1953 Cincinnati Redlegs Roster (40-man)

1952 Season 1954 Season

Record: 68-86-1, Finished 6th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Rogers Hornsby (64-82-1) and Buster Mills (4-4)

General Manager: Gabe Paul

Ballpark: Crosley Field

Attendance: 548,086 (8th of 8)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 99

Pythagorean W-L: 70-84, 714 Runs, 788 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Bobby Adams	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	160	Dec 14, 1921	8	150	150	150	150	0	0	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	$14,000
Fred Baczewski	27	us US	L	L	6' 2"	185	May 15, 1926	1st	24	18	24	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	$5,500
Ed Bailey	22	us US	L	R	6' 2"	205	Apr 15, 1931	1st	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	$5,000
Frank Baldwin	24	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 25, 1928	1st	16	3	16	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	-0.3	$4,800
Gus Bell	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	190	Nov 15, 1928	4	151	150	151	151	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	7	151	1	0	4.5	$12,000	All-Star
Ed Blake	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 23, 1925	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	$6,000
Bob Borkowski	27	us US	R	R	6' 0"	182	Jan 27, 1926	4	94	59	94	69	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	3	61	67	30	1	0.3	$7,000
Rocky Bridges	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	170	Aug 7, 1927	3	122	114	122	118	0	0	0	115	3	6	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.2	$7,000
Bubba Church	28	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Sep 12, 1924	4	12	7	12	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.3
Jackie Collum	26	us US	L	L	5' 7"	160	Jun 21, 1927	3	30	12	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
Eddie Erautt	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	185	Sep 26, 1924	6	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Hank Foiles	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 10, 1929	1st	5	3	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-0.2
Jim Greengrass	25	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Oct 24, 1927	2	154	153	154	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	153	0	0	153	1	0	2.1
Grady Hatton	30	us US	L	R	5' 8"	170	Oct 7, 1922	8	83	30	83	50	0	0	10	35	5	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	0.5
Howie Judson	28	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Feb 16, 1925	6	10	6	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Bob Kelly	25	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Oct 4, 1927	3	28	5	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Clyde King	29	us US	B	R	6' 1"	175	May 23, 1924	7	35	4	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ted Kluszewski	28	us US	L	L	6' 2"	225	Sep 10, 1924	7	149	147	149	147	0	0	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.8		All-Star
Hobie Landrith	23	us US	L	R	5' 10"	170	Mar 16, 1930	4	52	41	52	47	0	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.2
George Lerchen	30	us US	B	R	5' 11"	175	Dec 1, 1922	2	22	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	0	0.0
Bob Marquis	28	us US	L	L	6' 1"	170	Dec 23, 1924	1st	40	4	40	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	10	29	4	0.2
Willard Marshall	32	us US	L	R	6' 1"	205	Feb 8, 1921	9	122	87	122	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	96	96	35	0	1.5
Barney Martin	30	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Mar 3, 1923	1st	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Roy McMillan	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Jul 17, 1929	3	155	155	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	155	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Ernie Nevel	33	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Aug 17, 1919	3	10	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Joe Nuxhall	24	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Jul 30, 1928	3	30	17	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6
Harry Perkowski	30	us US	L	L	6' 2"	196	Sep 6, 1922	6	33	25	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Bud Podbielan	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	170	Mar 6, 1924	5	36	24	36	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Wally Post	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Jul 9, 1929	4	11	10	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	11	0	1	-0.1
Ken Raffensberger	35	us US	R	L	6' 2"	185	Aug 8, 1917	14	26	26	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Andy Seminick	32	us US	R	R	5' 11"	187	Sep 12, 1920	11	119	106	119	112	0	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1.4	$17,000
Frank Smith	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	Apr 4, 1928	4	50	1	50	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0	$9,500
Joe Szekely	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Feb 2, 1925	1st	5	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	-0.4
Johnny Temple	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	175	Aug 8, 1927	2	63	23	63	44	0	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	18	0.9
Herm Wehmeier	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	185	Feb 18, 1927	8	29	10	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.4
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Rogers Hornsby	57	us US	Apr 27, 1896	Manager	Apr 13	Sep 16
Buster Mills	44	us US	Sep 16, 1908	Manager	Sep 19	Sep 27
Ford Garrison	37	us US	Aug 29, 1915		Apr 13	Sep 27
Buster Mills	44	us US	Sep 16, 1908	Coach	Apr 13	Sep 18
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date