1961 Pittsburgh Pirates

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W-L Record: 75-79 -- 6th in National League - Manager: Danny Murtaugh Location: Pittsburgh,PA Baseball Stadium: Forbes Field Top Draft Pick: Attendance: 1,199,128 Youngest Player: Al McBean (23) Oldest Player: Rocky Nelson (36) Longest Tenure: Bob Friend (11)

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Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
16	Gene Baker	2B-3B	36	R	R	6-1	170	6/15/1925	Davenport,Iowa	MLB	1953-1961
6	Smoky Burgess	C	34	L	R	5-8	187	2/26/1927	Caroleen,North Carolina	MLB	1949-1967
34	Tom Cheney	P	26	R	R	6-0	180	10/14/1934	Morgan,Georgia	MLB	1957-1966
23	Joe Christopher	OF	25	R	R	5-10	176	12/13/1935	Frederiksted,Virgin Islands	MLB	1959-1966
20	Gino Cimoli	OF	31	R	R	6-2	200	12/18/1929	San Francisco,California	MLB	1956-1965
21	Roberto Clemente	OF	26	R	R	5-11	175	8/18/1934	Carolina,Puerto Rico	MLB	1955-1972
35	Donn Clendenon	1B	25	R	R	6-3	210	7/15/1935	Neosho,Missouri	MLB	1961-1972
26	Roy Face	P	33	R	R	5-8	155	2/20/1928	Stephentown,New York	MLB	1953-1969
37	Larry Foss	P	25	R	R	6-2	187	4/18/1936	Castleton,Kansas	MLB	1961-1962
27	Earl Francis	P	25	R	R	6-2	215	7/14/1935	Slab Fork,West Virginia	MLB	1960-1965
19	Bob Friend	P	30	R	R	6-0	190	11/24/1930	Lafayette,Indiana	MLB	1951-1966
22	Joe Gibbon	P	26	R	L	6-4	210	4/10/1935	Hickory,Mississippi	MLB	1960-1972
35	Fred Green	P	27	R	L	6-4	190	9/14/1933	Titusville,New Jersey	MLB	1959-1964
24	Dick Groat	SS	30	R	R		180	11/4/1930	Wilkinsburg,Pennsylvania	MLB	1952-1967
31	Harvey Haddix	P	35	L	L	5-9	170	9/18/1925	Medway,Ohio	MLB	1952-1965
12	Don Hoak	3B	33	R	R	6-0	175	2/5/1928	Roulette,Pennsylvania	MLB	1954-1964
25	Al Jackson	P	25	L	L	5-10	169	12/25/1935	Waco,Texas	MLB	1959-1969
29	Clem Labine	P	34	R	R	6-0	180	8/6/1926	Lincoln,Rhode Island	MLB	1950-1962
32	Vern Law	P	31	R	R	6-2	195	3/12/1930	Meridian,Idaho	MLB	1950-1967
2	Don Leppert	C	29	R	R	6-2	220	10/19/1931	Indianapolis,Indiana	MLB	1961-1964
16	Johnny Logan	SS	34	R	R	5-11	175	3/23/1927	Endicott,New York	MLB	1951-1963
9	Bill Mazeroski	2B	24	R	R	5-11	183	9/5/1936	Wheeling,West Virginia	MLB	1956-1972
34	Al McBean	P	23	R	R	6-0	180	5/15/1938	Charlotte Amalie,Virgin Islands	MLB	1961-1970
15	Roman Mejias	OF	30	R	R	6-0	175	8/9/1930	Abreus,Cuba	MLB	1955-1964
30	Vinegar Bend Mizell	P	30	R	L	6-3	205	8/13/1930	Vinegar Bend,Alabama	MLB	1952-1962
20	Walt Moryn	OF	35	L	R	6-2	205	4/12/1926	St. Paul,Minnesota	MLB	1954-1961
14	Rocky Nelson	1B	36	L	L	5-11	178	11/18/1924	Portsmouth,Ohio	MLB	1949-1961
2	Bob Oldis	C	33	R	R	6-1	185	1/5/1928	Preston,Iowa	MLB	1953-1963
11	Dick Schofield	SS-2B	26	B	R	5-9	165	1/7/1935	Springfield,Illinois	MLB	1953-1971
28	Bobby Shantz	P	35	R	L	5-6	142	9/26/1925	Pottstown,Pennsylvania	MLB	1949-1964
4	Bob Skinner	OF	29	L	R	6-4	190	10/3/1931	LaJolla,California	MLB	1954-1966
5	Hal Smith	C	30	R	R	6-0	195	12/7/1930	West Frankfort,Illinois	MLB	1955-1964
7	Dick Stuart	1B	28	R	R	6-4	212	11/7/1932	San Francisco,California	MLB	1958-1969
15	Tom Sturdivant	P	31	L	R	6-1	186	4/28/1930	Gordon,Kansas	MLB	1955-1964
37	Jim Umbricht	P	30	R	R	6-4	215	9/17/1930	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1959-1963
18	Bill Virdon	OF	30	L	R	6-0	175	6/9/1931	Hazel Park,Michigan	MLB	1955-1968
39	George Witt	P	27	R	R	6-3	200	11/9/1933	Long Beach,California	MLB	1957-1962

Team Personnel

Joe Brown (General Manager)
Bill Burwell (Pitching Coach)
Len Levy (First Base Coach)
Paul Long (Broadcaster)
Danny Murtaugh (Manager)
Sam Narron (Bullpen Coach)
Ron Northey (Hitting Coach)
Frank Oceak (Third Base Coach)
Bob Prince (Broadcaster)
Jim Woods (Broadcaster)

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