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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 30, 1953
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 30, 1953 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1953 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,345 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Secory 1B: Hal Dixon 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Brown | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miksis | Second Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Jim Greengrass | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Rogers Hornsby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 30, 1953
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Raffensberger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Raffensberger
Miksis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Klippstein
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Raffensberger
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Raffensberger
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Raffensberger
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a fly ball towards left. Sauer catches it and throws to first to double up Kluszewski. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Raffensberger
Klippstein hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Raffensberger
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Klippstein
Seminick hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Klippstein
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Raffensberger
Miksis hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Raffensberger
Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Raffensberger
Serena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Serena reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Raffensberger
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Klippstein
Bridges 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Raffensberger
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Raffensberger
McCullough hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Raffensberger
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Klippstein
Seminick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Klippstein
McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Raffensberger
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Raffensberger
Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Raffensberger
Smalley hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Raffensberger
Sauer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Raffensberger
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marquis vs. Klippstein
Bob Marquis pinch hits for Ken Raffensberger.
Marquis hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Klippstein
Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Klippstein
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Bridges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Klippstein
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bell for the out. Bridges moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Greengrass vs. Klippstein
Greengrass strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Judson
Howie Judson now pitching.
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Judson
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Judson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Judson
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klippstein vs. Judson
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Judson
Brown hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Klippstein
Frank Baumholtz now playing right field.
Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Klippstein
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seminick vs. Klippstein
Seminick takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Klippstein
Johnny Temple pinch runs for Andy Seminick. Grady Hatton pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Landrith vs. Klippstein
Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Howie Judson.
Landrith takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bridges vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Bridges takes first base on ball four. Marshall scores. Temple moves to third. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adams vs. Leonard
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miksis vs. Wehmeier
Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Grady Hatton now playing second base. Rocky Bridges now playing shortstop. Hobie Landrith now catching.
Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Wehmeier
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Wehmeier
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Wehmeier
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Leonard
Bell hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greengrass vs. Leonard
Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Leonard
Bubba Church pinch runs for Jim Greengrass.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Leonard
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Church moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borkowski vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching. Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Borkowski strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Nevel
Ernie Nevel now pitching. Bob Borkowski now playing left field.
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Nevel
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground into center field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Nevel
McCullough hits a popup in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Nevel
There goes Jeffcoat. The slide. Landrith applies the tag. Jeffcoat is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jones
Hatton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landrith vs. Minner
Paul Minner now pitching.
Landrith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bridges vs. Minner
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Minner fields it and throws to first for the out. Landrith moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Minner
Adams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Minner
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baldwin vs. Minner
Frank Baldwin pinch hits for Ernie Nevel.
Baldwin hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat 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 5/30/1953, game 2 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Brown T, rf 4 0 0 0 Bridges R, 2b-ss 4 0 1 1
Baumholtz F, rf 0 0 0 0 Adams B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Miksis E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bell G, cf 5 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 1 1 Greengrass J, lf 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 1 3 1 Church B, pr 0 0 0 0
Serena B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Nevel E, p 0 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Baldwin F, ph 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 4 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 2 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 1 0 0
Klippstein J, p 3 0 1 0 Seminick A, c 1 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0 Temple J, pr 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0 Wehmeier H, p 0 0 0 0
Minner P, p 0 0 0 0 Borkowski B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0
Hatton G, ph-2b 2 0 1 0
Raffensberger K, p 1 0 0 0
Marquis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Judson H, p 0 0 0 0
Landrith H, ph-c 1 0 1 0
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34 2 8 2 31 1 4 1
Chicago 000 101 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (W) 6.2 1 1 1 6 4
Leonard D 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Jones S* 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Minner P (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 6.0 5 2 2 0 1
Judson H 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Wehmeier H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Nevel E 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Smalley R, Bell G
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Cincinnati 12
2B -- Serena B, Hatton G
HR -- Sauer H, Smalley R
T -- 2:29
A -- 10345
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