1953 Columbia Reds Statistics
Team Record: 92-48
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Ernie White (92-48)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Ballpark: Capital City Stadium
Attendance: 97,234, Avg. 1,389
Playoffs - Columbia Reds 3 games, Columbus Cardinals 0
Finals - Columbia Reds 4 games, Jacksonville Braves 3
The Columbia Reds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1953 season with a record of 92 wins and 48 losses, finishing second in the SAL.
The Reds led the circuit with just 527 runs allowed. Columbia scored 681 runs. Jim Bolger and Lewis Davis paced batters with significant playing time with a .301 average. Clarence Zieser topped the team with 18 wins, while Maurice Fisher, Barney Martin and Ken Polivka each added 15 or more victories also Corky Valentine registered a 2.11 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1953 Columbia Reds who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Barney Martin, Maurice Fisher, Ken Polivka, Jim Bolger and Corky Valentine.
Ernie White served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Zieser | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.59 | 32 | 31 | 243.0 | 198 | 87 | 70 | 14 | 94 | ||||||||||
| Barney Martin | 17 | 6 | .739 | 2.14 | 27 | 25 | 214.0 | 185 | 63 | 51 | 9 | 68 | ||||||||||
| Ken Polivka | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.36 | 30 | 26 | 222.0 | 202 | 96 | 83 | 16 | 85 | ||||||||||
| Maurice Fisher | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.21 | 34 | 29 | 199.0 | 163 | 98 | 71 | 13 | 121 | ||||||||||
| Corky Valentine | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2.11 | 44 | 14 | 183.0 | 119 | 50 | 43 | 7 | 71 | ||||||||||
| John Bebber | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.67 | 31 | 0 | 54.0 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Edwin James | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.58 | 12 | 7 | 59.0 | 64 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 89 | 42 | .679 | 2.79 | 210 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1174.0 | 974 | 444 | 364 | 64 | 483 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bolger | 131 | 541 | 541 | 163 | 27 | 16 | 10 | .301 | .301 | .466 | .767 | 252 | |||||||||||
| Lewis Davis | 131 | 502 | 502 | 151 | 31 | 5 | 6 | .301 | .301 | .418 | .719 | 210 | |||||||||||
| Bill Raehse | 140 | 556 | 556 | 150 | 24 | 7 | 5 | .270 | .270 | .365 | .635 | 203 | |||||||||||
| Oscar Khederian | 132 | 543 | 543 | 149 | 33 | 3 | 5 | .274 | .274 | .374 | .648 | 203 | |||||||||||
| Harold Stamey | 135 | 495 | 495 | 122 | 23 | 4 | 15 | .246 | .246 | .400 | .646 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Gene Hatton | 115 | 407 | 407 | 106 | 22 | 0 | 16 | .260 | .260 | .432 | .693 | 176 | |||||||||||
| Bill Ford | 108 | 385 | 385 | 93 | 19 | 7 | 3 | .242 | .242 | .351 | .592 | 135 | |||||||||||
| Wilbur McConnell | 106 | 376 | 376 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .239 | .285 | .524 | 107 | |||||||||||
| John Berdella | 95 | 323 | 323 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .226 | .245 | .471 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Ken Polivka | 36 | 82 | 82 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .293 | .341 | .634 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Corky Valentine | 51 | 66 | 66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .273 | .273 | .591 | .864 | 39 | |||||||||||
| Clarence Zieser | 32 | 87 | 87 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .207 | .402 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Hank Kalafut | 18 | 49 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .388 | .694 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Barney Martin | 34 | 72 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .208 | .292 | .500 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Everett Johnson | 28 | 57 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .228 | .228 | .439 | .667 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Jim St. Clair | 17 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .326 | .587 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Edwin James | 14 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 | .346 | .462 | .808 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Edward Kneuper | 22 | 48 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .208 | .396 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Maurice Fisher | 35 | 69 | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .101 | .101 | .101 | .203 | 7 | |||||||||||
| John Bebber | 32 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Odell Martin | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1423 | 4750 | 4750 | 0 | 1241 | 216 | 46 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .371 | .632 | 1762 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Raehse | 1B | 140 | 1202 | 97 | 15 | .989 | 9.279 | |
| Bill Ford | 2B | 81 | 221 | 214 | 23 | .950 | 5.370 | |
| Gene Hatton | 2B | 61 | 157 | 147 | 11 | .965 | 4.984 | |
| Oscar Khederian | 3B | 128 | 129 | 265 | 31 | .927 | 3.078 | |
| Wilbur McConnell | C | 102 | 509 | 37 | 9 | .984 | 5.353 | |
| Hank Kalafut | C | 15 | 60 | 8 | 3 | .958 | 4.533 | |
| Everett Johnson | C | 14 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.786 | |
| Harold Stamey | OF | 133 | 259 | 24 | 13 | .956 | 2.128 | |
| Lewis Davis | OF | 130 | 242 | 6 | 7 | .973 | 1.908 | |
| Jim Bolger | OF | 130 | 436 | 12 | 10 | .978 | 3.446 | |
| Jim St. Clair | OF | 14 | 37 | 1 | 3 | .927 | 2.714 | |
| Edward Kneuper | OF | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .941 | 1.600 | |
| Corky Valentine | P | 44 | .000 | |||||
| Maurice Fisher | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Clarence Zieser | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| John Bebber | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Ken Polivka | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Barney Martin | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Edwin James | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| John Berdella | SS | 95 | 186 | 245 | 22 | .951 | 4.537 | |
| Totals | 1263 | 3503 | 1060 | 148 | 0 | .969 | 3.613 |
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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