1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
Team Record: 57-96
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 1,166,267, Avg. 17,169
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Manager: Billy Meyer (57-96)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Results
The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1950 season with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.
The Pirates scored 681 runs and conceded 857 runs, most in the circuit. Ralph Kiner walloped 47 home runs for Pittsburgh, and Wally Westlake added 20 or more also. Ralph Kiner drove in 118 runs. Wally Westlake paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .285 clip. Cliff Chambers topped the squad with 12 wins, while Murry Dickson recorded a 3.80 ERA, best 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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Frank Barrett | P | R | R | July 1, 1913 | 6'2" | 173 | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA |
Ted Beard | RF | L | L | January 7, 1921 | 5'8" | 165 | Woodsboro, MD USA |
Gus Bell | RF | L | R | November 15, 1928 | 6'1" | 190 | Louisville, KY USA |
Johnny Berardino | 2B | R | R | May 1, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Hank Borowy | P | R | R | May 12, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Bloomfield, NJ USA |
Pete Castiglione | IF | R | R | February 13, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | Greenwich, CT USA |
Cliff Chambers | P | L | L | January 10, 1922 | 6'3" | 208 | Portland, OR USA |
Bob Chesnes | P | B | R | May 6, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | Oakland, CA USA |
Dale Coogan | 1B | L | L | August 14, 1930 | 6'1" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Murry Dickson | P | R | R | August 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 157 | Tracy, MO USA |
Bob Dillinger | 3B | R | R | September 17, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Glendale, CA USA |
Nanny Fernandez | 3B | R | R | October 25, 1918 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, 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 |
Harry Gumbert | P | R | R | November 5, 1909 | 6'2" | 185 | Elizabeth, PA USA |
Johnny Hopp | 1B | 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 |
Vern Law | P | R | R | March 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 195 | Meridian, ID USA |
Vic Lombardi | P | L | L | September 20, 1922 | 5'7" | 158 | Reedley, CA USA |
Bill Macdonald | P | R | R | March 28, 1929 | 5'10" | 170 | Alameda, CA USA |
Woody Main | P | R | R | February 12, 1922 | 6'3" | 195 | Delano, CA USA |
Windy McCall | P | L | L | July 18, 1925 | 6'0" | 180 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Clyde McCullough | C | R | R | March 4, 1917 | 5'11" | 180 | Nashville, TN USA |
Ray Mueller | C | R | R | March 8, 1912 | 5'9" | 175 | Pittsburg, KS USA |
Danny Murtaugh | 2B | R | R | October 8, 1917 | 5'9" | 165 | Chester, PA USA |
Danny O'Connell | SS | R | R | January 21, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | Paterson, NJ USA |
Frank Papish | P | R | L | October 21, 1917 | 6'2" | 192 | Pueblo, CO USA |
Jack Phillips | 1B | R | R | September 6, 1921 | 6'4" | 193 | Clarence, NY USA |
Bill Pierro | P | R | R | April 15, 1926 | 6'1" | 155 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Mel Queen | P | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'0" | 204 | Maxwell, PA USA |
Marv Rickert | RF | L | R | January 8, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | Longbranch, WA USA |
Stan Rojek | SS | R | R | April 21, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | North Tonawanda, NY USA |
Tom Saffell | CF | L | R | July 26, 1921 | 5'11" | 170 | Etowah, TN USA |
Hank Schenz | 2B | R | R | April 11, 1919 | 5'9" | 175 | New Richmond, OH USA |
Ed Stevens | 1B | L | L | January 12, 1925 | 6'1" | 190 | Galveston, TX USA |
George Strickland | SS | R | R | January 10, 1926 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA USA |
Earl Turner | C | R | R | May 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 170 | Pittsfield, MA USA |
Junior Walsh | P | R | R | March 7, 1919 | 5'11" | 185 | Newark, NJ USA |
Bill Werle | P | L | L | December 21, 1920 | 6'2" | 182 | Oakland, CA USA |
Wally Westlake | CF | R | R | November 8, 1920 | 6'0" | 186 | Gridley, CA USA |