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1959 Pittsburgh Pirates

National League
Season
League
National League
W-L Record
78-76 (.506)   GBL: 9.0
Div/Lg/MLB Rank
4 / 4 / 7
General Manager
Attendance
1,359,917 (Rank: 7)
Ballpark
Forbes Field
Playoffs
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Season Roster

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#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
36Ron Blackburn24P6-0160RR1935-04-23Mount Airy,NCMLB1958-19591958-1959
1953-  UDFA  -PIT
    
8Harry Bright291B-3B6-0190RR1929-09-22Kansas City,MOMLB1958-19651958-1965
1946-  UDFA  -NYA
    
6Smoky Burgess32C5-8187LR1927-02-26Caroleen,NCMLB1949-19671949-1967     
23Joe Christopher23OF5-10175RR1935-12-13Frederiksted,VGMLB1959-19661959-1966
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
    
21Roberto Clemente24OF5-11175RR1934-08-18Carolina,PRMLB1955-19721954-1972     
39Bennie Daniels27P6-1193LR1932-06-17Tuscaloosa,ALMLB1957-19651957-1965     
26Roy Face31P5-8155RR1928-02-20Stephentown,NYMLB1953-19691953-1969     
20Hank Foiles30C6-0195RR1929-06-10Richmond,VAMLB1953-19641953-1964     
19Bob Friend28P6-0190RR1930-11-24Lafayette,INMLB1951-19661951-1966     
34Paul Giel27P5-11185RR1932-02-29Winona,MNMLB1954-19611954-1961     
35Fred Green25P6-4190RL1933-09-14Titusville,NJMLB1959-19641959-1964
1952-  UDFA  -PIT
    
24Dick Groat28SS5-11180RR1930-11-04Wilkinsburg,PAMLB1952-19671952-1967     
37Don Gross28P5-11186LL1931-06-30Weidman,MIMLB1955-19601955-1960     
31Harvey Haddix33P5-9170LL1925-09-18Medway,OHMLB1952-19651952-1965
1947-  UDFA  -SLN
    
38Dick Hall28P6-6200RR1930-09-27St. Louis,MOMLB1952-19711952-1971     
38Dick Hall28P6-6200RR1930-09-27St. Louis,MOMLB1952-19711952-1971     
48Ken Hamlin24SS-2B5-10170RR1935-05-18Detroit,MIMLB1957-19661957-1966     
12Don Hoak313B6-0175RR1928-02-05Roulette,PAMLB1954-19641954-1964     
38Al Jackson23P5-10169LL1935-12-26Waco,TXMLB1959-19691959-1969
1955-  UDFA  -PIT
    
22Ron Kline27P6-3205RR1932-03-09Callery,PAMLB1952-19701952-1970     
3Ted Kluszewski341B6-2225LL1924-09-10Argo,ILMLB1947-19611947-1961     
10Danny Kravitz28C5-11195LR1930-12-21Lopez,PAMLB1956-19601956-1960     
32Vern Law29P6-2195RR1930-03-12Meridian,IDMLB1950-19671950-1967     
9Bill Mazeroski222B5-11183RR1936-09-05Wheeling,WVMLB1956-19721956-1972     
15Roman Mejias28OF6-0175RR1930-08-09Abreus,CUMLB1955-19641955-1964     
14Rocky Nelson341B5-11178LL1924-11-18Portsmouth,OHMLB1949-19611949-1961     
20Hardy Peterson29C6-0205RR1929-10-17Perth Amboy,NJMLB1955-19591955-1959     
16Bob Porterfield35P6-0190RR1923-08-10Newport,VAMLB1948-19591948-1959     
11Dick Schofield24SS-2B5-9165BR1935-01-07Springfield,ILMLB1953-19711953-1971     
2Harry Simpson33OF-1B6-1180LR1925-12-03Atlanta,GAMLB1951-19591951-1959     
#playerageposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsdraft infostatuscur-orgcur-levsalary
4Bob Skinner27OF6-4190LR1931-10-03La Jolla,CAMLB1954-19661954-1966     
37Bob Smith28P6-2190RL1931-02-01Woodsville,NHMLB1955-19591955-1959     
37Bob Smith28P6-2190RL1931-02-01Woodsville,NHMLB1955-19591955-1959     
28R.C. Stevens241B6-5219LR1934-07-22Moultrie,GAMLB1958-19611958-1961     
7Dick Stuart261B6-4212RR1932-11-07San Francisco,CAMLB1958-19691958-1969     
34Jim Umbricht28P6-4215RR1930-09-17Chicago,ILMLB1959-19631959-1963
1957-  UDFA  -MLN
    
18Bill Virdon28OF6-0175LR1931-06-09Hazel Park,MIMLB1955-19681955-1968     
35Don Williams27P6-2180RR1931-09-14Floyd,VAMLB1958-19621958-1962
1953-  UDFA  -PIT
    
35Don Williams27P6-2180RR1931-09-14Floyd,VAMLB1958-19621958-1962
1953-  UDFA  -PIT
    
30George Witt25P6-3200RR1933-11-09Long Beach,CAMLB1957-19621957-1962     
30George Witt25P6-3200RR1933-11-09Long Beach,CAMLB1957-19621957-1962     
41 Record(s)
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Opening Day Lineup
1. Bill Virdon (cf)
2. Roberto Clemente (rf)
3. Bob Skinner (lf)
4. Dick Stuart (1b)
5. Don Hoak (3b)
6. Bill Mazeroski (2b)
7. Dick Groat (ss)
8. Hank Foiles (c)
9. Ron Kline (p)
P. Ron Kline (p)