1953 Cincinnati Reds Starters
(68-86) 
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bud Podbielan Apr 13 @MIL 8.0 31 L 2 2 8 2 1 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Apr 14 CHC 8.0 34 L 1 3 8 5 3 0 None None None None
Howie Judson Apr 17 @MIL 6.0 29 5 6 8 1 2 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Apr 21 STL 7.0 29 W 4 4 7 2 1 2 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Apr 22 STL 6.0 29 L 6 6 9 3 4 0 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Apr 25 MIL 5.1 29 L 7 8 7 0 5 3 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Apr 28 BRK 6.2 32 L 4 4 9 2 6 0 113 65 48 .58
Howie Judson Apr 29 BRK 8.0 33 5 5 9 4 1 2 107 71 36 .66
Herm Wehmeier Apr 30 BRK 1.2 10 L 5 5 3 1 2 1 43 22 21 .51
Harry Perkowski May 1 PIT 6.0 29 L 5 5 7 0 4 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan May 2 PIT 3.1 19 L 6 6 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger May 4 NYG 4.0 21 L 5 5 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Bubba Church May 4 (2) NYG 7.2 31 W 5 5 10 2 0 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski May 8 @STL 5.2 28 L 1 4 6 4 4 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan May 9 @STL 4.1 20 L 4 4 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Bubba Church May 10 @STL 9.0 37 W 2 2 11 3 4 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger May 10 (2) @STL 9.0 33 W 2 2 6 2 0 2 None None None None
Howie Judson May 15 @NYG 8.0 36 1 3 8 0 5 1 None None None None
Bubba Church May 17 @BRK 1.0 7 3 3 3 1 1 2 21 12 9 .57
Ken Raffensberger May 17 (2) @BRK 5.0 24 L 4 4 8 1 1 1 73 51 22 .70
Bud Podbielan May 18 @BRK 10.0 49 W 1 1 6 4 13 0 178 86 92 .48
Harry Perkowski May 19 @PHI 4.1 21 L 5 5 6 2 2 1 None None None None
Howie Judson May 20 @PHI 4.2 25 5 5 9 0 1 2 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger May 21 STL 5.2 26 3 5 8 0 1 1 None None None None
Clyde King May 22 STL 6.0 25 L 3 3 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan May 23 STL 9.0 32 W 0 0 5 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall May 24 STL 7.0 29 L 1 2 4 0 4 0 None None None None
Bubba Church May 25 MIL 6.0 25 L 2 3 3 2 3 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski May 25 (2) MIL 0.0 6 L 6 6 5 0 1 1 None None None None
Howie Judson May 26 MIL 3.2 18 L 3 3 8 2 0 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger May 27 @STL 0.2 7 L 4 4 5 1 0 0 None None None None
Clyde King May 28 @STL 0.0 5 3 3 3 0 2 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan May 29 @CHC 7.0 27 1 3 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall May 30 @CHC 6.0 27 W 4 4 7 0 4 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger May 30 (2) @CHC 6.0 23 L 2 2 5 1 0 2 None None None None
Bubba Church May 31 @MIL 9.0 43 W 5 6 10 1 6 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski May 31 (2) @MIL 5.0 22 L 3 4 8 2 1 2 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jun 2 NYG 13.0 50 W 2 2 7 9 3 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Jun 3 NYG 4.0 24 L 7 7 7 3 5 1 None None None None
Bubba Church Jun 4 NYG 3.1 15 3 3 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Jun 5 PIT 9.0 36 W 4 4 5 5 5 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jun 6 PIT 7.0 29 5 5 10 1 1 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jun 7 PIT 9.0 39 W 1 1 9 5 4 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Jun 7 (2) PIT 6.0 30 W 5 5 7 1 5 0 None None None None
Howie Judson Jun 8 BRK 3.1 19 2 3 8 2 2 0 63 34 29 .54
Bubba Church Jun 9 BRK 3.0 14 5 5 5 0 0 2 45 26 19 .58
Herm Wehmeier Jun 10 BRK 6.0 32 L 6 6 9 1 5 1 114 65 49 .57
Bud Podbielan Jun 11 BRK 7.2 41 L 9 9 17 3 3 2 128 75 53 .59
Jackie Collum Jun 12 PHI 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 4 2 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jun 14 PHI 9.0 33 W 1 1 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Jun 14 (2) PHI 6.1 30 L 3 3 10 3 2 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jun 16 @NYG 3.2 23 L 4 7 8 3 2 1 None None None None
