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Record: 78-76 .506.... 5th in American League
Stadium: Shibe Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 911,566

Manager - Connie Mack

Third Base Coach - Lena Blackburne Assistant Coach - Earle Brucker, Dave Keefe, Al Simmons

Team Leaders

HR: Chapman [14]
RBI: Chapman [83]
2B: Suder, Fain [28]
SB: Valo [11]
W: Marchildon [19]
SV: Christopher [12]
SO: Marchildon [128]

Oldest Player: Bill Dietrich [37]
Youngest Player: Nellie Fox [19]
Longest Tenure: Sam Chapman [7]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dick Adams (May 20) Ferris Fain (Apr 15) Nellie Fox (Jun 8) Tom Kirk (Jun 24) Austin Knickerbocker (Apr 19) Mickey Rutner (Sep 11)
Pitchers: Lou Brissie (Sep 28)

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
	Dick Adams	1B	27	R	L	6-0	185	4/8/1920	Tuolumne, CA	MLB	1947-1947
	George Binks	OF	30	L	L	6-0	175	7/11/1916	Chicago, IL	MLB	1944-1948
	Lou Brissie	P	23	L	L	6-4	215	6/5/1924	Anderson, SC	MLB	1947-1953
	Sam Chapman	OF	31	R	R	6-1	190	4/11/1916	Tiburon, CA	MLB	1938-1951
	Russ Christopher	P	29	R	R	6-3	180	9/12/1917	Richmond, CA	MLB	1942-1948
	Joe Coleman	P	24	R	R		200	7/30/1922	Medford, MA	MLB	1942-1955
	Pat Cooper	P-1B	29	R	R	6-3	180	11/26/1917	Albemarle, NC	MLB	1946-1947
	Bill Dietrich	P	37	R	R	6-0	185	3/29/1910	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1933-1948
	Ferris Fain	1B	26	L	L	5-11	186	5/29/1921	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1947-1955
	Jesse Flores	P	32	R	R	5-10	175	11/2/1914	Guadalajara, MX	MLB	1942-1950
	Dick Fowler	P	26	R	R		215	3/30/1921	Toronto, ON	MLB	1941-1952
	Nellie Fox	2B	19	L	R	5-9	150	12/25/1927	St. Thomas, PA	MLB	1947-1965
	Herman Franks	C	33	L	R		187	1/4/1914	Price, UT	MLB	1939-1949
	Mike Guerra	C	34	R	R	5-9	162	10/11/1912	Havana, CU	MLB	1937-1951
	Gene Handley	2B	32	R	R		165	11/25/1914	Kennett, MO	MLB	1946-1947
	Eddie Joost	SS	31	R	R	6-0	175	6/5/1916	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1936-1955
	Tom Kirk	H	19	L	L	5-10	182	9/27/1927	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1947-1947
	Austin Knickerbocker	OF	28	R	R	5-11	185	10/15/1918	Bangall, NY	MLB	1947-1947
	Chet Laabs	OF	35	R	R	5-8	175	4/30/1912	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1937-1947
	Hank Majeski	3B	30	R	R	5-9	180	12/13/1916	Staten Island, NY	MLB	1939-1955
	Phil Marchildon	P	33	R	R	5-11	175	10/25/1913	Penetanguishene, ON	MLB	1940-1950
	Bill McCahan	P	26	R	R	5-11	200	6/7/1921	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1946-1949
	Barney McCosky	OF	30	L	R	6-1	184	4/11/1917	Coal Run, PA	MLB	1939-1953
	Ray Poole	H	27	L	R	6-0	180	1/16/1920	Salisbury, NC	MLB	1941-1947
	Don Richmond	3B	27	L	R	6-1	175	10/27/1919	Gillett, PA	MLB	1941-1951
	Buddy Rosar	C	32	R	R	5-9	190	7/3/1914	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1939-1951
	Mickey Rutner	3B	27	R	R	5-11	190	3/18/1920	Hempstead, NY	MLB	1947-1947
	Bob Savage	P	25	R	R	6-2	180	12/1/1921	Manchester, NH	MLB	1942-1949
	Carl Scheib	P	20	R	R	6-1	192	1/1/1927	Gratz, PA	MLB	1943-1954
	Pete Suder	2B-3B	31	R	R	6-0	175	4/16/1916	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1941-1955
	Elmer Valo	OF	26	L	R	5-11	190	3/5/1921	Ribnik, CZ	MLB	1940-1961