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Braves 11 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
September 5, 1954

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Braves, played on September 5, 1954 at Crosley Field. The home team Reds were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 11 to 8.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1954 
Visiting Team
Milwaukee Braves
R: 11 H: 16 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 11
Hits: 16
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 8 H: 11 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 11
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherDave Jolly  
Losing PitcherFrank Smith  
SaveBob Buhl  
Game Winning RBIJack Dittmer 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1954 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamMilwaukee Braves 
Home TeamCincinnati Reds 
Visiting Starting PitcherWarren Spahn  
Home Starting PitcherArt Fowler  
BallparkCrosley Field 
CityCincinnati 
StateOH 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Babe Pinelli
1B: Dusty Boggess
2B: Bill Engeln
3B: Bill Stewart

Milwaukee Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Bruton  Center Fielder 
Eddie Mathews  Third Baseman 
Joe Adcock  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Right Fielder 
Del Crandall  Catcher 
Johnny Logan  Shortstop 
Jack Dittmer  Second Baseman 
Warren Spahn  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Adams  Third Baseman 
Roy McMillan  Shortstop 
Gus Bell  Center Fielder 
Ted Kluszewski  First Baseman 
Jim Greengrass  Left Fielder 
Wally Post  Right Fielder 
Johnny Temple  Second Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Art Fowler  Pitcher 
Birdie Tebbetts  Manager 

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Braves 11 @ Reds 8
Crosley Field
September 5, 1954

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         Game of 9/5/1954, game 1 -- Milwaukee at Cincinnati (D)

  Milwaukee          AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Bruton B, cf          5  3  4  0   Adams B, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Mathews E, 3b         4  0  1  1   Merriman L, ph        1  0  0  0   
O'Connell D, 3b       1  0  1  1   Bridges R, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Adcock J, 1b          6  2  2  3   McMillan R, ss        5  0  0  0   
Thomson B, lf         4  0  0  0   Bell G, cf            4  2  1  1   
Aaron H, pr-lf        1  1  1  0   Kluszewski T, 1b      4  1  1  2   
Pafko A, rf           5  1  1  1   Greengrass J, lf      5  1  2  0   
Crandall D, c         4  1  2  1   Escalera N, pr        0  0  0  0   
Calderone S, pr-c     0  0  0  0   Post W, rf            5  2  1  1   
Logan J, ss           4  1  1  1   Temple J, 2b          5  1  2  1   
Dittmer J, 2b         4  2  2  3   Seminick A, c         3  1  2  1   
Spahn W, p            3  0  1  0   Fowler A, p           0  0  0  0   
Jolly D, p            2  0  0  0   Savransky M, p        0  0  0  0   
Buhl B, p             0  0  0  0   Harmon C, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Perkowski H, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Borkowski B, ph       1  0  1  2   
                                   Murphy D, pr          0  0  0  0   
                                   Smith F, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Collum J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Bailey E, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Drews K, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Landrith H, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43 11 16 11                        39  8 11  8

Milwaukee        200 120 321 -- 11
Cincinnati       000 105 002 --  8

  Milwaukee            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Spahn W               5.1  8  6  5  1  2
Jolly D (W)*          2.2  3  2  2  4  3
Buhl B (S)            1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fowler A              4.1  9  5  3  1  3
Savransky M           0.2  0  0  0  0  1
Perkowski H           1.0  1  0  0  0  2
Smith F (L)           1.1  4  5  2  1  0
Collum J              0.2  1  0  0  1  1
Drews K               1.0  1  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Logan J, McMillan R, Mathews E, Adams B
DP -- Milwaukee 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Bruton B, Greengrass J, Temple J, Seminick A, Crandall D, Aaron H, O'Connell D
HR -- Post W, Bell G, Dittmer J, Adcock J, Kluszewski T
SB -- Bruton B
CS -- Bruton B, Crandall D
HBP -- by Fowler A (Mathews E)
WP -- Fowler A
T -- 3:05
A -- 0

    

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