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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
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 | 1933-11-25 |
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 | 6-02 | 175 | Right | Right | 1936-10-15 |
35 | Fred Waters | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1927-02-02 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
11 | Toby Atwell | 5-10 | 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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 6-00 | 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 | 6-00 | 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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1956 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?