1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 60-94
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 467,333, Avg. 7,538
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Fred Haney (60-94)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1955 season with a record of 60 wins and 94 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Pirates scored 560 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 767 runs, most in the circuit. Frank Thomas led Pittsburgh with 25 home runs, and Dale Long walloped 20 or more as well. Dale Long recorded 79 runs batted in and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .291 clip. Bob Friend paced the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.83 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Fred Haney coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Toby Atwell | C | L | R | March 8, 1924 | 5'9" | 185 | Leesburg, VA USA |
Bill Bell | P | R | R | October 24, 1933 | 6'3" | 200 | Goldsboro, NC USA |
Roger Bowman | P | R | L | August 18, 1927 | 6'0" | 175 | Amsterdam, NY USA |
Roberto Clemente | RF | R | R | August 18, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Carolina, P.R. |
Dick Cole | 3B | R | R | May 6, 1926 | 6'2" | 175 | Long Beach, CA USA |
Lino Donoso | P | L | L | September 23, 1922 | 5'11" | 160 | La Habana, La Cuba |
Roy Face | P | R | R | February 20, 1928 | 5'8" | 155 | Stephentown, NY USA |
Gene Freese | 3B | R | R | January 8, 1934 | 5'11" | 175 | Wheeling, WV USA |
George Freese | 3B | R | R | September 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | Wheeling, WV USA |
Bob Friend | P | R | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 190 | Lafayette, IN USA |
Sid Gordon | 3B | R | R | August 13, 1917 | 5'10" | 185 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Dick Groat | SS | R | R | November 4, 1930 | 5'11" | 180 | Wilkinsburg, PA USA |
Al Grunwald | P | L | L | February 13, 1930 | 6'4" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Dick Hall | P | R | R | September 27, 1930 | 6'6" | 200 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Nelson King | P | R | R | March 15, 1928 | 6'6" | 185 | Shenandoah, PA USA |
Ron Kline | P | R | R | March 9, 1932 | 6'3" | 205 | Callery, PA USA |
Nick Koback | C | R | R | July 19, 1935 | 6'0" | 187 | Hartford, CT USA |
Vern Law | P | R | R | March 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Meridian, ID USA |
Dick Littlefield | P | L | L | March 18, 1926 | 6'0" | 180 | Detroit, MI USA |
Dale Long | 1B | L | L | February 6, 1926 | 6'4" | 205 | Springfield, MO USA |
Jerry Lynch | LF | L | R | July 17, 1930 | 6'1" | 185 | Bay City, MI USA |
Paul Martin | P | R | R | March 9, 1932 | 6'6" | 235 | Brownstown, PA USA |
Roman Mejias | LF | R | R | August 9, 1925 | 6'0" | 175 | Abreus, Cuba |
Felipe Montemayor | CF | L | L | February 7, 1928 | 6'2" | 185 | Monterrey, Nu Mexico |
Eddie O'Brien | CF | R | R | December 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 165 | South Amboy, NJ USA |
Johnny O'Brien | 2B | R | R | December 11, 1930 | 5'9" | 170 | South Amboy, NJ USA |
Laurin Pepper | P | R | R | January 18, 1931 | 5'11" | 190 | Vaughan, MS USA |
Hardy Peterson | C | R | R | October 17, 1929 | 6'0" | 205 | Perth Amboy, NJ USA |
John Powers | RF | L | R | July 8, 1929 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, AL USA |
Bob Purkey | P | R | R | July 14, 1929 | 6'2" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Curt Roberts | 2B | R | R | August 16, 1929 | 5'8" | 165 | Pineland, TX USA |
Tom Saffell | CF | L | R | July 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Etowah, TN USA |
Jack Shepard | C | R | R | May 13, 1931 | 6'2" | 195 | Clovis, CA USA |
Dick Smith | SS | R | R | July 21, 1926 | 5'8" | 160 | Blandburg, PA USA |
Earl Smith | CF | R | R | March 14, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | Sunnyside, WA USA |
Max Surkont | P | R | R | June 16, 1922 | 6'1" | 195 | Central Falls, RI USA |
Red Swanson | P | R | R | October 15, 1936 | 6'1" | 175 | Baton Rouge, LA USA |
Jake Thies | P | R | R | April 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Frank Thomas | LF | R | R | June 11, 1929 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
Ben Wade | P | R | R | November 25, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Morehead City, NC USA |
Preston Ward | 1B | L | R | July 24, 1927 | 6'4" | 190 | Columbia, MO USA |
Fred Waters | P | L | L | February 2, 1927 | 5'11" | 185 | Benton, MS USA |