1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 60-94
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 467,333, Avg. 7,538
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Fred Haney (60-94)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1955 season with a record of 60 wins and 94 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Pirates scored 560 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 767 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Thomas led Pittsburgh with 25 home runs, and Dale Long walloped 20 or more as well. Dale Long recorded 79 runs batted in and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .291 clip. Bob Friend paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Fred Haney coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Toby AtwellCLRMarch 8, 19245'9"185Leesburg, VA USA
Bill BellPRROctober 24, 19336'3"200Goldsboro, NC USA
Roger BowmanPRLAugust 18, 19276'0"175Amsterdam, NY USA
Roberto ClementeRFRRAugust 18, 19345'11"175Carolina, P.R.
Dick Cole3BRRMay 6, 19266'2"175Long Beach, CA USA
Lino DonosoPLLSeptember 23, 19225'11"160La Habana, La Cuba
Roy FacePRRFebruary 20, 19285'8"155Stephentown, NY USA
Gene Freese3BRRJanuary 8, 19345'11"175Wheeling, WV USA
George Freese3BRRSeptember 12, 19266'0"190Wheeling, WV USA
Bob FriendPRRNovember 24, 19306'0"190Lafayette, IN USA
Sid Gordon3BRRAugust 13, 19175'10"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Dick GroatSSRRNovember 4, 19305'11"180Wilkinsburg, PA USA
Al GrunwaldPLLFebruary 13, 19306'4"210Los Angeles, CA USA
Dick HallPRRSeptember 27, 19306'6"200St. Louis, MO USA
Nelson KingPRRMarch 15, 19286'6"185Shenandoah, PA USA
Ron KlinePRRMarch 9, 19326'3"205Callery, PA USA
Nick KobackCRRJuly 19, 19356'0"187Hartford, CT USA
Vern LawPRRMarch 12, 19306'2"195Meridian, ID USA
Dick LittlefieldPLLMarch 18, 19266'0"180Detroit, MI USA
Dale Long1BLLFebruary 6, 19266'4"205Springfield, MO USA
Jerry LynchLFLRJuly 17, 19306'1"185Bay City, MI USA
Paul MartinPRRMarch 9, 19326'6"235Brownstown, PA USA
Roman MejiasLFRRAugust 9, 19256'0"175Abreus, Cuba
Felipe MontemayorCFLLFebruary 7, 19286'2"185Monterrey, Nu Mexico
Eddie O'BrienCFRRDecember 11, 19305'9"165South Amboy, NJ USA
Johnny O'Brien2BRRDecember 11, 19305'9"170South Amboy, NJ USA
Laurin PepperPRRJanuary 18, 19315'11"190Vaughan, MS USA
Hardy PetersonCRROctober 17, 19296'0"205Perth Amboy, NJ USA
John PowersRFLRJuly 8, 19296'1"185Birmingham, AL USA
Bob PurkeyPRRJuly 14, 19296'2"175Pittsburgh, PA USA
Curt Roberts2BRRAugust 16, 19295'8"165Pineland, TX USA
Tom SaffellCFLRJuly 26, 19215'11"170Etowah, TN USA
Jack ShepardCRRMay 13, 19316'2"195Clovis, CA USA
Dick SmithSSRRJuly 21, 19265'8"160Blandburg, PA USA
Earl SmithCFRRMarch 14, 19286'0"185Sunnyside, WA USA
Max SurkontPRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI USA
Red SwansonPRROctober 15, 19366'1"175Baton Rouge, LA USA
Jake ThiesPRRApril 1, 19265'11"170St. Louis, MO USA
Frank ThomasLFRRJune 11, 19296'3"200Pittsburgh, PA USA
Ben WadePRRNovember 25, 19226'3"195Morehead City, NC USA
Preston Ward1BLRJuly 24, 19276'4"190Columbia, MO USA
Fred WatersPLLFebruary 2, 19275'11"185Benton, MS USA



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