1952 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1951 Season 1953 Season

Record: 42-112-1, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Billy Meyer (42-112-1)

General Manager: Branch Rickey

Ballpark: Forbes Field

Attendance: 686,673 (6th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 106
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 104

Pythagorean W-L: 48-106, 515 Runs, 793 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Tony Bartirome	20	us US	L	L	5' 10"	155	May 9, 1932	1st	124	93	124	118	0	0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	-1.7	$5,000
Ted Beard	31	us US	L	L	5' 8"	165	Jan 7, 1921	5	15	11	15	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	13	2	0	-0.1
Bill Bell	18	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Oct 24, 1933	1st	4	1	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Gus Bell	23	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	3	131	118	131	123	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	123	10	0	0.3	$10,500
Johnny Berardino	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	May 1, 1917	11	19	16	19	18	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.4
Don Carlsen	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Oct 15, 1926	3	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5	$6,000
Pete Castiglione	31	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Feb 13, 1921	6	67	53	67	59	0	0	1	0	57	0	1	0	0	1	10	0	0.5	$10,000
Brandy Davis	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Sep 10, 1927	1st	55	21	55	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	12	29	16	13	-0.6
Bobby Del Greco	19	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Apr 7, 1933	1st	99	91	99	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	90	2	93	7	0	-0.9
Murry Dickson	35	us US	R	R	5' 10"	157	Aug 21, 1916	11	47	34	47	43	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	5.2
Jim Dunn	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Feb 25, 1931	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Erv Dusak	31	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Jul 29, 1920	9	20	4	20	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	9	13	0	-0.4
Harry Fisher	26	ca CA	L	R	6' 0"	180	Jan 3, 1926	2	15	3	15	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.2
Ed FitzGerald	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	May 21, 1924	5	51	9	51	20	0	18	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	34	1	-0.3
Bob Friend	21	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 24, 1930	2	35	23	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Joe Garagiola	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Feb 12, 1926	7	118	94	118	105	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	2.7
Dick Groat	21	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Nov 4, 1930	1st	95	94	95	94	0	0	0	0	0	94	0	0	0	0	1	0	-0.1
Dick Hall	21	us US	R	R	6' 6"	200	Sep 27, 1930	1st	26	19	26	19	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	2	14	5	2	-1.0
Cal Hogue	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Oct 24, 1927	1st	19	12	19	19	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Howerton	30	us US	L	R	5' 11"	185	Dec 12, 1921	4	13	6	13	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	5	7	0	0.2	$9,000
Ralph Kiner HOF	29	us US	R	R	6' 2"	195	Oct 27, 1922	7	149	149	149	149	0	0	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	149	0	0	4.3	$90,000	All-Star
Ron Kline	20	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 9, 1932	1st	27	11	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Clem Koshorek	27	us US	R	R	5' 4"	165	Jun 20, 1925	1st	98	82	98	86	0	0	0	26	27	33	0	0	0	0	9	4	0.9
Paul LaPalme	28	us US	L	L	5' 10"	175	Dec 14, 1923	2	31	2	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Woody Main	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Feb 12, 1922	3	48	11	48	48	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Jim Mangan	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	190	Sep 24, 1929	1st	11	1	11	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	-0.1
Clyde McCullough	35	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 4, 1917	11	66	53	66	62	0	61	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.0
Jack Merson	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 17, 1922	2	111	105	111	107	0	0	0	77	32	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.2
George Metkovich	31	us US	L	L	6' 1"	185	Oct 8, 1920	8	125	91	125	105	0	0	72	0	0	0	5	21	8	33	25	1	1.3
Joe Muir	29	us US	L	L	6' 1"	172	Nov 26, 1922	2	12	5	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Red Munger	33	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 4, 1918	9	5	4	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Ron Necciai	20	us US	R	R	6' 5"	185	Jun 18, 1932	1st	12	9	12	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.2
Jack Phillips	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	193	Sep 6, 1921	6	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Howie Pollet	31	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Jun 26, 1921	10	31	30	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.6
Mel Queen	34	us US	R	R	6' 0"	204	Mar 4, 1918	8	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Sonny Senerchia	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Apr 6, 1929	1st	29	26	29	28	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.4	$3,000
Dick Smith	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jul 21, 1926	2	29	15	29	22	0	0	0	4	16	4	0	0	0	0	2	7	-0.5
George Strickland	26	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Jan 10, 1926	3	76	66	76	73	0	0	1	44	1	29	0	0	0	0	1	2	-0.5
Jim Suchecki	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Aug 25, 1927	3	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Frank Thomas	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	200	Jun 11, 1929	2	6	5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	1	0	-0.4
Lee Walls	19	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Jan 6, 1933	1st	32	18	32	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	1	19	13	0	-0.4
Jim Waugh	18	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Nov 25, 1933	1st	17	7	17	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Bill Werle	31	us US	L	L	6' 2"	182	Dec 21, 1920	4	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Ted Wilks	36	us US	R	R	5' 9"	178	Nov 13, 1915	9	44	0	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Ed Wolfe	23	us US	R	R	6' 3"	185	Jan 2, 1929	1st	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Billy Meyer	59	us US	Jan 14, 1893	Manager	Apr 15	Sep 28
Sam Narron	38	us US	Aug 25, 1913	Bullpen	Apr 15	Sep 28
Bill Posedel	45	us US	Aug 2, 1906	First base	Apr 15	Sep 28
Milt Stock	58	us US	Jul 11, 1893		Apr 15	Sep 28
Clyde Sukeforth	50	us US	Nov 30, 1901	Coach	Apr 15	Sep 28
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date