1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 83-71
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 1,494,235, Avg. 23,718
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Meyer (83-71)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1948 season with a record of 83 wins and 71 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Pirates plated 706 runs and gave up 699 runs. Ralph Kiner walloped 40 home runs for Pittsburgh, while Wally Westlake swatted 20 or more also. Ralph Kiner drove in 123 runs. Danny Murtaugh and Stan Rojek topped all regular hitters by connecting at a .290 clip. Bob Chesnes led the team with 14 wins, and Kirby Higbe recorded a 3.36 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Meyer coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Monty Basgall | 2B | R | R | February 8, 1922 | 5'10" | 175 | Pfeifer, KS USA |
Ted Beard | CF | L | L | January 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 165 | Woodsboro, MD USA |
Eddie Bockman | 3B | R | R | July 26, 1920 | 5'9" | 175 | Santa Ana, CA USA |
Tiny Bonham | P | R | R | August 16, 1913 | 6'2" | 215 | Ione, CA USA |
Pete Castiglione | SS | R | R | February 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Greenwich, CT USA |
Bob Chesnes | P | B | R | May 6, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Ed FitzGerald | C | R | R | May 21, 1924 | 6'0" | 170 | Santa Ynez, CA USA |
Hal Gregg | P | R | R | July 11, 1921 | 6'3" | 195 | Anaheim, CA USA |
Frankie Gustine | 3B | R | R | February 20, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Hoopeston, IL USA |
Don Gutteridge | P | R | R | June 19, 1912 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburg, KS USA |
Kirby Higbe | P | R | R | April 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | Columbia, SC USA |
Johnny Hopp | CF | L | L | July 18, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Hastings, NE USA |
Ralph Kiner | LF | R | R | October 27, 1922 | 6'2" | 195 | Santa Rita, NM USA |
Clyde Kluttz | C | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC USA |
Vic Lombardi | P | L | L | September 20, 1922 | 5'7" | 158 | Reedley, CA USA |
Woody Main | P | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Delano, CA USA |
Cal McLish | P | B | R | December 1, 1925 | 6'0" | 179 | Anadarko, OK USA |
Danny Murtaugh | 2B | R | R | October 8, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Chester, PA USA |
Fritz Ostermueller | P | L | L | September 15, 1907 | 5'11" | 175 | Quincy, IL USA |
Mel Queen | P | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 204 | Maxwell, PA USA |
Elmer Riddle | P | R | R | July 31, 1914 | 5'11" | 170 | Columbus, GA USA |
Johnny Riddle | C | R | R | October 3, 1905 | 5'11" | 190 | Clinton, SC USA |
Stan Rojek | SS | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | North Tonawanda, NY USA |
Rip Sewell | P | L | R | May 11, 1907 | 6'1" | 180 | Decatur, AL USA |
Elmer Singleton | P | R | R | June 26, 1918 | 6'2" | 174 | Ogden, UT USA |
Ed Stevens | 1B | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX USA |
Nick Strincevich | P | R | R | March 1, 1915 | 6'1" | 180 | Gary, IN USA |
Earl Turner | C | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
Dixie Walker | RF | L | R | September 24, 1910 | 6'1" | 175 | Villa Rica, GA USA |
Junior Walsh | P | R | R | March 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Newark, NJ USA |
Max West | 1B | L | R | November 28, 1916 | 6'1" | 182 | Dexter, MO USA |
Wally Westlake | CF | R | R | November 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 186 | Gridley, CA USA |
Grady Wilson | SS | R | R | November 23, 1922 | 6'0" | 170 | Columbus, GA USA |