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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 12, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Turk Lown |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Frank Secory |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Turk Lown | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lown
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Lown
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lown
Bell hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bridges picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bridges. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Perkowski
Brown hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Perkowski
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Fondy reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Kiner reaches second base with a double. Fondy scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miksis vs. Perkowski
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Lown
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lown
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Lown
Greengrass hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Lown
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Perkowski
McCullough hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Perkowski
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Perkowski
Lown hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Lown
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkowski vs. Lown
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Lown
Adams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Adams reaches second base with a double. Perkowski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bridges vs. Lown
Bridges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Lown
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Perkowski scores. Adams moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Lown
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lown
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perkowski
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fondy vs. Perkowski
Fondy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Perkowski
Miksis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Miksis reaches second base with a double. Kiner goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Perkowski
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Lown
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Lown
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Lown
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Perkowski
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lown vs. Perkowski
Lown hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Lown
Perkowski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Lown
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Lown
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lown
Bell takes first base on ball four. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Lown
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Perkowski
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Perkowski
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lown
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Lown
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Lown
There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Lown
There's a wild pitch. Greengrass moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seminick vs. Lown
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McMillan vs. Lown
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Lown
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Harry Perkowski.
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Church
Bubba Church now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Kelly
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Kelly
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Church
Bridges hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Church
Bell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Church
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Church vs. Kelly
Church hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Kelly
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kelly
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Church
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Church
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Church
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to third. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Church
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. Greengrass scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lerchen vs. Klippstein
George Lerchen pinch hits for Bob Kelly. Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
Lerchen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borkowski vs. Klippstein
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Rocky Bridges.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. King
Johnny Temple now playing second base. Clyde King now pitching.
Fondy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Fondy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kiner vs. King
Kiner hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fondy scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. King
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. King
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on McMillan. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. King
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seminick vs. Klippstein
Seminick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Klippstein
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams hits a popup towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. King
George Metkovich pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. King
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Sawatski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. King
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1953, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Baumholtz F, rf 5 1 1 0
Bridges R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brown T, ss 4 1 1 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 0 0 Fondy D, 1b 4 2 2 1
King C, p 0 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 2 3
Bell G, cf 4 1 1 1 Jackson R, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 1 1 2 Miksis E, 2b 4 0 2 1
Marshall W, rf 5 2 3 0 McCullough C, c 4 1 1 1
Greengrass J, lf 5 2 3 0 Jeffcoat H, cf 3 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 1 1 4 Metkovich G, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 5 1 2 2 Lown T, p 2 0 0 0
Perkowski H, p 1 1 1 1 Church B, p 1 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph 0 0 0 0 Klippstein J, p 0 0 0 0
Kelly B, p 0 0 0 0 Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0
Lerchen G, ph 1 0 0 0
Temple J, 2b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 13 10 36 6 9 6
Cincinnati 003 000 025 -- 10
Chicago 212 000 010 -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski H 5.0 7 5 5 1 2
Kelly B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
King C (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lown T 5.2 5 3 3 3 1
Church B 1.2 3 2 2 0 0
Klippstein J (L) 1.2 5 5 5 1 2
E -- Bridges R, McMillan R
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 4
2B -- Fondy D, Kiner R, Marshall W, McMillan R 2, Adams B, Miksis E, Bell G
3B -- Brown T, Fondy D
HR -- McCullough C, Seminick A
HBP -- by Lown T (Perkowski H)
WP -- Lown T 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 0
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