1948 Columbus Red Birds Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
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
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 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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Bill BakerRRFebruary 22, 19116'0"200Paw Creek, NC US
Clarence BeersRRDecember 9, 19186'0"175El Dorado, KS US
Roy BroomeRRFebruary 17, 19215'11"160Norwood, NC US
William BurdaLNovember 1, 19265'11"185
Bill ConroyRRFebruary 26, 19156'0"185Bloomington, IL US
George CopelandRRSeptember 28, 19216'0"180
Billy CostaRFebruary 11, 19205'6"155
Jack CrimianRRFebruary 17, 19265'10"180Philadelphia, PA US
Joe FordRRSeptember 6, 19306'0"180Carter, OK US
Jack FrisingerRL6'0"160
Joe GaragiolaLRFebruary 12, 19266'0"190St. Louis, MO US
Steve GerkinRRNovember 19, 19126'1"162Grafton, WV US
Tommy GlavianoRROctober 26, 19235'9"175Sacramento, CA US
Harvey HaddixLLSeptember 18, 19255'9"170Medway, OH US
Fred HarringtonRJuly 23, 19225'10"170Monroe, NC US
Bill HowertonLRDecember 12, 19215'11"185Lompoc, CA US
Roy HuffLApril 22, 19246'1"180
Ira HutchinsonRRAugust 31, 19105'10"180Chicago, IL US
Thomas KelleyRRNovember 6, 19205'10"200
Johnny KlippsteinRROctober 17, 19276'1"173Washington, DC US
Kurt KriegerRRSeptember 16, 19266'3"212Traisen, AT
Gregory MassonRR6'0"180
Wayne McLelandRRAugust 29, 19246'0"180Stockport, IA US
Mo MozzaliLLDecember 12, 19225'10"158Louisville, KY US
Michael NatisinLOctober 31, 19165'10"176Alpha, NJ US
Barney OlsenRRSeptember 11, 19195'11"179Everett, MA US
Alex PattersonRRJune 6, 19256'0"200
Vern RappRRMay 11, 19286'0"195St. Louis, MO US
Kenneth SiefertRR6'3"190
Charley StanceuRRJanuary 9, 19166'2"190Canton, OH US
Ben SteinerLRJuly 28, 19215'11"165Alexandria, VA US
Don ThompsonLLDecember 28, 19236'0"185Swepsonville, NC US
Claude WrightRAugust 14, 19155'9"155
Ray YochimRRJuly 19, 19226'1"170New 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.




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