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Record: 82-72 .532.... 5th in American League
Stadium: Fenway Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 716,234

Manager - Joe Cronin

Team Leaders

HR: Foxx [36]
RBI: Foxx [119]
2B: Williams [43]
SB: Tabor [14]
W: Heving, Wilson [12]
SV: Wilson [5]
SO: Wilson [102]

Oldest Player: Lefty Grove [40]
Youngest Player: Earl Johnson [21]
Longest Tenure: Lefty Grove, Fritz Ostermueller [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dom DiMaggio (Apr 16) Tony Lupien (Sep 12) Stan Spence (Jun 8)
Pitchers: Bill Butland (May 29) Bill Fleming (Aug 21) Mickey Harris (Apr 23) Herb Hash (Apr 19) Earl Johnson (Jul 20) Alex Mustaikis (Jul 7) Yank Terry (Aug 3)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Jim Bagby	P	23	R	R	6-2	170	9/8/1916	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1938-1947
28	Bill Butland	P	22	R	L	6-5	185	3/22/1918	Terre Haute, IN	MLB	1940-1947
	Tom Carey	2B-SS	33	R	R		170	10/11/1906	Hoboken, NJ	MLB	1935-1946
8	Doc Cramer	OF	34	L	R	6-2	185	7/22/1905	Beach Haven, NJ	MLB	1929-1948
	Joe Cronin	SS	33	R	R	5-11	180	10/12/1906	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1926-1945
2	Gene Desautels	C	33	R	R	5-11	170	6/13/1907	Worcester, MA	MLB	1930-1946
16	Emerson Dickman	P	25	R	R	6-2	175	11/12/1914	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1936-1941
7	Dom DiMaggio	OF	23	R	R	5-9	168	2/12/1917	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1940-1953
1	Bobby Doerr	2B	22	R	R	5-11	175	4/7/1918	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1937-1951
	Lou Finney	OF-1B	29	L	R	6-0	180	8/13/1910	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1931-1947
28	Bill Fleming	P	26	R	R	6-0	190	7/31/1913	Rowland, CA	MLB	1940-1946
	Jimmie Foxx	1B	32	R	R	6-0	195	10/22/1907	Sudlersville, MD	MLB	1925-1945
12	Denny Galehouse	P	28	R	R	6-1	195	12/7/1911	Marshallville, OH	MLB	1934-1949
15	Charlie Gelbert	SS-3B	34	R	R	5-11	170	1/26/1906	Scranton, PA	MLB	1929-1940
	Joe Glenn	C	31	R	R	5-11	175	11/19/1908	Dickson City, PA	MLB	1932-1940
	Lefty Grove	P	40	L	L	6-3	190	3/6/1900	Lonaconing, MD	MLB	1925-1941
	Mickey Harris	P	23	L	L	6-0	195	1/30/1917	New York, NY	MLB	1940-1952
	Herb Hash	P	29	R	R	6-1	180	2/13/1911	Woolwine, VA	MLB	1940-1941
	Joe Heving	P	39	R	R	6-1	185	9/2/1900	Covington, KY	MLB	1930-1945
20	Earl Johnson	P	21	L	L	6-3	190	4/2/1919	Redmond, WA	MLB	1940-1951
	Tony Lupien	1B	23	L	L		185	4/23/1917	Chelmsford, MA	MLB	1940-1948
28	Alex Mustaikis	P	31	R	R	6-3	180	3/26/1909	Chelsea, MA	MLB	1940-1940
	Red Nonnenkamp	OF	28	L	L	5-11	185	7/7/1911	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1933-1940
21	Fritz Ostermueller	P	32	L	L	5-11	175	9/15/1907	Quincy, IL	MLB	1934-1948
	Marv Owen	3B	34	R	R	6-1	175	3/22/1906	Agnew, CA	MLB	1931-1940
23	Johnny Peacock	C	30	L	R	5-11	165	1/10/1910	Fremont, NC	MLB	1937-1945
	Woody Rich	P	24	L	R	6-2	185	3/9/1916	Morganton, NC	MLB	1939-1944
	Stan Spence	OF	25	L	L		180	3/20/1915	South Portsmouth, KY	MLB	1940-1949
	Jim Tabor	3B	23	R	R	6-2	175	11/5/1916	New Hope, AL	MLB	1938-1947
	Yank Terry	P	29	R	R	6-1	180	2/11/1911	Bedford, IN	MLB	1940-1945
27	Charlie Wagner	P	27	R	R	5-11	170	12/3/1912	Reading, PA	MLB	1938-1946
	Ted Williams	OF	21	L	R	6-3	205	8/30/1918	San Diego, CA	MLB	1939-1960
	Jack Wilson	P	28	R	R	5-11	210	4/12/1912	Portland, OR	MLB	1934-1942