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Major League Baseball

Record: 89-65 .578.... 2nd in American League
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, League Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 902,576

Manager - Ossie Vitt, Ossie Vitt

Assistant Coach - Johnny Bassler, Ski Melillo, Luke Sewell

Team Leaders

HR: Trosky [25]
RBI: Boudreau [101]
2B: Boudreau [46]
SB: Chapman [13]
W: Feller [27]
SV: Allen [5]
SO: Feller [261]

Oldest Player: Johnny Allen [34]
Youngest Player: Dixie Howell [20]
Longest Tenure: Willis Hudlin [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Soup Campbell (Apr 21)
Pitchers: Cal Dorsett (Aug 19) Dixie Howell (Sep 14)

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
	Johnny Allen	P	34	R	R	6-0	180	9/30/1905	Lenoir, NC	MLB	1932-1944
	Nate Andrews	P	26	R	R	6-0	195	9/30/1913	Pembroke, NC	MLB	1937-1946
	Beau Bell	OF	32	R	R	6-2	185	8/20/1907	Bellville, TX	MLB	1935-1941
5	Lou Boudreau	SS	22	R	R	5-11	185	7/17/1917	Harvey, IL	MLB	1938-1952
	Soup Campbell	OF	25	L	R	6-1	168	3/7/1915	Sparta, VA	MLB	1940-1941
	Ben Chapman	P-OF	31	R	R	6-0	190	12/25/1908	Nashville, TN	MLB	1930-1946
	Joe Dobson	P	23	R	R	6-2	197	1/20/1917	Durant, OK	MLB	1939-1954
	Cal Dorsett	P	27	R	R	6-0	180	6/10/1913	Lone Oak, TX	MLB	1940-1947
	Harry Eisenstat	P	24	L	L	5-11	185	10/10/1915	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1935-1942
	Bob Feller	P	21	R	R	6-0	185	11/3/1918	Van Meter, IA	MLB	1936-1956
	Oscar Grimes	3B-2B	25	R	R	5-11	178	4/13/1915	Minerva, OH	MLB	1938-1946
	Odell Hale	2B-3B	31	R	R	5-10	175	8/10/1908	Hosston, LA	MLB	1931-1941
	Mel Harder	P	30	R	R	6-1	195	10/15/1909	Beemer, NE	MLB	1928-1947
	Jeff Heath	OF	25	L	R		200	4/1/1915	Fort William, ON	MLB	1936-1949
	Hank Helf	C	26	R	R	6-1	196	8/26/1913	Austin, TX	MLB	1938-1946
	Rollie Hemsley	C	33	R	R	5-10	170	6/24/1907	Syracuse, OH	MLB	1928-1947
	Dixie Howell	P	20	L	R	6-2	210	1/7/1920	Harold, KY	MLB	1940-1958
	Willis Hudlin	P	34	R	R	6-0	190	5/23/1906	Wagoner, OK	MLB	1926-1944
	Johnny Humphries	P	25	R	R	6-1	185	6/23/1915	Clifton Forge, VA	MLB	1938-1946
	Ken Jungels	P	24	R	R	6-1	180	6/23/1916	Aurora, IL	MLB	1937-1942
	Ken Keltner	3B	23	R	R	6-0	190	10/31/1916	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1937-1950
	Ray Mack	2B	23	R	R	6-0	200	8/31/1916	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1938-1947
	Al Milnar	P	26	L	L	6-2	195	12/26/1913	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1936-1946
	Mike Naymick	P	22	R	R	6-8	225	9/6/1917	Berlin, PA	MLB	1939-1944
	Rusty Peters	2B-SS	25	R	R	5-11	170	12/14/1914	Roanoke, VA	MLB	1936-1947
	Frankie Pytlak	C	31	R	R		160	7/30/1908	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1932-1946
	Al Smith	P	32	L	L	5-11	180	10/12/1907	Belleville, IL	MLB	1934-1945
	Hal Trosky	1B	27	L	R	6-2	207	11/11/1912	Norway, IA	MLB	1933-1946
	Roy Weatherly	OF	25	L	R		170	2/25/1915	Warren, TX	MLB	1936-1950
	Bill Zuber	P	27	R	R	6-2	195	3/26/1913	Middle Amana, IA	MLB	1936-1947