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Record: 68-86 .442.... 6th in National League
Stadium: Crosley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 548,086

Manager - Rogers Hornsby, Buster Mills

Team Leaders

HR: Kluszewski [40]
RBI: Kluszewski [108]
2B: Bell [37]
SB: Bridges, Greengrass [6]
W: Perkowski [12]
SV: Collum [3]
SO: Podbielan [74]

Oldest Player: Ken Raffensberger [35]
Youngest Player: Ed Bailey [22]
Longest Tenure: Bobby Adams, Grady Hatton, Herm Wehmeier [8]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Ed Bailey (Sep 26) Frank Baldwin (Apr 22) Hank Foiles (Apr 21) Bob Marquis (Apr 17) Joe Szekely (Sep 13)
Pitchers: Fred Baczewski (Apr 26) Barney Martin (Apr 22)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Bobby Adams	3B-2B	31	R	R	5-10	170	12/14/1921	Tuolumne, CA	MLB	1946-1959
	Fred Baczewski	P	27	L	L	6-2	185	5/15/1926	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1953-1955
	Ed Bailey	C	22	L	R	6-2	205	4/15/1931	Strawberry Plains, TN	MLB	1953-1966
	Frank Baldwin	C	24	R	R	5-11	195	12/25/1928	High Bridge, NJ	MLB	1953-1953
	Gus Bell	OF	24	L	R	6-2	196	11/15/1928	Louisville, KY	MLB	1950-1964
	Ed Blake	P	27	R	R	5-11	175	12/23/1925	East St. Louis, IL	MLB	1951-1957
	Bob Borkowski	OF	27	R	R	6-0	182	1/27/1926	Dayton, OH	MLB	1950-1955
	Rocky Bridges	SS-2B	25	R	R	5-8	175	8/7/1927	Refugio, TX	MLB	1951-1961
	Bubba Church	P	28	R	R	6-0	180	9/12/1924	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1950-1955
	Jackie Collum	P	26	L	L	5-7	163	6/21/1927	Victor, IA	MLB	1951-1962
	Eddie Erautt	P	28	R	R	6-0	186	9/26/1924	Portland, OR	MLB	1947-1953
	Hank Foiles	C	24	R	R	6-0	195	6/10/1929	Richmond, VA	MLB	1953-1964
	Jim Greengrass	OF	25	R	R	6-1	200	10/24/1927	Addison, NY	MLB	1952-1956
	Grady Hatton	3B	30	L	R	5-9	175	10/7/1922	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1946-1960
	Howie Judson	P	27	R	R	6-1	195	2/16/1926	Hebron, IL	MLB	1948-1954
	Bob Kelly	P	25	R	R	6-0	180	10/4/1927	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1951-1958
	Clyde King	P	28	B	R	6-1	175	5/23/1925	Goldsboro, NC	MLB	1944-1953
	Ted Kluszewski	1B	28	L	L	6-2	225	9/10/1924	Argo, IL	MLB	1947-1961
	Hobie Landrith	C	23	L	R	5-10	170	3/16/1930	Decatur, IL	MLB	1950-1963
	George Lerchen	OF	30	B	R	5-11	175	12/1/1922	Detroit, MI	MLB	1952-1953
	Bob Marquis	OF	28	L	L	6-1	170	12/23/1924	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1953-1953
	Willard Marshall	OF	32	L	R	6-1	205	2/8/1921	Richmond, VA	MLB	1942-1955
	Barney Martin	P	30	R	R	5-11	170	3/3/1923	Columbia, SC	MLB	1953-1953
	Roy McMillan	SS	23	R	R	5-11	170	7/17/1929	Bonham, TX	MLB	1951-1966
	Ernie Nevel	P	34	R	R	6-1	200	8/17/1918	Charleston, MO	MLB	1950-1953
	Joe Nuxhall	P	24	L	L	6-3	219	7/30/1928	Hamilton, OH	MLB	1944-1966
	Harry Perkowski	P	30	L	L		196	9/6/1922	Dante, VA	MLB	1947-1955
	Bud Podbielan	P	29	R	R		170	3/6/1924	Curlew, WA	MLB	1949-1959
	Wally Post	OF	23	R	R	6-1	203	7/9/1929	St. Wendelin, OH	MLB	1949-1964
	Ken Raffensberger	P	35	R	L	6-2	185	8/8/1917	York, PA	MLB	1939-1954
	Andy Seminick	C	32	R	R	5-11	187	9/12/1920	Pierce, WV	MLB	1943-1957
	Frank Smith	P	25	R	R	6-3	200	4/4/1928	Pierrepont Manor, NY	MLB	1950-1956
	Joe Szekely	OF	28	R	R	5-11	180	2/2/1925	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1953-1953
	Johnny Temple	2B	25	R	R	5-11	175	8/8/1927	Lexington, NC	MLB	1952-1964
	Herm Wehmeier	P	26	R	R	6-2	200	2/18/1927	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1945-1958