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September 26, 1953

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Braves 6 11 2
Reds 6 13 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 6 11 2
Reds 6 13 1

Grady Hatton Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .234
OBP 1.000 .353
At Bats 3 158
Hits 3 37
• Singles 2 26
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 1 29
RBI’s 4 22

Don Liddle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 4 1
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Crosley Field - September 26, 1953
Out
Don Liddle
Ebba St. Claire
George Crowe
Harry Hanebrink
Eddie Mathews
Johnny Logan
Bob Thorpe
Jim Pendleton
Andy Pafko
Grady Hatton
Rocky Bridges
Roy McMillan
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. McMillan moves to third. Bridges moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bridges is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Smith bunts towards the mound. Liddle fields it and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Liddle hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pendleton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bailey hits a line drive into center field. Pendleton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pendleton. Here's the throw into the infield and Post is out. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 7 Post takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mathews strikes out.
Top 7 Frank Smith now pitching. Logan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Crowe scoops it up and throws to first, with Liddle covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Andy Seminick pinch hits for Bob Kelly. Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to third. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 6 There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to second.
Bottom 6 Don Liddle now pitching. George Crowe now playing first base. Bailey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bob Kelly now pitching. Thorpe hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 George Crowe pinch hits for Joey Jay. Crowe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hanebrink scores.
Top 6 Hanebrink hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. There goes Adcock trying to get to home. Post throws the ball in to Bailey who tags Adcock who's trying to score from second, for the out. Hanebrink moves to second.
Top 6 St. Claire hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Adcock reaches second base with a double. Pendleton moves to third.
Top 6 Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Pafko hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Mathews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jim Pendleton now playing center field. Bob Thorpe now playing left field. Joey Jay now pitching. Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Warren Spahn pinch hits for Bob Buhl. Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hanebrink fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Podbielan scores. Bridges moves to third.
Bottom 4 Bridges takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to third. Podbielan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Podbielan bunts towards the mound. Buhl juggles the ball. That's an error on Buhl. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buhl fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Bailey strikes out.
Top 4 Hanebrink hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 St. Claire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan.
Top 4 Pendleton strikes out.
Top 4 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.
Bottom 3 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Podbielan covering, for the out.
Top 3 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Hatton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bailey scores.
Bottom 2 Podbielan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Podbielan for the out. Bailey moves to third.
Bottom 2 McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bailey reaches second base with a double. Post goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Buhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 2 Hanebrink hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adcock moves to second.
Top 2 St. Claire hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops it up and throws to first, with Buhl covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. Hatton moves to third.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pendleton hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mathews moves to second.
Top 1 Mathews takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bruton bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.