Pirates @ Reds
August 3, 1953

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 5 2
Reds 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 0 5 2
Reds 5 7 0

Cal Abrams Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .306
OBP .500 .408
At Bats 3 245
Hits 1 75
• Singles 1 58
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 9
Walks 1 42
RBI’s 0 26

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 7 2
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Crosley Field - August 3, 1953
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Out
Joe Nuxhall
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Rocky Bridges
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Willard Marshall
Cal Abrams
Johnny Lindell
Eddie O'Brien

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 5 2 10
Cincinnati Reds 5 7 0 4
Winning Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Losing Pitcher Paul LaPalme
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance 3,499
Time of Game 2 hours 5 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Bob Hall. Lindell takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second.
Top 9 Janowicz strikes out.
Top 9 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Cole 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 8 Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Thomas reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell strikes out. Janowicz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out.
Bottom 7 Adams hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bob Hall now pitching. Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carlos Bernier pinch hits for Johnny Hetki. Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Janowicz takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seminick scores.
Bottom 6 Seminick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Seminick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Greengrass. The throw from Janowicz and he is out, Cole applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Vic Janowicz now catching. Greengrass takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cole takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Rice hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnny Hetki now pitching. Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 O'Connell 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 Abrams takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Johnny O'Brien pinch hits for Paul LaPalme. O'Brien hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Seminick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Atwell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 O'Brien 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 4 Smith takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Cole hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Nuxhall strikes out.
Bottom 2 McMillan strikes out.
Top 2 Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 LaPalme takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third.
Top 2 O'Brien bunts in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second.
Top 2 Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 The ball gets by Atwell for a passed ball. Greengrass moves to second.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme juggles the ball. That's an error on LaPalme. Bell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Atwell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Atwell.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Adams moves to third.
Bottom 1 Adams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cole hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Abrams moves to third.
Top 1 Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.