1945 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1945 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Roster
Schedule
20 Boom-Boom Beck 6-02 200 Right Right 1904-10-16
19 Max Butcher 6-02 220 Right Right 1910-09-21
27 Cookie Cuccurullo 5-10 168 Left Left 1918-02-08
45 Ken Gables 5-11 210 Right Right 1919-01-31
40 Al Gerheauser 6-03 190 Left Left 1917-06-24
25 Johnny Lanning 6-01 185 Right Right 1910-09-06
21 Fritz Ostermueller 5-11 175 Left Left 1907-09-15
4 Xavier Rescigno 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1912-10-13
29 Preacher Roe 6-02 170 Left Right 1916-02-26
30 Rip Sewell 6-01 180 Right Left 1907-05-11
20 Ray Starr 6-01 178 Right Right 1906-04-23
22 Nick Strincevich 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-03-01
2 Hank Camelli 5-11 190 Right Right 1914-12-09
36 Spud Davis 6-01 197 Right Right 1904-12-20
12 Al Lopez 5-11 165 Right Right 1908-08-20
1 Bill Salkeld 5-10 190 Right Left 1917-03-08
17 Vic Barnhart 6-00 188 Right Right 1922-09-01
23 Frank Colman 5-11 188 Left Left 1918-03-02
5 Pete Coscarart 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1913-06-16
7 Babe Dahlgren 6-00 190 Right Right 1912-06-15
8 Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
16 Frankie Gustine 6-00 180 Right Right 1920-02-20
6 Lee Handley 5-07 160 Right Right 1913-07-31
4 Jack Saltzgaver 5-11 165 Right Left 1903-01-23
14 Frankie Zak 5-10 150 Right Right 1922-02-22
18 Johnny Barrett 5-10½ 170 Left Left 1915-12-18
3 Al Gionfriddo 5-06 165 Left Left 1922-03-08
11 Tommy O'Brien 5-11 195 Right Right 1918-12-19
32 Jim Russell 6-01 181 Right Both 1918-10-01
15 Lloyd Waner 5-09 150 Right Left 1906-03-16
4 Bill Rodgers 6-00 162 Left Left 1922-12-05
25 Joe Vitelli 6-01 195 Right Right 1908-04-12
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The 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 82 games, lost 72 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 104/104) where 604,694 fans witnessed their 1945 Pirates finish the season with a .532 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


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1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Al Lopez (91)
1B Babe Dahlgren (144)
2B Pete Coscarart (122)
3B Bob Elliott (81)
SS Frankie Gustine (104)
LF Jim Russell (139)
CF Al Gionfriddo (82)
RF Bob Elliott (61)
  
SP Max Butcher
SP Ken Gables
SP Preacher Roe
SP Rip Sewell
SP Nick Strincevich
  
RP Cookie Cuccurullo
CL Xavier Rescigno


1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1945 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bill Salkeld
#2 Hank Camelli
#3 Al Gionfriddo
#4 Xavier Rescigno
#4 Bill Rodgers
#4 Jack Saltzgaver
#5 Pete Coscarart
#6 Lee Handley
#7 Babe Dahlgren
#8 Bob Elliott
#11 Tommy O'Brien
#12 Al Lopez
#14 Frankie Zak
#15 Lloyd Waner
#16 Frankie Gustine
#17 Vic Barnhart
#18 Johnny Barrett
#19 Max Butcher
#20 Boom-Boom Beck
#20 Ray Starr
#21 Fritz Ostermueller
#22 Nick Strincevich
#23 Frank Colman
#25 Johnny Lanning
#25 Joe Vitelli
#27 Cookie Cuccurullo
#29 Preacher Roe
#30 Rip Sewell
#32 Jim Russell
#36 Spud Davis
#40 Al Gerheauser
#45 Ken Gables

Did you know that a 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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