1953REDS
FIRST BASE
TED KLUSZEWSKI1953
Ted Kluszewskifirst base · 1953 reds
Ht 6'2"Wt 225Bats LThrows LBorn 1924 · Argo, IL
In 1953 Ted Kluszewski played 149 games for Cincinnati and hit 40 home runs with 108 runs batted in. He batted .316, reached at .380, and slugged .570 on 180 hits and 97 runs. Forty bombs in a Reds uniform — cartoons next. The box score does the talking. That is the whole summer in one line.
40 HOME RUNS
In 1953 he hit 40 home runs.
108 RBI
In 1953 he drove in 108 runs.
180 HITS
In 1953 he had 180 hits.
More Kluszewski
Major League Batting — Year vs Life
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 149 | 570 | 97 | 180 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 108 | 0.316 | 0.380 | 0.570 |
| Life | 1,718 | 5,929 | 848 | 1,766 | 290 | 29 | 279 | 1,028 | 0.298 | 0.353 | 0.498 |
SkillScore
134.241953 · CIN
ComponentsAVG 0.316OBP 0.380SLG 0.570
Ted Kluszewski. Public domain portrait (Los Angeles Mirror 1953 / Wikimedia).