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Major League Baseball

Record: 89-73   .549.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium, Forbes Field
Playoffs: Lost NLCS (Reds)
Attendance: 1,341,947

Top Draft Pick: John Bedard (#13)   -

General Manager - Joe Brown
Manager - Danny Murtaugh

Hitting Coach - Bill Virdon  Pitching Coach - Don Osborn  First Base Coach - Don Leppert  Third Base Coach - Frank Oceak  Bullpen Coach - Dave Ricketts  Scout - Len Yochim

Team Leaders

HR: Stargell [31]
RBI: Stargell [85]
2B: Oliver [33]
SB: Alou [19]
W: Walker [15]
SV: Giusti [26]
SO: Veale [178]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gene Clines (Jun 28) Milt May (Sep 8)
Pitchers: Ed Acosta (Sep 7) Fred Cambria (Aug 26) Dick Colpaert (Jul 21) John Lamb (Aug 12) Jim Nelson (May 30)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	13	June-Reg	John Bedard	P-C						-		Springfield Tech (Springfield,MA)
2	37	June-Reg	Kenneth Waiss	P						-		DePew (DePew,NY)
3	61	June-Reg	Wendell Johnson	P						-		Millersburg Military Academy (Florence,AL)
4	85	June-Reg	Edward Sherlin	OF-2B						-		Gallatin (Gallatin,TN)
5	109	June-Reg	Chester Gunter	P						-		Edison (Fresno,CA)
6	133	June-Reg	Gary Gandy	OF		6-0	190	R	R	-		Westbury (Houston,TX)
7	157	June-Reg	Brad Albertson	SS						-		Cascade (Everett,WA)
8	181	June-Reg	John Simontacchi	C						-		Fremont (Oakland,CA)
9	205	June-Reg	Richard Stuart	C						-		Central Kitsap (Bremerton,WA)
10	229	June-Reg	Richard Standart	SS						AAA		St. Mary's (Stockton,CA)
11	253	June-Reg	John Canetra	P						-		Naugatuck (Naugatuck,CT)
12	277	June-Reg	Jim Sanderson	1B						-		Charter Oak (Covina,CA)
13	301	June-Reg	Richard DeMaria	1B						-		Springfield Tech (Springfield,MA)
14	325	June-Reg	Dave Parker	C-OF	19	6-5	225	L	R	MLB	1973-1991	Courter Tech (Cincinnati,OH)
15	349	June-Reg	Gary Kelley	OF						-		McClatchy (Sacramento,CA)
16	373	June-Reg	Theodia Johnson	3B-OF						-		Allen Carver (Cincinnati,OH)
17	397	June-Reg	Robert Stewart	SS						-		Westwood Regional (Westwood,NJ)
18	421	June-Reg	Gary Abram	p						-		Tulsa Union (Tulsa,OK)
19	445	June-Reg	Richard Swinchock	p						-		Bethlehem Center (Fredericksburg,PA)
20	469	June-Reg	Charles Arrendale	p						-		Marian College
21	493	June-Reg	Edward Robbins	p						-		Ohio University
22	517	June-Reg	Ken St. Pierre	C						-		Danvers (Danvers,MA)
23	541	June-Reg	Ed Ott	3B-C	18	5-10	198	L	R	MLB	1974-1981	Muncy (Muncy,PA)
24	565	June-Reg	Kenneth Stollmeyer	OF						-		Charter Oak (Covina,CA)
25	589	June-Reg	Ron Hooks	OF						-		Far Rockaway (Far Rockaway,NY)
26	611**	June-Reg	Greg Van Gaver	p						-		O'Dea (Seattle,WA)
27	631	June-Reg	Charles Ringer	SS						-
28	652	June-Reg	Bennie Allison	3B-1b						-		Ursuline (Youngstown,OH)
29	673	June-Reg	Richard Berry	SS						-		Washtenaw Community College.
30	693**	June-Reg	Calvin Jones	3B-SS						-		Edison (Philadelphia,PA)
31	711	June-Reg	Pat Cassaday	OF-p						-		Miles Community College
32	728	June-Reg	Terry Bowman	1B						-		Pensacola (Pensacola,FL)
33	744	June-Reg	David Keigan	p						-		Braintree (Braintree,MA)
34	760	June-Reg	Paul Kurpiel	Of						-		Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton,OH)
35	776**	June-Reg	John Keough	p						-		Rockland (Rockland,MA)
36	790	June-Reg	Greg Bish	p						-		Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
37	804	June-Reg	Carlos Hughes	p						-		Aurora (Aurora,NC)
38	818	June-Reg	Stan Rosenbrock	SS						-		Brighton (Brighton,CO)
39	830	June-Reg	Robert Clites	p						-		Mapletown (Bobtown,PA)
40	841	June-Reg	Mark Whiting	3B-Of						-		Grand Junction (Grand Junction,CO)
41	851	June-Reg	Stephen Jarrard	2B						-		Bellaire (Bellaire,TX)
42	859	June-Reg	Michael Wood	of						-		Brookhaven (Columbus,OH)
43	866	June-Reg	Arthur Rousseau	p						-		Washtenaw Community College.
44	873	June-Reg	Carl Hewlett	p						-		Marshall University
