1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season

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.

1953 Cincinnati Redlegs
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Owner(s)Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)Gabe Paul
Manager(s)Rogers Hornsby
Buster Mills
Local televisionWCPO-TV
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
Local radioWCPO
(Waite Hoyt, Bob Gilmore)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Dodgers 10549 0.682 — 60–17 45–32
Milwaukee Braves 9262 0.597 13 45–31 47–31
Philadelphia Phillies 8371 0.539 22 48–29 35–42
St. Louis Cardinals 8371 0.539 22 48–30 35–41
New York Giants 7084 0.455 35 38–39 32–45
Cincinnati Redlegs 6886 0.442 37 38–39 30–47
Chicago Cubs 6589 0.422 40 43–34 22–55
Pittsburgh Pirates 50104 0.325 55 26–51 24–53

Record vs. opponents
1953 National League Records

Sources:
Team BR CHC CIN MIL NYG PHI PIT STL
Brooklyn —13–9–115–713–915–714–820–215–7
Chicago 9–13–1—12–108–149–135–1711–1111–11
Cincinnati 7–1510–12—8–149–1312–1015–77–15–1
Milwaukee 9–1314–814–8—14–8–113–9–115–713–9–1
New York 7–1513–913–98–14–1—9–1311–119–13
Philadelphia 8–1417–510–129–13–113–9—15–711–11–1
Pittsburgh 2–2011–117–157–1511–117–15—5–17
St. Louis 7–1511–1115–7–19–13–113–911–11–117–5—

Notable transactions

Roster
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
OFJim Greengrass154606173.28520100
OFGus Bell151610183.30030105
OFWillard Marshall12235795.2661762

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

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
Fred Baczewski24138.11143.4558

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
Jackie Collum30124.27113.7551
Bubba Church1143.2335.9812

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
Eddie Erautt40005.791
Ed Blake1000∞0

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
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 Jackon Generals KITTY League Mickey O'Neil
D Lawton Reds Sooner State League Tuck McWilliams

References
  1. Jim Bolger page at Baseball Reference
  2. Gus Bell page at Baseball Reference
  3. Brooks Lawrence page at Baseball Reference
  4. Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference


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