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Major League Baseball

Record: 73-72 .503.... 5th in American League
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, League Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 558,182

Manager - Lou Boudreau

Team Leaders

HR: Heath [15]
RBI: Heath [61]
2B: Meyer [29]
SB: Mackiewicz [5]
W: Gromek [19]
SV: Reynolds, Klieman [4]
SO: Reynolds [112]

Oldest Player: Gene Desautels [38]
Youngest Player: Hank Ruszkowski [19]
Longest Tenure: Mel Harder [18]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Al Cihocki (Apr 17) Bob Rothel (Apr 22) Red Steiner (May 11) Elmer Weingartner (Apr 19) Ed Wheeler (Apr 19) Papa Williams (Apr 19)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Jim Bagby	P	28	R	R	6-2	170	9/8/1916	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1938-1947
	Stan Benjamin	OF	31	R	R	6-2	194	5/20/1914	Framingham, MA	MLB	1939-1945
5	Lou Boudreau	SS	27	R	R	5-11	185	7/17/1917	Harvey, IL	MLB	1938-1952
	Paul Calvert	P	27	R	R	6-0	185	10/6/1917	Montreal, QC	MLB	1942-1951
	Eddie Carnett	P	28	L	L	6-0	185	10/21/1916	Springfield, MO	MLB	1941-1945
	Pete Center	P	33	R	R	6-4	190	4/22/1912	Hazel Green, KY	MLB	1942-1946
	Al Cihocki	SS-3B	21	R	R	5-11	185	5/7/1924	Nanticoke, PA	MLB	1945-1945
	Roy Cullenbine	OF-1B	31	B	R	6-1	190	10/18/1913	Nashville, TN	MLB	1938-1947
	Gene Desautels	C	38	R	R	5-11	170	6/13/1907	Worcester, MA	MLB	1930-1946
	Red Embree	P	27	R	R	6-0	165	8/30/1917	El Monte, CA	MLB	1941-1949
	Bob Feller	P	26	R	R	6-0	185	11/3/1918	Van Meter, IA	MLB	1936-1956
	Les Fleming	1B	29	L	L	5-10	185	8/7/1915	Singleton, TX	MLB	1939-1949
	Steve Gromek	P	25	B	R	6-2	180	1/15/1920	Hamtramck, MI	MLB	1941-1957
	Mel Harder	P	35	R	R	6-1	195	10/15/1909	Beemer, NE	MLB	1928-1947
	Frankie Hayes	C	30	R	R	6-0	185	10/13/1914	Jamesburg, NJ	MLB	1933-1947
	Jeff Heath	OF	30	L	R		200	4/1/1915	Fort William, ON	MLB	1936-1949
	Earl Henry	P	28	L	L	5-11	172	6/10/1917	Roseville, OH	MLB	1944-1945
	Myril Hoag	OF	37	R	R	5-11	180	3/9/1908	Davis, CA	MLB	1931-1945
	Hal Kleine	P	22	L	L	6-2	193	6/8/1923	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1944-1945
	Ed Klieman	P	27	R	R	6-1	190	3/21/1918	Norwood, OH	MLB	1943-1950
	Felix Mackiewicz	OF	27	R	R	6-2	195	11/20/1917	Chicago, IL	MLB	1941-1947
	Jim McDonnell	C	22	L	R	5-11	165	8/15/1922	Gagetown, MI	MLB	1943-1945
	Dutch Meyer	2B	29	R	R		181	10/6/1915	Waco, TX	MLB	1937-1946
	Paul O'Dea	OF	24	L	L	6-0	200	7/3/1920	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1945
	Allie Reynolds	P	30	R	R	6-0	195	2/10/1915	Bethany, OK	MLB	1942-1954
	Mickey Rocco	1B	29	L	L	5-11	188	3/2/1916	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1943-1946
	Don Ross	3B-OF	30	R	R	6-2	200	7/16/1914	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1938-1946
	Bob Rothel	3B	21	R	R		170	9/17/1923	Columbia Station, OH	MLB	1945-1945
	Hank Ruszkowski	C	19	R	R	6-0	190	11/10/1925	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1947
	Jack Salveson	P	31	R	R	6-0	180	1/5/1914	Fullerton, CA	MLB	1933-1945
	Pat Seerey	OF	22	R	R	5-10	200	3/17/1923	Wilburton, OK	MLB	1943-1949
	Al Smith	P	37	L	L	5-11	180	10/12/1907	Belleville, IL	MLB	1934-1945
	Red Steiner	C	30	L	R	6-0	185	1/7/1915	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1945-1945
	Elmer Weingartner	SS	26	R	R	5-11	178	8/13/1918	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1945-1945
	Ed Wheeler	3B-SS	30	R	R	5-9	160	5/24/1915	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1945-1945
	Papa Williams	1B	31	R	R	6-1	200	7/17/1913	Meridian, MS	MLB	1945-1945