1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-9
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Johnny McNally (2-9)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League ended the 1938 season with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division.

The Pirates struggled to score 79 points, worst in the circuit, while the leaky defense gave up 169. Whizzer White carried the ball for a team-best 567 yards for Pittsburgh.

Whizzer White passed for 393 yards, and Frank Filchock spent time under center also. Bill Davidson grabbed 12 passes for 229 yards.

Johnny McNally coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
11	Mike Basrak	C	November 23, 1912	6'2"	220	Duquesne	Bellaire, OH USA	5	5
25	Tom Burnette	BB	July 29, 1915	6'1"	194	North Carolina	Fremont, NC USA	6	1
10	Mac Cara	E	November 11, 1914	5'10"	193	North Carolina St.	Reggie di Calabria, Italy	9	3
30	Joe Cardwell	LT	January 31, 1912	6'3"	235	Duke	Montgomery, AL USA	11	7
12	Bill Davidson	B	June 15, 1915	6'0"	182	Temple	Pittsburgh, PA USA	10	2
53	Bob Douglas	FB	October 2, 1914	6'0"	195	Kansas St.		2	0
28	Ted Doyle	T-G	January 12, 1914	6'2"	224	Nebraska	Maywood, NE USA	9	0
25	Vince Farrar	G-BB	December 22, 1910	5'10"	200	North Carolina St.	Youngstown, OH USA	1	0
	Scrapper Farrell	FB	July 12, 1915	5'9"	204	Muhlenberg	Catasauqua, PA USA	5	2
9	Frank Filchock	TB	October 18, 1916	5'10"	193	Indiana	Crucible, PA USA	6	3
19	Max Fiske	B	September 27, 1913	6'0"	199	DePaul	Chicago, IL USA	10	2
18	Byron Gentry	LG	October 20, 1913	5'11"	227	USC	, WA USA	11	11
33	Swede Hanson	B	November 10, 1907	6'1"	192	Temple	Navesink, NJ USA	5	1
14	George Kakasic	G	April 24, 1912	5'10"	200	Duquesne	Mingo Junction, OH USA	4	2
	Bull Karcis	FB-BB-HB	December 3, 1908	5'9"	223	Carnegie Mellon	Monaca, PA USA	3	0
36	Ed Karpowich	LT	September 28, 1912	6'4"	220	Catholic	Duquesne, PA USA	8	6
35	Walt Kiesling	G-T	May 27, 1903	6'3"	260	St. Thomas	St. Paul, MN USA	6	0
45	Lou Lassahn	E	October 1, 1915	6'0"	205	West. Maryland	, MD USA	2	0
42	Bernie Lee	QB	October 25, 1912	5'11"	190	Villanova	Broughton, PA USA	4	1
	Eggs Manske	LE	July 4, 1912	6'0"	185	Northwestern	Nekoosa, WI USA	6	4
47/22	Joe Maras	C	January 19, 1916	6'1"	203	Duquesne	Hibbing, MN USA	5	1
40	Lindy Mayhew	G-T	August 24, 1907	6'1"	223	Texas-El Paso	, MS USA	6	0
22	Karl McDade	C	March 27, 1915	6'3"	195	Portland	Madras, OR USA	6	1
21	Paul McDonough	E	December 14, 1916	6'4"	222	Utah	Salt Lake City, UT USA	6	3
15	Johnny McNally	BB	November 27, 1903	6'1"	188	Wisc-River Falls	New Richmond, WI USA	10	4
17	Armand Niccolai	K	November 8, 1911	6'2"	226	Duquesne	Vesta, PA USA	11	10
29	John Nosich	T	October 12, 1915	6'3"	230	Duquesne	Clairton, PA USA	2	0
40	John Oelerich	HB	February 7, 1916	6'0"	192	St. Ambrose	Davenport, IA USA	3	1
39	John Perko	RG	February 20, 1914	6'1"	207	Duquesne	Hibbing, MN USA	10	8
33	George Platukis	E	March 15, 1915	6'0"	196	Duquesne	West Hazleton, PA USA	5	2
29	Jack Robinson	T	June 18, 1911	6'2"	220	Truman St.	Miami, NM USA	2	1
26	Jim Rorison	T	July 23, 1916	6'3"	250	USC	Los Angeles County, CA USA	6	1
44	Stu Smith	FB	February 3, 1915	6'0"	195	Bucknell	Montour Falls, NY USA	11	11
20	Bill Sortet	E	June 25, 1912	6'1"	187	West Virginia	Vincennes, IN USA	8	3
47	Jess Tatum	RE	October 8, 1914	6'1"	215	North Carolina St.	McColl, SC USA	5	4
27	Tuffy Thompson	HB	September 28, 1914	5'11"	172	Minnesota	Montevideo, MN USA	10	3
16	Clarence Tommerson	HB	April 8, 1915	6'2"	196	Wisconsin	La Crosse, WI USA	3	0
23	Lou Tsoutsouvas	C	July 4, 1915	5'11"	210	Stanford	Fresno, CA USA	5	4
47	Izzy Weinstock	FB	June 27, 1913	5'11"	190	Pittsburgh	Wilkes-Barre, PA USA	2	2
24	Whizzer White	TB	June 8, 1917	6'1"	187	Colorado	Fort Collins, CO USA	11	11
42	Billy Wilson	E	May 8, 1911	5'10"	184	Gonzaga	Union, OR USA	4	1