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Major League Baseball

Record: 83-71 .539.... 4th in National League
Stadium: Forbes Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,517,021

Manager - Billy Meyer

Assistant Coach - Bill Burwell, Gordie Holt, Johnny Riddle, Honus Wagner

Team Leaders

HR: Kiner [40]
RBI: Kiner [123]
2B: Rojek [27]
SB: Rojek [24]
W: Chesnes [14]
SV: Higbe [10]
SO: Higbe [86]

Oldest Player: Johnny Riddle [42]
Youngest Player: Cal McLish [22]
Longest Tenure: Rip Sewell [11]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Monty Basgall (Apr 19) Ted Beard (Sep 5) Ed Fitz Gerald (Apr 19) Earl Turner (Sep 25) Grady Wilson (May 15)
Pitchers: Bob Chesnes (May 6) Woody Main (Apr 21)

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
	Monty Basgall	2B	26	R	R		175	2/8/1922	Pfeifer, KS	MLB	1948-1951
	Ted Beard	OF	27	L	L	5-8	165	1/7/1921	Woodsboro, MD	MLB	1948-1958
	Eddie Bockman	3B	27	R	R	5-9	175	7/26/1920	Santa Ana, CA	MLB	1946-1949
	Tiny Bonham	P	34	R	R	6-2	215	8/16/1913	Ione, CA	MLB	1940-1949
	Pete Castiglione	3B-SS	27	R	R	5-11	175	2/13/1921	Greenwich, CT	MLB	1947-1954
	Bob Chesnes	P	27	B	R	6-0	180	5/6/1921	Oakland, CA	MLB	1948-1950
	Ed Fitz Gerald	C	24	R	R			5/21/1924		MLB	1948-1959
	Hal Gregg	P	26	R	R	6-3	195	7/11/1921	Anaheim, CA	MLB	1943-1952
	Frankie Gustine	2B-3B	28	R	R	6-0	180	2/20/1920	Hoopeston, IL	MLB	1939-1950
	Don Gutteridge	2B	36	R	R			6/19/1912	Pittsburg, KS	MLB	1936-1948
	Kirby Higbe	P	33	R	R	5-11	190	4/8/1915	Columbia, SC	MLB	1937-1950
	Johnny Hopp	OF-1B	31	L	L	5-10	175	7/18/1916	Hastings, NE	MLB	1939-1952
	Ralph Kiner	OF	25	R	R	6-2	195	10/27/1922	Santa Rita, NM	MLB	1946-1955
	Clyde Kluttz	C	30	R	R	6-0	198	12/12/1917	Rockwell, NC	MLB	1942-1952
	Vic Lombardi	P	25	L	L	5-7	158	9/20/1922	Reedley, CA	MLB	1945-1950
	Woody Main	P	26	R	R		195	2/12/1922	Delano, CA	MLB	1948-1953
	Cal McLish	P	22	B	R	6-1	200	12/1/1925	Anadarko, OK	MLB	1944-1964
	Danny Murtaugh	2B	30	R	R	5-9	165	10/8/1917	Chester, PA	MLB	1941-1951
	Fritz Ostermueller	P	40	L	L	5-11	175	9/15/1907	Quincy, IL	MLB	1934-1948
	Mel Queen	P	30	R	R	6-0	204	3/4/1918	Maxwell, PA	MLB	1942-1952
	Elmer Riddle	P	33	R	R		170	7/31/1914	Columbus, GA	MLB	1939-1949
	Johnny Riddle	C	42	R	R	5-11	190	10/3/1905	Clinton, SC	MLB	1930-1948
	Stan Rojek	SS	29	R	R	5-10	170	4/21/1919	North Tonawanda, NY	MLB	1942-1952
	Rip Sewell	P	41	L	R	6-1	180	5/11/1907	Decatur, AL	MLB	1932-1949
	Elmer Singleton	P	30	R	R	6-2	174	6/26/1918	Ogden, UT	MLB	1945-1959
	Ed Stevens	1B	23	L	L	6-1	190	1/12/1925	Galveston, TX	MLB	1945-1950
	Nick Strincevich	P	33	R	R	6-1	180	3/1/1915	Gary, IN	MLB	1940-1948
	Earl Turner	C	25	R	R	5-9	170	5/6/1923	Pittsfield, MA	MLB	1948-1950
	Dixie Walker	OF	37	L	R	6-1	175	9/24/1910	Villa Rica, GA	MLB	1931-1949
	Junior Walsh	P	29	R	R	5-11	185	3/7/1919	Newark, NJ	MLB	1946-1951
	Max West	OF-1B	31	L	R		182	11/28/1916	Dexter, MO	MLB	1938-1948
	Wally Westlake	OF	27	R	R	6-0	186	11/8/1920	Gridley, CA	MLB	1947-1956
	Grady Wilson	SS	25	R	R	6-0	170	11/23/1922	Columbus, GA	MLB	1948-1948