1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1954 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 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1954 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
29 Johnny Hetki 6-01 205 Right Right 1922-05-12
25 Cal Hogue 6-00 185 Right Right 1927-10-24
30 Nellie King 6-06 185 Right Right 1928-03-15
24 Paul LaPalme 5-10 184 Left Left 1923-12-14
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
27 Dick Littlefield 6-00 180 Left Left 1926-03-18
23 George O'Donnell 6-03 175 Right Right 1929-05-27
00 Joe Page 6-02 205 Left Left 1917-10-28
18 Laurin Pepper 5-11 190 Right Right 1931-01-18
34 Bob Purkey 6-02 195 Right Right 1929-07-14
35 Max Surkont 6-00 205 Right Right 1922-06-16
39 Jake Thies 5-11 170 Right Right 1926-04-01
38 Len Yochim 6-02 200 Left Left 1928-10-16
11 Toby Atwell 5-09½ 185 Right Left 1924-03-08
23, 28 Walker Cooper 6-03 210 Right Right 1915-01-08
46 Bill Hall 5-11 165 Right Left 1928-07-30
9 Nick Koback 6-00 187 Right Right 1935-07-19
20 Jim Mangan 5-10 190 Right Right 1929-09-24
10 Jack Shepard 6-02 195 Right Right 1932-05-13
8 Gair Allie 6-01 190 Right Right 1931-10-28
12 Dick Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1926-05-06
31 Vic Janowicz 5-09 185 Right Right 1930-02-26
13 Eddie Pellagrini 5-09 165 Right Right 1918-03-13
7 Curt Roberts 5-08 165 Right Right 1929-08-16
3 Bob Skinner 6-04 190 Right Left 1931-10-03
6 Dick Smith 5-08 160 Right Right 1927-07-21
5 Preston Ward 6-03 198 Right Left 1927-07-24
18 Cal Abrams 6-00 185 Left Left 1924-03-02
4 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
17 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
26 Gail Henley 5-09 180 Right Left 1928-10-15
20 Sam Jethroe 6-01 178 Right Both 1918-01-20
14 Jerry Lynch 6-01 189 Right Left 1930-07-17
44 Luis Marquez 5-10½ 174 Right Right 1925-10-28
44 Hal Rice 6-01 195 Right Left 1924-02-11
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
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The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 101 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/103) where 475,494 fans witnessed their 1954 Pirates finish the season with a .344 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 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Toby Atwell (88)
1B Bob Skinner (118)
2B Curt Roberts (131)
3B Dick Cole (55)
SS Gair Allie (95)
LF Frank Thomas (48)
CF Frank Thomas (109)
RF Sid Gordon (66)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Paul LaPalme
SP Vern Law
SP Dick Littlefield
SP Max Surkont
SP Jake Thies
  
CL Johnny Hetki


1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1954 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#00 Joe Page
#3 Bob Skinner
#4 Sid Gordon
#5 Preston Ward
#6 Dick Smith
#7 Curt Roberts
#8 Gair Allie
#9 Nick Koback
#10 Jack Shepard
#11 Toby Atwell
#12 Dick Cole
#13 Eddie Pellagrini
#14 Jerry Lynch
#15 Frank Thomas
#17 Dick Hall
#18 Cal Abrams
#18 Laurin Pepper
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Sam Jethroe
#20 Jim Mangan
#23 Walker Cooper
#23 George O'Donnell
#24 Paul LaPalme
#25 Cal Hogue
#26 Gail Henley
#27 Dick Littlefield
#28 Walker Cooper
#29 Johnny Hetki
#30 Nellie King
#31 Vic Janowicz
#32 Vern Law
#34 Bob Purkey
#35 Max Surkont
#38 Len Yochim
#39 Jake Thies
#44 Luis Marquez
#44 Hal Rice
#46 Bill Hall

Did you know that a 1954 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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