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Major League Baseball

Record: 84-69 .549.... 4th in American League
Stadium: Fenway Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,026,133

General Manager - Joe Cronin
Manager - Lou Boudreau

Hitting Coach - Paul Schreiber Pitching Coach - Bill McKechnie First Base Coach - Del Baker Third Base Coach - Ski Melillo Bullpen Coach - George Susce

Team Leaders

HR: Gernert [21]
RBI: Kell [73]
2B: Kell [41]
SB: Piersall [11]
W: Parnell [21]
SV: Kinder [27]
SO: Parnell [136]

Oldest Player: Ellis Kinder [38]
Youngest Player: Billy Consolo [18]
Longest Tenure: Ted Williams [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Billy Consolo (Apr 20) Tom Umphlett (Apr 16)
Pitchers: Frank Sullivan (Jul 31)

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
29	Floyd Baker	3B-2B	36	L	R	5-9	160	10/10/1916	Luray, VA	MLB	1943-1955
	Milt Bolling	SS	22	R	R	6-1	180	8/9/1930	Mississippi City, MS	MLB	1952-1958
	Hal Brown	P	28	R	R	6-2	182	12/11/1924	Greensboro, NC	MLB	1951-1964
8	Billy Consolo	SS-2B	18	R	R	5-11	180	8/18/1934	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1953-1962
	Ike Delock	P	23	R	R	5-11	175	11/11/1929	Highland Park, MI	MLB	1952-1963
7	Dom DiMaggio	OF	36	R	R	5-9	168	2/12/1917	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1940-1953
	Hoot Evers	OF	32	R	R	6-2	185	2/8/1921	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1941-1956
25	Ben Flowers	P	26	R	R	6-4	195	6/15/1927	Wilson, NC	MLB	1951-1956
23	Hersh Freeman	P	24	R	R	6-3	220	7/1/1928	Gadsden, AL	MLB	1952-1958
3	Dick Gernert	1B	24	R	R	6-3	210	9/28/1928	Reading, PA	MLB	1952-1962
10	Billy Goodman	2B-1B	27	L	R	5-11	165	3/22/1926	Concord, NC	MLB	1947-1962
	Marv Grissom	P	35	R	R	6-3	195	3/31/1918	Los Molinos, CA	MLB	1946-1959
28	Bill Henry	P	25	L	L	6-2	180	10/15/1927	Alice, TX	MLB	1952-1969
	Ken Holcombe	P	34	R	R		169	8/23/1918	Burnsville, NC	MLB	1945-1953
	Sid Hudson	P	38	R	R	6-4	180	1/3/1915	Coalfield, TN	MLB	1940-1954
1	George Kell	3B	30	R	R	5-9	175	8/23/1922	Swifton, AR	MLB	1943-1957
18	Bill Kennedy	P	32	L	L	6-2	195	3/14/1921	Carnesville, GA	MLB	1948-1957
16	Ellis Kinder	P	38	R	R	6-0	195	7/26/1914	Atkins, AR	MLB	1946-1957
	Ted Lepcio	2B-3B	22	R	R	5-10	177	7/28/1930	Utica, NY	MLB	1952-1961
	Johnny Lipon	SS	30	R	R	6-0	175	11/10/1922	Martins Ferry, OH	MLB	1942-1954
	Mickey McDermott	P	24	L	L	6-2	170	8/29/1928	Poughkeepsie, NY	MLB	1948-1961
	Jack Merson	2B-3B	31	R	R	5-11	175	1/17/1922	Elk Ridge, MD	MLB	1951-1953
11	Gus Niarhos	C	32	R	R	6-0	165	12/6/1920	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1946-1955
21	Willard Nixon	P	25	L	R	6-2	195	6/17/1928	Taylorsville, GA	MLB	1950-1958
	Karl Olson	OF	22	R	R	6-3	205	7/6/1930	Kentfield, CA	MLB	1951-1957
	Mel Parnell	P	31	L	L	6-0	180	6/13/1922	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1947-1956
	Jim Piersall	OF	23	R	R	6-0	175	11/14/1929	Waterbury, CT	MLB	1950-1967
35	Al Richter	SS	26	R	R	5-11	165	2/7/1927	Norfolk, VA	MLB	1951-1953
36	Gene Stephens	OF	20	L	R		175	1/20/1933	Gravette, AR	MLB	1952-1964
18	Frank Sullivan	P	23	R	R	6-6	215	1/23/1930	Hollywood, CA	MLB	1953-1963
	Tom Umphlett	OF	23	R	R	6-2	180	5/12/1930	Scotland Neck, NC	MLB	1953-1955
30	Clyde Vollmer	OF	31	R	R	6-1	190	9/24/1921	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1942-1954
14	Bill Werle	P	32	L	L		182	12/21/1920	Oakland, CA	MLB	1949-1954
	Sammy White	C	24	R	R	6-3	195	7/7/1928	Wenatchee, WA	MLB	1951-1962
33	Del Wilber	C	34	R	R	6-3	200	2/24/1919	Lincoln Park, MI	MLB	1946-1954
	Ted Williams	OF	34	L	R	6-3	205	8/30/1918	San Diego, CA	MLB	1939-1960
32	Al Zarilla	OF	34	L	R	5-11	180	5/1/1919	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1943-1953