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Major League Baseball

Record: 80-74 .519.... 4th in American League
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,521,978

Manager - Lou Boudreau

Pitching Coach - Mel Harder

Team Leaders

HR: Gordon [29]
RBI: Gordon [93]
2B: Boudreau [45]
SB: Gordon [7]
W: Feller [20]
SV: Klieman [17]
SO: Feller [196]

Oldest Player: Les Willis [39]
Youngest Player: Hank Ruszkowski [21]
Longest Tenure: Mel Harder [20]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Larry Doby (Jul 5) Joe Frazier (Aug 31) Al Rosen (Sep 10)
Pitchers: Gene Bearden (May 10) Ernest Groth (Sep 11) Lyman Linde (Sep 11) Bryan Stephens (May 15) Les Willis (Apr 28)

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
	Gene Bearden	P	26	L	L	6-3	204	9/5/1920	Lexa, AR	MLB	1947-1953
	Heinz Becker	1B	31	B	R	6-2	200	8/26/1915	Berlin, GE	MLB	1943-1947
	Don Black	P	30	R	R	6-0	185	7/20/1916	Salix, IA	MLB	1943-1948
	Eddie Bockman	3B	26	R	R	5-9	175	7/26/1920	Santa Ana, CA	MLB	1946-1949
5	Lou Boudreau	SS	29	R	R	5-11	185	7/17/1917	Harvey, IL	MLB	1938-1952
	Jack Conway	2B-SS	27	R	R	5-11	175	7/30/1919	Bryan, TX	MLB	1941-1948
	Larry Doby	OF	23	L	R	6-1	182	12/13/1923	Camden, SC	MLB	1947-1959
	Cal Dorsett	P	34	R	R	6-0	180	6/10/1913	Lone Oak, TX	MLB	1940-1947
	Hank Edwards	OF	28	L	L	6-0	190	1/29/1919	Elmwood Place, OH	MLB	1941-1953
	Red Embree	P	29	R	R	6-0	165	8/30/1917	El Monte, CA	MLB	1941-1949
	Bob Feller	P	28	R	R	6-0	185	11/3/1918	Van Meter, IA	MLB	1936-1956
	Les Fleming	1B	31	L	L	5-10	185	8/7/1915	Singleton, TX	MLB	1939-1949
	Joe Frazier	OF	24	L	R	6-0	180	10/6/1922	Liberty, NC	MLB	1947-1956
	Al Gettel	P	29	R	R	6-3	200	9/17/1917	Norfolk, VA	MLB	1945-1955
	Joe Gordon	2B	32	R	R	5-10	180	2/18/1915	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1938-1950
	Steve Gromek	P	27	B	R	6-2	180	1/15/1920	Hamtramck, MI	MLB	1941-1957
	Ernest Groth	P	25	R	R	5-9	185	5/3/1922	Beaver Falls, PA	MLB	1947-1949
	Mel Harder	P	37	R	R	6-1	195	10/15/1909	Beemer, NE	MLB	1928-1947
	Jim Hegan	C	26	R	R	6-2	195	8/3/1920	Lynn, MA	MLB	1941-1960
	Ken Keltner	3B	30	R	R	6-0	190	10/31/1916	Milwaukee, WI	MLB	1937-1950
	Ed Klieman	P	29	R	R	6-1	190	3/21/1918	Norwood, OH	MLB	1943-1950
	Bob Kuzava	P	24	B	L	6-2	204	5/28/1923	Wyandotte, MI	MLB	1946-1957
	Bob Lemon	P	26	L	R	6-0	185	9/22/1920	San Bernardino, CA	MLB	1941-1958
	Lyman Linde	P	26	R	R	5-11	185	9/30/1920	Rolling Prairie, WI	MLB	1947-1948
	Al Lopez	C	38	R	R	5-11	165	8/20/1908	Tampa, FL	MLB	1928-1947
	Felix Mackiewicz	OF	29	R	R	6-2	195	11/20/1917	Chicago, IL	MLB	1941-1947
	Catfish Metkovich	OF-1B	26	L	L	6-1	185	10/8/1920	Angels Camp, CA	MLB	1943-1954
	Dale Mitchell	OF	25	L	L	6-1	195	8/23/1921	Colony, OK	MLB	1946-1956
	Hal Peck	OF	30	L	L	5-11	175	4/20/1917	Big Bend, WI	MLB	1943-1949
	Eddie Robinson	1B	26	L	R		210	12/15/1920	Paris, TX	MLB	1942-1957
	Al Rosen	3B	23	R	R		180	2/29/1924	Spartanburg, SC	MLB	1947-1956
	Hank Ruszkowski	C	21	R	R	6-0	190	11/10/1925	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1944-1947
	Pat Seerey	OF	24	R	R	5-10	200	3/17/1923	Wilburton, OK	MLB	1943-1949
	Ted Sepkowski	3B-2B	23	L	R	5-11	190	11/9/1923	Baltimore, MD	MLB	1942-1947
	Bryan Stephens	P	26	R	R	6-4	175	7/14/1920	Fayetteville, AR	MLB	1947-1948
	Jimmy Wasdell	OF-1B	33	L	L	5-11	185	5/15/1914	Cleveland, OH	MLB	1937-1947
	Les Willis	P	39	L	L		195	1/17/1908	Nacogdoches, TX	MLB	1947-1947
	Roger Wolff	P	36	R	R	6-0	208	4/10/1911	Evansville, IL	MLB	1941-1947