45	880	June-Reg	Steve Evert	of						-		Washington State University
46	887	June-Reg	Richard Stephenson	of-1B						-		Idaho State University
47	893	June-Reg	John Sullivan	of						-		Washington State University
48	898	June-Reg	Michael Rollins	1B-C						-		Beaver Falls (Beaver Falls,PA)
49	900**	June-Reg	Ray Parr	p						-		Shorecrest (Shoreline,WA)
50	902	June-Reg	David Mroczkowski	SS						-		Bridgeport (Omaha,NE)
51	904	June-Reg	Edwin McGraw	p	17	6-1	180	R	R	-		Downington (Downington,PA)
52	906	June-Reg	Jeff Silfies	1B						-		Northampton Community College
53	908	June-Reg	James Caviglia	C						-		Santa Clara University
54	910	June-Reg	Dave Chambers	p						-		University of Puget Sound
55	912	June-Reg	Stew Casterline	C-p						-		Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
56	914**	June-Reg	John Bowling	p						-		Larue County (Hodgenville,KY)
57	916	June-Reg	Jerry Gomez	p						-		Archbishop Ryan (Omaha,NE)
58	918	June-Reg	Dennis Peters	p						-		Turner (Beloit,WI)
59	919	June-Reg	Ray Baye	p	17	6-1	205	R	R	-		Northampton (Northampton,MA)
60	920	June-Reg	Anthony Buckley	p-of						-		Ridley Township (Folsom,PA)
1	15	June-Sec	Richard Astor	OF-3B						-		Edinboro University
2	39	June-Sec	Clinton Olson	P						-		Big Bend Community College
3	63	June-Sec	Peter Castle	P						-		Monroe Community College
4	83	June-Sec	James Heard	SS						-		Dalton State College
5	94**	June-Sec	Steve Hunter	C						-		Yakima Valley Community College
1	14**	Jan-Reg	Alan Jackson	P						-		Northeastern University
2	38	Jan-Reg	Ronald Erion	3B-1b						-		San Joaquin Delta College
3	62	Jan-Reg	Steven Darden	P						-		South Georgia College
4	86**	Jan-Reg	Clinton Olson	P						-		Big Bend Community College
5	109	Jan-Reg	Charlie Roberts	P						-		Bellevue Community College
6	128	Jan-Reg	Richard Counts	SS						-		St. Petersburg College
7	144**	Jan-Reg	James Heard	SS						-		Dalton State College
8	156**	Jan-Reg	Steve Hunter	C						-		Yakima Valley Community College
9	164**	Jan-Reg	Peter Castle	P						-		Niagara County Community College
10	170**	Jan-Reg	Stephen Dorsch	P						-		Concordia College
11	174	Jan-Reg	Ken Fulton	C						-		Duquesne University
12	178	Jan-Reg	Robbie Harms	C						-		Lakeland Community College
13	182	Jan-Reg	Ted Cooper	2B						-		Morgan State University
14	185	Jan-Reg	Joseph Say	C-OF						-		Kenmore East (Sterling Heights,MI)
15	187	Jan-Reg	David Sosnoskie	C-3B						-		Shamokin Area (Coal Township,PA)
16	189**	Jan-Reg	Kirk Berger	p-OF						-		York College (Pennsylvania)
17	191	Jan-Reg	Robert Deremer	OF						-		Alleghany (Cumberland,MD)
18	193	Jan-Reg	Robert Brown	p						-		Connellsville (Connellsville,PA)
19	194	Jan-Reg	Mark Mooney	p						-		Catonsville Community College
20	195	Jan-Reg	Terry Derfier	C						-		Pine Grove Area (Pine Grove,PA)
21	196	Jan-Reg	Stephen Bosley	p						-		Catonsville Community College
22	197	Jan-Reg	Barry Barns	p-OF						-		West Perry (Loysville,PA)
23	198	Jan-Reg	Anthony Joseph	p						-		Lincoln (Ellwood City,PA)
24	199	Jan-Reg	Carl Woolford	p-1B						-		Anne Arundel Community College
25	200	Jan-Reg	William Beauchamp	1B-p						-		Overlea (Baltimore,MD)
26	201	Jan-Reg	Edward Griffin	p						-		Montgomery College
27	202	Jan-Reg	Bruce James	OF-1B						-		Woodlawn (Baltimore,MD)
28	203	Jan-Reg	Kyle Roher	C						-		Wesley College
1	4**	Jan-Sec	Richard Soriano	OF						-		Miami-Dade College
2	28	Jan-Sec	Richard Wanless	P						-
3	52	Jan-Sec	John Vance	OF						-		Western Kentucky University
4	76	Jan-Sec	Henry Hyde	P						-		Amundson Junior College
5	100	Jan-Sec	Frank Shimerdla	P						-		Archbishop Ryan (Omaha,NE)
6	119	Jan-Sec	Gary Gaiser	P						-		University at Buffalo
7	132	Jan-Sec	David Pyles	SS-2B						-		Olympic College
8	142	Jan-Sec	Eddie Munoz	OF-SS						-		Miller (Corpus Christi,TX)
9	149	Jan-Sec	Allen Lindsay	P						-		Gaston College