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Record: 78-76 .506.... 4th in National League
Stadium: Forbes Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,359,917

Manager - Danny Murtaugh

Team Leaders

HR: Stuart [27]
RBI: Stuart [78]
2B: Hoak [29]
SB: Skinner [10]
W: Face, Law [18]
SV: Face [10]
SO: Haddix [149]

Oldest Player: Bob Porterfield [35]
Youngest Player: Bill Mazeroski [22]
Longest Tenure: Bob Friend [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Joe Christopher (May 26)
Pitchers: Fred Green (Apr 15) Al Jackson (Jun 1) Jim Umbricht (Sep 26)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
36	Ron Blackburn	P	24	R	R	6-0	160	4/23/1935	Mount Airy, NC	MLB	1958-1959
8	Harry Bright	1B-3B	29	R	R	6-0	190	9/22/1929	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1958-1965
6	Smoky Burgess	C	32	L	R	5-8	187	2/26/1927	Caroleen, NC	MLB	1949-1967
23	Joe Christopher	OF	23	R	R	5-10	176	12/13/1935	Frederiksted, VG	MLB	1959-1966
21	Roberto Clemente	OF	24	R	R	5-11	175	8/18/1934	Carolina, PR	MLB	1955-1972
39	Bennie Daniels	P	27	L	R		193	6/17/1932	Tuscaloosa, AL	MLB	1957-1965
26	Roy Face	P	31	R	R	5-8	155	2/20/1928	Stephentown, NY	MLB	1953-1969
20	Hank Foiles	C	30	R	R	6-0	195	6/10/1929	Richmond, VA	MLB	1953-1964
19	Bob Friend	P	28	R	R	6-0	190	11/24/1930	Lafayette, IN	MLB	1951-1966
34	Paul Giel	P	27	R	R	5-11	185	2/29/1932	Winona, MN	MLB	1954-1961
35	Fred Green	P	25	R	L	6-4	190	9/14/1933	Titusville, NJ	MLB	1959-1964
24	Dick Groat	SS	28	R	R		180	11/4/1930	Wilkinsburg, PA	MLB	1952-1967
37	Don Gross	P	28	L	L	5-11	186	6/30/1931	Weidman, MI	MLB	1955-1960
31	Harvey Haddix	P	33	L	L	5-9	170	9/18/1925	Medway, OH	MLB	1952-1965
38	Dick Hall	P	28	R	R	6-6	200	9/27/1930	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1952-1971
48	Ken Hamlin	SS-2B	24	R	R	5-10	170	5/18/1935	Detroit, MI	MLB	1957-1966
12	Don Hoak	3B	31	R	R	6-0	175	2/5/1928	Roulette, PA	MLB	1954-1964
38	Al Jackson	P	23	L	L	5-10	169	12/25/1935	Waco, TX	MLB	1959-1969
22	Ron Kline	P	27	R	R	6-3	205	3/9/1932	Callery, PA	MLB	1952-1970
3	Ted Kluszewski	1B	34	L	L	6-2	225	9/10/1924	Argo, IL	MLB	1947-1961
10	Danny Kravitz	C	28	L	R	5-11	195	12/21/1930	Lopez, PA	MLB	1956-1960
32	Vern Law	P	29	R	R	6-2	195	3/12/1930	Meridian, ID	MLB	1950-1967
9	Bill Mazeroski	2B	22	R	R		183	9/5/1936	Wheeling, WV	MLB	1956-1972
15	Roman Mejias	OF	28	R	R	6-0	175	8/9/1930	Abreus, CU	MLB	1955-1964
14	Rocky Nelson	1B	34	L	L	5-11	178	11/18/1924	Portsmouth, OH	MLB	1949-1961
20	Hardy Peterson	C	29	R	R	6-0	205	10/17/1929	Perth Amboy, NJ	MLB	1955-1959
16	Bob Porterfield	P	35	R	R	6-0	190	8/10/1923	Newport, VA	MLB	1948-1959
11	Dick Schofield	SS-2B	24	B	R	5-9	165	1/7/1935	Springfield, IL	MLB	1953-1971
2	Harry Simpson	OF-1B	33	L	R	6-1	190	12/3/1925	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1951-1959
4	Bob Skinner	OF	27	L	R	6-4	190	10/3/1931	LaJolla, CA	MLB	1954-1966
37	Bob Smith	P	28	R	L		190	2/1/1931	Woodsville, NH	MLB	1955-1959
28	R.C. Stevens	1B	24	L	R	6-5	219	7/22/1934	Moultrie, GA	MLB	1958-1961
7	Dick Stuart	1B	26	R	R	6-4	212	11/7/1932	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1958-1969
34	Jim Umbricht	P	28	R	R	6-4	215	9/17/1930	Chicago, IL	MLB	1959-1963
18	Bill Virdon	OF	28	L	R	6-0	175	6/9/1931	Hazel Park, MI	MLB	1955-1968
35	Don Williams	P	27	R	R	6-2	180	9/14/1931	Floyd, VA	MLB	1958-1962
30	George Witt	P	25	R	R	6-3	200	11/9/1933	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1957-1962