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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 6, 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 September 6, 1953 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Perkowski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Bill Jackowski 2B: Lenny Roberts 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Second Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Hobie Landrith | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Harry Perkowski | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Kiner | Left Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Dee Fondy | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 6, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Rush
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Rush
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Rush
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Rush
Greengrass is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Perkowski
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Perkowski
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Rush
Landrith hits a ball on the ground into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Rush
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perkowski vs. Rush
Perkowski hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Rush
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Landrith scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Rush
Hatton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Rush
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Perkowski
Fondy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Perkowski
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Perkowski
Smalley hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Perkowski
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Rush
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 -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Rush
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greengrass vs. Rush
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Johnny Klippstein now pitching.
There goes Greengrass. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Smalley applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Perkowski
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkowski vs. Klippstein
Perkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams 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 4
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Perkowski
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Perkowski
Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perkowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Perkowski
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Perkowski
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Perkowski
Klippstein strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Klippstein
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Perkowski
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miksis vs. Perkowski
Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Perkowski
Jackson hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kiner vs. Perkowski
Kiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz scores. Miksis moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Kelly
Bob Kelly now pitching.
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fondy vs. Kelly
Fondy takes first base on ball four. Miksis moves to third. Kiner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCullough vs. Kelly
McCullough hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Klippstein
Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fondy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kelly
Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Kelly
Klippstein strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Kelly
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miksis vs. Kelly
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Kelly
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Klippstein
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
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 7
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Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kelly
Kiner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kelly
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fondy vs. Kelly
Fondy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Kelly
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into left field. Greengrass picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greengrass. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Kelly
Smalley 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, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass hits a line drive into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Landrith hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sawatski vs. Kelly
Carl Sawatski pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein.
Sawatski hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Kelly
Baumholtz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Kelly
Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Lown
Turk Lown now pitching.
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Lown
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Lown
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Kelly
Rocky Bridges now playing second base.
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiner vs. Kelly
Kiner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Kelly
George Metkovich pinch runs for Ralph Kiner.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fondy vs. Kelly
Hal Jeffcoat pinch runs for Hank Sauer.
There's a wild pitch. Jeffcoat moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fondy vs. Kelly
Fondy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garagiola vs. Kelly
Joe Garagiola pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Garagiola hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Garagiola reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat scores. Fondy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Kelly
There goes Fondy, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Fondy steals home. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1953, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 1 1 Baumholtz F, cf 4 1 1 0
Hatton G, 2b 3 2 1 2 Miksis E, 2b 5 0 1 0
Bridges R, 2b 0 0 0 0 Jackson R, 3b 5 1 1 1
Bell G, cf 4 0 0 0 Kiner R, lf 3 1 2 2
Kluszewski T, 1b 3 0 1 0 Metkovich G, pr 0 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 2 3 2 Sauer H, rf 5 1 1 1
Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 1 Jeffcoat H, pr 0 1 0 0
Landrith H, c 4 1 1 0 Fondy D, 1b 3 2 1 1
McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 2 0 1 0
Perkowski H, p 2 0 0 0 Garagiola J, ph 1 0 1 1
Kelly B, p 2 0 0 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 1 0
Rush B, p 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 2 0 0 0
Sawatski C, ph 1 0 0 0
Lown T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 6 36 7 10 6
Cincinnati 131 000 010 -- 6
Chicago 100 210 102 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Perkowski H 4.1 6 4 4 3 3
Kelly B (L) 4.1 4 3 3 4 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B 2.1 7 5 5 1 2
Klippstein J 5.2 1 1 1 3 1
Lown T (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Kiner R, Greengrass J
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 10
2B -- Marshall W, Garagiola J
HR -- Jackson R, Hatton G, Kiner R, Sauer H, Fondy D, Marshall W
SB -- Fondy D
CS -- Greengrass J
WP -- Kelly B
T -- 2:28
A -- 0
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