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Record: 66-88 .429.... 7th in National League
Stadium: Forbes Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 949,878

Manager - Bobby Bragan

Team Leaders

HR: Long [27]
RBI: Long [91]
2B: Clemente [30]
SB: Virdon, Clemente [6]
W: Friend [17]
SV: Face [6]
SO: Friend [166]

Oldest Player: Red Munger [37]
Youngest Player: Red Swanson [19]
Longest Tenure: Bob Friend, Frank Thomas [6]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Danny Kravitz (Apr 17) Bill Mazeroski (Jul 7)
Pitchers: Bob Garber (May 13) Jack McMahan (Apr 18) Cholly Naranjo (Jul 8)

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Roster of Players

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