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September 3, 1954

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Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	1	5	2
Reds	2	9	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Braves	2	6	2
Reds	2	9	1

Del Crandall Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.248
OBP	.000	.322
At Bats	3	347
Hits	0	86
• Singles	0	56
• Doubles	0	14
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	14
Walks	0	36
RBI’s	0	45

Corky Valentine Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
11	10	1

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Crosley Field - September 3, 1954

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Home Run

Corky Valentine

Hobie Landrith

Ted Kluszewski

Johnny Temple

Rocky Bridges

Roy McMillan

Bob Borkowski

Gus Bell

Wally Post

Del Crandall

Count: - , 1 Out

Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Bob Borkowski now playing left field. Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bridges fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Bridges hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Roy Smalley now playing shortstop. Post hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 8 Greengrass hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dittmer.

Top 8 Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Adcock strikes out.

Top 8 Hobie Landrith now catching. Rocky Bridges now playing third base. O'Connell hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Logan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.

Bottom 7 Hobie Landrith pinch hits for Bobby Adams. Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Valentine bunts in front of the plate. Crandall fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Andy Seminick. Merriman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Bruton strikes out.

Top 7 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Dittmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Post. Dittmer reaches second base with a double.

Top 7 Logan hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Post hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Greengrass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second.

Bottom 6 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Crandall hits a line drive towards third. Adams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Adcock moves to third.

Top 6 Seminick fires to first and picks off Thomson.

Top 6 Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. Adcock moves to second.

Top 6 Adcock takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 O'Connell strikes out. There goes Bruton. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

Top 6 Bruton bunts towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Adams hits a popup, foul, towards third. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Valentine strikes out.

Top 5 Burdette hits a line drive into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Logan hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Seminick is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Seminick hits a popup, foul, in back of first. Dittmer settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dittmer.

Bottom 4 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Adcock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards third. O'Connell fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Kluszewski is walked intentionally.

Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bruton. Bell reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Bruton hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Valentine strikes out.

Bottom 2 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Temple moves to third.

Bottom 2 Post hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second.

Bottom 2 Temple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burdette fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.

Bottom 1 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Adams strikes out.

Top 1 Thomson strikes out.

Top 1 Adcock takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Valentine, and towards McMillan, who fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Bruton hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Del Crandall Season Stats

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Crandall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Braves @ Reds
September 3, 1954