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Major League Baseball

Record: 92-62 .597.... 2nd in National League
Stadium: County Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,046,331

Manager - Charlie Grimm, Fred Haney

Team Leaders

HR: Adcock [38]
RBI: Adcock [103]
2B: Aaron [34]
SB: Bruton [8]
W: Spahn [20]
SV: Jolly [7]
SO: Spahn [128]

Oldest Player: Andy Pafko [35]
Youngest Player: Felix Mantilla [21]
Longest Tenure: Joe Adcock, Bill Bruton, Bob Buhl, Lew Burdette, Del Crandall, Jack Dittmer, Ernie Johnson, Dave Jolly, Johnny Logan, Eddie Mathews, Andy Pafko, Jim Pendleton, Warren Spahn [4]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Wes Covington (Apr 19) Earl Hersh (Sep 4) Felix Mantilla (Jun 21) Frank Torre (Apr 20)
Pitchers: Red Murff (Apr 21) Taylor Phillips (Jun 8) Bob Trowbridge (Apr 22)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
44	Hank Aaron	OF	22	R	R	6-0	180	2/5/1934	Mobile, AL	MLB	1954-1976
	Joe Adcock	1B-OF	28	R	R	6-4	220	10/30/1927	Coushatta, LA	MLB	1950-1966
	Toby Atwell	C	32	L	R		185	3/8/1924	Leesburg, VA	MLB	1952-1956
	Bill Bruton	OF	30	L	R	6-0	169	11/9/1925	Panola, AL	MLB	1953-1964
	Bob Buhl	P	27	R	R	6-2	190	8/12/1928	Saginaw, MI	MLB	1953-1967
	Lew Burdette	P	29	R	R	6-2	190	11/22/1926	Nitro, WV	MLB	1950-1967
	Gene Conley	P	25	R	R	6-8	225	11/10/1930	Muskogee, OK	MLB	1952-1963
	Wes Covington	OF	24	L	R	6-1	205	3/27/1932	Laurinburg, NC	MLB	1956-1966
	Del Crandall	C	26	R	R	6-1	195	3/5/1930	Ontario, CA	MLB	1949-1966
	Ray Crone	P	24	R	R	6-2	185	8/7/1931	Memphis, TN	MLB	1954-1958
	Jack Dittmer	2B	28	L	R	6-1	175	1/10/1928	Elkader, IA	MLB	1952-1957
	Earl Hersh	OF	24	L	L	6-0	205	5/21/1932	Ebbvale, MD	MLB	1956-1956
	Ernie Johnson	P	32	R	R	6-4	195	6/16/1924	Brattleboro, VT	MLB	1950-1959
	Dave Jolly	P	31	R	R	6-0	165	10/14/1924	Stony Point, NC	MLB	1953-1957
	Johnny Logan	SS	29	R	R	5-11	175	3/23/1927	Endicott, NY	MLB	1951-1963
	Felix Mantilla	2B-SS	21	R	R	6-0	160	7/29/1934	Isabela, PR	MLB	1956-1966
	Eddie Mathews	3B	24	L	R	6-1	200	10/13/1931	Texarkana, TX	MLB	1952-1968
	Red Murff	P	35	R	R	6-3	195	4/1/1921	Burlington, TX	MLB	1956-1957
	Chet Nichols	P	25	B	L		195	2/22/1931	Pawtucket, RI	MLB	1951-1964
	Danny O'Connell	2B-3B	29	R	R	6-0	180	1/21/1927	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1950-1962
	Andy Pafko	OF	35	R	R	6-0	190	2/25/1921	Boyceville, WI	MLB	1943-1959
	Phil Paine	P	26	R	R	6-2	181	6/8/1930	Chepachet, RI	MLB	1951-1958
	Jim Pendleton	OF	32	R	R	6-0	185	1/7/1924	St. Charles, MO	MLB	1953-1962
	Taylor Phillips	P	23	L	L	5-11	185	6/18/1933	Atlanta, GA	MLB	1956-1963
	Del Rice	C	33	R	R	6-2	190	10/27/1922	Portsmouth, OH	MLB	1945-1961
	Humberto Robinson	P	26	R	R	6-1	155	6/25/1930	Colon, PN	MLB	1955-1960
	Bob Roselli	C	24	R	R	5-11	185	12/10/1931	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1955-1962
	Lou Sleater	P	29	L	L	5-10	185	9/8/1926	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1950-1958
	Warren Spahn	P	35	L	L	6-0	175	4/23/1921	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1942-1965
	Chuck Tanner	OF	26	L	L	6-0	185	7/4/1929	New Castle, PA	MLB	1955-1962
	Bobby Thomson	OF	32	R	R	6-2	185	10/25/1923	Glasgow, ST	MLB	1946-1960
	Frank Torre	1B	24	L	L	6-3	205	12/30/1931	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1956-1963
	Bob Trowbridge	P	26	R	R	6-1	190	6/27/1930	Hudson, NY	MLB	1956-1960