1953 Cincinnati Reds

68-86 • .442 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1953 Cincinnati Reds went 68-86 (.442) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 714 runs, allowed 788, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ted Kluszewski (40 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Perkowski (12-11, 4.52 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

68 Wins
86 Losses
.442 Win %
6th Rank
714 R 788 RA
Diff -74

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714 Runs Scored
788 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
548K Attendance

📈 vs. 1953 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 2% below the 1953 league average (.266)
OBP .324 3% below the 1953 league average (.335)
SLG .402 2% below the 1953 league average (.411)
Team ERA 4.64 8% worse than the 1953 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 714 3% below the 1953 league average (739 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 548,264
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Avg per Game 7,029

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1953

Batting Avg

1 Ted Kluszewski 0.316 2 Gus Bell 0.300 3 Jim Greengrass 0.285 4 Bobby Adams 0.275 5 Bob Borkowski 0.269

Home Runs

1 Ted Kluszewski 40 2 Gus Bell 30 3 Jim Greengrass 20 4 Andy Seminick 19 5 Willard Marshall 17

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 108 2 Gus Bell 105 3 Jim Greengrass 100 4 Andy Seminick 64 5 Willard Marshall 62
1953 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gus Bell 151 610 102 183 37 5 30 105 48 72 0 0.300
Bobby Adams 150 607 99 167 14 6 8 49 58 67 3 0.275
Jim Greengrass 154 606 86 173 22 7 20 100 47 83 6 0.285
Ted Kluszewski 149 570 97 180 25 0 40 108 55 34 2 0.316
Roy McMillan 155 557 51 130 15 4 5 43 43 52 2 0.233
Rocky Bridges 122 432 52 98 13 2 1 21 37 42 6 0.227
Andy Seminick 119 387 46 91 12 0 19 64 49 82 2 0.235
Willard Marshall 122 357 51 95 14 6 17 62 41 28 0 0.266
Bob Borkowski 94 249 32 67 11 1 7 29 21 41 0 0.269
Grady Hatton 83 159 22 37 3 1 7 22 29 24 0 0.233
Hobie Landrith 52 154 15 37 3 1 3 16 12 8 2 0.240
Johnny Temple 63 110 14 29 4 0 1 9 7 12 1 0.264
Harry Perkowski 33 69 7 14 4 0 0 5 3 24 0 0.203
Ken Raffensberger 26 57 2 8 3 0 1 8 0 22 0 0.140
Bud Podbielan 36 56 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 0.125
Joe Nuxhall 30 49 6 16 2 0 3 8 4 13 0 0.327
Fred Baczewski 24 45 4 8 0 0 1 2 1 14 0 0.178
Bob Marquis 40 44 9 12 1 1 2 3 4 11 0 0.273
Jackie Collum 30 36 3 10 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0.278
Wally Post 11 33 3 8 1 0 1 4 4 6 1 0.242
Frank Baldwin 16 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.100
Herm Wehmeier 29 20 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.200
Bob Kelly 28 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.118
George Lerchen 22 17 2 5 1 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.294
Bubba Church 12 15 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.267
Hank Foiles 5 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.154
Frank Smith 50 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.154
Joe Szekely 5 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.077
Clyde King 35 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Howie Judson 10 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 0.111
Ed Bailey 2 8 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.375
Eddie Erautt 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ed Blake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Barney Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Nevel 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1953

ERA

1 Fred Baczewski 3.45 2 Jackie Collum 3.75 3 Ken Raffensberger 3.93 4 Joe Nuxhall 4.32 5 Bob Kelly 4.34

Wins

1 Harry Perkowski 12 2 Fred Baczewski 11 3 Joe Nuxhall 9 4 Frank Smith 8 5 Jackie Collum 7

Strikeouts

1 Bud Podbielan 74 2 Harry Perkowski 70 3 Fred Baczewski 58 4 Joe Nuxhall 52 5 Jackie Collum 51
1953 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Harry Perkowski 12 11 4.52 33 25 2 193.0 204 97 62 70
Bud Podbielan 6 16 4.73 36 24 1 186.1 214 98 67 74
Ken Raffensberger 7 14 3.93 26 26 0 174.0 200 76 33 47
Joe Nuxhall 9 11 4.32 30 17 2 141.2 136 68 69 52
Fred Baczewski 11 4 3.45 24 18 1 138.1 125 53 52 58
Jackie Collum 7 11 3.75 30 12 3 124.2 123 52 39 51
Frank Smith 8 1 5.49 50 1 2 83.2 89 51 25 42
Herm Wehmeier 1 6 7.16 28 10 0 81.2 100 65 47 32
Clyde King 3 6 5.21 35 4 2 76.0 78 44 32 21
Bob Kelly 1 2 4.34 28 5 2 66.1 71 32 26 29
Bubba Church 3 3 5.98 11 7 0 43.2 55 29 19 12
Howie Judson 0 1 5.59 10 6 0 38.2 58 24 11 11
Ernie Nevel 0 0 6.10 10 0 0 10.1 16 7 1 5
Eddie Erautt 0 0 5.79 4 0 0 4.2 11 3 3 1
Barney Martin 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 1
Ed Blake 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (35)

Bobby Adams Fred Baczewski Ed Bailey Frank Baldwin Gus Bell Ed Blake Bob Borkowski Rocky Bridges Bubba Church Jackie Collum Eddie Erautt Hank Foiles +23 more

35 players

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The 1953 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1953 Cincinnati Reds reads 68 wins and 86 losses, good for 6th in the NL. With 714 runs scored and 788 given up, the 1953 differential was -74. The team batting average of .261 was 2% below the 1953 league mark of .266. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.64 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29. League clubs averaged 739 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 3% fewer.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 548,264 in attendance, about 7,029 a game. Ted Kluszewski topped the Cincinnati Reds with 40 home runs. Gus Bell collected the most hits, 183. The pitching staff's wins leader was Harry Perkowski (12). Bud Podbielan struck out 74, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1953 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1953 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1953 Cincinnati Reds finished 68-86 (.442 win pct).
Who led the 1953 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Ted Kluszewski led the 1953 Cincinnati Reds with 40 home runs.
What was the 1953 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1953 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.64.
Did the 1953 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1953 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1953 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1953 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1953 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Kluszewski (40 HR, 108 RBI) and Harry Perkowski (12-11, 4.52 ERA).
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