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Major League Baseball

Record: 72-82 .468.... 6th in American League
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, League Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 475,272

Team Leaders

HR: Cullenbine [16]
RBI: Keltner [91]
2B: Boudreau [45]
SB: Boudreau [11]
W: Harder [12]
SV: Heving [10]
SO: Gromek [115]

Oldest Player: Joe Heving [43]
Youngest Player: Hank Ruszkowski [18]
Longest Tenure: Mel Harder [17]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Steve Biras (Sep 15) Jim Devlin (Apr 27) Russ Lyon (Apr 21) Paul O'Dea (Apr 19) Hank Ruszkowski (Sep 26)
Pitchers: Bill Bonness (Sep 26) Earl Henry (Sep 23) Hal Kleine (Apr 26) Paul O'Dea (Apr 19)

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
	Jim Bagby	P	27	R	R	6-2	170	9/8/1916	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1938-1947
	Steve Biras	2B	22	R	R	5-11	185	2/26/1922	East St. Louis, IL	MLB	1944-1944
	Bill Bonness	P	20	R	L	6-4	200	12/15/1923	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1944
5	Lou Boudreau	SS	26	R	R	5-11	185	7/17/1917	Harvey, IL	MLB	1938-1952
	Paul Calvert	P	26	R	R	6-0	185	10/6/1917	Montreal, QC	MLB	1942-1951
	Roy Cullenbine	OF-1B	30	B	R	6-1	190	10/18/1913	Nashville, TN	MLB	1938-1947
	Jim Devlin	C	21	L	R		165	8/25/1922	Plains, PA	MLB	1944-1944
	Red Embree	P	26	R	R	6-0	165	8/30/1917	El Monte, CA	MLB	1941-1949
	Jimmy Grant	3B-2B	25	L	R	5-8	166	10/6/1918	Racine, WI	MLB	1942-1944
	Steve Gromek	P	24	B	R	6-2	180	1/15/1920	Hamtramck, MI	MLB	1941-1957
	Mel Harder	P	34	R	R	6-1	195	10/15/1909	Beemer, NE	MLB	1928-1947
	Jeff Heath	OF	29	L	R		200	4/1/1915	Fort William, ON	MLB	1936-1949
	Earl Henry	P	27	L	L	5-11	172	6/10/1917	Roseville, OH	MLB	1944-1945
	Joe Heving	P	43	R	R	6-1	185	9/2/1900	Covington, KY	MLB	1930-1945
	Myril Hoag	OF	36	R	R	5-11	180	3/9/1908	Davis, CA	MLB	1931-1945
	Oris Hockett	OF	34	L	R	5-9	182	9/29/1909	Amboy, IN	MLB	1938-1945
	Ken Keltner	3B	27	R	R	6-0	190	10/31/1916	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1937-1950
	Vern Kennedy	P	37	L	R	6-0	175	3/20/1907	Kansas City, MO	MLB	1934-1945
	Hal Kleine	P	21	L	L	6-2	193	6/8/1923	St. Louis, MO	MLB	1944-1945
	Ed Klieman	P	26	R	R	6-1	190	3/21/1918	Norwood, OH	MLB	1943-1950
	Russ Lyon	C	31	R	R	6-1	230	6/26/1913	Ball Ground, GA	MLB	1944-1944
	Ray Mack	2B	27	R	R	6-0	200	8/31/1916	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1938-1947
	Jim McDonnell	C	21	L	R	5-11	165	8/15/1922	Gagetown, MI	MLB	1943-1945
	Mike Naymick	P	26	R	R	6-8	225	9/6/1917	Berlin, PA	MLB	1939-1944
	Paul O'Dea	OF	23	L	L	6-0	200	7/3/1920	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1945
	Rusty Peters	2B-SS	29	R	R	5-11	170	12/14/1914	Roanoke, VA	MLB	1936-1947
	Ray Poat	P	26	R	R	6-2	200	12/19/1917	Chicago, IL	MLB	1942-1949
	Allie Reynolds	P	29	R	R	6-0	195	2/10/1915	Bethany, OK	MLB	1942-1954
	Mickey Rocco	1B	28	L	L	5-11	188	3/2/1916	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1943-1946
	Buddy Rosar	C	29	R	R	5-9	190	7/3/1914	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1939-1951
	Hank Ruszkowski	C	18	R	R	6-0	190	11/10/1925	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1947
	Norm Schlueter	C	27	R	R	5-10	175	9/25/1916	Belleville, IL	MLB	1938-1944
	Pat Seerey	OF	21	R	R	5-10	200	3/17/1923	Wilburton, OK	MLB	1943-1949
	Al Smith	P	36	L	L	5-11	180	10/12/1907	Belleville, IL	MLB	1934-1945
	George Susce	C	36	R	R		200	8/13/1907	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1929-1944