1954 Pittsburgh Pirates - The Baseball Cube

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Season Information

Team Name

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates

League

National League

Division

Calendar

1954 Baseball Calendar

Location

Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania

W-L Record

53-101 (.344) GBL: -44

Rankings (Div/Lg/MLB)

8 / 8 / 15

Runs For/Against

557 / 845 Diff: -288

Playoffs

dnq

Playoff Series

dnq

Playoff Series

General Manager(s)

Branch Rickey

Manager(s)

Fred Haney

Ballpark

Forbes Field

Spring Training W-L

Not available

Spring Ballpark

Top Draft Pick

Attendance

475,494

Attendance Rank

Payroll (usd$)

Payroll Rank

Minor League Affiliates

Years Active

1882-2020

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1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Roster

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Grid Filters		Drafted 1st Round Pick Hitters Pitchers 22-under over35
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
18	Cal Abrams	30	6	OF-1B	5-11	195	L	L	1924-03-02	Philadelphia,PA		MLB	1949-1956	1949-1956	0.000	US
8	Gair Allie	22	1	SS-3B	6-1	190	R	R	1931-10-28	Statesville,NC	1952- 0- 0-PIT	MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954	0.000	US
11	Toby Atwell	30	3	C	5-9	185	L	R	1924-03-08	Leesburg,VA		MLB	1952-1956	1952-1956	0.000	US
12	Dick Cole	28	3	SS-2B	6-2	175	R	R	1926-05-06	Long Beach,CA		MLB	1951-1957	1951-1957	0.000	US
23	Walker Cooper	39	15	C	6-3	210	R	R	1915-01-08	Atherton,MO		MLB	1940-1957	1940-1957	0.000	US
19	Bob Friend	23	4	P	6-0	190	R	R	1930-11-24	Lafayette,IN		MLB	1951-1966	1951-1966	0.000	US
4	Sid Gordon	36	12	OF-3B	5-10	185	R	R	1917-08-13	Brooklyn,NY		MLB	1941-1955	1941-1955	0.000	US
46	Bill Hall	25	1	C	5-11	165	L	R	1928-07-30	Moultrie,GA		MLB	1954-1958	1954-1958	0.000	US
17	Dick Hall	23	3	P-OF	6-6	200	R	R	1930-09-27	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1952-1971	1952-1971	0.000	US
26	Gail Henley	25	1	OF	5-9	180	L	R	1928-10-15	Wichita,KS		MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954	0.000	US
29	Johnny Hetki	32	8	P	6-1	205	R	R	1922-05-12	Leavenworth,KS		MLB	1945-1954	1945-1954	0.000	US
25	Cal Hogue	26	3	P	6-0	185	R	R	1927-10-24	Dayton,OH		MLB	1952-1954	1952-1954	0.000	US
31	Vic Janowicz	24	2	C-3B	5-9	185	R	R	1930-02-26	Elyria,OH		MLB	1953-1954	1953-1954	0.000	US
20	Sam Jethroe	36	4	OF	6-1	178	B	R	1918-01-20	East St. Louis,IL		MLB	1950-1954	1950-1954	0.000	US
30	Nellie King	26	1	P	6-6	185	R	R	1928-03-15	Shenandoah,PA		MLB	1954-1957	1954-1957	0.000	US
9	Nick Koback	18	2	C	6-0	187	R	R	1935-07-19	Hartford,CT		MLB	1953-1955	1953-1955	0.000	US
24	Paul LaPalme	30	4	P	5-10	184	L	L	1923-12-14	Springfield,MA		MLB	1951-1957	1951-1957	0.000	US
32	Vern Law	24	3	P-OF	6-2	195	R	R	1930-03-12	Meridian,ID		MLB	1950-1967	1950-1967	0.000	US
27	Dick Littlefield	28	5	P	6-0	180	L	L	1926-03-18	Detroit,MI		MLB	1950-1958	1950-1958	0.000	US
14	Jerry Lynch	23	1	OF-C	6-1	189	L	R	1930-07-17	Bay City,MI		MLB	1954-1966	1954-1966	0.000	US
20	Jim Mangan	24	2	C	5-10	190	R	R	1929-09-24	San Francisco,CA		MLB	1952-1956	1952-1956	0.000	US
44	Luis Marquez	28	2	OF	5-10	174	R	R	1925-10-28	Aguadilla,PR		MLB	1951-1954	1951-1954	0.000	PR
23	George O'Donnell	25	1	P	6-3	175	R	R	1929-05-27	Winchester,IL		MLB	1954-1954	1954-1954	0.000	US
0	Joe Page	36	8	P	6-2	205	L	L	1917-10-28	Cherry Valley,PA		MLB	1944-1954	1944-1954	0.000	US
13	Eddie Pellagrini	36	8	SS-2B	5-9	165	R	R	1918-03-13	Boston,MA		MLB	1946-1954	1946-1954	0.000	US
Unif	Player Name	Age	Exp	Pos	Ht	Wt	Ba	Th	Born Date	Place Of Birth	Draft Info	HiLvl	MLB Years	Stat Years	Serv Time	Nationality
18	Laurin Pepper	23	1	P	5-11	190	R	R	1931-01-18	Vaughan,MS		MLB	1954-1957	1954-1957	0.000	US
34	Bob Purkey	24	1	P	6-2	195	R	R	1929-07-14	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1954-1966	1954-1966	0.000	US
44	Hal Rice	30	7	OF	6-1	195	L	R	1924-02-11	Morganette,WV		MLB	1948-1954	1948-1954	0.000	US
7	Curt Roberts	24	1	2B	5-8	165	R	R	1929-08-16	Pineland,TX		MLB	1954-1956	1954-1956	0.000	US
10	Jack Shepard	22	2	C-1B	6-2	195	R	R	1932-05-13	Clovis,CA		MLB	1953-1956	1953-1956	0.000	US
3	Bob Skinner	22	1	OF-1B	6-4	190	L	R	1931-10-03	La Jolla,CA		MLB	1954-1966	1954-1966	0.000	US
6	Dick Smith	26	4	3B-SS	5-8	160	R	R	1927-07-21	Blandburg,PA		MLB	1951-1955	1951-1955	0.000	US
35	Max Surkont	32	6	P	6-0	205	R	R	1922-06-16	Central Falls,RI		MLB	1949-1957	1949-1957	0.000	US
39	Jake Thies	28	1	P	5-11	170	R	R	1926-04-01	St. Louis,MO		MLB	1954-1955	1954-1955	0.000	US
15	Frank Thomas	25	4	OF-3B	6-3	205	R	R	1929-06-11	Pittsburgh,PA		MLB	1951-1966	1951-1966	0.000	US
5	Preston Ward	26	4	1B-OF	6-3	198	L	R	1927-07-24	Columbia,MO		MLB	1948-1959	1948-1959	0.000	US
38	Len Yochim	25	2	P	6-2	200	L	L	1928-10-16	New Orleans,LA		MLB	1951-1954	1951-1954	0.000	US
37 record(s)

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