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Record: 91-63 .591.... 3rd in National League
Stadium: Crosley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,125,928

Manager - Birdie Tebbetts

Team Leaders

HR: Robinson [38]
RBI: Kluszewski [102]
2B: Bell [31]
SB: Temple [14]
W: Lawrence [19]
SV: Freeman [18]
SO: Nuxhall [120]

Oldest Player: Bob Thurman [39]
Youngest Player: Curt Flood [18]
Longest Tenure: Ted Kluszewski [10]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Bobby Balcena (Sep 16) Curt Flood (Sep 9) John Oldham (Sep 2) Frank Robinson (Apr 17)
Pitchers: Tom Acker (Apr 20) Pat Scantlebury (Apr 19)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Tom Acker	P	26	R	R	6-4	215	3/7/1930	Paterson, NJ	MLB	1956-1959
	Ed Bailey	C	25	L	R	6-2	205	4/15/1931	Strawberry Plains, TN	MLB	1953-1966
	Bobby Balcena	OF	30	R	L	5-7	160	8/1/1925	San Pedro, CA	MLB	1956-1956
	Matt Batts	C	34	R	R	5-11	200	10/16/1921	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1947-1956
	Gus Bell	OF	27	L	R	6-2	196	11/15/1928	Louisville, KY	MLB	1950-1964
	Joe Black	P	32	R	R	6-2	220	2/8/1924	Plainfield, NJ	MLB	1952-1957
	Rocky Bridges	SS-2B	28	R	R	5-8	175	8/7/1927	Refugio, TX	MLB	1951-1961
	Smoky Burgess	C	29	L	R	5-8	187	2/26/1927	Caroleen, NC	MLB	1949-1967
	George Crowe	1B	33	L	L	6-2	212	3/22/1923	Whiteland, IN	MLB	1952-1961
	Jim Dyck	OF-3B	34	R	R	6-2	205	2/3/1922	Omaha, NE	MLB	1951-1956
	Bruce Edwards	C	32	R	R	5-7	194	7/15/1923	Quincy, IL	MLB	1946-1956
	Curt Flood	OF	18	R	R	5-9	165	1/18/1938	Houston, TX	MLB	1956-1971
	Art Fowler	P	33	R	R	5-11	180	7/3/1922	Converse, SC	MLB	1954-1964
	Joe Frazier	OF	33	L	R	6-0	180	10/6/1922	Liberty, NC	MLB	1947-1956
	Hersh Freeman	P	27	R	R	6-3	220	7/1/1928	Gadsden, AL	MLB	1952-1958
	Alex Grammas	SS-3B	30	R	R	6-0	178	4/3/1926	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1954-1963
	Don Gross	P	25	L	L	5-11	186	6/30/1931	Weidman, MI	MLB	1955-1960
	Chuck Harmon	3B-OF	32	R	R	6-2	175	4/23/1924	Washington, IN	MLB	1954-1957
	Ray Jablonski	3B	29	R	R	5-10	183	12/17/1926	Chicago, IL	MLB	1953-1960
	Larry Jansen	P	35	R	R	6-2	190	7/16/1920	Verboort, OR	MLB	1947-1956
	Hal Jeffcoat	OF-P	31	R	R		185	9/6/1924	West Columbia, SC	MLB	1948-1959
	Bill Kennedy	P	35	L	L	6-2	195	3/14/1921	Carnesville, GA	MLB	1948-1957
	Johnny Klippstein	P	28	R	R	6-1	185	10/17/1927	Washington, DC	MLB	1950-1967
	Ted Kluszewski	1B	31	L	L	6-2	225	9/10/1924	Argo, IL	MLB	1947-1961
	Paul LaPalme	P	32	L	L	5-10	184	12/14/1923	Springfield, MA	MLB	1951-1957
	Brooks Lawrence	P	31	R	R	6-0	205	1/30/1925	Springfield, OH	MLB	1954-1960
	Roy McMillan	SS	26	R	R	5-11	170	7/17/1929	Bonham, TX	MLB	1951-1966
	Russ Meyer	P	32	B	R	6-1	185	10/25/1923	Peru, IL	MLB	1946-1959
	Joe Nuxhall	P	27	L	L	6-3	219	7/30/1928	Hamilton, OH	MLB	1944-1966
	John Oldham	H	23	R	L	6-3	198	11/6/1932	Salinas, CA	MLB	1956-1956
	Stan Palys	OF	26	R	R	6-2	190	5/1/1930	Blakely, PA	MLB	1953-1956
	Wally Post	OF	26	R	R	6-1	203	7/9/1929	St. Wendelin, OH	MLB	1949-1964
	Frank Robinson	OF	20	R	R	6-1	195	8/31/1935	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1956-1976
	Pat Scantlebury	P	38	L	L	6-1	180	11/11/1917	Gatun, PN	MLB	1956-1956
	Art Schult	1B-OF	28	R	R	6-4	220	6/20/1928	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1953-1960
	Al Silvera	OF	20	R	R	6-0	180	8/26/1935	San Diego, CA	MLB	1955-1956
	Frank Smith	P	28	R	R	6-3	200	4/4/1928	Pierrepont Manor, NY	MLB	1950-1956
	Johnny Temple	2B	28	R	R	5-11	175	8/8/1927	Lexington, NC	MLB	1952-1964
	Bob Thurman	OF	39	L	L	6-1	205	5/14/1917	Wichita, KS	MLB	1955-1959