Bob Kelly Jun 16 (2) @NYG 5.0 20 W 3 3 5 2 1 1 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Jun 17 @NYG 2.1 12 L 4 4 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jun 18 @NYG 7.0 31 L 6 6 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jun 19 @PHI 5.0 22 L 4 4 9 2 0 4 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Jun 20 @PHI 8.0 31 L 3 3 4 3 4 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jun 21 @PHI 0.2 7 L 3 3 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jun 21 (2) @PHI 9.0 34 W 3 3 8 4 1 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jun 23 @BRK 6.0 25 2 2 4 2 4 1 85 44 41 .52
Frank Smith Jun 24 @BRK 0.2 6 4 4 3 0 1 2 22 13 9 .59
Herm Wehmeier Jun 25 @BRK 5.2 32 L 3 5 8 3 6 2 106 61 45 .58
Joe Nuxhall Jun 26 @PIT 7.2 37 W 1 3 7 2 6 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jun 26 (2) @PIT 9.0 32 W 0 1 4 8 2 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jun 27 @PIT 6.0 33 5 5 14 1 1 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jun 28 @PIT 9.0 37 W 1 1 5 7 5 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jun 28 (2) @PIT 9.0 32 W 2 2 4 1 3 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jun 30 @MIL 9.0 35 W 3 3 9 2 1 1 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jun 30 (2) @MIL 9.1 41 L 6 6 11 3 2 3 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Jul 1 @MIL 2.1 12 L 5 5 5 0 0 2 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 2 MIL 9.0 35 W 1 1 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 3 MIL 7.0 36 L 5 6 10 1 5 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 4 MIL 9.0 33 W 1 1 7 2 0 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jul 4 (2) MIL 9.0 32 W 1 1 6 1 0 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jul 5 CHC 5.1 25 L 5 5 10 2 2 0 None None None None
Clyde King Jul 5 (2) CHC 6.2 30 W 4 6 8 2 2 4 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 6 CHC 8.0 35 L 7 7 12 2 1 2 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 7 @STL 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 8 @STL 6.0 33 L 6 6 11 4 7 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jul 10 @CHC 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Clyde King Jul 10 (2) @CHC 4.2 21 L 4 4 5 2 3 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 11 @CHC 4.2 20 L 4 4 5 5 1 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 12 @CHC 9.0 35 W 4 4 9 3 0 3 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 12 (2) @CHC 9.0 37 W 3 3 8 5 4 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 16 PHI 8.0 28 L 3 3 3 3 1 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jul 16 (2) PHI 8.0 33 L 3 3 7 1 3 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 17 PHI 7.0 28 W 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jul 18 PHI 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 1 0 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 19 BRK 9.0 33 W 1 1 5 4 2 1 131 86 45 .66
Bob Kelly Jul 19 (2) BRK 7.0 26 3 4 6 3 1 0 88 56 32 .64
Ken Raffensberger Jul 21 PIT 9.0 37 W 2 2 10 6 0 1 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Jul 22 PIT 2.1 13 2 2 4 0 3 2 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 23 PIT 9.0 34 W 0 0 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 24 NYG 6.0 24 L 2 2 6 0 2 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 25 NYG 9.0 36 W 5 5 8 4 2 3 None None None None
Bob Kelly Jul 26 NYG 1.0 8 3 3 3 0 2 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Jul 26 (2) NYG 6.0 29 L 5 5 11 1 0 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Jul 28 @PHI 9.0 37 W 2 4 7 1 4 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Jul 29 @PHI 9.0 39 W 3 4 9 3 7 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Jul 30 @PHI 4.1 23 6 6 9 1 1 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Jul 31 @NYG 2.2 14 L 5 5 6 1 1 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 1 @NYG 5.2 27 6 6 9 2 2 2 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 2 @NYG 9.0 31 W 0 0 4 2 1 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Aug 2 (2) @NYG 9.0 34 W 1 1 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Aug 3 @PIT 9.0 37 W 0 0 5 1 6 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Aug 4 @PIT 8.0 31 L 2 2 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Aug 5 @PIT 3.0 16 L 4 4 5 1 1 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 6 @PIT 7.0 26 2 2 5 0 0 2 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 7 @BRK 7.1 32 L 7 7 10 1 2 1 105 67 38 .64
