vs NYM L (3-5)	May	Oliver	Mazeroski	Hebner	Alley	Stargell	Alou	Clemente	Blass
1969. Tue, Apr 8 at STL W (6-2)	May	Robertson	Mazeroski	Hebner	Patek	Stargell	Alou	Clemente	Blass
1968. Wed, Apr 10 at HOU L (4-5)	May	Clendenon	Mazeroski	Wills	Alley	Stargell	Alou	Clemente	Bunning
1967. Tue, Apr 11 at NYM W (6-3)	Gonder	Clendenon	Mazeroski	Wills	Alley	Stargell	Alou	Clemente	Veale
1966. Tue, Apr 12 at ATL W (3-2)	Pagliaroni	Clendenon	Mazeroski	Bailey	Alley	Stargell	Alou	Clemente	Veale
1965. Mon, Apr 12 vs SFG W (1-0)	Pagliaroni	Clendenon	Alley	Bailey	Schofield	Stargell	Virdon	Clemente	Veale
1964. Tue, Apr 14 vs CHC L (4-8)	Pagliaroni	Clendenon	Mazeroski	Bailey	Schofield	Stargell	Virdon	Clemente	Veale
1963. Mon, Apr 8 at CIN L (2-5)#	Pagliaroni	Clendenon	Mazeroski	Bailey	Schofield	Skinner	Virdon	Clemente	Francis
1962. Tue, Apr 10 vs PHI W (6-0)	Burgess	Stuart	Mazeroski	Hoak	Groat	Skinner	Virdon	Clemente	Friend
1961. Tue, Apr 11 at SFG W (8-7)	Burgess	Nelson	Mazeroski	Hoak	Groat	Skinner	Virdon	Clemente	Friend
1960. Tue, Apr 12 at MLN L (3-4)#	Smith	Stuart	Mazeroski	Hoak	Groat	Skinner	Cimoli	Clemente	Friend
1959. Thu, Apr 9 at CIN L (1-4)	Foiles	Stuart	Mazeroski	Hoak	Groat	Skinner	Virdon	Clemente	Kline
1958. Tue, Apr 15 at MLN W (4-3)#	Foiles	Kluszewski	Baker	Thomas	Groat	Skinner	Virdon	Clemente	Friend
1957. Tue, Apr 16 vs NYG W (9-2)#	Foiles	Long	Mazeroski	Thomas	Groat	Walls	Virdon	Mejias	Friend
1956. Tue, Apr 17 at NYG L (3-4)#	Kravitz	Long	O'Brien	Freese	Groat	Thomas	Del Greco	Clemente	Friend
1955. Wed, Apr 13 at BRO L (1-6)	Atwell	Ward	Roberts	Gordon	Groat	Thomas	Saffell	Mejias	Surkont
1954. Tue, Apr 13 vs PHI W (4-2)	Atwell	Ward	Roberts	Gordon	Allie	Rice	Thomas	Abrams	Friend
1953. Tue, Apr 14 at BRO L (5-8)	Garagiola	Smith	O'Connell	Castiglione	Cole	Kiner	Metkovich	Abrams	Dickson
1952. Tue, Apr 15 at STL L (2-3)	McCullough	Metkovich	Merson	Hall	Koshorek	Kiner	Beard	Bell	Dickson
1951. Mon, Apr 16 at CIN W (4-3)	McCullough	Kiner	Basgall	Dillinger	Strickland	Westlake	Metkovich	Bell	Chambers
1950. Tue, Apr 18 at STL L (2-4)	Fitz Gerald	Hopp	Murtaugh	Fernandez	Rojek	Kiner	Westlake	Beard	Chesnes
1949. Tue, Apr 19 at CHC W (1-0)	McCullough	Stevens	Murtaugh	Bockman	Rojek	Kiner	Westlake	Walker	Sewell
1948. Mon, Apr 19 at CIN L (1-4)	Kluttz	Stevens	Basgall	Gustine	Rojek	Kiner	Hopp	Walker	Gregg
1947. Tue, Apr 15 at CHC W (1-0)	Jarvis	Greenberg	Herman	Gustine	Cox	Kiner	Russell	Westlake	Sewell
1946. Tue, Apr 16 at STL W (6-4)	Smith	Fletcher	Brown	Elliott	Cox	Russell	Kiner	Barrett	Ostermueller
1945. Tue, Apr 17 at CIN L (6-7)	Lopez	Dahlgren	Gustine	Elliott	Zak	Russell	Barrett	Colman	Ostermueller
1944. Tue, Apr 18 at STL L (0-2)#	Lopez	Dahlgren	Handley	Elliott	Gustine	O'Brien	DiMaggio	Russell	Roe
1943. Wed, Apr 21 at CHC W (6-0)	Lopez	Fletcher	Coscarart	Elliott	Geary	Russell	DiMaggio	Colman	Sewell
1942. Tue, Apr 14 at CIN W (4-2)	Lopez	Fletcher	Gustine	Elliott	Coscarart	Stewart	DiMaggio	Barrett	Butcher
1941. Tue, Apr 15 at CHC L (4-7)	Lopez	Fletcher	Gustine	Garms	Vaughan	Van Robays	DiMaggio	Elliott	Klinger
1940. Tue, Apr 16 at STL W (6-4)	Davis	Fletcher	Young	Handley	Vaughan	Rizzo	Elliott	Garms	Klinger
1939. Mon, Apr 17 at CIN W (7-5)#	Mueller	Suhr	Young	Brubaker	Vaughan	Rizzo	Waner	Bell	Blanton
