Reds @ Phillies
May 17, 1962

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Top 9	R	H	E
Reds	6	15	1
Phillies	9	9	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Reds	6	16	1
Phillies	9	9	1

Wally Post Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.301
OBP	.000	.376
At Bats	0	103
Hits	0	31
• Singles	0	20
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	8
Walks	0	13
RBI’s	0	20

Chris Short Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
1	2	0

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Connie Mack Stadium - May 17, 1962

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Single

Chris Short

Sammy White

Frank Torre

Tony Taylor

Don Demeter

Billy Klaus

Jacke Davis

Ted Savage

Johnny Callison

Wally Post

Jerry Lynch

Count: - , 1 Out

Wally Post pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Post hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Chris Short now pitching. Coleman is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Lynch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores.

Top 9 Robinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison who is chasing the ball. Robinson reaches third base with a triple. Pinson scores.

Top 9 Jack Baldschun now pitching. Pinson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Callison. Pinson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nunn fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Tony Gonzalez pinch hits for Cal McLish. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis tags and scores.

Bottom 8 Klaus is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kasko fields the ball, races to the bag for one, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Davis moves to third. White moves to second.

Bottom 8 Davis bunts towards third. Kasko fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Demeter moves to second.

Bottom 8 Howie Nunn now pitching. Johnny Edwards now catching. Demeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 8 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Don Blasingame pinch hits for Johnny Klippstein. Blasingame hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Rojas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third.

Top 8 Frank Torre now playing first base. Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Hank Foiles. Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Savage. Edwards reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 7 Sievers strikes out.

Bottom 7 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Callison hits a fly ball into left field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Coleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pinson scores. Robinson moves to second.

Top 7 Robinson takes first base on ball four. Pinson moves to second.

Top 7 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 7 Kasko hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Klippstein fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 McLish strikes out.

Bottom 6 Johnny Klippstein now pitching. Klaus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Joe Gaines pinch hits for Dave Sisler. Gaines is called out on strikes.

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

Top 6 Foiles strikes out.

Top 6 Coleman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 White hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Davis strikes out.

Bottom 5 Demeter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

Bottom 5 Dave Sisler now pitching. There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Bottom 5 Sievers is hit by the pitch. Savage moves to second.

Bottom 5 Savage hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Callison scores.

Bottom 5 Callison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson who is chasing the ball. Callison reaches third base with a triple. Taylor goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 5 Taylor takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 McLish hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Lynch hits a popup towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 There goes Robinson. The throw from White and he is safe. Robinson steals second.

Top 5 Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 5 Pinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pinson for the out.

Top 5 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Klaus hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 White hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Demeter hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Sievers hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Demeter fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 4 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Foiles scores. Rojas moves to third.

Top 4 Rojas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coleman scores. Foiles moves to second.

Top 4 Foiles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lynch scores. Coleman moves to third.

Top 4 Coleman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Pinson trying to get to home. Callison throws the ball in to White who tags Pinson who's trying to score from second, for the out. Lynch moves to third. Coleman moves to second.

Top 4 Lynch takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Pinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Savage. Pinson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 3 Savage hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Toole fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Callison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Taylor is called out on strikes.

Top 3 Kasko hits a line drive towards third. Demeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cardenas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 O'Toole hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 McLish strikes out.

Bottom 2 Klaus takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pinson. White reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 2 Davis hits a popup towards first. Coleman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Demeter strikes out.

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

Top 2 Foiles strikes out.

Top 2 Coleman hits a popup towards short. Klaus settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Sievers hits a fly ball into center field. Pinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Savage hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Callison strikes out.

Bottom 1 Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rojas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Lynch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klaus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kasko moves to second.

Top 1 Pinson hits a line drive into right field. Callison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Demeter juggles the ball. That's an error on Demeter.

Top 1 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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Chris Short Season Stats

Wally Post pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Post hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lynch moves to second.

Reds @ Phillies
May 17, 1962