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May 23, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 13 1
Cubs 3 5 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 9 13 1
Cubs 3 5 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .316
OBP .333 .446
At Bats 3 98
Hits 1 31
• Singles 1 16
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 1 15

Chet Nichols Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Wrigley Field - May 23, 1954
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Out
Chet Nichols
Del Crandall
Joe Adcock
Jack Dittmer
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Andy Pafko
Ralph Kiner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 9 13 1 7
Chicago Cubs 3 5 0 1
Winning Pitcher Chet Nichols
Losing Pitcher Bob Rush
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Andy Pafko
Attendance 36,306
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Baker strikes out.
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Logan strikes out.
Top 9 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 9 El Tappe now catching. Bubba Church now pitching. Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Steve Bilko pinch hits for Turk Lown. Bilko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Bilko reaches third base with a triple. Robertson goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Don Robertson pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Talbot hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dittmer is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bruton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot who is chasing the ball. Bruton reaches third base with a triple.
Top 8 Nichols strikes out.
Top 8 Crandall hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Fondy tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Logan strikes out.
Top 7 Turk Lown now pitching. Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bill Serena pinch hits for Jim Willis. Serena strikes out.
Bottom 6 Jack Dittmer now playing second base. Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jack Dittmer pinch hits for Danny O'Connell. Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Nichols hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Crandall moves to second.
Top 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Jim Willis now pitching. Aaron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot who is chasing the ball. Aaron reaches third base with a triple. Adcock scores. Logan goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Top 5 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pafko hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 There goes Mathews. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Mathews steals second.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 The ball gets by Cooper for a passed ball. Bruton moves to third.
Top 5 O'Connell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Bruton. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Bruton steals second.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nichols strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kiner strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Fondy strikes out.
Top 4 Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron strikes out.
Top 4 Logan strikes out.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rush hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Rush reaches second base with a double. Bruton throws the ball in to O'Connell who relays the ball to Mathews who tags Rush trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 3 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Talbot for the out.
Top 3 Pafko strikes out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Banks hits a line drive towards the mound. Nichols catches it and throws to first to double up Jackson.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan misplays the ball. That's an error on Logan.
Top 2 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Nichols hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nichols for the out.
Top 2 Crandall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bruton throws the ball in to O'Connell who tags Kiner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Baker scores.
Bottom 1 Baker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Fondy strikes out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Adcock moves to second.
Top 1 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. Bruton scores.
Top 1 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Bruton moves to third.
Top 1 O'Connell is hit by the pitch. Bruton moves to second.
Top 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.