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Major League Baseball

Record: 82-72 .532.... 4th in National League
Stadium: Forbes Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 604,694

Manager - Frankie Frisch

Assistant Coach - Jake Flowers, Honus Wagner

Team Leaders

HR: Barrett, Salkeld [15]
RBI: Elliott [108]
2B: Elliott [36]
SB: Barrett [25]
W: Strincevich [16]
SV: Rescigno [9]
SO: Roe [148]

Oldest Player: Jack Saltzgaver [42]
Youngest Player: Bill Rodgers [22]
Longest Tenure: Rip Sewell [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bill Salkeld (Apr 18)
Pitchers: Ken Gables (Apr 18)

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
	Vic Barnhart	SS	22	R	R	6-0	188	9/1/1922	Hagerstown, MD	MLB	1944-1946
	Johnny Barrett	OF	29	L	L		170	12/18/1915	Lowell, MA	MLB	1942-1946
	Boom-Boom Beck	P	40	R	R	6-2	200	10/16/1904	Decatur, IL	MLB	1924-1945
	Max Butcher	P	34	R	R	6-2	220	9/21/1910	Holden, WV	MLB	1936-1945
	Hank Camelli	C	30	R	R	5-11	190	12/12/1914	Gloucester, MA	MLB	1943-1947
	Frank Colman	OF-1B	27	L	L	5-11	188	3/2/1918	London, ON	MLB	1942-1947
	Pete Coscarart	2B-SS	32	R	R	5-11	175	6/16/1913	Escondido, CA	MLB	1938-1946
	Cookie Cuccurullo	P	27	L	L	5-10	168	2/8/1918	Asbury Park, NJ	MLB	1943-1945
	Babe Dahlgren	1B	33	R	R	6-0	190	6/15/1912	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1935-1946
	Spud Davis	C	40	R	R	6-1	197	12/20/1904	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1928-1945
	Bob Elliott	3B-OF	28	R	R	6-0	185	11/26/1916	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1939-1953
	Ken Gables	P	26	R	R	5-11	210	1/31/1919	Walnut Grove, MO	MLB	1945-1947
	Al Gerheauser	P	28	L	L	6-3	190	6/24/1917	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1943-1948
	Al Gionfriddo	OF	23	L	L	5-6	165	3/8/1922	Dysart, PA	MLB	1944-1947
	Frankie Gustine	2B-3B	25	R	R	6-0	180	2/20/1920	Hoopeston, IL	MLB	1939-1950
	Lee Handley	3B-2B	31	R	R	5-7	160	7/31/1913	Clarion, IA	MLB	1936-1947
	Johnny Lanning	P	34	R	R	6-1	185	9/6/1910	Asheville, NC	MLB	1936-1947
	Al Lopez	C	36	R	R	5-11	165	8/20/1908	Tampa, FL	MLB	1928-1947
	Tommy O'Brien	OF	26	R	R	5-11	195	12/19/1918	Anniston, AL	MLB	1943-1950
	Fritz Ostermueller	P	37	L	L	5-11	175	9/15/1907	Quincy, IL	MLB	1934-1948
	Xavier Rescigno	P	31	R	R		175	10/13/1913	New York, NY	MLB	1943-1945
	Bill Rodgers	OF	22	L	L	6-0	162	12/5/1922	Harrisburg, PA	MLB	1944-1945
	Preacher Roe	P	30	R	L	6-2	170	2/26/1915	Ash Flat, AR	MLB	1938-1954
	Jim Russell	OF	26	B	R	6-1	181	10/1/1918	Fayette City, PA	MLB	1942-1951
	Bill Salkeld	C	28	L	R	5-10	190	3/8/1917	Pocatello, ID	MLB	1945-1950
	Jack Saltzgaver	3B-2B	42	L	R	5-11	165	1/23/1903	Croton, IA	MLB	1932-1945
	Rip Sewell	P	38	L	R	6-1	180	5/11/1907	Decatur, AL	MLB	1932-1949
	Ray Starr	P	39	R	R	6-1	178	4/23/1906	Nowata, OK	MLB	1932-1945
	Nick Strincevich	P	30	R	R	6-1	180	3/1/1915	Gary, IN	MLB	1940-1948
	Joe Vitelli	P	37	R	R	6-1	195	4/12/1908	McKees Rocks, PA	MLB	1944-1945
	Lloyd Waner	OF	39	L	R	5-9	150	3/16/1906	Harrah, OK	MLB	1927-1945
	Frankie Zak	SS	23	R	R	5-10	150	2/22/1922	Passaic, NJ	MLB	1944-1946