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Major League Baseball

Record: 75-79 .487.... 5th in National League
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 534,878

Manager - Gabby Hartnett, Gabby Hartnett

Pitching Coach - George Uhle Assistant Coach - Red Corriden

Team Leaders

HR: Nicholson [25]
RBI: Nicholson [98]
2B: Gleeson [39]
SB: Hack [21]
W: Passeau [20]
SV: Passeau [5]
SO: Passeau [124]

Oldest Player: Charlie Root [41]
Youngest Player: Bobby Sturgeon [20]
Longest Tenure: Gabby Hartnett [19]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bob Collins (Apr 28) Clyde McCullough (Apr 28) Bobby Sturgeon (Apr 16)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
43	Julio Bonetti	P	28	R	R	6-0	180	7/14/1911	Genoa, IT	MLB	1937-1940
18	Zeke Bonura	1B	31	R	R	6-0	210	9/20/1908	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1934-1940
18,26	Clay Bryant	P	28	R	R	6-2	195	11/16/1911	Madison Heights, VA	MLB	1935-1940
3	Phil Cavarretta	1B-OF	23	L	L	5-11	175	7/19/1916	Chicago, IL	MLB	1934-1955
39	Bob Collins	C	30	R	R	5-11	176	9/18/1909	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1940-1944
31	Dom Dallessandro	OF	26	L	L	5-6	168	10/3/1913	Reading, PA	MLB	1937-1947
22	Dizzy Dean	P	30	R	R	6-2	182	1/16/1910	Lucas, AR	MLB	1930-1947
14	Larry French	P	32	R	L	6-1	195	11/1/1907	Visalia, CA	MLB	1929-1942
7	Augie Galan	OF	28	B	R	6-0	175	5/25/1912	Berkeley, CA	MLB	1934-1949
24	Jim Gleeson	OF	28	B	R	6-1	191	3/5/1912	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1936-1942
6	Stan Hack	3B	30	L	R	6-0	170	12/6/1909	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1932-1947
2	Gabby Hartnett	C	39	R	R	6-1	195	12/20/1900	Woonsocket, RI	MLB	1922-1941
4	Billy Herman	2B	30	R	R	5-11	180	7/7/1909	New Albany, IN	MLB	1931-1947
11	Bill Lee	P	30	R	R	6-3	195	10/21/1909	Plaquemine, LA	MLB	1934-1947
9	Hank Leiber	OF	29	R	R	6-1	205	1/17/1911	Phoenix, AZ	MLB	1933-1942
15	Bobby Mattick	SS	24	R	R	5-11	178	12/5/1915	Sioux City, IA	MLB	1938-1942
21	Clyde McCullough	C	23	R	R		180	3/4/1917	Nashville, TN	MLB	1940-1956
25	Jake Mooty	P	27	R	R		170	4/13/1913	Mislap, TX	MLB	1936-1944
8	Bill Nicholson	OF	25	L	R	6-0	205	12/11/1914	Chestertown, MD	MLB	1936-1953
23	Vern Olsen	P	22	R	L	6-0	175	3/16/1918	Hillsboro, OR	MLB	1939-1946
41	Vance Page	P	34	R	R	6-0	180	9/15/1905	Elm City, NC	MLB	1938-1941
13	Claude Passeau	P	31	R	R	6-3	198	4/9/1909	Waynesboro, MS	MLB	1935-1947
16	Ken Raffensberger	P	22	R	L	6-2	185	8/8/1917	York, PA	MLB	1939-1954
5	Billy Rogell	SS	35	B	R	5-10	163	11/24/1904	Springfield, IL	MLB	1925-1940
17	Charlie Root	P	41	R	R		190	3/17/1899	Middletown, OH	MLB	1923-1941
12	Rip Russell	1B-3B	25	R	R	6-1	180	1/26/1915	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1939-1947
28	Bobby Sturgeon	SS-2B	20	R	R	6-0	175	8/6/1919	Clinton, IN	MLB	1940-1948
10	Al Todd	C	38	R	R	6-1	198	1/7/1902	Troy, NY	MLB	1932-1943
43	Rabbit Warstler	SS-2B	36	R	R		150	9/13/1903	North Canton, OH	MLB	1930-1940