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-$1.91M
Hank FoilesCP79258477252405617.212.266.369B/C-/B+$1.70M
Danny KravitzCF3278182106195.265.311.441D/D/D-$386K
Dale Long1BF14861313627916418554.263.326.485D/B-$3.51M
Bill Mazeroski2BF81292623143002418.243.293.318B/D+$1.30M
Johnny O'Brien2BF73120180313075.173.209.183D/D-$222K
Curt Roberts2BF3172110461125.177.239.323A/D-$216K
Frank Thomas3BF15767116625806906136.282.326.461C/D$3.93M
Gene Freese3BF65242433141724516.208.273.295B/D-$810K
Dick Cole3BF72116210970911.212.291.253C/D-$314K
Dick GroatSSF1426051420374002535.273.317.321C/B$3.27M
Eddie O'BrienSSF6362140317122.264.291.302A/D-$254K
Bill VirdonOFP1335761708376766333.334.374.462B+/A-$5.72M
Roberto ClementeOFF1476021697606665813.311.330.431D/C+$3.63M
Lee WallsOFF14356513011547238350.274.345.432C-/C+$3.47M
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$7.94M
Ron KlineSF44278.00393.380.2631.301.5434.262.760.886$5.76M
Vern LawSF39206.00324.320.2811.361.2242.762.251.104$3.90M
Laurin PepperSF1132.0073.000.2561.830.4803.607.500.300$498K
Roy FaceRF68143.0033.520.2561.282.2866.382.791.064$3.07M
Red MungerRF35113.00134.040.2991.561.0983.793.450.673$1.86M
Nellie KingRF3864.0003.150.2411.221.3163.752.851.200$1.24M
Dick HallRF1966.0094.760.2701.361.2863.903.031.155$1.11M
Fred WatersRF2354.0052.820.2581.530.4672.475.290.529$922K
Cholly NaranjoRF1737.0034.460.2821.571.5296.824.461.835$385K
Luis ArroyoRF1831.0024.710.2981.671.4175.343.771.570$268K

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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