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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 7, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 7, 1953 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 7, 1953 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bud Podbielan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Schultz |
Ballpark | Forbes Field |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Dixon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Frank Secory |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
Andy Seminick | Catcher |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Bud Podbielan | Pitcher |
Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Carlos Bernier | Center Fielder |
Paul Smith | Left Fielder |
Preston Ward | First Baseman |
Gene Hermanski | Right Fielder |
Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
Toby Atwell | Catcher |
Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
Bob Schultz | Pitcher |
Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
June 7, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schultz
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Schultz
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Schultz
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Schultz
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schultz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Podbielan
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Podbielan
Ward hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Schultz
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Schultz
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Schultz
Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Podbielan
Hermanski hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Podbielan
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Podbielan
Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Schultz
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Schultz
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Schultz
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Schultz
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Schultz
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Adams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Schultz
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. Bell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Schultz
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a line drive towards first. Kluszewski reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Podbielan
Schultz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Podbielan
Bernier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Podbielan
There goes Bernier. The throw from Seminick and he is out, McMillan applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Schultz
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Schultz
There's a wild pitch. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Schultz
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Schultz
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Borkowski scores. Seminick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Podbielan vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Bowman
Temple hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien catches it and throws to third to double up Seminick. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Podbielan
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hermanski vs. Podbielan
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Connell vs. Podbielan
O'Connell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Atwell vs. Podbielan
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bowman
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bowman
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Bowman
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Podbielan
Bowman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernier vs. Podbielan
Bernier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bowman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bowman
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Bowman
Borkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Bowman
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Hermanski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Podbielan
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Podbielan
Hermanski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Podbielan
O'Connell hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Bowman
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Podbielan vs. Bowman
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Bowman
Temple hits a line drive towards first. Ward catches it and steps on first to double up Podbielan. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Podbielan
Atwell hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Podbielan
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Podbielan
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Roger Bowman.
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bernier vs. Podbielan
Bob Addis pinch runs for Johnny Lindell.
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Dickson
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Dickson
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Dickson
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Bob Borkowski.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Podbielan
Willard Marshall now playing right field.
Smith 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 -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Podbielan
Ward 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 -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hermanski vs. Podbielan
Hermanski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Podbielan
O'Connell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Dickson
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Dickson
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Podbielan vs. Dickson
Podbielan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Dickson
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Dickson
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Dickson
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Dickson
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Podbielan
Atwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Podbielan
Cal Abrams pinch hits for Johnny O'Brien.
There's a wild pitch. Atwell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abrams vs. Podbielan
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Atwell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montemayor vs. Podbielan
Felipe Montemayor pinch hits for Eddie O'Brien.
Montemayor hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Podbielan
Frank Thomas pinch hits for Murry Dickson.
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bernier vs. Podbielan
Bernier strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Podbielan
Smith takes first base on ball four. Atwell scores. Abrams moves to third. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ward vs. Podbielan
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/7/1953, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Temple J, 2b 5 2 1 0 Bernier C, cf 4 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 5 1 2 0 Smith P, lf 4 0 1 1 Bell G, cf 5 1 3 2 Ward P, 1b 5 0 0 0 Greengrass J, lf 5 0 2 2 Hermanski G, rf 4 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 O'Connell D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Borkowski B, rf 2 1 0 0 Atwell T, c 3 1 1 0 Marshall W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 3 0 0 0 Abrams C, ph 1 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 1 O'Brien E, ss 3 0 1 0 Podbielan B, p 4 0 2 1 Montemayor F, ph 1 0 0 0 Schultz B, p 1 0 0 0 Bowman R, p 1 0 1 0 Lindell J, ph 1 0 1 0 Addis B, pr 0 0 0 0 Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0 Thomas F, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 6 13 6 34 1 9 1 Cincinnati 002 100 012 -- 6 Pittsburgh 000 000 001 -- 1 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Podbielan B (W) 9.0 9 1 1 4 5 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Schultz B (L)* 3.0 5 3 1 2 0 Bowman R 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 Dickson M 2.0 7 3 3 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th E -- O'Brien E DP -- Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 3 LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 11 2B -- McMillan R 2, Smith P, Bell G CS -- Bernier C HBP -- by Podbielan B (O'Connell D) WP -- Schultz B, Podbielan B T -- 2:23 A --
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