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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1951 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Roster
Schedule
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 5-10½ 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 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
36 Mel Queen 6-00½ 204 Right Right 1918-03-04
29 Junior Walsh 5-11 185 Right Right 1919-03-07
19 Bill Werle 6-02½ 182 Left Left 1920-12-21
28 Ted Wilks 5-09½ 178 Right Right 1915-11-13
23 Len Yochim 6-02 200 Left Left 1928-10-16
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 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1917-03-04
10, 12 Monty Basgall 5-10½ 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 5-11½ 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 5-09½ 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
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 5-10½ 185 Right Left 1919-03-17
21 Dino Restelli 6-01½ 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
35, 39 Harry Fisher 6-00 180 Right Left 1926-01-03
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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


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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 $90,000.00
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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