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Cincinnati Reds @
Pittsburgh Pirates
1953-06-06 Β· Day game Β· Forbes Field Β· Att: 6685 Β· 2:40
Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 15β7. Cincinnati Reds put up 8 in the 9th. Frank Smith earned the win and Jackie Collum picked up the save. Gene Hermanski went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
W: Frank Smith L: Bob Friend SV: Jackie Collum
Umpires β HP: Frank Secory Β· 1B: Hal Dixon Β· 2B: Larry Goetz Β· 3B: Frank Dascoli Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grady Hatton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Adams | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Greengrass | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Willard Marshall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Seminick | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Roy McMillan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Raffensberger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Johnny Temple | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Bernier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Preston Ward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Danny O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Hermanski | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Dick Cole | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vic Janowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Sandlock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Pellagrini | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Raffensberger | 7.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Jackie Collum | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Roy Face | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Bob Friend | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Paul LaPalme | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Hatton: 3/G
- Bobby Adams: K/S
- Gus Bell: 6/P
Bot 1
- Carlos Bernier: 53
- Johnny O'Brien: 53
- Preston Ward: 43
Top 2
- Jim Greengrass: W
- Ted Kluszewski: 46(1)3/GDP
- Willard Marshall: 5/P
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: 13
- Danny O'Connell: S
- Gene Hermanski: S.1-2
- Dick Cole: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Andy Seminick: K/S
- Roy McMillan: HR
- Ken Raffensberger: E4
- Grady Hatton: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Vic Janowicz: 53
- Johnny Hetki: 9
- Carlos Bernier: 53
Top 4
- Bobby Adams: 8
- Gus Bell: 6/P
- Jim Greengrass: 63
Bot 4
- Johnny O'Brien: W
- Preston Ward: S.1-3
- Frank Thomas: 5/L
- Danny O'Connell: 8.3-H
- Gene Hermanski: 43
Top 5
- Ted Kluszewski: 9
- Willard Marshall: 63
- Andy Seminick: W
- Roy McMillan: PB.1-2
- Roy McMillan: S.2-H(UR)
- Ken Raffensberger: 7/L
Bot 5
- Dick Cole: S
- Mike Sandlock: 7/L
- Johnny Hetki: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Grady Hatton: T
- Bobby Adams: S.3-H
- Gus Bell: T.1-H
- Jim Greengrass: 8.3-H
- Ted Kluszewski: 5/P
- Willard Marshall: 9
Bot 6
- Carlos Bernier: 63
- Johnny O'Brien: D
- Preston Ward: 7
- Frank Thomas: 7
Top 7
- Andy Seminick: K/S
- Roy McMillan: S
- Ken Raffensberger: K/S
- Grady Hatton: 6/P
Bot 7
- Danny O'Connell: S
- Gene Hermanski: K/C
- Dick Cole: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Bobby Adams: S
- Gus Bell: 14/SH.1-2#
- Jim Greengrass: T.2-H
- Ted Kluszewski: 7.3-H
- Willard Marshall: 8
Bot 8
- Mike Sandlock: S
- Eddie Pellagrini: T.1-H
- Carlos Bernier: D.3-H
- Johnny O'Brien: S.2-3
- Preston Ward: 7
- Frank Thomas: K/S
- Danny O'Connell: D.3-H;1-3
- Gene Hermanski: HR.3-H;2-H
- Dick Cole: 6/P
Top 9
- Andy Seminick: W
- Roy McMillan: FC/SH.1-2
- Bob Marquis: S.2-H;1-2
- Grady Hatton: W.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Adams: S.3-H;2-H;1X3(75)#
- Gus Bell: 43.1-2
- Jim Greengrass: W
- Ted Kluszewski: S.2-H;1-2
- Willard Marshall: T.2-H;1-H
- Johnny Temple: HR.3-H
- Roy McMillan: S.BX2(36)#
Bot 9
- Paul Smith: S
- Eddie O'Brien: 54(1)/FO#
- Carlos Bernier: 64(1)/FO#
- Johnny O'Brien: K/S
Notes & reviews
- Vic Janowicz suffered bruised ribs in plate collision

























