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September 23, 1953

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Top 7 R H E
Cubs 3 7 0
Reds 3 14 2
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Cubs 3 7 0
Reds 3 14 2

Ernie Banks Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .200
OBP .667 .333
At Bats 2 15
Hits 1 3
• Singles 0 2
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 0

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 1 2
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Crosley Field - September 23, 1953
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Out
Frank Smith
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Bill Serena
Dee Fondy
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 7 Sauer strikes out.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Lown scores. Fondy moves to third. Serena moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Frank Smith now pitching. Serena takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lown moves to third.
Top 7 Talbot bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Lown moves to second.
Top 7 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Temple. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCullough is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Serena strikes out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post strikes out. McCullough drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Post out.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger juggles the ball. That's an error on Raffensberger.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Raffensberger moves to second.
Bottom 4 Turk Lown now pitching. Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to third for the out. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Seminick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Post. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Post steals third.
Bottom 4 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Post reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Banks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Banks reaches second base with a double. Kiner moves to third.
Top 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fondy strikes out.
Top 3 Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Raffensberger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Banks who tags Bridges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Post moves to third.
Bottom 2 Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Top 1 Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Raffensberger covering, for the out.
Top 1 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.