1938. Tue, Apr 19 at STL W (4-3)#	Todd	Suhr	Young	Brubaker	Vaughan	Rizzo	Waner	Waner	Blanton
1937. Tue, Apr 20 at CHC W (5-0)#	Todd	Suhr	Handley	Brubaker	Vaughan	Dickshot	Jensen	Waner	Blanton
1936. Tue, Apr 14 at CIN W (8-6)	Padden	Suhr	Young	Lavagetto	Vaughan	Jensen	Hafey	Waner	Blanton
1935. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN W (12-6)#	Padden	Suhr	Lavagetto	Traynor	Vaughan	Herman	Waner	Waner	Hoyt
1934. Tue, Apr 17 at STL L (1-7)	Grace	Suhr	Lavagetto	Traynor	Vaughan	Lindstrom	Waner	Waner	Meine
1933. Wed, Apr 12 at CIN W (4-1)	Grace	Suhr	Piet	Traynor	Vaughan	Waner	Lindstrom	Waner	Swift
1932. Tue, Apr 12 at STL L (2-10)	Grace	Suhr	Piet	Traynor	Thevenow	Comorosky	Waner	Waner	French
1931. Tue, Apr 14 at CHC L (2-6)	Hemsley	Suhr	Grantham	Traynor	Thevenow	Comorosky	Waner	Waner	French
1930. Tue, Apr 15 at CIN W (7-6)	Hemsley	Suhr	Grantham	Engle	Bartell	Comorosky	Brickell	Waner	Kremer
1929. Tue, Apr 16 at CHC W (4-3)	Hargreaves	Sheely	Bartell	Traynor	Adams	Grantham	Waner	Waner	Grimes
1928. Wed, Apr 11 at STL L (7-14)	Smith	Grantham	Adams	Traynor	Wright	Barnhart	Waner	Waner	Kremer
1927. Tue, Apr 12 at CIN W (2-1)	Smith	Grantham	Rhyne	Traynor	Wright	Waner	Cuyler	Waner	Kremer
1926. Tue, Apr 13 at STL L (6-7)	Smith	Grantham	Moore	Traynor	Wright	Bigbee	Cuyler	Barnhart	Aldridge
1925. Tue, Apr 14 at CHC L (2-8)	Smith	Grantham	Moore	Traynor	Wright	Bigbee	Carey	Cuyler	Yde
1924. Tue, Apr 15 at CIN L (5-6)	Schmidt	Grimm	Maranville	Traynor	Wright	Bigbee	Carey	Barnhart	Morrison
1923. Tue, Apr 17 at CHC W (3-2)	Schmidt	Grimm	Tierney	Traynor	Maranville	Bigbee	Carey	Russell	Morrison
1922. Wed, Apr 12 at STL L (1-10)#	Gooch	Grimm	Stewart	Traynor	Maranville	Carey	Bigbee	Mokan	Cooper
1921. Wed, Apr 13 at CIN L (3-5)	Schmidt	Grimm	Tierney	Barnhart	Maranville	Bigbee	Carey	Whitted	Adams
1920. Wed, Apr 14 at STL W (5-4)	Clarke	Grimm	Cutshaw	Whitted	Caton	Bigbee	Carey	Southworth	Adams
1919. Thu, Apr 24 at CHC L (1-5)#	Schmidt	Mollwitz	Cutshaw	Boeckel	Caton	Southworth	Carey	Stengel	Cooper
1918. Tue, Apr 16 at CIN L (0-2)	Schmidt	Mollwitz	Cutshaw	McKechnie	Caton	King	Carey	Stengel	Cooper
1917. Wed, Apr 11 at CHC L (3-5)#	Schmidt	Hinchman	McCarthy	Baird	Ward	Bigbee	Carey	Schulte	Jacobs
1916. Wed, Apr 12 at STL L (1-2)	Wilson	Johnston	Wagner	Viox	Smith	Carey	Baird	Hinchman	Kantlehner
98 Games	44 Players	43 Players	44 Players	44 Players	39 Players	46 Players	42 Players	46 Players	59 Players	0 Players
Most-Games	Kendall-9 Schmidt-6 LaValliere-6 Pena-5 Sanguillen-5 Lopez-5 Doumit-4 Pagliaroni-4 Smith-4 McCullough-3	Suhr-10 Young-6 Stargell-6 Clendenon-6 Thompson-5 Grimm-5 Fletcher-5 Bream-4 Grantham-4 Robertson-4	Mazeroski-13 Stennett-8 Ray-6 Lind-5 Garcia-4 Young-4 Gustine-3 Cutshaw-3 Walker-3 Castillo-3	Traynor-13 Hebner-8 Madlock-6 Elliott-5 Hoak-4 King-4 Bailey-4 Ramirez-4 Brubaker-3 Alvarez-3	Vaughan-9 Groat-8 Wilson-8 Bell-8 Alley-5 Taveras-5 Wright-5 Maranville-3 Foli-3 Rojek-3	Stargell-11 Bigbee-7 Martin-6 Kiner-6 Skinner-6 Bonds-5 Bay-4 Giles-3 Rizzo-3 Comorosky-3	Virdon-8 Carey-8 Waner-8 Van Slyke-7 Moreno-6 Oliver-6 Alou-5 DiMaggio-4 McCutchen-4 Redman-2	Clemente-16 Waner-12 Parker-9 Merced-4 Guillen-3 Jones-3 Stengel-2 Barrett-2 Nady-2 Walker-2	Friend-7 Blanton-4 Veale-4 Drabek-3 Sewell-3 Cooper-3 Kremer-3 Rhoden-3 Ellis-3 Blass-3

