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August 17, 1954

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Bottom 5 R H E
Reds 1 3 0
Cubs 6 5 0
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Reds 1 3 0
Cubs 6 5 0

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .303
OBP .500 .388
At Bats 2 383
Hits 1 116
• Singles 1 64
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 52
RBI’s 0 53

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

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6 3 0
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Wrigley Field - August 17, 1954
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Walk
Joe Nuxhall
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Ralph Kiner
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kiner takes first base on ball four.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Morgan hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Baker hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nino Escalera pinch hits for Moe Savransky. Escalera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bailey hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Post strikes out.
Bottom 4 Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Moe Savransky now pitching. Minner strikes out.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 4 Fondy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 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.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Morgan hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bailey scoops up the ball and tags Baumholtz for the out.
Top 3 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 3 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams tags and scores.
Top 3 Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Podbielan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Minner hits a line drive towards short. McMillan catches it and tags out McCullough for the double play.
Bottom 2 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fondy scores.
Bottom 2 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Sauer scores.
Bottom 2 Banks bunts towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sauer takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Post strikes out.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Greengrass hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second.
Top 1 McMillan hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.