1953 Ogden Reds Roster

Pioneer League (PL) - Class: C
Team Record: 89-42
Finished 1st in the PL
Manager: Earle Brucker (89-42)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Ogden, Utah
Ballpark: John Affleck Park
Attendance: 63,251, Avg. 966
1953 Ogden Reds Statistics

Playoffs - Salt Lake City Bees 2 games, Ogden Reds 0

The Ogden Reds of the Pioneer League ended the 1953 season with a record of 89 wins and 42 losses, finishing first in the PL.

The Reds plated 887 runs, tops in the circuit. Ogden conceded 608 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Chico Terry led hitters with significant playing time with a .327 average. Carl Wells topped the team with 19 wins, while Ralph Birkofer and Donald Guy added 15 or more victories as well Allen Flaugher registered a 2.35 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Frank Robinson played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Ogden Reds to do so.

Earle Brucker served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
William Bevan
Ralph BirkoferRRApril 6, 19346'1"200Cincinnati, OH US
Larry BoydRRAugust 12, 19346'2"190Sapulpa, OK US
Dave BristolRRJune 23, 19335'11"175Bristol, GA US
Robert CannonLRSeptember 5, 19326'1"200
Larry CollinsRLMarch 13, 19336'3"208Covington, KY US
Vincent DownsR6'1"180
Raymond EstesRRSeptember 1, 19335'11"175Fairport, MO US
Allen FlaugherRLJune 16, 19295'10"160
Larry GaugerRRJune 27, 19336'2"185Oshkosh, WI US
Donald GuyRR6'4"190
Robert IrwinR5'7"155
Nunzio IzzoRRNovember 27, 19286'0"168
William JonesSRJuly 6, 19346'0"168Meridian, MS US
Vernon KilburgRR6'2"200
Leonard Knodel
Donald KreisRR5'11"185
Thomas Martinez
William MaysLRNovember 26, 19336'0"180Newberry, SC US
Larry NaultLLFebruary 22, 19326'0"180Blaine, KS US
John OmerzaRRAugust 22, 19326'5"220Cleveland, OH US
Olney PattersonRRMarch 16, 19265'11"175Woodsville, NH US
Carl PaylorRRMay 6, 19306'0"180McConnellsburg, PA US
Nick RicoRAugust 20, 19285'11"180
Wesley Roberts
Frank RobinsonRRAugust 31, 19356'1"183Beaumont, TX US
Bob ShomoRRNovember 20, 19336'0"175Lancaster, PA US
Ralph SitaLLJune 15, 19335'11"168Washington, DC US
John StroehleinRRNovember 13, 19305'10"170Maspeth, NY US
Chico TerryRRDecember 17, 19326'0"180Cruces, Las Villas CU
Ed TrytekR5'10"175
Jimmy ValentineLROctober 7, 19265'7"192Ogden, UT US
Dick WalegaRROctober 29, 19346'0"165Baltimore, MD US
Carl WellsLLMay 16, 19316'1"175Seattle, WA US
Hal ZimmerRRMay 8, 19325'10"160Cincinnati, OH 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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