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Record: 59-95 .383.... 7th in American League
Stadium: Connie Mack Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 362,113

Manager - Jimmy Dykes

Team Leaders

HR: Zernial [42]
RBI: Zernial [108]
2B: Philley [30]
SB: Philley [13]
W: Kellner, Byrd [11]
SV: Martin [7]
SO: Byrd [122]

Oldest Player: Bobo Newsom [45]
Youngest Player: Spider Wilhelm [24]
Longest Tenure: Elmer Valo [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Tommy Giordano (Sep 11) Neal Watlington (Jul 10) Spider Wilhelm (Sep 6)
Pitchers: Bill Harrington (Apr 16) John Mackinson (Apr 16) Rinty Monahan (Aug 9) Bob Trice (Sep 13)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
9	Joe Astroth	C	30	R	R	5-9	187	9/1/1922	East Alton, IL	MLB	1945-1956
3	Loren Babe	3B	25	L	R	5-10	180	1/11/1928	Pisgah, IA	MLB	1952-1953
38	Charlie Bishop	P	29	R	R	6-2	195	1/1/1924	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1952-1955
39	Harry Byrd	P	28	R	R	6-1	188	2/3/1925	Darlington, SC	MLB	1950-1957
7	Allie Clark	OF	30	R	R	5-11	185	6/16/1923	South Amboy, NJ	MLB	1947-1953
25	Joe Coleman	P	30	R	R		200	7/30/1922	Medford, MA	MLB	1942-1955
2	Joe DeMaestri	SS	24	R	R	6-0	174	12/9/1928	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1951-1961
15	Frank Fanovich	P	31	L	L	5-11	180	1/11/1922	New York, NY	MLB	1949-1953
37	Marion Fricano	P	29	R	R	6-0	170	7/15/1923	Brant, NY	MLB	1952-1955
7,36	Tommy Giordano	2B	27	R	R	6-0	175	10/9/1925	Newark, NJ	MLB	1953-1953
4	Tom Hamilton	1B	27	L	R	6-4	213	9/29/1925	Altoona, KS	MLB	1952-1953
18	Bill Harrington	P	25	R	R	5-11	160	10/3/1927	Sanford, NC	MLB	1953-1956
1	Eddie Joost	SS	37	R	R	6-0	175	6/5/1916	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1936-1955
22	Alex Kellner	P	28	R	L	6-0	200	8/26/1924	Tucson, AZ	MLB	1948-1959
21	Walt Kellner	P	24	R	R	6-0	200	4/26/1929	Tucson, AZ	MLB	1952-1953
11	Don Kolloway	2B-1B	34	R	R	6-3	200	8/4/1918	Posen, IL	MLB	1940-1953
41	John Mackinson	P	29	R	R		160	10/29/1923	Orange, NJ	MLB	1953-1955
26	Morrie Martin	P	30	L	L	6-0	180	9/3/1922	Dixon, MO	MLB	1949-1959
6	Carmen Mauro	OF	26	L	R	6-0	167	11/10/1926	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1948-1953
16	Ed McGhee	OF	28	R	R	5-11	170	9/29/1924	Perry, AR	MLB	1950-1955
5	Cass Michaels	2B-SS	27	R	R	5-11	175	3/4/1926	Detroit, MI	MLB	1943-1954
34	Rinty Monahan	P	25	R	R		195	4/28/1928	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1953-1953
14	Ray Murray	C	35	R	R	6-3	204	10/12/1917	Spring Hope, NC	MLB	1948-1954
20	Bobo Newsom	P	45	R	R	6-2	220	8/11/1907	Hartsville, SC	MLB	1929-1953
17	Dave Philley	OF	33	B	R	6-0	188	5/16/1920	Paris, TX	MLB	1941-1962
8	Eddie Robinson	1B	32	L	R		210	12/15/1920	Paris, TX	MLB	1942-1957
23	Dick Rozek	P	26	L	L	6-0	190	3/27/1927	Cedar Rapids, IA	MLB	1950-1954
24	Carl Scheib	P	26	R	R	6-1	192	1/1/1927	Gratz, PA	MLB	1943-1954
30	Bobby Shantz	P	27	R	L	5-6	142	9/26/1925	Pottstown, PA	MLB	1949-1964
12	Pete Suder	2B-3B	37	R	R	6-0	175	4/16/1916	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1941-1955
6	Kite Thomas	OF	30	R	R		195	4/27/1923	Kansas City, KS	MLB	1952-1953
23	Bob Trice	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	8/28/1926	Newton, GA	MLB	1953-1955
10	Elmer Valo	OF	32	L	R	5-11	190	3/5/1921	Ribnik, CZ	MLB	1940-1961
45	Neal Watlington	C	30	L	R	6-0	195	12/25/1922	Yanceyville, NC	MLB	1953-1953
7	Spider Wilhelm	SS	24	R	R	5-9	170	5/23/1929	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1953-1953
19	Gus Zernial	OF	30	R	R		210	6/27/1923	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1949-1959