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Record: 79-75 .513.... 4th in American League
Stadium: Shibe Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 627,100

Manager - Jimmy Dykes

Team Leaders

HR: Zernial [29]
RBI: Zernial [100]
2B: Fain [43]
SB: Valo [12]
W: Shantz [24]
SV: Hooper [6]
SO: Shantz [152]

Oldest Player: Bobo Newsom [44]
Youngest Player: Hal Bevan [21]
Longest Tenure: Elmer Valo [11]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Hal Bevan (Apr 24) Tom Hamilton (Sep 4) Skeeter Kell (Apr 19) Jack Littrell (Apr 19) Kite Thomas (Apr 19)
Pitchers: Charlie Bishop (Aug 22) Marion Fricano (Sep 6) Tex Hoyle (Apr 18) Walt Kellner (Sep 6) Len Matarazzo (Sep 6)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Joe Astroth	C	29	R	R	5-9	187	9/1/1922	East Alton, IL	MLB	1945-1956
	Hal Bevan	3B	21	R	R	6-2	198	11/15/1930	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1952-1961
	Charlie Bishop	P	28	R	R	6-2	195	1/1/1924	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1952-1955
	Harry Byrd	P	27	R	R	6-1	188	2/3/1925	Darlington, SC	MLB	1950-1957
	Allie Clark	OF	29	R	R	5-11	185	6/16/1923	South Amboy, NJ	MLB	1947-1953
	Ferris Fain	1B	31	L	L	5-11	186	5/29/1921	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1947-1955
	Dick Fowler	P	31	R	R		215	3/30/1921	Toronto, ON	MLB	1941-1952
	Marion Fricano	P	28	R	R	6-0	170	7/15/1923	Brant, NY	MLB	1952-1955
	Tom Hamilton	1B	26	L	R	6-4	213	9/29/1925	Altoona, KS	MLB	1952-1953
	Billy Hitchcock	3B-2B	35	R	R		185	7/31/1916	Inverness, AL	MLB	1942-1953
	Bob Hooper	P	30	R	R	5-11	195	5/30/1922	Leamington, ON	MLB	1950-1955
	Tex Hoyle	P	30	R	R	6-4	170	7/17/1921	Carbondale, PA	MLB	1952-1952
	Eddie Joost	SS	36	R	R	6-0	175	6/5/1916	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1936-1955
	Skeeter Kell	2B	22	R	R	5-9	160	10/11/1929	Swifton, AR	MLB	1952-1952
	Alex Kellner	P	27	R	L	6-0	200	8/26/1924	Tucson, AZ	MLB	1948-1959
	Walt Kellner	P	23	R	R	6-0	200	4/26/1929	Tucson, AZ	MLB	1952-1953
	Johnny Kucab	P	32	R	R	6-2	185	12/17/1919	Olyphant, PA	MLB	1950-1952
	Jack Littrell	SS	23	R	R	6-0	179	1/22/1929	Louisville, KY	MLB	1952-1957
	Hank Majeski	3B	35	R	R	5-9	180	12/13/1916	Staten Island, NY	MLB	1939-1955
	Morrie Martin	P	29	L	L	6-0	180	9/3/1922	Dixon, MO	MLB	1949-1959
	Len Matarazzo	P	23	R	R	6-4	195	9/12/1928	New Castle, PA	MLB	1952-1952
	Cass Michaels	2B-SS	26	R	R	5-11	175	3/4/1926	Detroit, MI	MLB	1943-1954
	Ray Murray	C	34	R	R	6-3	204	10/12/1917	Spring Hope, NC	MLB	1948-1954
	Bobo Newsom	P	44	R	R	6-2	220	8/11/1907	Hartsville, SC	MLB	1929-1953
	Dave Philley	OF	32	B	R	6-0	188	5/16/1920	Paris, TX	MLB	1941-1962
	Sherry Robertson	OF-2B	33	L	R	6-0	180	1/1/1919	Montreal, QC	MLB	1940-1952
	Carl Scheib	P	25	R	R	6-1	192	1/1/1927	Gratz, PA	MLB	1943-1954
	Bobby Shantz	P	26	R	L	5-6	142	9/26/1925	Pottstown, PA	MLB	1949-1964
	Pete Suder	2B-3B	36	R	R	6-0	175	4/16/1916	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1941-1955
	Kite Thomas	OF	29	R	R		195	4/27/1923	Kansas City, KS	MLB	1952-1953
	Joe Tipton	C	30	R	R	5-11	185	2/18/1922	McCaysville, GA	MLB	1948-1954
	Elmer Valo	OF	31	L	R	5-11	190	3/5/1921	Ribnik, CZ	MLB	1940-1961
	Ed Wright	P	33	R	R	6-1	180	5/15/1919	Dyersburg, TN	MLB	1945-1952
	Gus Zernial	OF	29	R	R		210	6/27/1923	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1949-1959
	Sam Zoldak	P	33	L	L		185	12/8/1918	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1944-1952