Fred Baczewski Aug 8 @BRK 9.0 39 L 7 7 7 5 9 2 142 78 64 .55
Joe Nuxhall Aug 9 @BRK 3.2 19 L 3 5 6 0 2 1 71 40 31 .56
Jackie Collum Aug 11 CHC 7.0 28 L 1 1 6 6 4 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 12 CHC 5.0 23 5 5 7 2 1 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 12 (2) CHC 6.0 28 L 2 3 6 0 3 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Aug 13 CHC 9.0 38 W 1 2 7 3 4 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Aug 14 @STL 11.0 39 W 1 1 7 7 1 0 None None None None
Jackie Collum Aug 15 @STL 1.1 9 L 5 5 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 16 @STL 7.0 31 2 2 6 3 4 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 16 (2) @STL 5.0 20 L 1 4 4 0 0 0 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Aug 18 @MIL 3.2 21 L 6 6 8 1 2 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Aug 19 @MIL 9.0 36 L 3 3 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 21 STL 7.0 30 L 4 4 9 3 3 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Aug 22 STL 5.0 25 3 4 5 0 4 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 23 STL 8.1 35 W 3 3 12 1 1 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Aug 25 PIT 5.1 25 5 5 6 2 3 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 25 (2) PIT 7.0 35 6 7 10 3 4 1 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Aug 28 BRK 1.2 11 5 5 5 1 1 2 36 23 13 .64
Bob Kelly Aug 29 BRK 2.0 11 L 3 3 5 0 2 0 42 20 22 .48
Jackie Collum Aug 30 PHI 7.0 29 L 2 4 6 1 3 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Aug 30 (2) PHI 8.0 33 L 4 4 9 6 1 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Aug 31 PHI 5.0 26 W 5 6 7 3 3 1 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Aug 31 (2) PHI 9.0 36 W 5 5 7 2 2 3 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Sep 2 NYG 4.0 19 L 3 4 4 2 3 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Sep 3 NYG 5.0 19 W 1 1 3 2 0 1 None None None None
Jackie Collum Sep 5 CHC 3.0 16 L 4 4 7 2 1 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Sep 6 CHC 4.1 22 4 4 6 3 3 3 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Sep 6 (2) CHC 4.0 22 L 2 4 4 5 2 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Sep 7 STL 4.0 18 2 2 3 1 3 1 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Sep 7 (2) STL 8.0 34 L 1 1 6 3 3 0 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Sep 9 @BRK 5.0 22 L 5 6 6 2 2 2 86 49 37 .57
Bob Kelly Sep 10 @BRK 8.0 37 5 5 10 4 5 1 137 75 62 .55
Harry Perkowski Sep 11 @PHI 7.2 33 W 4 4 7 4 4 0 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Sep 12 @PHI 9.0 40 W 2 2 13 0 2 0 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Sep 13 @PIT 6.1 29 L 3 5 9 1 2 0 None None None None
Herm Wehmeier Sep 13 (2) @PIT 5.0 26 3 5 8 4 2 2 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Sep 15 @NYG 9.0 35 W 3 3 8 0 1 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Sep 16 @NYG 8.0 32 L 4 4 9 0 1 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Sep 19 MIL 5.1 26 L 5 5 10 4 0 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Sep 20 MIL 9.0 38 W 3 3 9 9 3 1 None None None None
Joe Nuxhall Sep 20 (2) MIL 6.0 24 L 2 3 4 2 1 1 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Sep 22 @CHC 9.0 33 W 0 0 6 6 4 0 None None None None
Harry Perkowski Sep 22 (2) @CHC 5.0 22 L 1 4 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Ken Raffensberger Sep 23 @CHC 6.1 29 2 3 7 3 2 1 None None None None
Bud Podbielan Sep 26 @MIL 5.2 27 4 6 11 1 1 2 None None None None
Fred Baczewski Sep 27 @MIL 3.2 19 L 4 4 8 2 0 0 None None None None