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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 16, 1954
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on September 16, 1954 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Erskine |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 522 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Bill Jackowski |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Left Fielder |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Gilliam | Second Baseman |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Duke Snider | Center Fielder |
| Gil Hodges | First Baseman |
| Carl Furillo | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Amoros | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Roy Campanella | Catcher |
| Carl Erskine | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
September 16, 1954
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Erskine
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a popup towards third. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Nuxhall
Reese hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Post chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards McMillan. McMillan fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McMillan. Bell throws the ball in to Nuxhall who tags Reese trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gilliam goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nuxhall
Snider bunts towards third. Adams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Adams. Snider moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Furillo vs. Nuxhall
Furillo hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Campanella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Erskine
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Erskine
Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Erskine
Seminick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Erskine
There goes Temple. The throw from Campanella and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Nuxhall vs. Erskine
Nuxhall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Erskine
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first, with Nuxhall covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nuxhall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campanella vs. Nuxhall
Campanella hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Erskine
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Amoros settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Erskine
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Erskine
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Erskine
Merriman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Amoros. Merriman reaches second base with a double. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Post vs. Erskine
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. Merriman scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Labine
Clem Labine now pitching.
There goes Post. The throw from Campanella and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Labine vs. Nuxhall
Labine strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Nuxhall
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Labine
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Labine
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Labine
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nuxhall
Snider hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Furillo vs. Nuxhall
Furillo strikes out. There goes Hodges. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Labine
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Labine
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Labine
Bell takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Labine
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merriman vs. Labine
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilliam. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Labine
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Labine
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gilliam fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nuxhall
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Nuxhall
Campanella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cox vs. Nuxhall
Billy Cox pinch hits for Clem Labine.
Cox hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to third. Campanella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Nuxhall
Reese hits a line drive into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snider vs. Nuxhall
Snider hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Campanella scores. Gilliam moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Darnell
Bob Darnell now pitching.
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Darnell
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Darnell
Adams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Darnell
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Darnell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Nuxhall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Nuxhall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Nuxhall
Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Darnell
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Darnell
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Darnell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Darnell
Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Darnell
Temple takes first base on ball four. Post moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards center field. Snider picks it up and throws to third to catch Postfor the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Nuxhall vs. Meyer
Nuxhall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoak vs. Nuxhall
Don Hoak pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Hoak takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Nuxhall
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lasorda
Tom Lasorda now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lasorda fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Lasorda
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lasorda
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Lasorda
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Campanella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snider vs. Nuxhall
Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snider for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Nuxhall
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Furillo vs. Nuxhall
Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Lasorda
Merriman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snider. Merriman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Lasorda
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merriman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Temple vs. Lasorda
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Seminick vs. Lasorda
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Amoros vs. Nuxhall
Amoros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Nuxhall
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campanella vs. Nuxhall
Campanella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmer vs. Nuxhall
Don Zimmer pinch hits for Tom Lasorda.
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. Amoros moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gilliam vs. Nuxhall
Gilliam hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1954 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 1 2 Gilliam J, 2b 3 1 1 0
McMillan R, ss 5 1 1 0 Reese P, ss 3 0 1 2
Bell G, cf 4 2 1 0 Snider D, cf 4 0 2 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 2 2 Hodges G, 1b 4 0 1 0
Merriman L, lf 5 2 3 1 Furillo C, rf 4 0 1 0
Post W, rf 5 1 3 4 Amoros S, lf 4 0 1 0
Temple J, 2b 2 0 1 0 Robinson J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Seminick A, c 5 0 1 0 Campanella R, c 4 1 1 0
Nuxhall J, p 3 1 0 0 Erskine C, p 0 0 0 0
Labine C, p 1 0 0 0
Cox B, ph 1 0 0 0
Darnell B, p 0 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Hoak D, ph 0 0 0 0
Lasorda T, p 0 0 0 0
Zimmer D, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 9 32 3 10 3
Cincinnati 022 022 100 -- 9
Brooklyn 100 020 000 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 4 4
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Erskine C (L) 2.2 6 4 4 1 1
Labine C 2.1 2 2 2 2 1
Darnell B 1.1 4 3 3 1 0
Meyer R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Lasorda T 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- McMillan R, Adams B, Gilliam J, Hodges G
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Reese P, Merriman L 2
HR -- Post W, Adams B, Kluszewski T
SB -- Temple J, Hodges G
CS -- Post W
SF -- Reese P
T -- 2:30
A -- 522
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