1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National League (NL)
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 Statistics
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
Monty Basgall2BRRFebruary 8, 19225'10"175Pfeifer, KS USA
Ted BeardCFLLJanuary 7, 19215'8"165Woodsboro, MD USA
Eddie Bockman3BRRJuly 26, 19205'9"175Santa Ana, CA USA
Tiny BonhamPRRAugust 16, 19136'2"215Ione, CA USA
Pete CastiglioneSSRRFebruary 13, 19215'11"175Greenwich, CT USA
Bob ChesnesPBRMay 6, 19216'0"180Oakland, CA USA
Ed FitzGeraldCRRMay 21, 19246'0"170Santa Ynez, CA USA
Hal GreggPRRJuly 11, 19216'3"195Anaheim, CA USA
Frankie Gustine3BRRFebruary 20, 19206'0"175Hoopeston, IL USA
Don GutteridgePRRJune 19, 19125'10"165Pittsburg, KS USA
Kirby HigbePRRApril 8, 19155'11"190Columbia, SC USA
Johnny HoppCFLLJuly 18, 19165'10"170Hastings, NE USA
Ralph KinerLFRROctober 27, 19226'2"195Santa Rita, NM USA
Clyde KluttzCRRDecember 12, 19176'0"193Rockwell, NC USA
Vic LombardiPLLSeptember 20, 19225'7"158Reedley, CA USA
Woody MainPRRFebruary 12, 19226'3"195Delano, CA USA
Cal McLishPBRDecember 1, 19256'0"179Anadarko, OK USA
Danny Murtaugh2BRROctober 8, 19175'9"165Chester, PA USA
Fritz OstermuellerPLLSeptember 15, 19075'11"175Quincy, IL USA
Mel QueenPRRMarch 4, 19186'0"204Maxwell, PA USA
Elmer RiddlePRRJuly 31, 19145'11"170Columbus, GA USA
Johnny RiddleCRROctober 3, 19055'11"190Clinton, SC USA
Stan RojekSSRRApril 21, 19195'10"170North Tonawanda, NY USA
Rip SewellPLRMay 11, 19076'1"180Decatur, AL USA
Elmer SingletonPRRJune 26, 19186'2"174Ogden, UT USA
Ed Stevens1BLLJanuary 12, 19256'1"190Galveston, TX USA
Nick StrincevichPRRMarch 1, 19156'1"180Gary, IN USA
Earl TurnerCRRMay 6, 19235'9"170Pittsfield, MA USA
Dixie WalkerRFLRSeptember 24, 19106'1"175Villa Rica, GA USA
Junior WalshPRRMarch 7, 19195'11"185Newark, NJ USA
Max West1BLRNovember 28, 19166'1"182Dexter, MO USA
Wally WestlakeCFRRNovember 8, 19206'0"186Gridley, CA USA
Grady WilsonSSRRNovember 23, 19226'0"170Columbus, GA USA



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