1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1939 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1939 Pittsburgh Pirates



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51 Russ Bauers 6-03 195 Right Left 1914-05-10
46 Cy Blanton 5-11½ 180 Right Left 1908-07-06
48 Joe Bowman 6-02 190 Right Left 1910-06-17
47 Mace Brown 6-01 190 Right Right 1909-05-21
40 Max Butcher 6-02 220 Right Right 1910-09-21
40 Bill Clemensen 6-01 193 Right Right 1919-06-20
24 Johnny Gee 6-09 225 Left Left 1915-12-07
53 Ken Heintzelman 5-11½ 185 Left Right 1915-10-14
41 Bob Klinger 6-00 180 Right Right 1908-06-04
- Pep Rambert 6-00 175 Right Right 1916-08-01
44 Rip Sewell 6-01 180 Right Left 1907-05-11
45 Bill Swift 6-01½ 192 Right Right 1908-06-19
- Oad Swigart 6-00 175 Right Left 1915-02-13
50 Jim Tobin 6-00 185 Right Right 1912-12-27
32 Ray Berres 5-09 170 Right Right 1907-08-31
30 Ray Mueller 5-09 175 Right Right 1912-03-08
- Joe Schultz 5-11 184 Right Left 1918-08-29
31 George Susce 5-11½ 200 Right Right 1907-08-13
25 Bill Brubaker 6-02 185 Right Right 1910-11-07
16 Elbie Fletcher 6-00 180 Left Left 1916-03-18
- Frankie Gustine 6-00 180 Right Right 1920-02-20
20 Lee Handley 5-07 160 Right Right 1913-07-31
22 Red Juelich 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1916-09-20
24 Gus Suhr 6-00 180 Right Left 1906-01-03
21 Arky Vaughan 5-10½ 175 Right Left 1912-03-09
26 Pep Young 5-09 162 Right Right 1907-08-29
17 Fern Bell 6-00 180 Right Right 1913-01-21
- Bob Elliott 6-00 185 Right Right 1916-11-26
16 Woody Jensen 5-10½ 160 Left Left 1907-08-11
14 Chuck Klein 6-00 185 Right Left 1904-10-07
14 Heinie Manush 6-01 200 Left Left 1901-07-20
12 Johnny Rizzo 6-00 190 Right Right 1912-07-30
- Maurice Van Robays 6-00½ 190 Right Right 1914-11-15
10 Lloyd Waner 5-09 150 Right Left 1906-03-16
11 Paul Waner 5-08½ 153 Left Left 1903-04-16
- Eddie Yount 6-01 185 Right Right 1915-12-19
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The 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates played 153 games during the regular season, won 68 games, lost 85 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 98/98) where 376,734 fans witnessed their 1939 Pirates finish the season with a .444 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Ray Mueller (81)
1B Elbie Fletcher (101)
2B Pep Young (84)
3B Lee Handley (100)
SS Arky Vaughan (152)
LF Johnny Rizzo (86)
CF Lloyd Waner (92)
RF Paul Waner (106)
  
SP Joe Bowman
SP Bob Klinger
SP Jim Tobin
  
RP Bill Swift
CL Mace Brown


1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1939 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#10 Lloyd Waner
#11 Paul Waner
#12 Johnny Rizzo
#14 Chuck Klein
#14 Heinie Manush
#16 Elbie Fletcher
#16 Woody Jensen
#17 Fern Bell
#20 Lee Handley
#21 Arky Vaughan
#22 Red Juelich
#24 Johnny Gee
#24 Gus Suhr
#25 Bill Brubaker
#26 Pep Young
#30 Ray Mueller
#31 George Susce
#32 Ray Berres
#40 Max Butcher
#40 Bill Clemensen
#41 Bob Klinger
#44 Rip Sewell
#45 Bill Swift
#46 Cy Blanton
#47 Mace Brown
#48 Joe Bowman
#50 Jim Tobin
#51 Russ Bauers
#53 Ken Heintzelman

Did you know that a 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?