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Record: 64-90 .416.... 7th in National League
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 673,057

General Manager - John Holland
Manager - Harry Craft, Harry Craft, Vedie Himsl, Vedie Himsl, Lou Klein, Lou Klein, El Tappe, El Tappe

Pitching Coach - Gordie Holt Assistant Coach - Dick Cole, Rip Collins, Charlie Grimm, Rube Walker

Team Leaders

HR: Banks [29]
RBI: Altman [96]
2B: Santo [32]
SB: Ashburn [7]
W: Cardwell [15]
SV: Elston, Anderson [8]
SO: Cardwell [156]

Oldest Player: Barney Schultz [34]
Youngest Player: Danny Murphy [18]
Longest Tenure: Ernie Banks [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Cuno Barragan (Sep 1) Lou Brock (Sep 10) Ken Hubbs (Sep 10) Moe Morhardt (Sep 7)
Pitchers: Jack Curtis (Apr 22)

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
21	George Altman	OF	28	L	R	6-4	200	3/20/1933	Goldsboro, NC	MLB	1959-1967
32	Bob Anderson	P	25	R	R	6-4	210	9/29/1935	East Chicago, IN	MLB	1957-1963
1	Richie Ashburn	OF	34	L	R	5-10	170	3/19/1927	Tilden, NE	MLB	1948-1962
14	Ernie Banks	1B-SS	30	R	R	6-1	180	1/31/1931	Dallas, TX	MLB	1953-1971
9	Cuno Barragan	C	29	R	R	5-11	180	6/20/1932	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1961-1963
6	Dick Bertell	C	25	R	R	6-0	200	11/1/1935	Oak Park, IL	MLB	1960-1967
11	Ed Bouchee	1B	28	L	L	6-1	205	3/7/1933	Livingston, MT	MLB	1956-1962
48	Jim Brewer	P	23	L	L	6-2	195	11/17/1937	Merced, CA	MLB	1960-1976
24	Lou Brock	OF	22	L	L	5-11	170	6/18/1939	El Dorado, AR	MLB	1961-1979
34	Dick Burwell	P	21	R	R	6-1	190	1/23/1940	Alton, IL	MLB	1960-1961
43	Don Cardwell	P	25	R	R	6-4	210	12/7/1935	Winston-Salem, NC	MLB	1957-1970
42	Jack Curtis	P	24	L	L	5-10	175	1/11/1937	Rhodhiss, NC	MLB	1961-1963
19	Sammy Drake	3B-2B	26	B	R	5-11	175	10/7/1934	Little Rock, AR	MLB	1960-1962
30	Dick Drott	P	24	R	R	6-0	185	7/1/1936	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1957-1963
37	Dick Ellsworth	P	21	L	L	6-4	195	3/22/1940	Lusk, WY	MLB	1958-1971
36	Don Elston	P	32	R	R	6-0	170	4/6/1929	Campbellstown, OH	MLB	1953-1964
8	George Freese	3B	34	R	R	6-0	190	9/12/1926	Wheeling, WV	MLB	1953-1961
22	Al Heist	OF	33	R	R	6-2	185	10/5/1927	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1960-1962
40	Glen Hobbie	P	25	R	R	6-2	195	4/24/1936	Witt, IL	MLB	1957-1964
33	Ken Hubbs	2B	19	R	R	6-2	175	12/23/1941	Riverside, CA	MLB	1961-1963
16	Jerry Kindall	2B-SS	26	R	R	6-2	175	5/27/1935	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1956-1965
23	Nelson Mathews	OF	19	R	R	6-4	195	7/21/1941	Columbia, IL	MLB	1960-1965
20	Jim McAnany	OF	24	R	R	5-10	196	9/4/1936	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1958-1962
25	Moe Morhardt	1B	24	L	L	6-1	185	1/16/1937	Manchester, CT	MLB	1961-1962
27	Danny Murphy	P-OF	18	L	R	5-11	185	8/23/1942	Beverly, MA	MLB	1960-1970
12	Mel Roach	2B-OF	28	R	R	6-1	190	1/25/1933	Richmond, VA	MLB	1953-1962
18	Andre Rodgers	SS	26	R	R	6-3	200	12/2/1934	Nassau, BM	MLB	1957-1967
10	Ron Santo	3B	21	R	R	6-0	190	2/25/1940	Seattle, WA	MLB	1960-1974
46	Joe Schaffernoth	P	23	R	R		195	8/6/1937	Trenton, NJ	MLB	1959-1961
41	Barney Schultz	P	34	R	R	6-2	200	8/15/1926	Beverly, NJ	MLB	1955-1965
7	Sammy Taylor	C	28	L	R	6-2	185	2/27/1933	Woodruff, SC	MLB	1958-1963
8	Moe Thacker	C	27	R	R	6-3	210	5/21/1934	Louisville, KY	MLB	1958-1963
25	Frank Thomas	OF-3B	32	R	R	6-3	205	6/11/1929	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1951-1966
28	Bob Will	OF	29	L	L		175	7/15/1931	Berwyn, IL	MLB	1957-1963
26	Billy Williams	OF	23	L	R	6-1	175	6/15/1938	Whistler, AL	MLB	1959-1976
45	Mel Wright	P	33	R	R	6-3	210	5/11/1928	Manila, AR	MLB	1954-1961
17	Don Zimmer	3B-2B	30	R	R	5-7	175	1/17/1931	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1954-1965