1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

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W-L Record: 66-88 -- 7th in National League - Manager: Bobby Bragan Location: Pittsburgh,PA Baseball Stadium: Forbes Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 949,878 Youngest Player: Red Swanson (19) Oldest Player: Red Munger (37) Longest Tenure: Frank Thomas, Bob Friend (6)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
36	Luis Arroyo	P	29	L	L	5-8	190	2/18/1927	Penuelas,Puerto Rico	MLB	1955-1963
11	Toby Atwell	C	32	L	R	5-9	185	3/8/1924	Leesburg,Virginia	MLB	1952-1956
21	Roberto Clemente	OF	21	R	R	5-11	175	8/18/1934	Carolina,Puerto Rico	MLB	1955-1972
12	Dick Cole	SS-3B	30	R	R	6-2	175	5/6/1926	Long Beach,California	MLB	1951-1957
18	Bobby Del Greco	OF	23	R	R	5-11	190	4/7/1933	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1952-1965
45	Lino Donoso	P	33	L	L	5-11	160	9/23/1922	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1955-1956
26	Roy Face	P	28	R	R	5-8	155	2/20/1928	Stephentown,New York	MLB	1953-1969
38	Hank Foiles	C	27	R	R	6-0	195	6/10/1929	Richmond,Virginia	MLB	1953-1964
8	Gene Freese	3B	22	R	R	5-11	175	1/8/1934	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	1955-1966
19	Bob Friend	P	25	R	R	6-0	190	11/24/1930	Lafayette,Indiana	MLB	1951-1966
25,37	Bob Garber	P	27	R	R	6-1	190	9/10/1928	Hunker,Pennsylvania	MLB	1956-1956
24	Dick Groat	SS	25	R	R		180	11/4/1930	Wilkinsburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1952-1967
31	Bill Hall	C	27	L	R	5-11	165	7/30/1928	Moultrie,Georgia	MLB	1954-1958
30	Dick Hall	P	25	R	R	6-6	200	9/27/1930	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1952-1971
9	Spook Jacobs	2B	30	R	R	5-8	155	11/4/1925	Cheswold,Delaware	MLB	1954-1956
29	Nellie King	P	28	R	R	6-6	185	3/15/1928	Shenandoah,Pennsylvania	MLB	1954-1957
22	Ron Kline	P	24	R	R	6-3	205	3/9/1932	Callery,Pennsylvania	MLB	1952-1970
17	Danny Kravitz	C	25	L	R	5-11	195	12/21/1930	Lopez,Pennsylvania	MLB	1956-1960
32	Vern Law	P	26	R	R	6-2	195	3/12/1930	Meridian,Idaho	MLB	1950-1967
27	Dick Littlefield	P	30	L	L	6-0	180	3/18/1926	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1950-1958
3	Dale Long	1B	30	L	L	6-4	210	2/6/1926	Springfield,Missouri	MLB	1951-1963
14	Jerry Lynch	OF	25	L	R	6-1	189	7/17/1930	Bay City,Michigan	MLB	1954-1966
9	Bill Mazeroski	2B	19	R	R	5-11	183	9/5/1936	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	1956-1972
25	Jack McMahan	P	23	R	L	6-0	175	7/22/1932	Hot Springs,Arkansas	MLB	1956-1956
20	Red Munger	P	37	R	R	6-2	200	10/4/1918	Houston,Texas	MLB	1943-1956
27	Cholly Naranjo	P	21	L	R	5-11	165	11/25/1934	Havana,Cuba	MLB	1956-1956
7	Eddie O'Brien	SS-OF	25	R	R	5-9	165	12/11/1930	South Amboy,New Jersey	MLB	1953-1958
6	Johnny O'Brien	2B	25	R	R	5-9	170	12/11/1930	South Amboy,New Jersey	MLB	1953-1959
23	Laurin Pepper	P	25	R	R	5-11	190	1/18/1931	Vaughan,Mississippi	MLB	1954-1957
11	Howie Pollet	P	35	L	L	6-1	175	6/26/1921	New Orleans,Louisiana	MLB	1941-1956
14	John Powers	OF	26	L	R	6-0	190	7/8/1929	Birmingham,Alabama	MLB	1955-1960
34	Bob Purkey	P	26	R	R	6-2	195	7/14/1929	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1954-1966
9	Curt Roberts	2B	26	R	R	5-8	165	8/16/1929	Pineland,Texas	MLB	1954-1956
10	Jack Shepard	C	24	R	R	6-2	195	5/13/1932	Clovis,California	MLB	1953-1956
4	Bob Skinner	OF	24	L	R	6-4	190	10/3/1931	LaJolla,California	MLB	1954-1966
35	Max Surkont	P	34	R	R	6-0	205	6/16/1922	Central Falls,Rhode Island	MLB	1949-1957
17	Red Swanson	P	19	R	R	6-1	175	10/15/1936	Baton Rouge,Louisiana	MLB	1955-1957
15	Frank Thomas	OF-3B	27	R	R	6-3	205	6/11/1929	Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania	MLB	1951-1966
18	Bill Virdon	OF	25	L	R	6-0	175	6/9/1931	Hazel Park,Michigan	MLB	1955-1968
16	Lee Walls	OF	23	R	R	6-3	205	1/6/1933	San Diego,California	MLB	1952-1964
5	Preston Ward	1B-OF	28	L	R	6-3	198	7/24/1927	Columbia,Missouri	MLB	1948-1959
35,36	Fred Waters	P	29	L	L	5-11	185	2/2/1927	Benton,Mississippi	MLB	1955-1956

Team Personnel

Bobby Bragan (Manager)
Joe Brown (General Manager)
Danny Murtaugh (Third Base Coach)
Sam Narron (Bullpen Coach)
Bob Prince (Broadcaster)
Clyde Sukeforth (First Base Coach)

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