1956 Pittsburgh Pirates

National League
Record: 66 - 88
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Position Players
Player Pos Type GP PA/162 H HR RBI R SB SO BB BA OBP SLG F/R/A Salary
Jack ShepardCF100306627302413725.242.309.383B/C/B-$1.93M
Hank FoilesCP79258477252405617.212.266.369B/C-/B+$1.72M
Danny KravitzCF3278182106195.265.311.441D/D/D-$389K
Dale Long1BF14861313627916418554.263.326.485D/B-$3.53M
Bill Mazeroski2BF81292623143002418.243.293.318B/D+$1.31M
Curt Roberts2BF3172110461125.177.239.323A/D-$218K
Johnny O'Brien2BF73120180313075.173.209.183D/D-$218K
Frank Thomas3BF15767116625806906136.282.326.461C/D$3.94M
Gene Freese3BF65242433141724516.208.273.295B/D-$815K
Dick Cole3BF72116210970911.212.291.253C/D-$318K
Dick GroatSSF1426051420374002535.273.317.321C/B$3.28M
Eddie O'BrienSSF6362140317122.264.291.302A/D-$247K
Bill VirdonOFP1335761708376766333.334.374.462B+/A-$5.74M
Roberto ClementeOFF1476021697606665813.311.330.431D/C+$3.63M
Lee WallsOFF14356513011547238350.274.345.432C-/C+$3.50M
Bob SkinnerOFF113276475292915026.202.282.326C+/D-$1.03M
Pitchers
Player Role Type GP IP/162 GS ERA OAV WHIP K/BB K/9 BB/9 HR/9 Salary
Bob FriendSF49331.00423.460.2581.261.9534.752.430.716$7.96M
Ron KlineSF44278.00393.380.2631.301.5434.262.760.886$5.77M
Vern LawSF39206.00324.320.2811.361.2242.762.251.104$3.92M
Laurin PepperSF1132.0073.000.2561.830.4803.607.500.300$501K
Roy FaceRF68143.0033.520.2561.282.2866.382.791.064$3.08M
Red MungerRF35113.00134.040.2991.561.0983.793.450.673$1.87M
Nellie KingRF3864.0003.150.2411.221.3163.752.851.200$1.24M
Dick HallRF1966.0094.760.2701.361.2863.903.031.155$1.12M
Fred WatersRF2354.0052.820.2581.530.4672.475.290.529$927K
Cholly NaranjoRF1737.0034.460.2821.571.5296.824.461.835$388K
Luis ArroyoRF1831.0024.710.2981.671.4175.343.771.570$269K

The 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1956 Pittsburgh Pirates.

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