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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
36 | Ron Blackburn | 6-00½ | 160 | Right | Right | 1935-04-23 |
39 | Bennie Daniels | 6-02 | 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 | 5-09 | 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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
24 | Dick Groat | 6-00 | 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 | 6-00 | 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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 | 1925-08-09 |
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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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:
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)?