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Major League Baseball

Record: 85-76 .528.... 2nd in American League West
Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 910,784

Top Draft Pick: Roy Branch (#5) MLB

Team Leaders

HR: Otis [15]
RBI: Otis [79]
2B: Schaal [31]
SB: Otis [52]
W: Drago [17]
SV: Abernathy [23]
SO: Drago [109]

Oldest Player: Ted Abernathy [38]
Youngest Player: Buck Martinez [22]
Longest Tenure: Wally Bunker, Tom Burgmeier, Bill Butler, Dick Drago, Al Fitzmorris, Mike Hedlund, Joe Keough, Ed Kirkpatrick, Buck Martinez, Roger Nelson, Bob Oliver, Lou Piniella, Jim Rooker, Paul Schaal [3]

Major League Debuts

Pitchers: Lance Clemons (Aug 12) Monty Montgomery (Sep 14)

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	38	R	R	6-4	215	3/6/1933	Stanley, NC	MLB	1955-1972
27	Wally Bunker	P	26	R	R	6-2	197	1/25/1945	Seattle, WA	MLB	1963-1971
22	Tom Burgmeier	P	27	L	L	5-11	185	8/2/1943	St. Paul, MN	MLB	1968-1984
29	Bill Butler	P	24	L	L	6-2	210	3/12/1947	Hyattsville, MD	MLB	1969-1977
27	Lance Clemons	P	23	L	L	6-2	205	7/6/1947	Philadelphia, PA	MLB	1971-1974
43	Bruce Dalcanton	P	29	R	R	6-2	205	6/15/1942	California, PA	MLB	1967-1977
41	Dick Drago	P	26	R	R	6-1	190	6/25/1945	Toledo, OH	MLB	1969-1981
23	Al Fitzmorris	P	25	B	R	6-2	190	3/21/1946	Buffalo, NY	MLB	1969-1978
15	Bobby Floyd	SS-2B	27	R	R	6-0	181	10/20/1943	Hawthorne, CA	MLB	1968-1974
7	Chuck Harrison	1B	30	R	R	5-10	190	4/25/1941	Abilene, TX	MLB	1965-1971
32	Mike Hedlund	P	24	R	R	6-1	190	8/11/1946	Dallas, TX	MLB	1965-1972
39	Gail Hopkins	1B	28	L	R	5-10	200	2/19/1943	Tulsa, OK	MLB	1968-1974
16	Joe Keough	OF	25	L	L	6-0	185	1/7/1946	Pomona, CA	MLB	1968-1973
8	Ed Kirkpatrick	OF-C	26	L	R	5-11	195	10/8/1944	Spokane, WA	MLB	1962-1977
19	Bobby Knoop	2B	32	R	R	6-1	170	10/18/1938	Sioux City, IA	MLB	1964-1972
6	Buck Martinez	C	22	R	R	5-11	200	11/7/1948	Redding, CA	MLB	1969-1986
12	Jerry May	C	27	R	R		195	12/14/1943	Staunton, VA	MLB	1964-1973
25	Mike McCormick	P	32	L	L	6-2	195	9/29/1938	Pasadena, CA	MLB	1956-1971
20	Monty Montgomery	P	24	R	R	6-3	200	9/1/1946	Albemarle, NC	MLB	1971-1972
35	Roger Nelson	P	27	R	R	6-3	205	6/7/1944	Altadena, CA	MLB	1967-1976
33	Bob Oliver	1B-OF	28	R	R	6-2	215	2/8/1943	Shreveport, LA	MLB	1965-1975
26	Amos Otis	OF	24	R	R	5-11	166	4/26/1947	Mobile, AL	MLB	1967-1984
17	Dennis Paepke	C-OF	26	R	R	6-0	202	4/17/1945	Long Beach, CA	MLB	1969-1974
2,37	Freddie Patek	SS	26	R	R	5-5	148	10/9/1944	Seguin, TX	MLB	1968-1981
9	Lou Piniella	OF	27	R	R	6-2	199	8/28/1943	Tampa, FL	MLB	1964-1984
1	Cookie Rojas	2B	32	R	R	5-10	170	3/6/1939	Havana, CU	MLB	1962-1977
13	Jim Rooker	P	28	R	L	6-0	201	9/23/1942	Lakeview, OR	MLB	1968-1980
5	Ted Savage	OF	35	R	R	6-1	185	2/21/1936	Venice, IL	MLB	1962-1971
10	Paul Schaal	3B	28	R	R	5-11	180	3/3/1943	Pittsburgh, PA	MLB	1964-1974
15	Rich Severson	SS-2B	26	R	R	6-0	174	1/18/1945	Artesia, CA	MLB	1970-1971
25	Paul Splittorff	P	24	L	L	6-3	210	10/8/1946	Evansville, IN	MLB	1970-1984
44	Carl Taylor	C-OF	27	R	R	6-2	207	1/20/1944	Sarasota, FL	MLB	1968-1973
49	Sandy Valdespino	OF	32	L	L	5-8	170	1/14/1939	San Jose De Las Lajas, CU	MLB	1965-1971
28	Ken Wright	P	24	R	R	6-2	210	9/4/1946	Pensacola, FL	MLB	1970-1974
40	Jim York	P	23	R	R	6-3	200	8/27/1947	Maywood, CA	MLB	1970-1976