1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Cincinnati Redlegs
| season = 1953
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Crosley Field
| city = Cincinnati
| owners = Powel Crosley, Jr.
| general_managers = Gabe Paul
| managers = Rogers Hornsby
Buster Mills
| television = WCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
| radio = WCPO
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
}}
The 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 68–86, 37 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The team changed its name from "Reds" to "Redlegs" prior to this season in response to rampant American anti-communist sentiment during this time period.
Offseason
- October 13, 1952: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Redlegs from the Buffalo Bisons.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bolgeji01.shtml Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference]
- October 14, 1952: Cal Abrams, Joe Rossi, and Gail Henley were traded by the Redlegs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gus Bell.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bellgu01.shtml Gus Bell page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1953 National League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1953 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CIN}}
= Notable transactions =
- May 1953: Brooks Lawrence was acquired by the Redlegs from the Cleveland Indians.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawrebr01.shtml Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference]
- May 23, 1953: Eddie Erautt was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jackie Collum.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colluja01.shtml Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c6011f; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|46|Fred Baczewski}} {{MLBplayer|45|Ed Blake}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bubba Church}} {{MLBplayer|34|Jackie Collum}} {{MLBplayer|34|Eddie Erautt}} {{MLBplayer|47|Howie Judson}} {{MLBplayer|33|Bob Kelly}} {{MLBplayer|37|Clyde King}} {{MLBplayer|48|Barney Martin}} {{MLBplayer|46|Ernie Nevel}} {{MLBplayer|39|Joe Nuxhall}} {{MLBplayer|35|Harry Perkowski}} {{MLBplayer|38|Bud Podbielan}} {{MLBplayer|36|Ken Raffensberger}} {{MLBplayer|32|Frank Smith}} {{MLBplayer|31|Herm Wehmeier}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer| 2|Ed Bailey}} {{MLBplayer|5,8|Frank Baldwin}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Hank Foiles}} {{MLBplayer| 5|Hobie Landrith}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Andy Seminick}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|12|Bobby Adams}} {{MLBplayer|14|Rocky Bridges}} {{MLBplayer|15|Grady Hatton}} {{MLBplayer|18|Ted Kluszewski}} {{MLBplayer|11|Roy McMillan}} {{MLBplayer|16|Johnny Temple}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|25|Gus Bell}} {{MLBplayer|24|Bob Borkowski}} {{MLBplayer|23|Jim Greengrass}} {{MLBplayer|20|George Lerchen}} {{MLBplayer|20|Bob Marquis}} {{MLBplayer|22|Willard Marshall}} {{MLBplayer|28|Wally Post}} {{MLBplayer|27|Joe Szekely}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|50|Rogers Hornsby}} {{MLBplayer|52|Buster Mills}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|51|Ford Garrison}} {{MLBplayer|52|Buster Mills}} |
Player stats
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | Andy Seminick | 119 | 387 | 91 | .235 | 19 | 64 |
| align=center
| 1B | Ted Kluszewski | 149 | 570 | 180 | .316 | 40 | 108 |
| align=center
| 2B | Rocky Bridges | 122 | 432 | 98 | .227 | 1 | 21 |
| align=center
| SS | Roy McMillan | 155 | 557 | 130 | .233 | 5 | 43 |
| align=center
| 3B | Bobby Adams | 150 | 607 | 167 | .275 | 8 | 49 |
| align=center
| OF | {{sortname|Jim|Greengrass}} | 154 | 606 | 173 | .285 | 20 | 100 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Gus|Bell}} | 151 | 610 | 183 | .300 | 30 | 105 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Willard|Marshall}} | 122 | 357 | 95 | .266 | 17 | 62 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 94 | 249 | 67 | .269 | 7 | 29 |
| align=center | 83 | 159 | 37 | .233 | 7 | 22 |
| align=center | 52 | 154 | 37 | .240 | 3 | 16 |
| align=center | 63 | 110 | 29 | .264 | 1 | 9 |
| align=center | 40 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 2 | 3 |
| align=center | 11 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 4 |
| align=center | 16 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 22 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 5 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center | 2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 33 | 193.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.52 | 70 |
| align=center | 36 | 186.1 | 6 | 16 | 4.73 | 74 |
| align=center | 26 | 174.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.93 | 47 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Fred|Baczewski}} | 24 | 138.1 | 11 | 4 | 3.45 | 58 |
| align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 30 | 141.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.32 | 52 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jackie|Collum}} | 30 | 124.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.75 | 51 |
| align="center" | 28 | 81.2 | 1 | 6 | 7.16 | 32 |
| align=center | 35 | 76.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.21 | 21 |
| align=center | 28 | 66.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.34 | 29 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bubba|Church}} | 11 | 43.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.98 | 12 |
| align="center" | 10 | 38.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 11 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center" | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5.49 | 42 |
| align=center | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 5 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Eddie|Erautt}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 1 |
| align="center" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Ed|Blake}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level14=AA |team14=Tulsa Oilers|league14=Texas League|manager14=Joe Schultz
|level15=A|team15=Columbia Reds|league15=Sally League|manager15=Ernie White
|level16=B|team16=Burlington Flints|league16=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager16=Johnny Vander Meer
|level17=C|team17=Ogden Reds|league17=Pioneer League|manager17=Earle Brucker Sr.
|level18=D|team18=Fitzgerald Pioneers||league18=Georgia–Florida League|manager18=Bob Carson, Charlie Ridgeway
and Bull Hamons
|level19=D|team19=Jackson Generals|league19=KITTY League|manager19=Mickey O'Neil
|level20=D|team20=Lawton Reds|league20=Sooner State League|manager20=Tuck McWilliams
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1953.shtml 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference]
{{1953 MLB season by team}}
{{Cincinnati Reds}}
Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons
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