The 1953

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season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the

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with a record of 68–86, 37 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers. The team changed its name from "Reds" to "Redlegs" prior to this season in response to rampant American anti-communist sentiment during this time period.

Offseason

* October 13, 1952:

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was purchased by the Redlegs from the

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. * October 14, 1952:

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, Joe Rossi, and Gail Henley were traded by the Redlegs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* May 1953:

Brooks Lawrence Brooks Ulysses Lawrence (January 30, 1925 – April 27, 2000) was a Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1955), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–1959), and Cincinnati Reds (1960). Lawrence was born in Springfie ...

was acquired by the Redlegs from the

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. * May 23, 1953:

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was traded by the Redlegs to the

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for

Jackie Collum John Dean Collum (June 21, 1927 – August 29, 2009) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight different teams between the 1951 and 1962 seasons. Listed at , , Collum batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Victor, I ...

.Jackie Collum page at Baseball Reference
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Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

References

External links

1953 Cincinnati Redlegs season at Baseball Reference
Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Redlegs season Cincinnati Reds {{CincinnatiReds-season-stub