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September 22, 1954

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 6 1
Braves 3 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 3 6 1
Braves 4 8 1

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .233
OBP .000 .331
At Bats 3 103
Hits 0 24
• Singles 0 20
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 0 12

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 7 20
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County Stadium - September 22, 1954
Frank Smith
Andy Seminick
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Bobby Adams
Roy McMillan
Bob Borkowski
Gus Bell
Nino Escalera
George Metkovich
Danny O'Connell
Jim Pendleton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 3 6 1 5
Milwaukee Braves 4 8 1 6
Winning Pitcher Dave Jolly
Losing Pitcher Frank Smith
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI George Metkovich
Attendance 11,585
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton scores. O'Connell moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Logan bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Temple covering, for the out. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 9 Bob Borkowski now playing left field. Nino Escalera now playing right field. Frank Smith now pitching. Pendleton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Seminick is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Dave Jolly now pitching. Nino Escalera pinch runs for Wally Post. Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field. Bruton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bruton. Bell scores. Escalera scores.
Top 9 Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Lloyd Merriman. Borkowski strikes out. There goes Bell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Post. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 9 Post takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second.
Top 9 Kluszewski hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Warren Spahn now pitching. Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Crandall strikes out.
Bottom 8 Mathews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell scores. White scores. Bruton moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dittmer strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bruton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. O'Connell moves to third. White moves to second.
Bottom 8 Charlie White pinch hits for Ernie Johnson. White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan scores. O'Connell moves to second.
Bottom 8 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Connell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Logan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Logan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Pendleton hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mathews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Seminick hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Temple hits a popup towards the mound. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Merriman.
Top 7 Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Dittmer hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a popup towards short. McMillan 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. There goes Bell trying to get to third. Pendleton throws the ball in to Mathews, who tags Bell for the out.
Top 6 Kluszewski strikes out.
Top 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McMillan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metkovich for the out.
Bottom 5 O'Connell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Logan hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valentine strikes out.
Top 5 Seminick strikes out.
Bottom 4 Crandall hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mathews hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Dittmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Temple hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Pendleton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Merriman hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McMillan tags and scores.
Top 4 Post takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second.
Top 4 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. McMillan moves to second.
Top 4 Bell hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a popup towards the mound. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 O'Connell hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Adams hits a popup, foul, towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Valentine strikes out.
Top 3 Seminick strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Temple. The throw from Crandall and he is safe. Temple steals second.
Top 3 Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Logan strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pendleton hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Crandall strikes out.
Top 2 Merriman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dittmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Post is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Kluszewski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mathews hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Seminick settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Seminick.
Bottom 1 Dittmer hits a fly ball into left field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McMillan hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Adams hits a popup towards short. Logan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.