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Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 26, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 26, 1953 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Milwaukee Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 26, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Milwaukee Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Judson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Ballpark | County Stadium |
City | Milwaukee |
State | WI |
Attendance | 8,720 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Dusty Boggess 3B: Bill Engeln |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Bob Borkowski | Left Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Grady Hatton | First Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Howie Judson | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Milwaukee Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Johnny Logan | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Right Fielder |
Joe Adcock | First Baseman |
Jack Dittmer | Second Baseman |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Braves
County Stadium
May 26, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Spahn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Judson
Bruton hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Judson
Logan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Judson
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Judson, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Logan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Judson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Spahn, and towards Dittmer, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Judson
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Judson
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dittmer vs. Judson
Dittmer hits a line drive into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Adcock scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Judson
Crandall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Judson
Spahn hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judson vs. Spahn
Judson strikes out. Crandall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Judson out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Spahn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Judson
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Logan vs. Judson
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Judson
Mathews strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Judson
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Judson
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Judson
Adcock hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dittmer vs. Judson
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Judson
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon scores. Dittmer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Spahn vs. Judson
Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dittmer scores. Crandall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bruton vs. Perkowski
Harry Perkowski now pitching.
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Spahn
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Logan vs. Perkowski
Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Perkowski
Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Logan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Perkowski
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Logan scores. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Perkowski
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mathews scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Perkowski
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hatton scoops it up and throws to first, with Perkowski covering, for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dittmer vs. Perkowski
Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baldwin vs. Spahn
Frank Baldwin pinch hits for Harry Perkowski.
Baldwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Spahn
Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Nevel
Ernie Nevel now pitching.
Crandall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Crandall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spahn vs. Nevel
Spahn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Nevel
Bruton hits a line drive to left field. Borkowski throws towards third. Adams fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Adams. Crandall scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Logan vs. Nevel
Logan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mathews vs. Nevel
Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a popup towards the mound. Spahn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick takes first base on ball four. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Spahn
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greengrass vs. Spahn
Jim Greengrass pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Nevel
Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Johnny Temple now playing second base.
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Nevel
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Nevel
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Temple who tags Adcock trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquis vs. Spahn
Bob Marquis pinch hits for Ernie Nevel.
Marquis hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Spahn
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Spahn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Adams for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dittmer vs. Collum
Jackie Collum now pitching.
Dittmer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Collum
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Collum
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Spahn
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Spahn
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Borkowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Spahn
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Borkowski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seminick vs. Spahn
Seminick strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1953 -- Cincinnati at Milwaukee (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI Bridges R, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0 Bruton B, cf 4 0 2 1 Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Logan J, ss 4 1 2 0 Bell G, cf 4 0 2 0 Mathews E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Borkowski B, lf 3 0 2 0 Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, rf 4 0 1 1 Seminick A, c 3 0 0 0 Adcock J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Hatton G, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dittmer J, 2b 4 1 3 1 McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Crandall D, c 4 1 2 1 Greengrass J, ph 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 4 0 1 1 Temple J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Judson H, p 1 0 0 0 Perkowski H, p 0 0 0 0 Baldwin F, ph 1 0 0 0 Nevel E, p 0 0 0 0 Marquis B, ph 1 0 0 0 Collum J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 4 0 36 6 15 6 Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0 Milwaukee 010 221 00x -- 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Judson H (L) 3.2 8 3 3 0 2 Perkowski H 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 Nevel E 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 Collum J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3 E -- Adams B DP -- Cincinnati 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 6 2B -- Adcock J, Dittmer J, Bell G 2, Crandall D, Borkowski B T -- 2:07 A -- 8720
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