The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1954 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 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
19 | Bob Friend | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1930-11-24 |
29 | Johnny Hetki | 6-01 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-05-12 |
25 | Cal Hogue | 6-00 | 185 | Right | Right | 1927-10-24 |
30 | Nellie King | 6-06 | 185 | Right | Right | 1928-03-15 |
24 | Paul LaPalme | 5-10 | 184 | Left | Left | 1923-12-14 |
32 | Vern Law | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1930-03-12 |
27 | Dick Littlefield | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1926-03-18 |
23 | George O'Donnell | 6-03 | 175 | Right | Right | 1929-05-27 |
00 | Joe Page | 6-02 | 205 | Left | Left | 1917-10-28 |
18 | Laurin Pepper | 5-11 | 190 | Right | Right | 1931-01-18 |
34 | Bob Purkey | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1929-07-14 |
35 | Max Surkont | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1922-06-16 |
39 | Jake Thies | 5-11 | 170 | Right | Right | 1926-04-01 |
38 | Len Yochim | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1928-10-16 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Toby Atwell | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Left | 1924-03-08 |
23, 28 | Walker Cooper | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1915-01-08 |
46 | Bill Hall | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Left | 1928-07-30 |
9 | Nick Koback | 6-00 | 187 | Right | Right | 1935-07-19 |
20 | Jim Mangan | 5-10 | 190 | Right | Right | 1929-09-24 |
10 | Jack Shepard | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1932-05-13 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
8 | Gair Allie | 6-01 | 190 | Right | Right | 1931-10-28 |
12 | Dick Cole | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1926-05-06 |
31 | Vic Janowicz | 5-09 | 185 | Right | Right | 1930-02-26 |
13 | Eddie Pellagrini | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1918-03-13 |
7 | Curt Roberts | 5-08 | 165 | Right | Right | 1929-08-16 |
3 | Bob Skinner | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Left | 1931-10-03 |
6 | Dick Smith | 5-08 | 160 | Right | Right | 1926-07-21 |
5 | Preston Ward | 6-03 | 198 | Right | Left | 1927-07-24 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Cal Abrams | 6-00 | 185 | Left | Left | 1924-03-02 |
4 | Sid Gordon | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1917-08-13 |
17 | Dick Hall | 6-06 | 200 | Right | Right | 1930-09-27 |
26 | Gail Henley | 5-09 | 180 | Right | Left | 1928-10-15 |
20 | Sam Jethroe | 6-01 | 178 | Right | Both | 1918-01-20 |
14 | Jerry Lynch | 6-01 | 189 | Right | Left | 1930-07-17 |
44 | Luis Marquez | 5-10½ | 174 | Right | Right | 1925-10-28 |
44 | Hal Rice | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Left | 1924-02-11 |
15 | Frank Thomas | 6-03 | 205 | Right | Right | 1929-06-11 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 101 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/103) where 475,494 fans witnessed their 1954 Pirates finish the season with a .344 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 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1954 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)?