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July 4, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 1
Braves 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 4 8 1
Braves 3 9 0

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .296
OBP .000 .387
At Bats 0 27
Hits 0 8
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 2

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 11
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County Stadium - July 4, 1954
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Strikeout
Frank Smith
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Wally Post
George Metkovich
Danny O'Connell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 1 4
Milwaukee Braves 3 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Howie Judson
Losing Pitcher Lew Burdette
Save Frank Smith
Game Winning RBI Jim Greengrass
Attendance 22,510
Time of Game 2 hours 44 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Jim Pendleton pinch hits for Bill Bruton. Frank Smith now pitching. George Metkovich pinch hits for Jim Pendleton. Metkovich strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sam Calderone pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Crandall hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 O'Connell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. O'Connell reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Johnson, and towards O'Connell, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mathews is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Adcock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ernie Johnson now pitching. Adams is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Roy Smalley pinch hits for Ray Crone. Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nuxhall is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Logan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Post hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 O'Connell hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 6 Adcock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Joe Nuxhall now pitching. Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ray Crone now pitching. Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McMillan scores. Bell scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 6 Chet Nichols now pitching. Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adams scores. McMillan moves to second.
Top 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores. Adams moves to second.
Top 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post moves to second.
Top 6 Nino Escalera pinch hits for Howie Judson. Escalera hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Seminick hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Temple scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crandall scores.
Bottom 5 Burdette bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Crandall moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crandall takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron throws the ball in to Logan who tags Greengrass trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 5 Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Connell hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Adcock moves to second.
Bottom 4 Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aaron hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Logan hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bruton. The throw from Seminick and he is out, Temple applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to second for the out. Crandall scores.
Bottom 3 Burdette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and he's got O'Connell trapped. He throws home. Seminick throws to Adams, who tags O'Connell for the out. Crandall moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 3 Crandall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Judson strikes out.
Top 3 Seminick strikes out.
Top 3 Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Adcock hits a popup in front of the plate. Seminick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Mathews hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Greengrass hits a popup towards first. Adcock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. O'Connell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Aaron is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Logan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell throws the ball in to Temple who tags Logan trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 There goes McMillan. The throw from Crandall and he is out, Logan applying the tag.
Top 1 McMillan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Adams hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.