Cubs @ Reds
April 24, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 8 0
Reds 3 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 5 8 0
Reds 6 12 1

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .176
OBP .250 .222
At Bats 4 34
Hits 1 6
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 1 6

John Pyecha Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Crosley Field - April 24, 1954
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Home Run
John Pyecha
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Bob Talbot
Hank Sauer
Wally Post
Johnny Temple
Gus Bell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 5 8 0 6
Cincinnati Reds 6 12 1 11
Winning Pitcher Frank Smith
Losing Pitcher John Pyecha
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Post
Attendance 3,943
Time of Game 2 hours 57 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Post hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Talbot takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Pyecha hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Ed Bailey now catching. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Frank Smith now pitching. McCullough hits a popup towards short. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed Bailey pinch hits for Roy McMillan. Bailey is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Adams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Corky Valentine. Merriman hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Nino Escalera pinch hits for Andy Seminick. Escalera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Banks hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Corky Valentine now pitching. Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Temple takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Bell. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Bell steals second.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clyde McCullough now catching. John Pyecha now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Don Robertson pinch hits for Warren Hacker. Robertson hits a popup towards the mound. Podbielan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for El Tappe. Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Warren Hacker now pitching. McMillan strikes out.
Bottom 6 Adams takes first base on ball four. Podbielan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Podbielan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 El Tappe now catching. Jim Willis now pitching. Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 6 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Temple moves to third. Post moves to second.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greengrass scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Greengrass moves to second.
Bottom 6 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Sauer moves to third.
Top 6 Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Fondy goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Kiner hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Podbielan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Talbot hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Minner takes first base on ball four. Garagiola moves to second.
Top 5 Garagiola takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Banks hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Greengrass strikes out.
Top 4 Jackson hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sauer hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner strikes out.
Top 4 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fondy scoops it up and throws to first, with Minner covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Adams takes first base on ball four. Podbielan moves to second.
Bottom 3 Podbielan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Seminick hits a fly ball into center field. Talbot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Minner hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Baker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Post hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Minner, and towards Banks, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Greengrass moves to third.
Bottom 2 Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Greengrass reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Banks hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Adams strikes out.
Top 1 Kiner strikes out.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.