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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 3, 1953 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul LaPalme |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,499 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: Frank Secory 3B: Lenny Roberts |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Hal Rice | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Paul Smith | First Baseman |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Paul LaPalme | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 1953
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Nuxhall
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Nuxhall
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. O'Connell reaches second base with a double. Abrams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. LaPalme
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. LaPalme
There's a wild pitch. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Atwell settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Atwell. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. LaPalme
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPalme juggles the ball. That's an error on LaPalme. Bell goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. LaPalme
The ball gets by Atwell for a passed ball. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. LaPalme
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. LaPalme
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nuxhall
O'Brien bunts in front of the plate. Seminick fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Atwell vs. Nuxhall
Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
LaPalme vs. Nuxhall
LaPalme takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abrams vs. Nuxhall
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. LaPalme
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Nuxhall
O'Connell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. LaPalme
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. LaPalme
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. LaPalme
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. LaPalme
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nuxhall
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Nuxhall
Atwell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. LaPalme
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. LaPalme
Seminick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. LaPalme
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. LaPalme
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. LaPalme
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nuxhall
Johnny O'Brien pinch hits for Paul LaPalme.
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Nuxhall
Abrams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Nuxhall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hetki
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cole scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hetki
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Hetki
Vic Janowicz now catching.
Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Hetki
There goes Greengrass. The throw from Janowicz and he is out, Cole applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hetki
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hetki
Seminick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Seminick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McMillan vs. Hetki
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seminick scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nuxhall vs. Hetki
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nuxhall
O'Brien hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Nuxhall
Janowicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernier vs. Nuxhall
Carlos Bernier pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Nuxhall
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Hall
Bob Hall now pitching.
Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hall
Adams hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hall
Bell strikes out. Janowicz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bell out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Nuxhall
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Nuxhall
Rice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole 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
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hall
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Hall
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hall
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Nuxhall
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nuxhall
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janowicz vs. Nuxhall
Janowicz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Nuxhall
Johnny Lindell pinch hits for Bob Hall.
Lindell takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Nuxhall
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1953 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Abrams C, rf 4 0 1 0 Bridges R, 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Connell D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Adams B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Rice H, lf 4 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 4 1 2 1
Thomas F, cf 3 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cole D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Greengrass J, lf 3 0 0 0
Smith P, 1b 3 0 2 0 Marshall W, rf 3 1 1 0
O'Brien E, ss 3 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 3 2 2 2
Atwell T, c 2 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 1 1
Janowicz V, c 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 3 0 0 0
LaPalme P, p 0 0 0 0
O'Brien J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Bernier C, ph 1 0 0 0
Hall B, p 0 0 0 0
Lindell J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 5 0 30 5 7 4
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 200 201 00x -- 5
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
LaPalme P (L) 4.0 4 4 3 2 4
Hetki J 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Hall B 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 6 1
E -- Atwell T, LaPalme P
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Cincinnati 4
2B -- O'Connell D, Seminick A, Thomas F
HR -- Seminick A
CS -- Greengrass J
SH -- O'Brien E
HBP -- by Nuxhall J (Thomas F)
WP -- LaPalme P
PB -- Atwell T
T -- 2:05
A -- 3499
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