Cubs @ Reds
September 23, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Reds 3 18 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 3 9 0
Reds 4 18 2

Wally Post Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .200
OBP .500 .259
At Bats 4 25
Hits 2 5
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 1 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 3

Turk Lown Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 6 3
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Crosley Field - September 23, 1953
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Turk Lown
Clyde McCullough
Dee Fondy
Gene Baker
Randy Jackson
Ernie Banks
Ralph Kiner
Frank Baumholtz
Hank Sauer
Wally Post
Jim Greengrass
Ted Kluszewski

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 9 0 10
Cincinnati Reds 4 18 2 12
Winning Pitcher Joe Nuxhall
Losing Pitcher Turk Lown
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Wally Post
Attendance 1,060
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Post hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kluszewski scores.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. Kluszewski moves to third.
Bottom 9 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Randy Jackson now playing third base. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baker scoops it up and throws to first, with Lown covering, for the out.
Top 9 Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Bill Serena. Nuxhall fires to first and picks off Jeffcoat.
Top 9 Serena takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Frank Baumholtz now playing center field. Willard Marshall pinch hits for Frank Smith. Marshall hits a popup towards short. Banks settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Bob Talbot. Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Lown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Grady Hatton now playing third base. Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Grady Hatton pinch hits for Rocky Bridges. Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Seminick takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Greengrass moves to second.
Bottom 7 Post is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to third for the out. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Banks hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sauer strikes out.
Top 7 Kiner takes first base on ball four. Lown scores. Fondy moves to third. Serena moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Frank Smith now pitching. Serena takes first base on ball four. Fondy moves to second.
Top 7 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lown moves to third.
Top 7 Talbot bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Lown moves to second.
Top 7 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple misplays the ball. That's an error on Temple.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Temple. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCullough is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Banks moves to second.
Top 6 Banks takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Serena strikes out.
Top 6 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Seminick hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Post strikes out. McCullough drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Post out.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Talbot hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger juggles the ball. That's an error on Raffensberger.
Bottom 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Raffensberger moves to second.
Bottom 4 Turk Lown now pitching. Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to third for the out. Bridges moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Seminick moves to second.
Bottom 4 Seminick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 There goes Post. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Post steals third.
Bottom 4 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Post reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Baker hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 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.
Top 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.
Bottom 3 McMillan hits a line drive towards short. Banks reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Fondy strikes out.
Top 3 Talbot hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pollet hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Raffensberger strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer throws the ball in to Banks who tags Bridges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Post moves to third.
Bottom 2 Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 McCullough 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 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Banks hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Banks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second.
Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Talbot. Temple reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Top 1 Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Raffensberger covering, for the out.
Top 1 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.