Braves @ Reds
May 31, 1953

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Braves 6 10 1
Reds 8 10 1
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Braves 6 10 1
Reds 8 10 1

Jack Dittmer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .236
OBP .250 .287
At Bats 4 127
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 0 16

Bubba Church Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 0
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Crosley Field - May 31, 1953
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Out
Bubba Church
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Bobby Adams
Rocky Bridges
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Willard Marshall
Jack Dittmer
Joe Adcock

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Milwaukee Braves 6 10 1 10
Cincinnati Reds 8 10 1 8
Winning Pitcher Bubba Church
Losing Pitcher Dave Cole
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Andy Seminick
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 20 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Logan scores. Pendleton goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. Logan moves to third.
Top 9 Mathews takes first base on ball four. Logan moves to second.
Top 9 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Greengrass hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ebba St. Claire now catching. Dave Jolly now pitching. Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Ebba St. Claire pinch hits for Dave Cole. St. Claire strikes out.
Top 8 Cooper takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Johnny Temple now playing second base. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Dittmer hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Church hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Church reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. Hatton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out. Kluszewski scores. Marshall moves to third.
Bottom 7 Seminick takes first base on ball four. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to third. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 7 Marshall is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 7 Greengrass is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Jim Pendleton now playing left field. Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Jim Pendleton pinch runs for Sid Gordon. Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Gordon hits a fly ball towards left. Greengrass settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Greengrass.
Top 7 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cole fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Church hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Dave Cole now pitching. McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Logan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to home to get Adcock. Dittmer moves to third. Crowe moves to second.
Top 6 George Crowe pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. Crowe takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Adcock moves to third. Dittmer moves to second.
Top 6 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Adcock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Don Liddle now pitching. Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Logan who tags Greengrass trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bell moves to third.
Bottom 5 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Surkont scores. Mathews moves to second.
Top 5 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Surkont moves to third.
Top 5 Bruton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Surkont hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Surkont reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Bridges hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Church strikes out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Seminick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Seminick takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Adcock settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Adcock.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Greengrass hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Church fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bridges hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Church hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to second.
Top 3 Logan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Surkont hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 2 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dittmer hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Church fires to first and has Adcock trapped. There's the throw to Bridges who tags Adcock for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mathews hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bruton hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.