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Major League Baseball

Record: 88-65 .575.... 1st in American League
Stadium: Briggs Stadium
Playoffs: Won World Series (Cubs)
Attendance: 1,280,341

Team Leaders

HR: York, Cullenbine [18]
RBI: Cullenbine [93]
2B: Cullenbine [27]
SB: Webb [8]
W: Newhouser [25]
SV: Overmire [4]
SO: Newhouser [212]

Oldest Player: Chuck Hostetler [41]
Youngest Player: Art Houtteman [17]
Longest Tenure: Tommy Bridges [15]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Russ Kerns (Aug 18) Bob Maier (Apr 17) Carl McNabb (Apr 20) Ed Mierkowicz (Aug 31) Milt Welch (Jun 5)
Pitchers: Art Houtteman (Apr 29) Billy Pierce (Jun 1) Walter Wilson (Apr 17)

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
	Al Benton	P	34	R	R	6-4	215	3/18/1911	Noble, OK	MLB	1934-1952
	Red Borom	2B	28	L	R	5-10	175	10/30/1916	Spartanburg, SC	MLB	1944-1945
	Tommy Bridges	P	38	R	R	5-10	155	12/28/1906	Gordonsville, TN	MLB	1930-1946
	George Caster	P	37	R	R		180	8/4/1907	Colton, CA	MLB	1934-1946
	Doc Cramer	OF	39	L	R	6-2	185	7/22/1905	Beach Haven, NJ	MLB	1929-1948
	Roy Cullenbine	OF-1B	31	B	R	6-1	190	10/18/1913	Nashville, TN	MLB	1938-1947
	Zeb Eaton	P	25	R	R	5-10	185	2/2/1920	Cooleemee, NC	MLB	1944-1945
	Hank Greenberg	1B-OF	34	R	R	6-3	210	1/1/1911	New York, NY	MLB	1930-1947
	Joe Hoover	SS	30	R	R	5-11	175	4/15/1915	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1943-1945
	Chuck Hostetler	OF	41	L	R	6-0	175	9/22/1903	McClellandtown, PA	MLB	1944-1945
	Art Houtteman	P	17	R	R	6-2	188	8/7/1927	Detroit, MI	MLB	1945-1957
	Russ Kerns	H	24	L	R	6-0	188	11/10/1920	Fremont, OH	MLB	1945-1945
	Bob Maier	3B	29	R	R	5-8	180	9/5/1915	Dunellen, NJ	MLB	1945-1945
	Eddie Mayo	2B-3B	35	L	R	5-11	178	4/15/1910	Holyoke, MA	MLB	1936-1948
	John McHale	1B	23	L	R	6-0	200	9/21/1921	Detroit, MI	MLB	1943-1948
	Pat McLaughlin	P	34	R	R	6-2	175	8/17/1910	Taylor, TX	MLB	1937-1945
	Carl McNabb	H	28	R	R	5-9	155	1/25/1917	Stevenson, AL	MLB	1945-1945
	Ed Mierkowicz	OF	21	R	R	6-4	205	3/6/1924	Wyandotte, MI	MLB	1945-1950
	Hack Miller	C	32	R	R		215	2/13/1913	Celeste, TX	MLB	1944-1945
	Les Mueller	P	26	R	R	6-3	190	3/4/1919	Belleville, IL	MLB	1941-1945
	Hal Newhouser	P	24	L	L	6-2	192	5/20/1921	Detroit, MI	MLB	1939-1955
	Prince Oana	P	37	R	R	6-2	193	1/22/1908	Waipahu, HI	MLB	1934-1945
	Joe Orrell	P	28	R	R	6-4	210	3/6/1917	National City, CA	MLB	1943-1945
	Jimmy Outlaw	OF-3B	32	R	R	5-8	168	1/20/1913	Orme, TN	MLB	1937-1949
	Stubby Overmire	P	26	R	L	5-7	170	5/16/1919	Moline, MI	MLB	1943-1952
	Billy Pierce	P	18	L	L	5-10	160	4/2/1927	Detroit, MI	MLB	1945-1964
	Paul Richards	C	36	R	R		180	11/21/1908	Waxahachie, TX	MLB	1932-1946
	Don Ross	3B-OF	30	R	R	6-2	200	7/16/1914	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1938-1946
	Bob Swift	C	30	R	R		180	3/6/1915	Salina, KS	MLB	1940-1953
	Jim Tobin	P	32	R	R	6-0	185	12/27/1912	Oakland, CA	MLB	1937-1945
	Dizzy Trout	P	30	R	R		195	6/29/1915	Sandcut, IN	MLB	1939-1957
	Virgil Trucks	P	28	R	R	5-11	198	4/26/1917	Birmingham, AL	MLB	1941-1958
	Hub Walker	OF	38	L	R		175	8/17/1906	Gulfport, MS	MLB	1931-1945
	Skeeter Webb	SS-2B	35	R	R		150	11/4/1909	Meridian, MS	MLB	1932-1948
	Milt Welch	C	20	R	R	5-10	175	7/26/1924	Farmersville, IL	MLB	1945-1945
	Walter Wilson	P	31	L	R	6-4	190	11/24/1913	Glenn, GA	MLB	1945-1945
	Rudy York	1B	31	R	R	6-1	209	8/17/1913	Ragland, AL	MLB	1934-1948