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Record: 50-104 .325.... 8th in National League
Stadium: Forbes Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 572,757

Manager - Fred Haney

Team Leaders

HR: Thomas [30]
RBI: Thomas [102]
2B: O'Connell [26]
SB: Bernier [15]
W: Dickson [10]
SV: Dickson [4]
SO: Lindell [102]

Oldest Player: Mike Sandlock [37]
Youngest Player: Nick Koback [17]
Longest Tenure: Ralph Kiner [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Carlos Bernier (Apr 22) Vic Janowicz (May 31) Nick Koback (Jul 29) Felipe Montemayor (Apr 14) Pete Naton (Jun 16) Eddie O'Brien (Apr 25) Johnny O'Brien (Apr 19) Jack Shepard (Jun 19) Paul Smith (Apr 14)
Pitchers: Roy Face (Apr 16)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Cal Abrams	OF	29	L	L	5-11	195	3/2/1924	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1949-1956
	Bob Addis	OF	27	L	R	6-0	175	11/6/1925	Mineral, OH	MLB	1950-1953
	Toby Atwell	C	29	L	R		185	3/8/1924	Leesburg, VA	MLB	1952-1956
	Carlos Bernier	OF	24	R	R	5-9	180	1/28/1929	Juana Diaz, PR	MLB	1953-1953
	Roger Bowman	P	25	R	L	6-0	175	8/18/1927	Amsterdam, NY	MLB	1949-1955
	Pete Castiglione	3B-SS	32	R	R	5-11	175	2/13/1921	Greenwich, CT	MLB	1947-1954
	Dick Cole	SS-3B	27	R	R	6-2	175	5/6/1926	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1951-1957
	Brandy Davis	OF	25	R	R	6-0	170	9/10/1927	Newark, DE	MLB	1952-1953
	Murry Dickson	P	36	R	R		157	8/21/1916	Tracy, MO	MLB	1939-1959
	Roy Face	P	25	R	R	5-8	155	2/20/1928	Stephentown, NY	MLB	1953-1969
	Ed Fitz Gerald	C	29	R	R			5/21/1924		MLB	1948-1959
	Bob Friend	P	22	R	R	6-0	190	11/24/1930	Lafayette, IN	MLB	1951-1966
	Joe Garagiola	C	27	L	R	6-0	190	2/12/1926	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1946-1954
	Bob Hall	P	29	R	R	6-2	195	12/22/1923	Swissvale, PA	MLB	1949-1953
	Dick Hall	P	22	R	R	6-6	200	9/27/1930	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1952-1971
	Gene Hermanski	OF	33	L	R		185	5/11/1920	Pittsfield, MA	MLB	1943-1953
	Johnny Hetki	P	31	R	R	6-1	205	5/12/1922	Leavenworth, KS	MLB	1945-1954
	Cal Hogue	P	25	R	R	6-0	185	10/24/1927	Dayton, OH	MLB	1952-1954
	Vic Janowicz	C-3B	23	R	R	5-9	185	2/26/1930	Elyria, OH	MLB	1953-1954
	Ralph Kiner	OF	30	R	R	6-2	195	10/27/1922	Santa Rita, NM	MLB	1946-1955
	Nick Koback	C	17	R	R	6-0	187	7/19/1935	Hartford, CT	MLB	1953-1955
	Clem Koshorek	SS-2B	28	R	R	5-4	165	6/20/1925	Royal Oak, MI	MLB	1952-1953
	Paul LaPalme	P	29	L	L	5-10	184	12/14/1923	Springfield, MA	MLB	1951-1957
	Johnny Lindell	OF	36	R	R		217	8/30/1916	Greeley, CO	MLB	1941-1954
	Bill MacDonald	P	24	R	R	5-10	170	3/28/1929	Alameda, CA	MLB	1950-1953
	Woody Main	P	31	R	R		195	2/12/1922	Delano, CA	MLB	1948-1953
	Catfish Metkovich	OF-1B	32	L	L	6-1	185	10/8/1920	Angels Camp, CA	MLB	1943-1954
	Felipe Montemayor	OF	23	L	L	6-2	185	2/7/1930	Monterrey, MX	MLB	1953-1955
	Pete Naton	C	21	R	R	6-1	200	9/9/1931	Flushing, NY	MLB	1953-1953
	Eddie O'Brien	SS-OF	22	R	R	5-9	165	12/11/1930	South Amboy, NJ	MLB	1953-1958
	Johnny O'Brien	2B	22	R	R	5-9	170	12/11/1930	South Amboy, NJ	MLB	1953-1959
	Danny O'Connell	2B-3B	26	R	R	6-0	180	1/21/1927	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1950-1962
	Eddie Pellagrini	SS-2B	35	R	R	5-9	165	3/13/1918	Boston, MA	MLB	1946-1954
	Paul Pettit	P	21	L	L	6-2	195	11/29/1931	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1951-1953
	Howie Pollet	P	32	L	L		175	6/26/1921	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1941-1956
	Hal Rice	OF	29	L	R	6-1	195	2/11/1924	Morganette, WV	MLB	1948-1954
	Mike Sandlock	C-SS	37	B	R	6-1	185	10/17/1915	Old Greenwich, CT	MLB	1942-1953
	Bob Schultz	P	29	R	L	6-3	200	11/27/1923	Louisville, KY	MLB	1951-1955
	Jack Shepard	C	21	R	R	6-2	195	5/13/1932	Clovis, CA	MLB	1953-1956
	Dick Smith	3B-SS	25	R	R	5-8	160	7/21/1927	Blandburg, PA	MLB	1951-1955
	Paul Smith	1B-OF	22	L	L	5-8	165	3/19/1931	New Castle, PA	MLB	1953-1958
	Frank Thomas	OF-3B	24	R	R	6-3	205	6/11/1929	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1951-1966
	Preston Ward	1B-OF	25	L	R	6-3	198	7/24/1927	Columbia, MO	MLB	1948-1959
	Jim Waugh	P	19	R	R	6-3	185	11/25/1933	Lancaster, OH	MLB	1952-1953