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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1954-04-24 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 3943 · 2:57

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Chicago Cubs 6–5. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 3 in the 6th. Frank Smith earned the win. Wally Post went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	8
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	6	12

W: Frank Smith L: John Pyecha SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Frank Secory · 2B: Bill Jackowski · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Talbot	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Fondy	5	2	3	0	0	0
Ralph Kiner	4	1	1	2	0	2
Hank Sauer	4	1	2	2	0	0
Randy Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Banks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Baker	3	1	1	1	1	0
Joe Garagiola	1	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Minner	1	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Baumholtz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0
John Pyecha	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Adams	3	0	0	0	2	2
Roy McMillan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gus Bell	4	1	1	0	1	1
Jim Greengrass	5	1	2	0	0	1
Ted Kluszewski	4	1	0	0	1	0
Johnny Temple	4	2	3	1	1	0
Wally Post	5	1	2	4	0	0
Andy Seminick	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bud Podbielan	2	0	2	0	1	0
Nino Escalera	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Merriman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Minner	5.1	8	2	3
Jim Willis	0.1	0	2	0
Warren Hacker	0.1	0	0	1
John Pyecha	2.2	4	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Podbielan	7.0	8	3	2
Corky Valentine	1.0	0	0	0
Frank Smith	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bob Talbot: 9
Dee Fondy: 63
Ralph Kiner: K

Bot 1

Bobby Adams: K
Roy McMillan: S
Gus Bell: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Hank Sauer: 7
Randy Jackson: 8
Ernie Banks: 63

Bot 2

Jim Greengrass: D
Ted Kluszewski: 6
Johnny Temple: 63.2-3
Wally Post: 163

Top 3

Gene Baker: HR
Joe Garagiola: S
Paul Minner: 8#
Bob Talbot: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Andy Seminick: 8
Bud Podbielan: S
Bobby Adams: W.1-2
Roy McMillan: 6
Gus Bell: 31

Top 4

Dee Fondy: S
Ralph Kiner: K
Hank Sauer: 6
Randy Jackson: 5

Bot 4

Jim Greengrass: K
Ted Kluszewski: 9
Johnny Temple: D
Wally Post: 8

Top 5

Ernie Banks: 7
Gene Baker: 4
Joe Garagiola: W
Paul Minner: W.1-2
Bob Talbot: 4

Bot 5

Andy Seminick: 53
Bud Podbielan: S
Bobby Adams: 64(1)/FO
Roy McMillan: 53

Top 6

Dee Fondy: S
Ralph Kiner: 7
Hank Sauer: D.1-H
Randy Jackson: E6.2-3
Ernie Banks: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Gus Bell: K/C
Jim Greengrass: S
Ted Kluszewski: W.1-2
Johnny Temple: S.1-2;2-H
Wally Post: S8.1-2;2-H
Andy Seminick: 63.2-3;1-2
Bud Podbielan: SBH;SB3
Bud Podbielan: W
Bobby Adams: W.1-2
Roy McMillan: K

Top 7

Gene Baker: W
Frank Baumholtz: 7
Don Robertson: 1
Bob Talbot: 43

Bot 7

Gus Bell: S
Jim Greengrass: 9
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Johnny Temple: SB2
Johnny Temple: W
Wally Post: 53

Top 8

Dee Fondy: D
Ralph Kiner: HR.2-H
Hank Sauer: HR
Randy Jackson: 9
Ernie Banks: 5
Gene Baker: 8

Bot 8

Nino Escalera: S
Lloyd Merriman: 5
Bobby Adams: K/C
Ed Bailey: K/C

Top 9

Clyde McCullough: 6
John Pyecha: 53
Bob Talbot: W
Dee Fondy: 43

Bot 9

Gus Bell: W
Jim Greengrass: 9
Ted Kluszewski: 9
Johnny Temple: S.1-2
Wally Post: HR.2-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

to match daily/TSN, arbitrary 7 to 8
Chicago Tribune game story specifies runners moving up
Catcher Garagiola ejected by HP umpire Gore for arguing safe call on steal of home
Mid-batter entry per Chicago Tribune game story
Walk charged to Willis
Reds coach Bartell ejected by HP umpire Gore for arguing called strike 3 to Adams

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