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Major League Baseball

Record: 65-97   .401.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 693,047

Top Draft Pick: Rex Goodson (#8)   -

General Manager - Cedric Tallis
Manager - Bob Lemon, Charlie Metro

Pitching Coach - Bob Lemon  Third Base Coach - Harry Dunlop  Assistant Coach - Dan Carnevale, Joe Schultz, George Strickland

Team Leaders

HR: Oliver [27]
RBI: Oliver [99]
2B: Otis [36]
SB: Kelly [34]
W: Rooker [10]
SV: Abernathy [12]
SO: Johnson [206]

Oldest Player: Ted Abernathy [37]
Youngest Player: Buck Martinez [21]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Rich Severson (Apr 10)
Pitchers: Paul Splittorff (Sep 23) Ken Wright (Apr 10) Jim York (Sep 21)

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
36	Ted Abernathy	P	37	R	R	6-4	215	3/6/1933	Stanley, NC	MLB	1955-1972
14	Jerry Adair	2B-SS	33	R	R	6-0	175	12/17/1936	Sand Springs, OK	MLB	1958-1970
1	Luis Alcaraz	2B	29	R	R	5-9	165	6/20/1941	Humacao, PR	MLB	1967-1970
27	Wally Bunker	P	25	R	R	6-2	197	1/25/1945	Seattle, WA	MLB	1963-1971
22	Tom Burgmeier	P	26	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1968-1984
29	Bill Butler	P	23	L	L	6-2	210	3/12/1947	Hyattsville, MD	MLB	1969-1977
20,25	Jim Campanis	C	26	R	R	6-0	195	2/9/1944	New York, NY	MLB	1966-1973
25	Moe Drabowsky	P	34	R	R	6-2	200	7/21/1935	Ozanna, PO	MLB	1956-1972
41	Dick Drago	P	25	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo, OH	MLB	1969-1981
19	Mike Fiore	1B	25	L	L	6-0	185	10/11/1944	Brooklyn, NY	MLB	1968-1972
23	Al Fitzmorris	P	24	B	R	6-2	190	3/21/1946	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1969-1978
15	Bobby Floyd	SS-2B	26	R	R	6-0	181	10/20/1943	Hawthorne, CA	MLB	1968-1974
32	Mike Hedlund	P	23	R	R	6-1	190	8/11/1946	Dallas, TX	MLB	1965-1972
24	Jackie Hernandez	SS	29	R	R	6-0	175	9/11/1940	Central Tinguaro, CU	MLB	1965-1973
30	Bob Johnson	P	27	L	R	6-4	220	4/25/1943	Aurora, IL	MLB	1969-1977
18	Pat Kelly	OF	25	L	L	6-1	185	7/30/1944	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1967-1981
16	Joe Keough	OF	24	L	L	6-0	185	1/7/1946	Pomona, CA	MLB	1968-1973
8	Ed Kirkpatrick	OF-C	25	L	R	5-11	195	10/8/1944	Spokane, WA	MLB	1962-1977
6	Buck Martinez	C	21	R	R	5-11	200	11/7/1948	Redding, CA	MLB	1969-1986
19	Tom Matchick	SS-3B	26	L	R	6-0	175	9/7/1943	Hazelton, PA	MLB	1967-1972
21	Aurelio Monteagudo	P	26	R	R	5-11	185	11/19/1943	Caibarien, CU	MLB	1963-1973
17	Dave Morehead	P	27	R	R	6-1	185	9/5/1942	San Diego, CA	MLB	1963-1970
35	Roger Nelson	P	26	R	R	6-3	205	6/7/1944	Altadena, CA	MLB	1967-1976
33	Bob Oliver	1B-OF	27	R	R	6-2	215	2/8/1943	Shreveport, LA	MLB	1965-1975
32	Don O'Riley	P	25	R	R	6-3	205	3/12/1945	Topeka, KS	MLB	1969-1970
26	Amos Otis	OF	23	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile, AL	MLB	1967-1984
9	Lou Piniella	OF	26	R	R	6-2	199	8/28/1943	Tampa, FL	MLB	1964-1984
11	Ellie Rodriguez	C	24	R	R	5-11	185	5/24/1946	Fajardo, PR	MLB	1968-1976
1	Cookie Rojas	2B	31	R	R	5-10	170	3/6/1939	Havana, CU	MLB	1962-1977
13	Jim Rooker	P	27	R	L	6-0	201	9/23/1942	Lakeview, OR	MLB	1968-1980
10	Paul Schaal	3B	27	R	R	5-11	180	3/3/1943	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1964-1974
15	Rich Severson	SS-2B	25	R	R	6-0	174	1/18/1945	Artesia, CA	MLB	1970-1971
7	Bill Sorrell	3B-OF	29	L	R	6-0	190	10/14/1940	Morehead, KY	MLB	1965-1970
43	Paul Splittorff	P	23	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville, IN	MLB	1970-1984
6,12	George Spriggs	OF	29	L	R	5-11	175	5/22/1941	Jewell, MD	MLB	1965-1970
31	Hawk Taylor	C-OF	31	R	R	6-2	190	4/3/1939	Metropolis, IL	MLB	1957-1970
28,48	Ken Wright	P	23	R	R	6-2	210	9/4/1946	Pensacola, FL	MLB	1970-1974
40	Jim York	P	22	R	R	6-3	200	8/27/1947	Maywood, CA	MLB	1970-1976