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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 21, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 21, 1953 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Waugh |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 7,594 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Bill Jackowski |
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 |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cal Abrams | Right Fielder |
| Johnny O'Brien | Second Baseman |
| Danny O'Connell | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Bernier | Center Fielder |
| Paul Smith | First Baseman |
| Vic Janowicz | Catcher |
| Eddie O'Brien | Shortstop |
| Jim Waugh | Pitcher |
| Fred Haney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
July 21, 1953
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Waugh
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Waugh
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Waugh
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Connell vs. Raffensberger
O'Connell hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Raffensberger
Thomas hits a popup towards the mound. Raffensberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Waugh
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Waugh
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Waugh
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. Greengrass moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seminick vs. Waugh
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. Kluszewski scores. Greengrass moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McMillan vs. Waugh
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. Greengrass scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Raffensberger vs. Waugh
Raffensberger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bowman
Roger Bowman now pitching.
Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bowman
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Raffensberger
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bernier for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Raffensberger
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Raffensberger
Janowicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bowman
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bowman
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Bowman
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Raffensberger covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Raffensberger
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bowman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Bowman
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Bowman
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Bowman
Raffensberger hits a popup towards first. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bridges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Raffensberger
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Raffensberger
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bernier vs. Raffensberger
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Connell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Raffensberger
Smith 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
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bowman
Bridges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bowman
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Bowman
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Raffensberger
Janowicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Raffensberger
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Bowman
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Bowman
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bowman
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seminick vs. Bowman
Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Bowman
McMillan hits a fly ball into right field. Abrams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Raffensberger
O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Raffensberger
Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Raffensberger
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Raffensberger
Smith 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, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Bowman
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Bowman
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bridges for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bowman
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Raffensberger
Janowicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pellagrini vs. Raffensberger
Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Roger Bowman.
Pellagrini hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Face
Roy Face now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Face
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Face
Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bernier. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Face
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Bernier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seminick vs. Face
Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Connell vs. Raffensberger
O'Connell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Raffensberger
Thomas hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernier vs. Raffensberger
Bernier hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Face
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Face
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Face
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smith scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bridges for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Raffensberger
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janowicz vs. Raffensberger
Janowicz strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Raffensberger
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cole vs. Raffensberger
Dick Cole pinch hits for Roy Face.
Cole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
The ball gets by Seminick for a passed ball. O'Brien moves to third. Cole moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Abrams vs. Raffensberger
Abrams is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1953 -- Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Bridges R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Abrams C, rf 5 0 2 0
Adams B, 3b 4 0 0 0 O'Brien J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell G, cf 3 1 0 0 O'Connell D, 3b 4 1 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 0 Thomas F, lf 4 1 2 2
Greengrass J, lf 4 1 2 1 Bernier C, cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 2 2 0 Smith P, 1b 4 0 0 0
Seminick A, c 4 0 1 2 Janowicz V, c 4 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 3 1 0 1 O'Brien E, ss 4 0 3 0
Raffensberger K, p 4 1 1 3 Waugh J, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman R, p 2 0 0 0
Pellagrini E, ph 1 0 0 0
Face R, p 0 0 0 0
Cole D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 7 7 37 2 10 2
Cincinnati 050 001 010 -- 7
Pittsburgh 000 002 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 10 2 2 0 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Waugh J (L) 1.1 4 5 4 0 0
Bowman R 5.2 2 1 1 1 2
Face R 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- O'Brien E
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- O'Brien E, Greengrass J
3B -- Marshall W
HR -- Raffensberger K, Thomas F
PB -- Seminick A
T -- 2:10
A -- 7594
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