1948 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

Playoffs - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Finals - St. Paul Saints 4 games, Columbus Red Birds 3

The Columbus Red Birds of the American Association ended the 1948 season with a record of 81 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the AA.

The Red Birds scored 874 runs and surrendered 784 runs. Michael Natisin walloped 30 home runs for Columbus, while Bill Howerton and Tommy Glaviano swatted 15 or more, too. Michael Natisin accounted for 132 RBI and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .305 clip. Kurt Krieger and Charley Stanceu led the squad with 12 wins each, and Wayne McLeland registered a 3.79 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Ray Yochim, Steve Gerkin, Wayne McLeland, Johnny Klippstein, Bill Howerton, Joe Garagiola, Barney Olsen, Charley Stanceu, Kurt Krieger, Ira Hutchinson, Jack Crimian, Don Thompson, Ben Steiner, Harvey Haddix, Clarence Beers, Tommy Glaviano, Bill Conroy and Bill Baker were all players from the 1948 Columbus Red Birds who played in the Majors during their careers.

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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.

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