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July 5, 1953

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 8 15 2
Cubs 6 10 3
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Reds 8 15 2
Cubs 6 10 3

Ralph Kiner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .275
OBP .750 .389
At Bats 3 236
Hits 2 65
• Singles 0 39
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 2 17
Walks 1 41
RBI’s 3 55

Joe Nuxhall Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 1
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Wrigley Field - July 5, 1953
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Out
Joe Nuxhall
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Rocky Bridges
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Bob Borkowski
Ralph Kiner
Dee Fondy

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 8 15 2 11
Chicago Cubs 6 10 3 6
Winning Pitcher Clyde King
Losing Pitcher Johnny Klippstein
Save Joe Nuxhall
Game Winning RBI Gus Bell
Attendance 24,938
Time of Game 2 hours 26 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Kiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fondy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Baumholtz strikes out.
Top 9 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nuxhall strikes out.
Top 9 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Dutch Leonard now pitching. Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Roy Smalley pinch hits for Turk Lown. Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Serena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. Miksis moves to second.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Turk Lown now pitching. Borkowski strikes out.
Top 8 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 8 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Bell reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Duke Simpson now pitching. Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 7 Fondy hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams.
Bottom 7 Tommy Brown pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Serena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 King hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Seminick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 7 Borkowski strikes out.
Top 7 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Greengrass reaches second base with a double. Kiner throws the ball in to Serena who tags Greengrass, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Adams scores. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to third.
Top 7 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field. Kiner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kiner. Bridges scores. Adams moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 7 Adams bunts towards first. Fondy juggles the ball. That's an error on Fondy. Bridges moves to second.
Top 7 Bridges takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Miksis hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kiner scores.
Bottom 6 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kiner moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sauer takes first base on ball four. Kiner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kiner takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Seminick strikes out.
Top 6 Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Klippstein is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Serena scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Garagiola hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Jackson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Kiner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seminick scores.
Top 4 King bunts in front of the plate. Garagiola fields it and throws to first for the out. Seminick moves to second.
Top 4 McMillan strikes out.
Top 4 Seminick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borkowski scores.
Top 4 Borkowski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Borkowski reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Serena moves to second.
Bottom 3 Pollet strikes out. Seminick drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pollet out.
Bottom 3 Serena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jackson. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Garagiola hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bridges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Baumholtz throws the ball in to Miksis who tags Bridges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Borkowski scores. McMillan moves to third.
Top 2 King hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Borkowski moves to third.
Top 2 Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Kiner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Kiner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Fondy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miksis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to third.
Top 1 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.