The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1947 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 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
36 | Jim Bagby | 6-02 | 170 | Right | Right | 1916-09-08 |
24 | Ed Bahr | 6-01½ | 172 | Right | Right | 1919-10-16 |
18 | Hank Behrman | 5-11 | 174 | Right | Right | 1921-06-27 |
35 | Tiny Bonham | 6-02 | 215 | Right | Right | 1913-08-16 |
25 | Ken Gables | 5-11 | 210 | Right | Right | 1919-01-31 |
20 | Ken Heintzelman | 5-11½ | 185 | Left | Right | 1915-10-14 |
27 | Art Herring | 5-07 | 168 | Right | Right | 1906-03-10 |
13 | Kirby Higbe | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1915-04-08 |
- | Lee Howard | 6-02 | 175 | Left | Left | 1923-11-11 |
2 | Al Lyons | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1918-07-18 |
28, 40 | Cal McLish | 6-01 | 200 | Right | Both | 1925-12-01 |
19 | Hugh Mulcahy | 6-02 | 190 | Right | Right | 1913-09-09 |
28 | Steve Nagy | 5-10 | 170 | Left | Left | 1919-05-28 |
21 | Fritz Ostermueller | 5-11 | 175 | Left | Left | 1907-09-15 |
23 | Mel Queen | 6-00½ | 204 | Right | Right | 1918-03-04 |
29 | Preacher Roe | 6-02 | 170 | Left | Right | 1916-02-26 |
30 | Rip Sewell | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Left | 1907-05-11 |
26 | Elmer Singleton | 6-02 | 174 | Right | Right | 1918-06-26 |
22 | Nick Strincevich | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1915-03-01 |
23 | Lou Tost | 6-00 | 175 | Left | Left | 1911-06-01 |
32 | Roger Wolff | 6-00½ | 208 | Right | Right | 1911-04-10 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1 | Dixie Howell | 5-11 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-04-24 |
31 | Roy Jarvis | 5-09 | 160 | Right | Right | 1926-06-07 |
10 | Clyde Kluttz | 6-00 | 198 | Right | Right | 1917-12-12 |
1, 2 | Bill Salkeld | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Left | 1917-03-08 |
14, 42 | Billy Sullivan | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Left | 1910-10-23 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Eddie Basinski | 6-01 | 172 | Right | Right | 1922-11-04 |
2, 19 | Jimmy Bloodworth | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1917-07-26 |
9 | Pete Castiglione | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Right | 1921-02-13 |
6 | Billy Cox | 5-10 | 150 | Right | Right | 1919-08-29 |
3 | Elbie Fletcher | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1916-03-18 |
5 | Hank Greenberg | 6-04 | 210 | Right | Right | 1911-01-01 |
16 | Frankie Gustine | 6-00 | 180 | Right | Right | 1920-02-20 |
11 | Billy Herman | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Right | 1909-07-07 |
19, 42 | Gene Mauch | 5-10 | 165 | Right | Right | 1925-11-18 |
7 | Whitey Wietelmann | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Both | 1919-03-15 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Ralph Kiner | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1922-10-27 |
12 | Culley Rikard | 5-11 | 183 | Right | Left | 1914-05-09 |
32, 17 | Jim Russell | 6-01 | 181 | Right | Both | 1918-10-01 |
15 | Wally Westlake | 6-00 | 186 | Right | Right | 1920-11-08 |
14 | Gene Woodling | 5-09½ | 195 | Right | Left | 1922-08-16 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Al Gionfriddo | 5-06 | 165 | Left | Left | 1922-03-08 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 92 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 103/104) where 1,283,531 fans witnessed their 1947 Pirates finish the season with a .403 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 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1947 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)?