1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1957 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 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1957 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Roster
Schedule
39 Luis Arroyo 5-08 190 Left Left 1927-02-18
28 Chuck Churn 6-03 205 Right Right 1930-02-01
30 Bennie Daniels 6-01½ 193 Right Left 1932-06-17
31 Whammy Douglas 6-02 185 Right Right 1935-02-17
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
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
37 Bob Kuzava 6-02 204 Left Both 1923-05-28
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
16 Eddie O'Brien 5-09 165 Right Right 1930-12-11
6 Johnny O'Brien 5-09 170 Right Right 1930-12-11
31 Laurin Pepper 5-11 190 Right Right 1931-01-18
34 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
37 Bob Smith 6-01½ 190 Left Right 1931-02-01
35 Red Swanson 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1936-10-15
36 Joe Trimble 6-01 190 Right Right 1930-10-12
38, 52 George Witt 6-03 200 Right Right 1933-11-09
20 Hank Foiles 6-00 195 Right Right 1929-06-10
17, 28 Danny Kravitz 5-11 195 Right Left 1930-12-21
17 Hardy Peterson 6-00 205 Right Right 1929-10-17
10 Dick Rand 6-02 185 Right Right 1931-03-07
23 Gene Baker 6-01 170 Right Right 1925-06-15
3 Dee Fondy 6-03 196 Left Left 1924-10-31
8 Gene Freese 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-01-08
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
31 Ken Hamlin 5-10 170 Right Right 1935-05-18
3 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
9 Bill Mazeroski 5-11½ 183 Right Right 1936-09-05
5 Buddy Pritchard 6-01 195 Right Right 1936-01-25
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
21 Roberto Clemente 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-08-18
25 Roman Mejias 6-00 175 Right Right 1930-08-09
12 Jim Pendleton 6-00 185 Right Right 1924-01-07
14 Johnny Powers 6-00 190 Right Left 1929-07-08
4 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
11 Paul Smith 5-08 165 Left Left 1931-03-19
18 Bill Virdon 6-00 175 Right Left 1931-06-09
16 Lee Walls 6-03 205 Right Right 1933-01-06
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The 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 62 games, lost 92 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 97/98) where 850,732 fans witnessed their 1957 Pirates finish the season with a .403 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 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1957 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Hank Foiles (109)
1B Dee Fondy (73)
2B Bill Mazeroski (144)
3B Gene Freese (74)
SS Dick Groat (123)
LF Bob Skinner (93)
CF Bill Virdon (141)
RF Roberto Clemente (97)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Ron Kline
SP Vern Law
SP Bob Purkey
  
RP Nellie King
RP Bob Smith
RP Red Swanson
CL Roy Face


1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1957 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Dee Fondy
#3 Dale Long
#4 Bob Skinner
#5 Buddy Pritchard
#6 Johnny O'Brien
#8 Gene Freese
#9 Bill Mazeroski
#10 Dick Rand
#11 Paul Smith
#12 Jim Pendleton
#14 Johnny Powers
#15 Frank Thomas
#16 Eddie O'Brien
#16 Lee Walls
#17 Danny Kravitz
#17 Hardy Peterson
#18 Bill Virdon
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Hank Foiles
#21 Roberto Clemente
#22 Ron Kline
#23 Gene Baker
#24 Dick Groat
#25 Roman Mejias
#26 Roy Face
#28 Chuck Churn
#28 Danny Kravitz
#29 Nellie King
#30 Bennie Daniels
#30 Dick Hall
#31 Whammy Douglas
#31 Ken Hamlin
#31 Laurin Pepper
#32 Vern Law
#34 Bob Purkey
#35 Red Swanson
#36 Joe Trimble
#37 Bob Kuzava
#37 Bob Smith
#38 George Witt
#39 Luis Arroyo
#52 George Witt

Did you know that a 1957 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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