1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Redlegs 1953 National League Crosley Field Cincinnati Powel Crosley Jr. Gabe Paul Rogers Hornsby Buster Mills WCPO-TV(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore) 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; "Reds" returned six years later in 1959. Offseason October 13, 1952: Jim Bolger was purchased by the Redlegs from the Buffalo Bisons.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.Gus Bell page at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions May 1953: Brooks Lawrence was acquired by the Redlegs from the Cleveland Indians.Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference May 23, 1953: Eddie Erautt was traded by the Redlegs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jackie Collum.Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference Roster 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster Pitchers 46 Fred Baczewski 45 Ed Blake 33 Bubba Church 34 Jackie Collum 34 Eddie Erautt 47 Howie Judson 33 Bob Kelly 37 Clyde King 48 Barney Martin 46 Ernie Nevel 39 Joe Nuxhall 35 Harry Perkowski 38 Bud Podbielan 36 Ken Raffensberger 32 Frank Smith 31 Herm Wehmeier Catchers  2 Ed Bailey 5,8 Frank Baldwin  6 Hank Foiles  5 Hobie Landrith  7 Andy Seminick Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 14 Rocky Bridges 15 Grady Hatton 18 Ted Kluszewski 11 Roy McMillan 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 25 Gus Bell 24 Bob Borkowski 23 Jim Greengrass 20 George Lerchen 20 Bob Marquis 22 Willard Marshall 28 Wally Post 27 Joe Szekely Manager 50 Rogers Hornsby 52 Buster Mills Coaches 51 Ford Garrison 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Andy Seminick 119 387 91 .235 19 64 1B Ted Kluszewski 149 570 180 .316 40 108 2B Rocky Bridges 122 432 98 .227 1 21 SS Roy McMillan 155 557 130 .233 5 43 3B Bobby Adams 150 607 167 .275 8 49 OF Jim Greengrass 154 606 173 .285 20 100 OF Gus Bell 151 610 183 .300 30 105 OF 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 Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Bob Borkowski 94 249 67 .269 7 29 Grady Hatton 83 159 37 .233 7 22 Hobie Landrith 52 154 37 .240 3 16 Johnny Temple 63 110 29 .264 1 9 Bob Marquis 40 44 12 .273 2 3 Wally Post 11 33 8 .242 1 4 Frank Baldwin 16 20 2 .100 0 0 George Lerchen 22 17 5 .294 0 2 Hank Foiles 5 13 2 .154 0 0 Joe Szekely 5 13 1 .077 0 0 Ed Bailey 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 Player G IP W L ERA SO Harry Perkowski 33 193.0 12 11 4.52 70 Bud Podbielan 36 186.1 6 16 4.73 74 Ken Raffensberger 26 174.0 7 14 3.93 47 Fred Baczewski 24 138.1 11 4 3.45 58 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Joe Nuxhall 30 141.2 9 11 4.32 52 Jackie Collum 30 124.2 7 11 3.75 51 Herm Wehmeier 28 81.2 1 6 7.16 32 Clyde King 35 76.0 3 6 5.21 21 Bob Kelly 28 66.1 1 2 4.34 29 Bubba Church 11 43.2 3 3 5.98 12 Howie Judson 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 Player G W L SV ERA SO Frank Smith 50 8 1 2 5.49 42 Ernie Nevel 10 0 0 0 6.10 5 Eddie Erautt 4 0 0 0 5.79 1 Barney Martin 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Ed Blake 1 0 0 0 inf 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Tulsa Oilers Texas League Joe Schultz A Columbia Reds Sally League Ernie White B Burlington Flints Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Johnny Vander Meer C Ogden Reds Pioneer League Earle Brucker Sr. D Fitzgerald Pioneers Georgia–Florida League Bob Carson, Charlie Ridgeway and Bull Hamons D Jackson Generals KITTY League Mickey O'Neil D Lawton Reds Sooner State League Tuck McWilliams References External links 1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Redlegs season Cincinnati Reds