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Record: 93-61 .604.... 1st in National League
Stadium: Crosley Field
Playoffs: Lost World Series (Yankees)
Attendance: 1,117,603

Manager - Fred Hutchinson

Team Leaders

HR: Robinson [37]
RBI: Robinson [124]
2B: Pinson [34]
SB: Pinson [23]
W: Jay [21]
SV: Henry, Brosnan [16]
SO: O'Toole [178]

Oldest Player: Willie Jones [35]
Youngest Player: Jim Maloney [21]
Longest Tenure: Ed Bailey, Gus Bell [9]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Johnny Edwards (Jun 27) Jerry Zimmerman (Apr 14)
Pitchers: Ken Hunt (Apr 16)

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Harry Anderson	OF-1B	29	L	R	6-3	210	9/10/1931	North East, MD	MLB	1957-1961
	Ed Bailey	C	30	L	R	6-2	205	4/15/1931	Strawberry Plains, TN	MLB	1953-1966
	Jim Baumer	2B-SS	30	R	R	6-2	185	1/29/1931	Tulsa, OK	MLB	1949-1961
	Gus Bell	OF	32	L	R	6-2	196	11/15/1928	Louisville, KY	MLB	1950-1964
	Hal Bevan	3B	30	R	R	6-2	198	11/15/1930	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1952-1961
	Don Blasingame	2B	29	L	R	5-10	165	3/16/1932	Corinth, MS	MLB	1955-1966
	Marshall Bridges	P	30	B	L	6-1	180	6/2/1931	Jackson, MS	MLB	1959-1965
	Jim Brosnan	P	31	R	R	6-4	210	10/24/1929	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1954-1963
	Leo Cardenas	SS	22	R	R	5-10	163	12/17/1938	Matanza, CU	MLB	1960-1975
	Elio Chacon	SS-2B	24	R	R			10/26/1936	Caracas, VZ	MLB	1960-1962
	Gordy Coleman	1B	26	L	R	6-2	218	7/5/1934	Rockville, MD	MLB	1959-1967
	Cliff Cook	3B-OF	24	R	R	6-0	188	8/20/1936	Dallas, TX	MLB	1959-1963
	Johnny Edwards	C	23	L	R	6-4	220	6/10/1938	Columbus, OH	MLB	1961-1974
	Gene Freese	3B	27	R	R	5-11	175	1/8/1934	Wheeling, WV	MLB	1955-1966
	Joe Gaines	OF	24	R	R	6-1	190	11/22/1936	Bryan, TX	MLB	1960-1966
	Dick Gernert	1B	32	R	R	6-3	210	9/28/1928	Reading, PA	MLB	1952-1962
	Bill Henry	P	33	L	L	6-2	180	10/15/1927	Alice, TX	MLB	1952-1969
	Jay Hook	P	24	L	R	6-2	182	11/18/1936	Waukegan, IL	MLB	1957-1964
	Ken Hunt	P	22	R	R	6-4	200	12/14/1938	Ogden, UT	MLB	1961-1961
	Joey Jay	P	25	B	R	6-4	228	8/15/1935	Middletown, CT	MLB	1953-1966
	Darrell Johnson	C	32	R	R	6-1	180	8/25/1928	Horace, NE	MLB	1952-1962
	Ken Johnson	P	28	R	R	6-4	210	6/16/1933	West Palm Beach, FL	MLB	1958-1970
	Sherman Jones	P	26	L	R	6-4	205	2/10/1935	Winton, NC	MLB	1960-1962
	Willie Jones	3B	35	R	R	6-1	192	8/16/1925	Dillon, SC	MLB	1947-1961
	Eddie Kasko	SS-3B	29	R	R	6-0	180	6/27/1932	Linden, NJ	MLB	1957-1966
	Jerry Lynch	OF	30	L	R	6-1	189	7/17/1930	Bay City, MI	MLB	1954-1966
	Jim Maloney	P	21	L	R	6-2	207	6/2/1940	Fresno, CA	MLB	1960-1971
	Howie Nunn	P	25	R	R	6-0	173	10/18/1935	Westfield, NC	MLB	1959-1962
	Claude Osteen	P	21	L	L	5-11	173	8/9/1939	Caney Spring, TN	MLB	1957-1975
	Jim O'Toole	P	24	B	L	6-0	198	1/10/1937	Chicago, IL	MLB	1958-1967
	Vada Pinson	OF	22	L	L	5-11	181	8/11/1938	Memphis, TN	MLB	1958-1975
	Wally Post	OF	31	R	R	6-1	203	7/9/1929	St. Wendelin, OH	MLB	1949-1964
	Bob Purkey	P	31	R	R	6-2	195	7/14/1929	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1954-1966
	Frank Robinson	OF	25	R	R	6-1	195	8/31/1935	Beaumont, TX	MLB	1956-1976
	Bob Schmidt	C	28	R	R	6-2	205	4/22/1933	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1958-1965
	Pete Whisenant	OF	31	R	R	6-2	200	12/14/1929	Asheville, NC	MLB	1952-1961
	Jerry Zimmerman	C	26	R	R	6-2	185	9/21/1934	Omaha, NE	MLB	1961-1968