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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 23, 1954
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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 July 23, 1954 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1954 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Littlefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Corky Valentine |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,682 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Bill Engeln 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill Stewart |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gair Allie | Shortstop |
| Bob Skinner | First Baseman |
| Preston Ward | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Lynch | Left Fielder |
| Toby Atwell | Catcher |
| Dick Cole | Second Baseman |
| Vic Janowicz | Third Baseman |
| Dick Littlefield | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Corky Valentine | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 23, 1954
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Valentine
Allie 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Valentine
Skinner 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Valentine
Ward 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
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Littlefield
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Janowicz fields it and throws to first for the out. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greengrass vs. Littlefield
Greengrass hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Littlefield
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Littlefield
The ball gets by Atwell for a passed ball. Borkowski moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seminick vs. Littlefield
Seminick strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Valentine
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lynch vs. Valentine
Lynch hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Atwell vs. Valentine
Atwell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Valentine
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Janowicz vs. Valentine
Janowicz takes first base on ball four. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Littlefield vs. Valentine
Littlefield hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greengrass. Greengrass throws it away. That's an error on Greengrass. Cole scores. Janowicz goes all the way around to score. Littlefield moves all the way to home. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Valentine
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Littlefield
Valentine strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ward who is chasing the ball. Temple reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harmon vs. Littlefield
There goes Temple. The slide. Atwell applies the tag. Temple is out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Littlefield
Harmon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Valentine
Skinner hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Skinner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Nuxhall
Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Skinner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Nuxhall
Dick Hall pinch hits for Jerry Lynch.
Nuxhall fires to third, and has Skinner trapped. The throw to the plate, and Skinner is out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Nuxhall
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Littlefield
Dick Hall now playing left field.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Littlefield
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Littlefield
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Littlefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Nuxhall
Jack Shepard pinch hits for Toby Atwell.
Shepard hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Nuxhall
Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Littlefield
Jack Shepard now catching.
Seminick hits a popup towards short. Allie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Littlefield
Nuxhall hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Littlefield
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Nuxhall
Littlefield hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Nuxhall
Allie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Nuxhall
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greengrass vs. Littlefield
Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borkowski vs. Littlefield
Borkowski hits a fly ball into right field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Nuxhall
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hall vs. Nuxhall
Hall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shepard vs. Nuxhall
Shepard strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cole vs. Nuxhall
Cole strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Littlefield
Seminick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Littlefield
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harmon vs. Littlefield
There goes Temple. The throw from Shepard and he is safe. Temple steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harmon vs. Littlefield
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a popup towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Nuxhall
Janowicz hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littlefield vs. Nuxhall
Littlefield strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allie vs. Nuxhall
Allie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Nuxhall
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Bob Skinner.
The ball gets by Seminick for a passed ball. Allie moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Nuxhall
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Nuxhall
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Littlefield
Sid Gordon now playing right field. Preston Ward now playing first base.
Kluszewski 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, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Littlefield
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. Janowicz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Littlefield
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Janowicz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Nuxhall
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Nuxhall
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shepard vs. Nuxhall
Shepard hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Littlefield
McMillan hits a popup towards short. Allie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Littlefield
Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Janowicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Littlefield
Wally Post pinch hits for Joe Nuxhall.
Post 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, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cole vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Cole hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Cole reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Janowicz vs. Smith
Janowicz bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Cole moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Littlefield vs. Smith
Littlefield 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 -
Pirates, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allie vs. Smith
Allie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cole scores. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Smith
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Littlefield
Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Littlefield
Harmon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 7 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Littlefield
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Hall 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 7/23/1954 -- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Allie G, ss 4 1 1 1 Temple J, 2b 4 1 3 0
Skinner B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Harmon C, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, ph-rf 2 1 1 2 Bell G, cf 5 1 1 0
Ward P, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas F, cf 4 1 3 1 Greengrass J, lf 4 1 3 3
Lynch J, lf 1 0 0 0 Borkowski B, rf 4 0 2 0
Hall D, ph-lf 3 0 1 0 McMillan R, ss 4 0 1 0
Atwell T, c 1 0 0 0 Seminick A, c 4 1 1 1
Shepard J, ph-c 3 0 0 0 Valentine C, p 1 0 0 0
Cole D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0
Janowicz V, 3b 2 1 0 0 Post W, ph 1 0 0 0
Littlefield D, p 4 1 1 1 Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
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35 7 10 5 37 4 11 4
Pittsburgh 040 000 201 -- 7
Cincinnati 300 001 000 -- 4
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Littlefield D (W) 9.0 11 4 4 2 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Valentine C* 2.0 4 4 2 1 0
Nuxhall J (L) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6
Smith F 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
E -- Greengrass J 2
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Skinner B, Cole D
3B -- Temple J, Bell G
HR -- Greengrass J, Thomas F, Seminick A, Gordon S
SB -- Temple J
SH -- Janowicz V
PB -- Atwell T, Seminick A
T -- 2:41
A -- 7682
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