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Record: 92-62 .597.... 2nd in National League
Stadium: County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,826,397

Manager - Charlie Grimm

Team Leaders

HR: Mathews [47]
RBI: Mathews [135]
2B: Adcock [33]
SB: Bruton [26]
W: Spahn [23]
SV: Burdette [8]
SO: Spahn [148]

Oldest Player: Walker Cooper [38]
Youngest Player: Joey Jay [17]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bill Bruton (Apr 13) Harry Hanebrink (May 3) Jim Pendleton (Apr 17) Mel Roach (Jul 31)
Pitchers: Bob Buhl (Apr 17) Joey Jay (Jul 21) Dave Jolly (May 9) Don Liddle (Apr 17)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
34	Joe Adcock	1B-OF	25	R	R	6-4	220	10/30/1927	Coushatta, LA	MLB	1950-1966
9	Johnny Antonelli	P	23	L	L	6-0	190	4/12/1930	Rochester, NY	MLB	1948-1961
24	Vern Bickford	P	32	R	R	6-0	185	8/17/1920	Hellier, KY	MLB	1948-1954
38	Bill Bruton	OF	27	L	R	6-0	169	11/9/1925	Panola, AL	MLB	1953-1964
10	Bob Buhl	P	24	R	R	6-2	190	8/12/1928	Saginaw, MI	MLB	1953-1967
33	Lew Burdette	P	26	R	R	6-2	190	11/22/1926	Nitro, WV	MLB	1950-1967
14	Paul Burris	C	29	R	R	6-0	190	7/21/1923	Hickory, NC	MLB	1948-1953
30	Dave Cole	P	22	R	R	6-2	175	8/29/1930	Williamsport, MD	MLB	1950-1955
39	Walker Cooper	C	38	R	R	6-3	210	1/8/1915	Atherton, MO	MLB	1940-1957
1	Del Crandall	C	23	R	R	6-1	195	3/5/1930	Ontario, CA	MLB	1949-1966
37	George Crowe	1B	30	L	L	6-2	212	3/22/1923	Whiteland, IN	MLB	1952-1961
6	Jack Dittmer	2B	25	L	R	6-1	175	1/10/1928	Elkader, IA	MLB	1952-1957
4	Sid Gordon	OF-3B	35	R	R	5-10	185	8/13/1917	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1941-1955
2	Harry Hanebrink	2B-OF	25	L	R	6-0	165	11/12/1927	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1953-1959
47	Joey Jay	P	17	B	R	6-4	228	8/15/1935	Middletown, CT	MLB	1953-1966
22	Virgil Jester	P	25	R	R	5-11	188	7/23/1927	Denver, CO	MLB	1952-1953
32	Ernie Johnson	P	29	R	R	6-4	195	6/16/1924	Brattleboro, VT	MLB	1950-1959
16	Dave Jolly	P	28	R	R	6-0	165	10/14/1924	Stony Point, NC	MLB	1953-1957
2	Billy Klaus	SS-3B	24	L	R	5-10	165	12/9/1928	Fox Lake, IL	MLB	1952-1963
15,43	Don Liddle	P	28	L	L	5-10	165	5/25/1925	Mount Carmel, IL	MLB	1953-1956
23	Johnny Logan	SS	26	R	R	5-11	175	3/23/1927	Endicott, NY	MLB	1951-1963
41	Eddie Mathews	3B	21	L	R	6-1	200	10/13/1931	Texarkana, TX	MLB	1952-1968
48	Andy Pafko	OF	32	R	R	6-0	190	2/25/1921	Boyceville, WI	MLB	1943-1959
3	Jim Pendleton	OF	29	R	R	6-0	185	1/7/1924	St. Charles, MO	MLB	1953-1962
14	Mel Roach	2B-OF	20	R	R	6-1	190	1/25/1933	Richmond, VA	MLB	1953-1962
13	Sibby Sisti	2B-3B	32	R	R	5-11	175	7/26/1920	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1939-1954
21	Warren Spahn	P	32	L	L	6-0	175	4/23/1921	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1942-1965
42	Ebba St. Claire	C	31	B	R	6-1	219	8/5/1921	Whitehall, NY	MLB	1951-1954
36	Max Surkont	P	31	R	R	6-0	205	6/16/1922	Central Falls, RI	MLB	1949-1957
18	Bob Thorpe	OF	26	R	R		190	11/19/1926	Caryville, FL	MLB	1951-1953
19	Jim Wilson	P	31	R	R		200	2/20/1922	San Diego, CA	MLB	1945-1958