1953 Ogden Reds Roster
Team Record: 89-42
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Earle Brucker (89-42)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Ogden, Utah
Ballpark: John Affleck Park
Attendance: 63,251, Avg. 966
Playoffs - Salt Lake City Bees 2 games, Ogden Reds 0
The Ogden Reds of the Pioneer League ended the 1953 season with a record of 89 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the PL.
The Reds plated 887 runs, tops in the circuit. Ogden conceded 608 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Chico Terry led hitters with significant playing time with a .327 average. Carl Wells topped the team with 19 wins, while Donald Guy and Ralph Birkofer as well added 15 or more victories as well Allen Flaugher registered a 2.35 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Frank Robinson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ogden Reds to do so.
Earle Brucker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Bevan | ||||||
| Ralph Birkofer | R | R | April 6, 1934 | 6'1" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Larry Boyd | R | R | August 12, 1934 | 6'2" | 190 | Sapulpa, OK US |
| Dave Bristol | R | R | June 23, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Bristol, GA US |
| Robert Cannon | L | R | September 5, 1932 | 6'1" | 200 | |
| Larry Collins | R | L | March 13, 1933 | 6'3" | 208 | Covington, KY US |
| Vincent Downs | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Raymond Estes | R | R | September 1, 1933 | 5'11" | 175 | Fairport, MO US |
| Allen Flaugher | R | L | June 16, 1929 | 5'10" | 160 | |
| Larry Gauger | R | R | June 27, 1933 | 6'2" | 185 | Oshkosh, WI US |
| Donald Guy | R | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Robert Irwin | R | 5'7" | 155 | |||
| Nunzio Izzo | R | R | November 27, 1928 | 6'0" | 168 | |
| William Jones | S | R | July 6, 1934 | 6'0" | 168 | Meridian, MS US |
| Vernon Kilburg | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Leonard Knodel | ||||||
| Donald Kreis | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
| Thomas Martinez | ||||||
| William Mays | L | R | November 26, 1933 | 6'0" | 180 | Newberry, SC US |
| Larry Nault | L | L | February 22, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Blaine, KS US |
| John Omerza | R | R | August 22, 1932 | 6'5" | 220 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Olney Patterson | R | R | March 16, 1926 | 5'11" | 175 | Woodsville, NH US |
| Carl Paylor | R | R | May 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | McConnellsburg, PA US |
| Nick Rico | R | August 20, 1928 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Wesley Roberts | ||||||
| Frank Robinson | R | R | August 31, 1935 | 6'1" | 183 | Beaumont, TX US |
| Bob Shomo | R | R | November 20, 1933 | 6'0" | 175 | Lancaster, PA US |
| Ralph Sita | L | L | June 15, 1933 | 5'11" | 168 | Washington, DC US |
| John Stroehlein | R | R | November 13, 1930 | 5'10" | 170 | Maspeth, NY US |
| Chico Terry | R | R | December 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 180 | Cruces, Las Villas CU |
| Ed Trytek | R | 5'10" | 175 | |||
| Jimmy Valentine | L | R | October 7, 1926 | 5'7" | 192 | Ogden, UT US |
| Dick Walega | R | R | October 29, 1934 | 6'0" | 165 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Carl Wells | L | L | May 16, 1931 | 6'1" | 175 | Seattle, WA US |
| Hal Zimmer | R | R | May 8, 1932 | 5'10" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
