1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 78-76
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,358,857, Avg. 20,281
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (78-76)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1959 season with a record of 78 wins and 76 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Pirates scored 651 runs and allowed 680 runs. Dick Stuart led Pittsburgh with 27 home runs and drove in 78 runs. Roberto Clemente paced hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Roy Face and Vern Law topped the team with 18 wins each, while Vern Law earned a 2.98 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Danny Murtaugh coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ron BlackburnPRRApril 23, 19356'0"160Mount Airy, NC USA
Harry BrightIFRRSeptember 22, 19296'0"190Kansas City, MO USA
Smoky BurgessCLRFebruary 6, 19275'8"185Caroleen, NC USA
Joe ChristopherRFRRDecember 13, 19355'10"175Frederiksted, St V.I.
Roberto ClementeRFRRAugust 18, 19345'11"175Carolina, P.R.
Bennie DanielsPLRJune 17, 19326'1"193Tuscaloosa, AL USA
Roy FacePRRFebruary 20, 19285'8"155Stephentown, NY USA
Hank FoilesCRRJune 10, 19296'0"195Richmond, VA USA
Bob FriendPRRNovember 24, 19306'0"190Lafayette, IN USA
Paul GielPRRSeptember 29, 19325'11"185Winona, MN USA
Fred GreenPRLSeptember 14, 19336'4"190Titusville, NJ USA
Dick GroatSSRRNovember 4, 19305'11"180Wilkinsburg, PA USA
Don GrossPLLJune 30, 19315'11"186Weidman, MI USA
Harvey HaddixPLLSeptember 18, 19255'9"170Medway, OH USA
Dick HallPRRSeptember 27, 19306'6"200St. Louis, MO USA
Ken HamlinSSRRMay 18, 19355'10"170Detroit, MI USA
Don Hoak3BRRFebruary 5, 19286'1"170Roulette, PA USA
Al JacksonPLLDecember 26, 19355'10"169Waco, TX USA
Ron KlinePRRMarch 9, 19326'3"205Callery, PA USA
Ted Kluszewski1BLLSeptember 10, 19246'2"225Argo, IL USA
Danny KravitzCLRDecember 21, 19305'11"195Lopez, PA USA
Vern LawPRRMarch 12, 19306'2"195Meridian, ID USA
Bill Mazeroski2BRRSeptember 5, 19365'11"183Wheeling, WV USA
Roman MejiasRFRRAugust 9, 19256'0"175Abreus, Cuba
Rocky Nelson1BLLNovember 18, 19245'10"175Portsmouth, OH USA
Hardy PetersonCRROctober 17, 19296'0"205Perth Amboy, NJ USA
Bob PorterfieldPRRAugust 10, 19236'0"190Newport, VA USA
Dick Schofield2BBRJanuary 7, 19355'9"163Springfield, IL USA
Harry SimpsonRFLRDecember 3, 19256'1"180Atlanta, GA USA
Bob SkinnerLFLROctober 3, 19316'4"190La Jolla, CA USA
Bob SmithPRLFebruary 1, 19306'1"190Woodsville, NH USA
R C Stevens1BRLJuly 22, 19346'5"219Moultrie, GA USA
Dick Stuart1BRRNovember 7, 19326'4"212San Francisco, CA USA
Jim UmbrichtPRRSeptember 17, 19306'4"215Chicago, IL USA
Bill VirdonCFLRJune 9, 19316'0"175Hazel Park, MI USA
Don WilliamsPRRSeptember 14, 19316'2"180Floyd, VA USA
Red WittPRRNovember 9, 19316'3"185Long Beach, CA USA



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