1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1959 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 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
36 Ron Blackburn 6-00½ 160 Right Right 1935-04-23
39 Bennie Daniels 6-01½ 193 Right Left 1932-06-17
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
34 Paul Giel 5-11 185 Right Right 1932-09-29
35 Fred Green 6-04 190 Left Right 1933-09-14
37 Don Gross 5-11 186 Left Left 1931-06-30
31 Harvey Haddix 5-09½ 170 Left Left 1925-09-18
38 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
38 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
22 Ron Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1932-03-09
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
16 Bob Porterfield 6-00 190 Right Right 1923-08-10
37 Bob Smith 6-02 190 Left Right 1931-02-01
34 Jim Umbricht 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-09-17
35 Don Williams 6-02 180 Right Right 1931-09-14
30 George Witt 6-03 200 Right Right 1931-11-09
6 Smoky Burgess 5-08 187 Right Left 1927-02-06
20 Hank Foiles 6-00 195 Right Right 1929-06-10
10 Danny Kravitz 5-11 195 Right Left 1930-12-21
20 Hardy Peterson 6-00 205 Right Right 1929-10-17
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
48 Ken Hamlin 5-10 170 Right Right 1935-05-18
12 Don Hoak 6-00 175 Right Right 1928-02-05
3 Ted Kluszewski 6-02 225 Left Left 1924-09-10
9 Bill Mazeroski 5-11½ 183 Right Right 1936-09-05
14 Rocky Nelson 5-11 178 Left Left 1924-11-18
11 Dick Schofield 5-09 165 Right Both 1935-01-07
28 R.C. Stevens 6-05 219 Left Right 1934-07-22
7 Dick Stuart 6-04 212 Right Right 1932-11-07
8 Harry Bright 6-00 190 Right Right 1929-09-22
23 Joe Christopher 5-10 176 Right Right 1935-12-13
21 Roberto Clemente 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-08-18
15 Roman Mejias 6-00 175 Right Right 1930-08-09
2 Harry Simpson 6-01 180 Right Left 1925-12-03
4 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
18 Bill Virdon 6-00 175 Right Left 1931-06-09


The 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 78 games, lost 76 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/98) where 1,359,917 fans witnessed their 1959 Pirates finish the season with a .506 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 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Smoky Burgess (101)
1B Dick Stuart (105)
2B Bill Mazeroski (133)
3B Don Hoak (155)
SS Dick Groat (145)
LF Bob Skinner (142)
CF Bill Virdon (144)
RF Roberto Clemente (104)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Harvey Haddix
SP Ron Kline
SP Vern Law
  
RP Ron Blackburn
RP Don Gross
RP Bob Porterfield
RP Bob Smith
CL Roy Face


1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Roberto Clemente $17,500.00
Dick Stuart $11,000.00


1959 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Harry Simpson
#3 Ted Kluszewski
#4 Bob Skinner
#6 Smoky Burgess
#7 Dick Stuart
#8 Harry Bright
#9 Bill Mazeroski
#10 Danny Kravitz
#11 Dick Schofield
#12 Don Hoak
#14 Rocky Nelson
#15 Roman Mejias
#16 Bob Porterfield
#18 Bill Virdon
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Hank Foiles
#20 Hardy Peterson
#21 Roberto Clemente
#22 Ron Kline
#23 Joe Christopher
#24 Dick Groat
#26 Roy Face
#28 R.C. Stevens
#30 George Witt
#31 Harvey Haddix
#32 Vern Law
#34 Paul Giel
#34 Jim Umbricht
#35 Fred Green
#35 Don Williams
#36 Ron Blackburn
#37 Don Gross
#37 Bob Smith
#38 Dick Hall
#38 Al Jackson
#39 Bennie Daniels
#48 Ken Hamlin

Did you know that a 1959 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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