1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1961 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 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1961 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Roster
Schedule
34 Tom Cheney 6-00 180 Right Right 1934-10-14
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
37 Larry Foss 6-02 187 Right Right 1936-04-18
27 Earl Francis 6-02 215 Right Right 1935-07-14
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
22 Joe Gibbon 6-04 210 Left Right 1935-04-10
35 Fred Green 6-04 190 Left Right 1933-09-14
31 Harvey Haddix 5-09½ 170 Left Left 1925-09-18
25 Al Jackson 5-10 169 Left Left 1935-12-25
29 Clem Labine 6-00 180 Right Right 1926-08-06
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
34 Al McBean 6-00 180 Right Right 1938-05-15
30 Vinegar Bend Mizell 6-03½ 205 Left Right 1930-08-13
28 Bobby Shantz 5-06 142 Left Right 1925-09-26
15 Tom Sturdivant 6-01 186 Right Left 1930-04-28
37 Jim Umbricht 6-04 215 Right Right 1930-09-17
39 George Witt 6-03 200 Right Right 1933-11-09
6 Smoky Burgess 5-08 187 Right Left 1927-02-06
2 Don Leppert 6-02 220 Right Right 1931-10-19
2 Bob Oldis 6-01 185 Right Right 1928-01-05
5 Hal Smith 6-00 195 Right Right 1930-12-07
16 Gene Baker 6-01 170 Right Right 1925-06-15
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
12 Don Hoak 6-00 175 Right Right 1928-02-05
16 Johnny Logan 5-11 175 Right Right 1927-03-23
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
7 Dick Stuart 6-04 212 Right Right 1932-11-07
23 Joe Christopher 5-10 176 Right Right 1935-12-13
20 Gino Cimoli 6-02 200 Right Right 1929-12-18
21 Roberto Clemente 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-08-18
35 Donn Clendenon 6-03½ 210 Right Right 1935-07-15
15 Roman Mejias 6-00 175 Right Right 1930-08-09
20 Walt Moryn 6-02 205 Right Left 1926-04-12
4 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
18 Bill Virdon 6-00 175 Right Left 1931-06-09
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The 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 79 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 100/99) where 1,199,128 fans witnessed their 1961 Pirates finish the season with a .487 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 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Smoky Burgess (92)
1B Dick Stuart (132)
2B Bill Mazeroski (152)
3B Don Hoak (143)
SS Dick Groat (144)
LF Bob Skinner (97)
CF Bill Virdon (145)
RF Roberto Clemente (144)
  
SP Earl Francis
SP Bob Friend
SP Joe Gibbon
SP Harvey Haddix
SP Vinegar Bend Mizell
  
RP Clem Labine
RP Al McBean
RP Bobby Shantz
CL Roy Face


1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1961 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Don Leppert
#2 Bob Oldis
#4 Bob Skinner
#5 Hal Smith
#6 Smoky Burgess
#7 Dick Stuart
#9 Bill Mazeroski
#11 Dick Schofield
#12 Don Hoak
#14 Rocky Nelson
#15 Roman Mejias
#15 Tom Sturdivant
#16 Gene Baker
#16 Johnny Logan
#18 Bill Virdon
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Gino Cimoli
#20 Walt Moryn
#21 Roberto Clemente
#22 Joe Gibbon
#23 Joe Christopher
#24 Dick Groat
#25 Al Jackson
#26 Roy Face
#27 Earl Francis
#28 Bobby Shantz
#29 Clem Labine
#30 Vinegar Bend Mizell
#31 Harvey Haddix
#32 Vern Law
#34 Tom Cheney
#34 Al McBean
#35 Donn Clendenon
#35 Fred Green
#37 Larry Foss
#37 Jim Umbricht
#39 George Witt

Did you know that a 1961 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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