Cincinnati Redlegs | |
Season: | 1953 |
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.
1953 Cincinnati Redlegs | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | ManagerCoaches |
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 | |
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C | 119 | 387 | 91 | .235 | 19 | 64 | ||
1B | 149 | 570 | 180 | .316 | 40 | 108 | ||
2B | 122 | 432 | 98 | .227 | 1 | 21 | ||
SS | 155 | 557 | 130 | .233 | 5 | 43 | ||
3B | 150 | 607 | 167 | .275 | 8 | 49 | ||
OF | 154 | 606 | 173 | .285 | 20 | 100 | ||
OF | 151 | 610 | 183 | .300 | 30 | 105 | ||
OF | 122 | 357 | 95 | .266 | 17 | 62 |
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 | |
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94 | 249 | 67 | .269 | 7 | 29 | ||
83 | 159 | 37 | .233 | 7 | 22 | ||
52 | 154 | 37 | .240 | 3 | 16 | ||
63 | 110 | 29 | .264 | 1 | 9 | ||
40 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 2 | 3 | ||
11 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 1 | 4 | ||
16 | 20 | 2 | .100 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | 17 | 5 | .294 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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33 | 193.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.52 | 70 | |
36 | 186.1 | 6 | 16 | 4.73 | 74 | |
26 | 174.0 | 7 | 14 | 3.93 | 47 | |
24 | 138.1 | 11 | 4 | 3.45 | 58 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | |
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30 | 141.2 | 9 | 11 | 4.32 | 52 | ||
30 | 124.2 | 7 | 11 | 3.75 | 51 | ||
28 | 81.2 | 1 | 6 | 7.16 | 32 | ||
35 | 76.0 | 3 | 6 | 5.21 | 21 | ||
28 | 66.1 | 1 | 2 | 4.34 | 29 | ||
11 | 43.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.98 | 12 | ||
10 | 38.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
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50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5.49 | 42 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 5 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
See also: Minor League Baseball.