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Record: 60-94 .390.... 8th in National League
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 720,118

Manager - Stan Hack

Team Leaders

HR: Banks [28]
RBI: Banks [85]
2B: Moryn [27]
SB: Fondy, Drake [9]
W: Rush [13]
SV: Lown [13]
SO: Jones [176]

Oldest Player: Clyde McCullough [39]
Youngest Player: Moe Drabowsky [20]
Longest Tenure: Warren Hacker, Bob Rush [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Solly Drake (Apr 17) Jerry Kindall (Jul 1) Richie Myers (Apr 21) Ed Winceniak (Apr 25)
Pitchers: John Briggs (Apr 17) Moe Drabowsky (Aug 7) George Piktuzis (Apr 25)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
37	Gene Baker	2B-3B	31	R	R	6-1	170	6/15/1925	Davenport, IA	MLB	1953-1961
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	25	R	R	6-1	180	1/31/1931	Dallas, TX	MLB	1953-1971
15	John Briggs	P	22	R	R	5-10	175	1/24/1934	Natoma, CA	MLB	1956-1960
42	Jim Brosnan	P	26	R	R	6-4	210	10/24/1929	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1954-1963
32	Harry Chiti	C	23	R	R	6-3	225	11/16/1932	Kincaid, IL	MLB	1950-1962
22	Jim Davis	P	31	B	L	6-0	180	9/15/1924	Red Bluff, CA	MLB	1954-1957
26	Moe Drabowsky	P	20	R	R	6-2	200	7/21/1935	Ozanna, PO	MLB	1956-1972
47	Solly Drake	OF	25	B	R	6-0	170	10/23/1930	Little Rock, AR	MLB	1956-1959
1	Jim Fanning	C	28	R	R	5-11	180	9/14/1927	Chicago, IL	MLB	1954-1957
40	Dee Fondy	1B	31	L	L	6-3	196	10/31/1924	Slaton, TX	MLB	1951-1958
3	Owen Friend	2B	29	R	R	6-1	180	3/21/1927	Granite City, IL	MLB	1949-1956
18	Warren Hacker	P	31	R	R	6-1	185	11/21/1924	Marissa, IL	MLB	1948-1961
53	Dave Hillman	P	28	R	R	5-11	168	9/14/1927	Dungannon, VA	MLB	1955-1962
7	Don Hoak	3B	28	R	R	6-0	175	2/5/1928	Roulette, PA	MLB	1954-1964
25	Jim Hughes	P	33	R	R	6-1	200	3/21/1923	Chicago, IL	MLB	1952-1957
39	Monte Irvin	OF	37	R	R	6-1	195	2/25/1919	Columbia, AL	MLB	1949-1956
27	Sam Jones	P	30	R	R	6-4	200	12/14/1925	Stewartsville, OH	MLB	1951-1964
45	Don Kaiser	P	21	R	R	6-5	195	2/3/1935	Byng, OK	MLB	1955-1957
5	Frank Kellert	1B	31	R	R	6-2	185	7/6/1924	Oklahoma City, OK	MLB	1953-1956
23	Jerry Kindall	2B-SS	21	R	R	6-2	175	5/27/1935	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1956-1965
48	Jim King	OF	23	L	R	6-0	185	8/27/1932	Elkins, AR	MLB	1955-1967
15	Hobie Landrith	C	26	L	R	5-10	170	3/16/1930	Decatur, IL	MLB	1950-1963
31	Turk Lown	P	32	R	R	6-1	185	5/30/1924	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1951-1962
8	Clyde McCullough	C	39	R	R		180	3/4/1917	Nashville, TN	MLB	1940-1956
34	Russ Meyer	P	32	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1923	Peru, IL	MLB	1946-1959
21	Eddie Miksis	2B-OF	29	R	R	6-0	185	9/11/1926	Burlington, NJ	MLB	1944-1958
24	Paul Minner	P	32	L	L	6-5	210	7/30/1923	New Wilmington, PA	MLB	1946-1956
43	Walt Moryn	OF	30	L	R	6-2	205	4/12/1926	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1954-1961
10	Richie Myers	H	26	R	R	5-6	150	4/7/1930	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1956-1956
50	George Piktuzis	P	24	R	L	6-2	200	1/3/1932	Chicago, IL	MLB	1956-1956
17	Bob Rush	P	30	R	R	6-4	205	12/21/1925	Battle Creek, MI	MLB	1948-1960
55	El Tappe	C	29	R	R	5-11	180	5/21/1927	Quincy, IL	MLB	1954-1962
33	Bill Tremel	P	26	R	R	5-11	180	7/4/1929	Lilly, PA	MLB	1954-1956
57	Vito Valentinetti	P	27	R	R	6-0	195	9/16/1928	West New York, NJ	MLB	1954-1959
2	Gale Wade	OF	27	L	R		185	1/20/1929	Hollister, MO	MLB	1955-1956
30	Pete Whisenant	OF	26	R	R	6-2	200	12/14/1929	Asheville, NC	MLB	1952-1961
12	Ed Winceniak	3B-SS	27	R	R	5-9	165	4/16/1929	Chicago, IL	MLB	1956-1957