Most Common Lineups

2 Games C. Sanguillen 1B. Stargell 2B. Stennett 3B. Hebner SS. Taveras LF. Zisk CF. Oliver RF. Parker P. Pitcher	1 Game C. McCullough 1B. Metkovich 2B. Merson 3B. Hall SS. Koshorek LF. Kiner CF. Beard RF. Bell P. Pitcher	1 Game C. LaValliere 1B. Young 2B. Garcia 3B. King SS. Bell LF. Martin CF. Van Slyke RF. Merced P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Kendall 1B. Young 2B. Morris 3B. Sprague SS. Benjamin LF. Giles CF. Brown RF. Guillen P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Smith 1B. Grantham 2B. Adams 3B. Traynor SS. Wright LF. Barnhart CF. Waner RF. Waner P. Pitcher	1 Game C. Burgess 1B. Nelson 2B. Mazeroski 3B. Hoak SS. Groat LF. Skinner CF. Virdon RF. Clemente P. Pitcher

2 Games
C. Sanguillen
1B. Stargell
2B. Stennett
3B. Hebner
SS. Taveras
LF. Zisk
CF. Oliver
RF. Parker
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. McCullough
1B. Metkovich
2B. Merson
3B. Hall
SS. Koshorek
LF. Kiner
CF. Beard
RF. Bell
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. LaValliere
1B. Young
2B. Garcia
3B. King
SS. Bell
LF. Martin
CF. Van Slyke
RF. Merced
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Kendall
1B. Young
2B. Morris
3B. Sprague
SS. Benjamin
LF. Giles
CF. Brown
RF. Guillen
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Smith
1B. Grantham
2B. Adams
3B. Traynor
SS. Wright
LF. Barnhart
CF. Waner
RF. Waner
P. Pitcher

1 Game
C. Burgess
1B. Nelson
2B. Mazeroski
3B. Hoak
SS. Groat
LF. Skinner
CF. Virdon
RF. Clemente
P. Pitcher

97 total lineups (98 when including pitchers)

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