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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1954-06-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 2551 · 2:16
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Redlegs 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 4th. Bob Friend earned the win. Ted Kluszewski went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Bob Friend L: Fred Baczewski SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Frank Dascoli · 2B: Lon Warneke · 3B: Frank Secory · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy McMillan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Greengrass | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Temple | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lloyd Merriman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Baczewski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hobie Landrith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Post | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Borkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nino Escalera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gair Allie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eddie Pellagrini | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Preston Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Thomas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Shepard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Cole | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Friend | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Baczewski | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Moe Savransky | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Perkowski | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 9.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Adams: K
- Roy McMillan: 53
- Gus Bell: 63
Bot 1
- Gair Allie: K/C
- Eddie Pellagrini: S
- Preston Ward: 36(1)/FO
- Frank Thomas: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Ted Kluszewski: W
- Jim Greengrass: 54(1)/FO
- Johnny Temple: E5/SH.1-2
- Lloyd Merriman: 8
- Ed Bailey: 7
Bot 2
- Sid Gordon: W
- Jack Shepard: W.1-2
- Dick Cole: 4
- Dick Hall: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4)(NR)(UR)
- Bob Friend: 9
Top 3
- Fred Baczewski: 7
- Bobby Adams: 53
- Roy McMillan: 63
Bot 3
- Gair Allie: 53
- Eddie Pellagrini: 3#
- Preston Ward: 31
Top 4
- Gus Bell: 3/G
- Ted Kluszewski: 4
- Jim Greengrass: 2
Bot 4
- Frank Thomas: S
- Sid Gordon: 14/SH.1-2
- Jack Shepard: D.2-H
- Dick Cole: T.2-H
- Dick Hall: 7/SF.3-H
- Bob Friend: T
- Gair Allie: 7
Top 5
- Johnny Temple: K/C
- Lloyd Merriman: W
- Ed Bailey: 8
- Hobie Landrith: 8
Bot 5
- Eddie Pellagrini: 13
- Preston Ward: 8
- Frank Thomas: D#
- Sid Gordon: 63
Top 6
- Bobby Adams: 5/FL
- Roy McMillan: 63
- Gus Bell: 7
Bot 6
- Jack Shepard: 163
- Dick Cole: 7
- Dick Hall: 53
Top 7
- Ted Kluszewski: 9/FL
- Jim Greengrass: S
- Johnny Temple: S.1-2
- Lloyd Merriman: 6
- Ed Bailey: W.2-3;1-2
- Wally Post: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Bob Borkowski: K
Bot 7
- Bob Friend: 5
- Gair Allie: W
- Eddie Pellagrini: 2
- Preston Ward: K
Top 8
- Roy McMillan: W
- Gus Bell: 13.1-2
- Ted Kluszewski: HR.2-H
- Jim Greengrass: K
- Johnny Temple: 43
Bot 8
- Frank Thomas: S
- Sid Gordon: 14/SH.1-2
- Jack Shepard: 8
- Dick Cole: W
- Dick Hall: K
Top 9
- Lloyd Merriman: K
- Ed Bailey: 9/FL
- Nino Escalera: 43
Notes & reviews
- one of Thomas's hits was not a S