Pittsburgh Pirates

1956 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Luis Arroyo L. Arroyo	P	5'8"	190	2/18/1927	29	Penuelas, Puerto Rico
Toby Atwell T. Atwell	C	5'10"	185	3/8/1924	32	Leesburg, VA
Roberto Clemente R. Clemente	OF	5'11"	175	8/18/1934	21	Carolina, Puerto Rico
Dick Cole D. Cole	3B	6'2"	175	5/6/1926	30	Long Beach, CA
Bobby Del Greco B. Del Greco	OF	5'11"	190	4/7/1933	23	Pittsburgh, PA
Lino Donoso L. Donoso	P	5'11"	160	9/23/1922	33	Havana, Cuba
Roy Face R. Face	P	5'8"	155	2/20/1928	28	Stephentown, NY
Hank Foiles H. Foiles	C	6'0"	195	6/10/1929	27	Richmond, VA
Gene Freese G. Freese	3B	5'11"	175	1/8/1934	22	Wheeling, WV
Bob Friend B. Friend	P	6'0"	190	11/24/1930	25	Lafayette, IN
Bob Garber B. Garber	P	6'1"	190	9/10/1928	27	Hunker, PA
Dick Groat D. Groat	SS	6'0"	180	11/4/1930	25	Wilkinsburg, PA
Dick Hall D. Hall	P	6'6"	200	9/27/1930	25	St. Louis, MO
Bill Hall B. Hall	C	5'11"	165	7/30/1928	27	Moultrie, GA
Spook Jacobs S. Jacobs	2B	5'9"	155	11/4/1925	30	Cheswold, DE
Nellie King N. King	P	6'6"	185	3/15/1928	28	Shenandoah, PA
Ron Kline R. Kline	P	6'3"	205	3/9/1932	24	Callery, PA
Danny Kravitz D. Kravitz	C	5'11"	195	12/21/1930	25	Lopez, PA
Vern Law V. Law	P	6'2"	195	3/12/1930	26	Meridian, ID
Dick Littlefield D. Littlefield	P	6'0"	180	3/18/1926	30	Detroit, MI
Dale Long D. Long	1B	6'4"	210	2/6/1926	30	Springfield, MO
Jerry Lynch J. Lynch	OF	6'1"	185	7/17/1930	25	Bay City, MI
Bill Mazeroski B. Mazeroski	2B	6'0"	183	9/5/1936	19	Wheeling, WV
Jack McMahan J. McMahan	P	6'0"	175	7/25/1932	23	Hot Springs, AR
Red Munger R. Munger	P	6'2"	200	10/4/1918	37	Houston, TX
Cholly Naranjo C. Naranjo	P	6'0"	165	11/25/1934	21	Havana, Cuba
Eddie O'Brien E. O'Brien	SS	5'9"	165	12/11/1930	25	South Amboy, NJ
Johnny O'Brien J. O'Brien	2B	5'9"	170	12/11/1930	25	South Amboy, NJ
Laurin Pepper L. Pepper	P	5'11"	190	1/18/1931	25	Vaughan, MS
Howie Pollet H. Pollet	P	6'2"	175	6/26/1921	35	New Orleans, LA
John Powers J. Powers	OF	6'0"	190	7/8/1929	26	Birmingham, AL
Bob Purkey B. Purkey	P	6'2"	195	7/14/1929	26	Pittsburgh, PA
Curt Roberts C. Roberts	2B	5'8"	165	8/16/1929	26	Pineland, TX
Jack Shepard J. Shepard	C	6'2"	195	5/13/1932	24	Clovis, CA
Bob Skinner B. Skinner	OF	6'4"	190	10/3/1931	24	La Jolla, CA
Max Surkont M. Surkont	P	6'0"	205	6/16/1922	34	Central Falls, RI
Red Swanson R. Swanson	P	6'2"	175	10/15/1936	19	Baton Rouge, LA
Frank Thomas F. Thomas	3B	6'3"	205	6/11/1929	27	Pittsburgh, PA
Bill Virdon B. Virdon	OF	6'0"	175	6/9/1931	25	Hazel Park, MI
Lee Walls L. Walls	OF	6'3"	205	1/6/1933	23	San Diego, CA
Preston Ward P. Ward	3B	6'3"	198	7/24/1927	28	Columbia, MO
Fred Waters F. Waters	P	5'11"	185	2/2/1927	29	Benton, MS