List of Relatives to Play for the Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates called up third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes on September 1, 2020 for his Major League debut. His father Charlie Hayes played for the 1996 Pirates. They became the 26th group of family members to play for the Pirates. Here’s the list of all of them, sorted by using the earliest family debut date first. This doesn’t include anyone related by marriage.

John Gilbert, 1890 and Harry Gilbert, 1890 – Brothers

Billy Gumbert, 1890, 1892, Ad Gumbert, 1893-94 and Harry Gumbert, 1949-50 – Brothers-Great-Uncles/Nephew

Hans Lobert, 1903, Joe Schultz Sr, 1916 and Joe Schultz Jr, 1939-41 – Cousins, Father/Son

Howie Camnitz, 1904, 06-13 and Harry Camnitz, 1909 – Brothers

Carson Bigbee, 1916-26 and Lyle Bigbee, 1921 – Brothers

Clyde Barnhart 1920-28 and Vic Barnhart, 1944-46 – Father/Son

Johnny Morrison, 1920-27 and Phil Morrison, 1921 – Brothers

Jim Bagby, Sr, 1923 and Jim Bagby, Jr, 1947 – Father/Son

Paul Waner, 1926-40 and Lloyd Waner, 1927-41, 44-45 – Brothers

Ray Mueller, 1939-40, 1950 and Don Gutteridge, 1948 – Cousins

Elmer Riddle, 1948-49 and Johnny Riddle, 1948 – Brothers

Vern Law, 1950-51, 54-67 and Vance Law, 1980-81 – Father/Son

Johnny O’Brien, 1953, 55-58 and Eddie O’Brien, 1953, 55-58 – Brothers (Twins)

Gene Freese, 1955-58, 64-65 and George Freese, 1955 – Brothers

Tom Parsons, 1963 and John Lamb, 1970-71, 73 – Cousins

Matty Alou, 1966-70 and Moises Alou, 1990 – Uncle/Nephew

Al Luplow, 1967 and Jordan Luplow, 2017-18 – Great-Uncle/Nephew

Gary Kolb, 1968-69 and Danny Kolb, 2007 – Cousins

Tony Armas, 1976 and Tony Armas, 2007 – Father/Son

Onix Concepcion, 1987 and Jose Lind, 1987-92 – Cousins

Dave Clark, 1992-96 and Steve Pegues, 1994-95 – Cousins

Ravelo Manzanillo, 1994-95 and Josias Manzanillo, 2000-02 – Brothers

Charlie Hayes, 1996 and Ke’Bryan Hayes 2020 – Father/Son

Ramon Martinez, 2001 and Denny Bautista, 2008-09 – Cousins

Luis Figueroa, 2001 and Jose Hernandez, 2003 and 2006 – Cousins

Adam LaRoche, 2007-09 and Andy LaRoche, 2008-10 – Brothers

 

Additional Cases Not Included (but up for discussion)

Henry Oberbeck was the foster-brother of John Peters. Both played together on the 1883 Alleghenys, and Peters was also around for the 1882 and 1884 seasons.

Ray Rohwer played for the 1921-22 Pirates. His brother Claude Rohwer spent 44 days on the active roster in 1922, but the only game he played was an in-season exhibition game, so he doesn’t appear in the record books.

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