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Major League Baseball

Record: 89-65 .578.... 2nd in American League
Stadium: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,497,976

Team Leaders

HR: Colavito [42]
RBI: Colavito [111]
2B: Minoso [32]
SB: Power [9]
W: McLish [19]
SV: Brodowski, Bell [5]
SO: Score [147]

Oldest Player: Elmer Valo [38]
Youngest Player: Ray Webster [21]
Longest Tenure: Mike Garcia [12]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Jim Baxes (Apr 11) Gordy Coleman (Sep 19) Don Dillard (Apr 24) Gene Leek (Apr 22) Ray Webster (Apr 17)
Pitchers: Bobby Locke (Jun 18) Jim Perry (Apr 23) Jake Striker (Sep 25)

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 Baxes	2B-3B	30	R	R	6-1	190	7/5/1928	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1959-1959
	Gary Bell	P	22	R	R	6-1	198	11/17/1936	San Antonio, TX	MLB	1958-1969
	Jim Bolger	OF	27	R	R	6-2	180	2/23/1932	Cincinnati, OH	MLB	1950-1959
	John Briggs	P	25	R	R	5-10	175	1/24/1934	Natoma, CA	MLB	1956-1960
	Dick Brodowski	P	26	R	R	6-2	190	7/26/1932	Bayonne, NJ	MLB	1952-1959
	Dick Brown	C	24	R	R	6-3	190	1/17/1935	Shinnston, WV	MLB	1957-1965
	Al Cicotte	P	29	R	R	6-3	185	12/23/1929	Melvindale, MI	MLB	1957-1962
	Rocky Colavito	OF	25	R	R	6-3	190	8/10/1933	New York, NY	MLB	1955-1968
	Gordy Coleman	1B	24	L	R	6-2	218	7/5/1934	Rockville, MD	MLB	1959-1967
	Don Dillard	OF	22	L	R	6-1	200	1/8/1937	Greenville, SC	MLB	1959-1965
	Don Ferrarese	P	30	R	L	5-9	170	6/19/1929	Oakland, CA	MLB	1955-1962
	Ed Fitz Gerald	C	35	R	R			5/21/1924		MLB	1948-1959
	Tito Francona	OF-1B	25	L	L	5-11	190	11/4/1933	Aliquippa, PA	MLB	1956-1970
	Mike Garcia	P	35	R	R	6-1	200	11/17/1923	San Gabriel, CA	MLB	1948-1961
	Mudcat Grant	P	23	R	R	6-1	186	8/13/1935	Lacoochee, FL	MLB	1958-1971
	Granny Hamner	IF	32	R	R	5-10	163	4/26/1927	Richmond, VA	MLB	1944-1962
	Carroll Hardy	OF	26	R	R	6-0	185	5/18/1933	Sturgis, SD	MLB	1958-1967
	Jack Harshman	P	31	L	L	6-2	185	7/12/1927	San Diego, CA	MLB	1948-1960
	Woodie Held	SS-OF	27	R	R	5-11	180	3/25/1932	Sacramento, CA	MLB	1954-1969
	Randy Jackson	3B	33	R	R		180	2/10/1926	Little Rock, AR	MLB	1950-1959
	Willie Jones	3B	33	R	R	6-1	192	8/16/1925	Dillon, SC	MLB	1947-1961
	Gene Leek	3B	22	R	R	6-0	185	7/15/1936	San Diego, CA	MLB	1959-1962
	Bobby Locke	P	25	R	R	5-11	185	3/3/1934	Rowes Run, PA	MLB	1959-1968
	Billy Martin	2B	31	R	R		165	5/16/1928	Berkeley, CA	MLB	1950-1961
	Cal McLish	P	33	B	R	6-1	200	12/1/1925	Anadarko, OK	MLB	1944-1964
	Minnie Minoso	OF	36	R	R	5-10	175	11/29/1922	Havana, CU	MLB	1949-1980
	Billy Moran	2B	25	R	R	5-11	185	11/27/1933	Montgomery, AL	MLB	1958-1965
	Hal Naragon	C	30	L	R	6-0	175	10/1/1928	Zanesville, OH	MLB	1951-1962
	Russ Nixon	C	24	L	R	6-1	185	2/19/1935	Cleves, OH	MLB	1957-1968
	Jim Perry	P	23	B	R	6-4	200	10/30/1935	Williamston, NC	MLB	1959-1975
	Jim Piersall	OF	29	R	R	6-0	175	11/14/1929	Waterbury, CT	MLB	1950-1967
	Bud Podbielan	P	35	R	R		170	3/6/1924	Curlew, WA	MLB	1949-1959
	Vic Power	1B	31	R	R	5-11	195	11/1/1927	Arecibo, PR	MLB	1954-1965
	Humberto Robinson	P	29	R	R	6-1	155	6/25/1930	Colon, PN	MLB	1955-1960
	Herb Score	P	26	L	L	6-2	185	6/7/1933	Rosedale, NY	MLB	1955-1962
	Bob Smith	P	32	L	L	6-0	185	5/13/1927	Clarence, MO	MLB	1958-1959
	George Strickland	SS-2B	33	R	R	6-1	180	1/10/1926	New Orleans, LA	MLB	1950-1960
	Jake Striker	P	25	L	L	6-2	200	10/23/1933	New Washington, OH	MLB	1959-1960
	Chuck Tanner	OF	29	L	L	6-0	185	7/4/1929	New Castle, PA	MLB	1955-1962
	Elmer Valo	OF	38	L	R	5-11	190	3/5/1921	Ribnik, CZ	MLB	1940-1961
	Ray Webster	2B	21	R	R	6-0	175	11/15/1937	Grass Valley, CA	MLB	1959-1960