1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1948 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 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1948 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
35 Tiny Bonham 6-02 215 Right Right 1913-08-16
24 Bob Chesnes 6-00 180 Right Both 1921-05-06
32 Hal Gregg 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1921-07-11
13 Kirby Higbe 5-11 190 Right Right 1915-04-08
28 Vic Lombardi 5-07 158 Left Left 1922-09-20
36 Woody Main 6-03½ 195 Right Right 1922-02-12
38 Cal McLish 6-01 200 Right Both 1925-12-01
21 Fritz Ostermueller 5-11 175 Left Left 1907-09-15
23 Mel Queen 6-00½ 204 Right Right 1918-03-04
37 Elmer Riddle 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1914-07-31
30 Rip Sewell 6-01 180 Right Left 1907-05-11
26 Elmer Singleton 6-02 174 Right Right 1918-06-26
22 Nick Strincevich 6-01 180 Right Right 1915-03-01
34 Junior Walsh 5-11 185 Right Right 1919-03-07
9 Ed Fitz Gerald 6-00 180 Right Right 1924-05-21
10 Clyde Kluttz 6-00 198 Right Right 1917-12-12
3 Johnny Riddle 5-11 190 Right Right 1905-10-03
31 Earl Turner 5-09 170 Right Right 1923-05-06
8 Monty Basgall 5-10½ 175 Right Right 1922-02-08
18 Eddie Bockman 5-09 175 Right Right 1920-07-26
- Pete Castiglione 5-11 175 Right Right 1921-02-13
16 Frankie Gustine 6-00 180 Right Right 1920-02-20
7 Danny Murtaugh 5-09 165 Right Right 1917-10-08
6 Stan Rojek 5-10 170 Right Right 1919-04-21
5 Ed Stevens 6-01 190 Left Left 1925-01-12
14 Max West 6-01½ 182 Right Left 1916-11-28
17 Grady Wilson 6-00½ 170 Right Right 1922-11-23
17 Ted Beard 5-08 165 Left Left 1921-01-07
12 Johnny Hopp 5-10 175 Left Left 1916-07-18
4 Ralph Kiner 6-02 195 Right Right 1922-10-27
11 Dixie Walker 6-01 175 Right Left 1910-09-24
15 Wally Westlake 6-00 186 Right Right 1920-11-08
29 Don Gutteridge 5-10½ 165 Right Right 1912-06-19
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The 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 83 games, lost 71 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 102/103) where 1,517,021 fans witnessed their 1948 Pirates finish the season with a .539 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 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1948 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


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1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Ed Fitz Gerald (96)
1B Ed Stevens (117)
2B Danny Murtaugh (146)
3B Frankie Gustine (118)
SS Stan Rojek (156)
LF Ralph Kiner (154)
CF Johnny Hopp (71)
RF Dixie Walker (110)
  
SP Tiny Bonham
SP Bob Chesnes
SP Vic Lombardi
SP Fritz Ostermueller
SP Elmer Riddle
SP Rip Sewell
  
RP Hal Gregg
RP Mel Queen
RP Elmer Singleton
CL Kirby Higbe


1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Ralph Kiner $30,000.00


1948 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Johnny Riddle
#4 Ralph Kiner
#5 Ed Stevens
#6 Stan Rojek
#7 Danny Murtaugh
#8 Monty Basgall
#9 Ed Fitz Gerald
#10 Clyde Kluttz
#11 Dixie Walker
#12 Johnny Hopp
#13 Kirby Higbe
#14 Max West
#15 Wally Westlake
#16 Frankie Gustine
#17 Ted Beard
#17 Grady Wilson
#18 Eddie Bockman
#21 Fritz Ostermueller
#22 Nick Strincevich
#23 Mel Queen
#24 Bob Chesnes
#26 Elmer Singleton
#28 Vic Lombardi
#29 Don Gutteridge
#30 Rip Sewell
#31 Earl Turner
#32 Hal Gregg
#34 Junior Walsh
#35 Tiny Bonham
#36 Woody Main
#37 Elmer Riddle
#38 Cal McLish

Did you know that a 1948 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)?
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