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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1953-08-25 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 8370 · 2:48
Cincinnati Reds defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–8. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 2nd. Fred Baczewski earned the win. Johnny O'Brien went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
W: Fred Baczewski L: Roger Bowman SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Augie Donatelli · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Adams | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Roy McMillan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Borkowski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Greengrass | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Seminick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rocky Bridges | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Perkowski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Bernier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny O'Connell | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cal Abrams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Paul Smith | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie O'Brien | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sandlock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Lindell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Janowicz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eddie Pellagrini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Atwell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Preston Ward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Perkowski | 7.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
 Fred Baczewski | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul LaPalme | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Hall | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Friend | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Roy Face | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Roger Bowman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Adams: K/S
- Roy McMillan: E6
- Gus Bell: W.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: S.2-H(UR);1-3
- Bob Borkowski: 43.3-H(UR);1-2#
- Jim Greengrass: K/S
Bot 1
- Carlos Bernier: W
- Danny O'Connell: 64(1)3/GDP
- Cal Abrams: 13
Top 2
- Andy Seminick: K/S
- Rocky Bridges: S
- Harry Perkowski: S.1-2
- Bobby Adams: S.2-H;1-2
- Roy McMillan: S.2-H;1-H(E5)#
- Gus Bell: 4.1-2#
- Ted Kluszewski: 8
Bot 2
- Frank Thomas: 53
- Paul Smith: S
- Johnny O'Brien: S.1-2
- Eddie O'Brien: 9/L
- Mike Sandlock: 3/G
Top 3
- Bob Borkowski: 63
- Jim Greengrass: D
- Andy Seminick: 63
- Rocky Bridges: S.2-H
- Harry Perkowski: K/S
Bot 3
- Bob Hall: K/C
- Carlos Bernier: 8
- Danny O'Connell: 3/G
Top 4
- Bobby Adams: S
- Roy McMillan: CS2(24)#
- Roy McMillan: T
- Gus Bell: 9.3-H
- Ted Kluszewski: 3/G
Bot 4
- Cal Abrams: K/C
- Frank Thomas: W
- Paul Smith: D.1-3
- Johnny O'Brien: 63.3-H
- Eddie O'Brien: D.2-H
- Mike Sandlock: W
- Johnny Lindell: 4/P
Top 5
- Bob Borkowski: K/S
- Jim Greengrass: S
- Andy Seminick: 6
- Rocky Bridges: 14(1)/FO#
Bot 5
- Carlos Bernier: 53
- Danny O'Connell: D
- Cal Abrams: 7
- Frank Thomas: 7
Top 6
- Harry Perkowski: K/S
- Bobby Adams: K/S
- Roy McMillan: 63
Bot 6
- Paul Smith: 43
- Johnny O'Brien: 43
- Eddie O'Brien: S
- Mike Sandlock: 46(1)/FO#
Top 7
- Gus Bell: S
- Ted Kluszewski: 36(1)/FO#
- Bob Borkowski: 54(1)/FO#
- Jim Greengrass: 9
Bot 7
- Vic Janowicz: K/S
- Carlos Bernier: 13
- Danny O'Connell: S
- Cal Abrams: 8
Top 8
- Andy Seminick: K/S
- Rocky Bridges: 7
- Harry Perkowski: K/S
Bot 8
- Frank Thomas: E5
- Paul Smith: S.1-2
- Johnny O'Brien: HR.2-H(UR);1-H
- Eddie O'Brien: S
- Dick Cole: W.1-2
- Eddie Pellagrini: S5.2-H(E5);1-H(NR);B-2
- Carlos Bernier: D.2-H
- Danny O'Connell: 8
- Cal Abrams: WP.2-3
- Cal Abrams: K/S
- Frank Thomas: 23
Top 9
- Bobby Adams: S
- Roy McMillan: HR.1-H
- Gus Bell: 31
- Ted Kluszewski: 5/FL
- Bob Borkowski: K/S
Bot 9
- Toby Atwell: S
- Johnny O'Brien: E1/SH.1-2
- Eddie O'Brien: 9
- Hal Rice: K/S
- Preston Ward: 9
Notes & reviews
- to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 63 to 43