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Record: 52-98 .347.... 8th in American League
Stadium: Shibe Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 462,631

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Team Leaders

HR: Estalella [8]
RBI: Kell [56]
2B: Kell [30]
SB: Peck [5]
W: Christopher [13]
SV: Berry [5]
SO: Newsom [127]

Oldest Player: Joe Berry [40]
Youngest Player: Carl Scheib [18]
Longest Tenure: Dick Siebert [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Joe Astroth (Aug 13) Larry Drake (Jul 20) Ernie Kish (Jul 29) Mayo Smith (Jun 24)
Pitchers: Bill Connelly (Aug 22) Woody Crowson (Apr 17) Steve Gerkin (May 13) Lou Knerr (Apr 17)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
-	Joe Astroth	C	22	R	R	5-9	187	9/1/1922	East Alton, IL	MLB	1945-1956
20	Joe Berry	P	40	L	R		145	12/16/1904	Huntsville, AR	MLB	1942-1946
21	Don Black	P	28	R	R	6-0	185	7/20/1916	Salix, IA	MLB	1943-1948
11	Charlie Bowles	P	28	R	R	6-3	180	3/15/1917	Norwood, MA	MLB	1943-1945
-	Al Brancato	SS-3B	26	R	R	5-9	188	5/29/1919	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1939-1945
13	Joe Burns	3B-OF	29	R	R	5-10	175	6/17/1916	Bryn Mawr, PA	MLB	1943-1945
2	Ed Busch	SS	27	R	R	5-10	175	11/16/1917	Lebanon, IL	MLB	1943-1945
10	Sam Chapman	OF	29	R	R	6-1	190	4/11/1916	Tiburon, CA	MLB	1938-1951
17	Russ Christopher	P	27	R	R	6-3	180	9/12/1917	Richmond, CA	MLB	1942-1948
25	Joe Cicero	OF	34	R	R	5-8	167	11/18/1910	Atlantic City, NJ	MLB	1929-1945
-	Bill Connelly	P	20	L	R	6-0	175	6/29/1925	Alberta, VA	MLB	1945-1953
23	Woody Crowson	P	26	R	R	6-2	185	9/9/1918	Fuquay Springs, NC	MLB	1945-1945
31	Larry Drake	OF	24	L	R		195	5/4/1921	McKinney, TX	MLB	1945-1948
4	Bobby Estalella	OF	34	R	R	5-8	180	4/25/1911	Cardenas, CU	MLB	1935-1949
19	Jesse Flores	P	30	R	R	5-10	175	11/2/1914	Guadalajara, MX	MLB	1942-1950
-	Dick Fowler	P	24	R	R		215	3/30/1921	Toronto, ON	MLB	1941-1952
3	Ford Garrison	OF	29	R	R		180	8/29/1915	Greenville, SC	MLB	1943-1946
3	Charlie Gassaway	P	26	L	L		210	8/12/1918	Gassaway, TN	MLB	1944-1946
8	Greek George	C	32	R	R	6-2	200	12/25/1912	Waycross, GA	MLB	1935-1945
18	Steve Gerkin	P	32	R	R	6-1	162	11/19/1912	Grafton, WV	MLB	1945-1945
6	Irv Hall	2B-SS	26	R	R	5-10	160	10/7/1918	Alberton, MD	MLB	1943-1946
8	Frankie Hayes	C	30	R	R	6-0	185	10/13/1914	Jamesburg, NJ	MLB	1933-1947
7	George Kell	3B	22	R	R	5-9	175	8/23/1922	Swifton, AR	MLB	1943-1957
12	Ernie Kish	OF	27	L	R	5-9	170	2/6/1918	Washington, DC	MLB	1945-1945
30	Lou Knerr	P	23	R	R	6-1	210	8/21/1921	Strasburg, PA	MLB	1945-1947
23	Phil Marchildon	P	31	R	R	5-11	175	10/25/1913	Penetanguishene, ON	MLB	1940-1950
14	Bill McGhee	1B-OF	39	L	L		185	9/5/1905	Shawmut, AL	MLB	1944-1945
15	Charlie Metro	OF	26	R	R		178	4/28/1919	Nanty Glo, PA	MLB	1943-1945
16	Bobo Newsom	P	37	R	R	6-2	220	8/11/1907	Hartsville, SC	MLB	1929-1953
1,3	Hal Peck	OF	28	L	L	5-11	175	4/20/1917	Big Bend, WI	MLB	1943-1949
9	Jim Pruett	C	27	R	R	5-10	178	12/16/1917	Nashville, TN	MLB	1944-1945
9	Buddy Rosar	C	30	R	R	5-9	190	7/3/1914	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1939-1951
12,33	Larry Rosenthal	OF	35	L	L	6-0	190	5/21/1910	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1936-1945
24	Carl Scheib	P	18	R	R	6-1	192	1/1/1927	Gratz, PA	MLB	1943-1954
5	Dick Siebert	1B	33	L	L	6-0	170	2/19/1912	Fall River, MA	MLB	1932-1945
10	Mayo Smith	OF	30	L	R	6-0	183	1/17/1915	New London, MO	MLB	1945-1945
22	Bobby Wilkins	SS	22	R	R	5-9	165	8/11/1922	Denton, NC	MLB	1944-1945