Baseball Roster for 1953 Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Player Name | Pos | Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | Born | Place | High Level | mlbYears | Salary |
| 18 | Cal Abrams | OF | 29 | L | L | 5-11 | 195 | 3/2/1924 | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1949-1956 |
| 39 | Bob Addis | OF | 27 | L | R | 6-0 | 175 | 11/6/1925 | Mineral,Ohio | MLB | 1950-1953 |
| 11 | Toby Atwell | C | 29 | L | R | 5-9 | 185 | 3/8/1924 | Leesburg,Virginia | MLB | 1952-1956 |
| 17 | Carlos Bernier | OF | 24 | R | R | 5-9 | 180 | 1/28/1929 | Juana Diaz,Puerto Rico | MLB | 1953-1953 |
| 32 | Roger Bowman | P | 25 | R | L | 6-0 | 175 | 8/18/1927 | Amsterdam,New York | MLB | 1949-1955 |
| 16 | Pete Castiglione | 3B-SS | 32 | R | R | 5-11 | 175 | 2/13/1921 | Greenwich,Connecticut | MLB | 1947-1954 |
| 12 | Dick Cole | SS-3B | 27 | R | R | 6-2 | 175 | 5/6/1926 | Long Beach,California | MLB | 1951-1957 |
| 16 | Brandy Davis | OF | 25 | R | R | 6-0 | 170 | 9/10/1927 | Newark,Delaware | MLB | 1952-1953 |
| 22 | Murry Dickson | P | 36 | R | R | | 157 | 8/21/1916 | Tracy,Missouri | MLB | 1939-1959 |
| 26 | Roy Face | P | 25 | R | R | 5-8 | 155 | 2/20/1928 | Stephentown,New York | MLB | 1953-1969 |
| 9 | Ed Fitz Gerald | C | 29 | R | R | | 0 | 5/21/1924 | - | MLB | 1948-1959 |
| 19 | Bob Friend | P | 22 | R | R | 6-0 | 190 | 11/24/1930 | Lafayette,Indiana | MLB | 1951-1966 |
| 3 | Joe Garagiola | C | 27 | L | R | 6-0 | 190 | 2/12/1926 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1946-1954 |
| 36 | Bob Hall | P | 29 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 12/22/1923 | Swissvale,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1949-1953 |
| 5 | Dick Hall | P | 22 | R | R | 6-6 | 200 | 9/27/1930 | St. Louis,Missouri | MLB | 1952-1971 |
| 7 | Gene Hermanski | OF | 33 | L | R | | 185 | 5/11/1920 | Pittsfield,Massachusetts | MLB | 1943-1953 |
| 29 | Johnny Hetki | P | 31 | R | R | 6-1 | 205 | 5/12/1922 | Leavenworth,Kansas | MLB | 1945-1954 |
| 32 | Cal Hogue | P | 25 | R | R | 6-0 | 185 | 10/24/1927 | Dayton,Ohio | MLB | 1952-1954 |
| 31 | Vic Janowicz | C-3B | 23 | R | R | 5-9 | 185 | 2/26/1930 | Elyria,Ohio | MLB | 1953-1954 |
| 4 | Ralph Kiner | OF | 30 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 10/27/1922 | Santa Rita,New Mexico | MLB | 1946-1955 |
| 9 | Nick Koback | C | 17 | R | R | 6-0 | 187 | 7/19/1935 | Hartford,Connecticut | MLB | 1953-1955 |
| 37 | Clem Koshorek | SS-2B | 28 | R | R | 5-4 | 165 | 6/20/1925 | Royal Oak,Michigan | MLB | 1952-1953 |
| 24 | Paul LaPalme | P | 29 | L | L | 5-10 | 184 | 12/14/1923 | Springfield,Massachusetts | MLB | 1951-1957 |
| 28 | Johnny Lindell | OF | 36 | R | R | | 217 | 8/30/1916 | Greeley,Colorado | MLB | 1941-1954 |
| 25 | Bill MacDonald | P | 24 | R | R | 5-10 | 170 | 3/28/1929 | Alameda,California | MLB | 1950-1953 |
| 35 | Woody Main | P | 31 | R | R | | 195 | 2/12/1922 | Delano,California | MLB | 1948-1953 |
| 44 | Catfish Metkovich | OF-1B | 32 | L | L | 6-1 | 185 | 10/8/1920 | Angels Camp,California | MLB | 1943-1954 |
| 14 | Felipe Montemayor | OF | 23 | L | L | 6-2 | 185 | 2/7/1930 | Monterrey,Mexico | MLB | 1953-1955 |
| 14 | Pete Naton | C | 21 | R | R | 6-1 | 200 | 9/9/1931 | Flushing,New York | MLB | 1953-1953 |
| 27 | Eddie O'Brien | SS-OF | 22 | R | R | 5-9 | 165 | 12/11/1930 | South Amboy,New Jersey | MLB | 1953-1958 |
| 30 | Johnny O'Brien | 2B | 22 | R | R | 5-9 | 170 | 12/11/1930 | South Amboy,New Jersey | MLB | 1953-1959 |
| 10 | Danny O'Connell | 2B-3B | 26 | R | R | 6-0 | 180 | 1/21/1927 | Paterson,New Jersey | MLB | 1950-1962 |
| 13 | Eddie Pellagrini | SS-2B | 35 | R | R | 5-9 | 165 | 3/13/1918 | Boston,Massachusetts | MLB | 1946-1954 |
| 20 | Paul Pettit | P | 21 | L | L | 6-2 | 195 | 11/29/1931 | Los Angeles,California | MLB | 1951-1953 |
| 11 | Howie Pollet | P | 32 | L | L | 6-1 | 175 | 6/26/1921 | New Orleans,Louisiana | MLB | 1941-1956 |
| 44 | Hal Rice | OF | 29 | L | R | 6-1 | 195 | 2/11/1924 | Morganette,West Virginia | MLB | 1948-1954 |
| 6 | Mike Sandlock | C-SS | 37 | B | R | 6-1 | 185 | 10/17/1915 | Old Greenwich,Connecticut | MLB | 1942-1953 |
| 37 | Bob Schultz | P | 29 | R | L | 6-3 | 200 | 11/27/1923 | Louisville,Kentucky | MLB | 1951-1955 |
| 10 | Jack Shepard | C | 21 | R | R | 6-2 | 195 | 5/13/1932 | Clovis,California | MLB | 1953-1956 |
| 21 | Dick Smith | 3B-SS | 25 | R | R | 5-8 | 160 | 7/21/1927 | Blandburg,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1951-1955 |
| 7 | Paul Smith | 1B-OF | 22 | L | L | 5-8 | 165 | 3/19/1931 | New Castle,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1953-1958 |
| 15 | Frank Thomas | OF-3B | 24 | R | R | 6-3 | 205 | 6/11/1929 | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania | MLB | 1951-1966 |
| 5 | Preston Ward | 1B-OF | 25 | L | R | 6-3 | 198 | 7/24/1927 | Columbia,Missouri | MLB | 1948-1959 |
| 23 | Jim Waugh | P | 19 | R | R | 6-3 | 185 | 11/25/1933 | Lancaster,Ohio | MLB | 1952-1953 |
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