1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1956 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 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
35 Luis Arroyo 5-08 190 Left Left 1927-02-18
45 Lino Donoso 5-11 160 Left Left 1922-09-23
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
25, 37 Bob Garber 6-01 190 Right Right 1928-09-10
30 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
29 Nellie King 6-06 185 Right Right 1928-03-15
22 Ron Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1932-03-09
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
27 Dick Littlefield 6-00 180 Left Left 1926-03-18
25 Jack McMahan 6-00 175 Left Right 1932-07-22
20 Red Munger 6-02 200 Right Right 1918-10-04
27 Cholly Naranjo 5-11½ 165 Right Left 1934-11-25
23 Laurin Pepper 5-11 190 Right Right 1931-01-18
11 Howie Pollet 6-01½ 175 Left Left 1921-06-26
34 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
35 Max Surkont 6-00 205 Right Right 1922-06-16
13, 17 Red Swanson 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1936-10-15
35 Fred Waters 5-11 185 Left Left 1927-02-02
11 Toby Atwell 5-09½ 185 Right Left 1924-03-08
38 Hank Foiles 6-00 195 Right Right 1929-06-10
31 Bill Hall 5-11 165 Right Left 1928-07-30
17 Danny Kravitz 5-11 195 Right Left 1930-12-21
10 Jack Shepard 6-02 195 Right Right 1932-05-13
12 Dick Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1926-05-06
8 Gene Freese 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-01-08
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
27 Spook Jacobs 5-08½ 155 Right Right 1925-11-04
3 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
9 Bill Mazeroski 5-11½ 183 Right Right 1936-09-05
7 Eddie O'Brien 5-09 165 Right Right 1930-12-11
6 Johnny O'Brien 5-09 170 Right Right 1930-12-11
9 Curt Roberts 5-08 165 Right Right 1929-08-16
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
5 Preston Ward 6-03 198 Right Left 1927-07-24
21 Roberto Clemente 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-08-18
18 Bobby Del Greco 5-11 190 Right Right 1933-04-07
14 Jerry Lynch 6-01 189 Right Left 1930-07-17
14 Johnny Powers 6-00 190 Right Left 1929-07-08
4 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
18 Bill Virdon 6-00 175 Right Left 1931-06-09
16 Lee Walls 6-03 205 Right Right 1933-01-06


The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 66 games, lost 88 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 98/100) where 949,878 fans witnessed their 1956 Pirates finish the season with a .429 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 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Jack Shepard (86)
1B Dale Long (138)
2B Bill Mazeroski (81)
3B Frank Thomas (111)
SS Dick Groat (141)
LF Lee Walls (73)
CF Bill Virdon (130)
RF Roberto Clemente (102)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Ron Kline
SP Vern Law
  
RP Nellie King
RP Fred Waters
CL Roy Face


1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Jack Shepard $9,000.00
Roberto Clemente $7,500.00


1956 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Dale Long
#4 Bob Skinner
#5 Preston Ward
#6 Johnny O'Brien
#7 Eddie O'Brien
#8 Gene Freese
#9 Bill Mazeroski
#9 Curt Roberts
#10 Jack Shepard
#11 Toby Atwell
#11 Howie Pollet
#12 Dick Cole
#13 Red Swanson
#14 Jerry Lynch
#14 Johnny Powers
#15 Frank Thomas
#16 Lee Walls
#17 Danny Kravitz
#17 Red Swanson
#18 Bobby Del Greco
#18 Bill Virdon
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Red Munger
#21 Roberto Clemente
#22 Ron Kline
#23 Laurin Pepper
#24 Dick Groat
#25 Bob Garber
#25 Jack McMahan
#26 Roy Face
#27 Spook Jacobs
#27 Dick Littlefield
#27 Cholly Naranjo
#29 Nellie King
#30 Dick Hall
#31 Bill Hall
#32 Vern Law
#34 Bob Purkey
#35 Luis Arroyo
#35 Max Surkont
#35 Fred Waters
#37 Bob Garber
#38 Hank Foiles
#45 Lino Donoso

Did you know that a 1956 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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