1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster by Baseball Almanac

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1951 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 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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#	Pitchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
24	Don Carlsen	6-01	175	Right	Right	1926-10-15
23	Cliff Chambers	6-03	208	Left	Left	1922-01-10
30	Con Dempsey	6-04	190	Right	Right	1922-09-16
21, 22	Murry Dickson	5-10�	157	Right	Right	1916-08-21
25	Bob Friend	6-00	190	Right	Right	1930-11-24
26	Bill Koski	6-04	185	Right	Right	1932-02-06
24	Paul LaPalme	5-10	184	Left	Left	1923-12-14
20	Vern Law	6-02	195	Right	Right	1930-03-12
31	Joe Muir	6-01	172	Left	Left	1922-11-26
23	Paul Pettit	6-02	195	Left	Left	1931-11-29
30	Howie Pollet	6-01�	175	Left	Left	1921-06-26
36	Mel Queen	6-00�	204	Right	Right	1918-03-04
29	Junior Walsh	5-11	185	Right	Right	1919-03-07
19	Bill Werle	6-02�	182	Left	Left	1920-12-21
28	Ted Wilks	5-09�	178	Right	Right	1915-11-13
23	Len Yochim	6-02	200	Left	Left	1928-10-16
#	Catchers	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
9	Ed Fitz Gerald	6-00	180	Right	Right	1924-05-21
2	Joe Garagiola	6-00	190	Right	Left	1926-02-12
3, 8	Clyde McCullough	5-11�	180	Right	Right	1917-03-04
#	Infielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
10, 12	Monty Basgall	5-10�	175	Right	Right	1922-02-08
16	Pete Castiglione	5-11	175	Right	Right	1921-02-13
12	Dick Cole	6-02	175	Right	Right	1926-05-06
3	Bob Dillinger	5-11�	170	Right	Right	1918-09-17
2	Dale Long	6-04	210	Left	Left	1926-02-06
12	Jack Maguire	5-11	165	Right	Right	1925-02-05
10	Jack Merson	5-11	175	Right	Right	1922-01-17
7	Danny Murtaugh	5-09	165	Right	Right	1917-10-08
6	Rocky Nelson	5-11	178	Left	Left	1924-11-18
5	Jack Phillips	6-04	193	Right	Right	1921-09-06
6	Stan Rojek	5-10	170	Right	Right	1919-04-21
10	Hank Schenz	5-09�	175	Right	Right	1919-04-11
6	Dick Smith	5-08	160	Right	Right	1927-07-21
14	George Strickland	6-01	180	Right	Right	1926-01-10
15	Wally Westlake	6-00	186	Right	Right	1920-11-08
#	Outfielders	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
13	Ted Beard	5-08	165	Left	Left	1921-01-07
18	Gus Bell	6-02	196	Right	Left	1928-11-15
15	Erv Dusak	6-02	185	Right	Right	1920-07-29
8	Bill Howerton	5-11	185	Right	Left	1921-12-12
4	Ralph Kiner	6-02	195	Right	Right	1922-10-27
11	Catfish Metkovich	6-01	185	Left	Left	1920-10-08
27	Pete Reiser	5-10�	185	Right	Left	1919-03-17
21	Dino Restelli	6-01�	191	Right	Right	1924-09-23
17	Tom Saffell	5-11	170	Right	Left	1921-07-26
27	Frank Thomas	6-03	205	Right	Right	1929-06-11
#	Other Positions	Height	Weight	Throws	Bats	Date Of Birth
35, 39	Harry Fisher	6-00	180	Right	Left	1926-01-03
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 64 games, lost 90 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 103/107) where 980,590 fans witnessed their 1951 Pirates finish the season with a .416 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 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1951 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position
C Clyde McCullough (87)
1B Ralph Kiner (58)
2B Danny Murtaugh (65)
3B Pete Castiglione (99)
SS George Strickland (125)
LF Ralph Kiner (94)
CF Catfish Metkovich (66)
RF Gus Bell (145)

SP Murry Dickson
SP Bob Friend
SP Howie Pollet
SP Mel Queen

RP Paul LaPalme
RP Junior Walsh
RP Bill Werle
CL Ted Wilks

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries
Ralph Kiner $65,000.00
Murry Dickson $20,000.00

1951 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers
#2 Joe Garagiola
#2 Dale Long
#3 Bob Dillinger
#3 Clyde McCullough
#4 Ralph Kiner
#5 Jack Phillips
#6 Rocky Nelson
#6 Stan Rojek
#6 Dick Smith
#7 Danny Murtaugh
#8 Bill Howerton
#8 Clyde McCullough
#9 Ed Fitz Gerald
#10 Monty Basgall
#10 Jack Merson
#10 Hank Schenz
#11 Catfish Metkovich
#12 Monty Basgall
#12 Dick Cole
#12 Jack Maguire
#13 Ted Beard
#14 George Strickland
#15 Erv Dusak
#15 Wally Westlake
#16 Pete Castiglione
#17 Tom Saffell
#18 Gus Bell
#19 Bill Werle
#20 Vern Law
#21 Murry Dickson
#21 Dino Restelli
#22 Murry Dickson
#23 Cliff Chambers
#23 Paul Pettit
#23 Len Yochim
#24 Don Carlsen
#24 Paul LaPalme
#25 Bob Friend
#26 Bill Koski
#27 Pete Reiser
#27 Frank Thomas
#28 Ted Wilks
#29 Junior Walsh
#30 Con Dempsey
#30 Howie Pollet
#31 Joe Muir
#35 Harry Fisher
#36 Mel Queen
#39 Harry Fisher

Did you know that a 1951 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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