1948 Columbus Red Birds Roster
Team Record: 81-73
Finished 4th in the AA
Manager: Hal Anderson (81-73)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Harold Cooper Stadium
Attendance: 216,388, Avg. 2,810
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 Tommy Glaviano and Bill Howerton 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.
Bill Baker, Clarence Beers, Bill Conroy, Jack Crimian, Joe Garagiola, Steve Gerkin, Tommy Glaviano, Harvey Haddix, Bill Howerton, Ira Hutchinson, Johnny Klippstein, Kurt Krieger, Wayne McLeland, Barney Olsen, Charley Stanceu, Ben Steiner, Don Thompson and Ray Yochim were all players from the 1948 Columbus Red Birds who played in the Majors during their careers.
Hal Anderson served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bill Baker | R | R | February 22, 1911 | 6'0" | 200 | Paw Creek, NC US |
Clarence Beers | R | R | December 9, 1918 | 6'0" | 175 | El Dorado, KS US |
Roy Broome | R | R | February 17, 1921 | 5'11" | 160 | Norwood, NC US |
William Burda | L | November 1, 1926 | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Bill Conroy | R | R | February 26, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Bloomington, IL US |
George Copeland | R | R | September 28, 1921 | 6'0" | 180 | |
Billy Costa | R | February 11, 1920 | 5'6" | 155 | ||
Jack Crimian | R | R | February 17, 1926 | 5'10" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Joe Ford | R | R | September 6, 1930 | 6'0" | 180 | Carter, OK US |
Jack Frisinger | R | L | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Joe Garagiola | L | R | February 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US |
Steve Gerkin | R | R | November 19, 1912 | 6'1" | 162 | Grafton, WV US |
Tommy Glaviano | R | R | October 26, 1923 | 5'9" | 175 | Sacramento, CA US |
Harvey Haddix | L | L | September 18, 1925 | 5'9" | 170 | Medway, OH US |
Fred Harrington | R | July 23, 1922 | 5'10" | 170 | Monroe, NC US | |
Bill Howerton | L | R | December 12, 1921 | 5'11" | 185 | Lompoc, CA US |
Roy Huff | L | April 22, 1924 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Ira Hutchinson | R | R | August 31, 1910 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Thomas Kelley | R | R | November 6, 1920 | 5'10" | 200 | |
Johnny Klippstein | R | R | October 17, 1927 | 6'1" | 173 | Washington, DC US |
Kurt Krieger | R | R | September 16, 1926 | 6'3" | 212 | Traisen, AT |
Gregory Masson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Wayne McLeland | R | R | August 29, 1924 | 6'0" | 180 | Stockport, IA US |
Mo Mozzali | L | L | December 12, 1922 | 5'10" | 158 | Louisville, KY US |
Michael Natisin | L | October 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 176 | Alpha, NJ US | |
Barney Olsen | R | R | September 11, 1919 | 5'11" | 179 | Everett, MA US |
Alex Patterson | R | R | June 6, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | |
Vern Rapp | R | R | May 11, 1928 | 6'0" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
Kenneth Siefert | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Charley Stanceu | R | R | January 9, 1916 | 6'2" | 190 | Canton, OH US |
Ben Steiner | L | R | July 28, 1921 | 5'11" | 165 | Alexandria, VA US |
Don Thompson | L | L | December 28, 1923 | 6'0" | 185 | Swepsonville, NC US |
Claude Wright | R | August 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | ||
Ray Yochim | R | R | July 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | New Orleans, LA 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.