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Cincinnati Reds @ Philadelphia Phillies

1953-07-16 · Day game · Shibe Park · 1:44

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 7th. Robin Roberts earned the win. Gus Bell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	10
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		3	3

W: Robin Roberts L: Bud Podbielan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: Bill Engeln · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rocky Bridges	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Bell	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Greengrass	4	0	3	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	2	0	0	1
Andy Seminick	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roy McMillan	2	0	1	0	2	0
Bud Podbielan	2	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	2
Richie Ashburn	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Wyrostek	3	1	1	0	0	0
Del Ennis	3	1	1	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	2	1	0	0	1	0
Smoky Burgess	3	0	1	3	0	0
Willie Jones	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ted Kazanski	3	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Roberts	3	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Podbielan	8.0	3	1	3

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Robin Roberts	9.0	10	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rocky Bridges: 4/P
Bobby Adams: 2/FL
Gus Bell: 5/P

Bot 1

Eddie Waitkus: K/C
Richie Ashburn: 5/FL
Johnny Wyrostek: 13

Top 2

Ted Kluszewski: S7
Jim Greengrass: S1.1-2
Willard Marshall: K
Andy Seminick: 31.2-3;1-2
Roy McMillan: IW
Bud Podbielan: K

Bot 2

Del Ennis: 7
Granny Hamner: 63
Smoky Burgess: 13

Top 3

Rocky Bridges: 13
Bobby Adams: 9
Gus Bell: 43

Bot 3

Willie Jones: K
Ted Kazanski: 9
Robin Roberts: 7/L

Top 4

Ted Kluszewski: 3/G
Jim Greengrass: S8
Willard Marshall: S8.1-3
Andy Seminick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Eddie Waitkus: 53
Richie Ashburn: 13
Johnny Wyrostek: 8

Top 5

Roy McMillan: W
Bud Podbielan: 14/SH.1-2
Rocky Bridges: 7
Bobby Adams: 2/FL

Bot 5

Del Ennis: 7
Granny Hamner: 63
Smoky Burgess: 8

Top 6

Gus Bell: S7
Ted Kluszewski: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Jim Greengrass: S8
Willard Marshall: 9

Bot 6

Willie Jones: 13
Ted Kazanski: 43
Robin Roberts: 13

Top 7

Andy Seminick: S7
Roy McMillan: S7.1-2
Bud Podbielan: 1(B)6(2)/DP
Rocky Bridges: K

Bot 7

Eddie Waitkus: 3/G
Richie Ashburn: 9
Johnny Wyrostek: S9
Del Ennis: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Granny Hamner: IW
Smoky Burgess: D9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Willie Jones: 5/L

Top 8

Bobby Adams: 7
Gus Bell: HR/9
Ted Kluszewski: 43
Jim Greengrass: 63

Bot 8

Ted Kazanski: 8
Robin Roberts: 43
Eddie Waitkus: K

Top 9

Willard Marshall: S9
Andy Seminick: K
Roy McMillan: 46(1)3/GDP