1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1955 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 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1955 Pittsburgh Pirates



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20, 57 Bill Bell 6-03 200 Right Right 1933-10-24
31 Roger Bowman 6-00 175 Left Right 1927-08-18
31 Lino Donoso 5-11 160 Left Left 1922-09-23
26 Roy Face 5-08 155 Right Right 1928-02-20
19 Bob Friend 6-00 190 Right Right 1930-11-24
37 Al Grunwald 6-04 210 Left Left 1930-02-13
30 Dick Hall 6-06 200 Right Right 1930-09-27
30 Nellie King 6-06 185 Right Right 1928-03-15
22 Ron Kline 6-03 205 Right Right 1932-03-09
32 Vern Law 6-02 195 Right Right 1930-03-12
27 Dick Littlefield 6-00 180 Left Left 1926-03-18
28 Paul Martin 6-06 235 Right Right 1932-03-10
23 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
20 Red Swanson 6-01½ 175 Right Right 1936-10-15
39 Jake Thies 5-11 170 Right Right 1926-04-01
28 Ben Wade 6-03 205 Right Right 1922-11-25
34 Fred Waters 5-11 185 Left Left 1927-02-02
11 Toby Atwell 5-09½ 185 Right Left 1924-03-08
9 Nick Koback 6-00 187 Right Right 1935-07-19
17 Hardy Peterson 6-00 205 Right Right 1929-10-17
10 Jack Shepard 6-02 195 Right Right 1932-05-13
12 Dick Cole 6-02 175 Right Right 1926-05-06
8 Gene Freese 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-01-08
3 George Freese 6-00 190 Right Right 1926-09-12
4 Sid Gordon 5-10 185 Right Right 1917-08-13
24 Dick Groat 5-11½ 180 Right Right 1930-11-04
29 Dale Long 6-04 210 Left Left 1926-02-06
6 Johnny O'Brien 5-09 170 Right Right 1930-12-11
7 Curt Roberts 5-08 165 Right Right 1929-08-16
6 Dick Smith 5-08 160 Right Right 1927-07-21
5 Preston Ward 6-03 198 Right Left 1927-07-24
13, 21 Roberto Clemente 5-11 175 Right Right 1934-08-18
18 Jerry Lynch 6-01 189 Right Left 1930-07-17
25 Roman Mejias 6-00 175 Right Right 1930-08-09
14 Felipe Montemayor 6-02 185 Left Left 1928-02-07
7 Eddie O'Brien 5-09 165 Right Right 1930-12-11
14 Johnny Powers 6-00 190 Right Left 1929-07-08
16 Tom Saffell 5-11 170 Right Left 1921-07-26
21 Earl Smith 6-00 185 Right Right 1928-03-14
15 Frank Thomas 6-03 205 Right Right 1929-06-11
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The 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates played 154 games during the regular season, won 60 games, lost 94 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at Forbes Field (Park Factors: 99/102) where 469,397 fans witnessed their 1955 Pirates finish the season with a .390 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 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1955 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Jack Shepard (77)
1B Dale Long (119)
2B Johnny O'Brien (78)
3B Gene Freese (65)
SS Dick Groat (149)
LF Frank Thomas (86)
CF Frank Thomas (59)
RF Roberto Clemente (111)
  
SP Bob Friend
SP Ron Kline
SP Vern Law
SP Dick Littlefield
SP Max Surkont
  
RP Lino Donoso
CL Roy Face


1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1955 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 George Freese
#4 Sid Gordon
#5 Preston Ward
#6 Johnny O'Brien
#6 Dick Smith
#7 Eddie O'Brien
#7 Curt Roberts
#8 Gene Freese
#9 Nick Koback
#10 Jack Shepard
#11 Toby Atwell
#12 Dick Cole
#13 Roberto Clemente
#14 Felipe Montemayor
#14 Johnny Powers
#15 Frank Thomas
#16 Tom Saffell
#17 Hardy Peterson
#18 Jerry Lynch
#19 Bob Friend
#20 Bill Bell
#20 Red Swanson
#21 Roberto Clemente
#21 Earl Smith
#22 Ron Kline
#23 Laurin Pepper
#24 Dick Groat
#25 Roman Mejias
#26 Roy Face
#27 Dick Littlefield
#28 Paul Martin
#28 Ben Wade
#29 Dale Long
#30 Dick Hall
#30 Nellie King
#31 Roger Bowman
#31 Lino Donoso
#32 Vern Law
#34 Bob Purkey
#34 Fred Waters
#35 Max Surkont
#37 Al Grunwald
#39 Jake Thies
#57 Bill Bell

Did you know that a 1955 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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