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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1954-08-03 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 4671 · 2:11

Cincinnati Redlegs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–2. Cincinnati Redlegs put up 3 in the 6th. Joe Nuxhall earned the win. Jim Greengrass went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Nuxhall L: Bob Friend SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Temple	5	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Harmon	4	2	3	1	1	0
Gus Bell	4	2	2	2	1	0
Ted Kluszewski	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Borkowski	5	0	1	0	0	1
Jim Greengrass	5	1	3	2	0	0
Roy McMillan	5	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Bailey	3	1	1	1	1	0
Joe Nuxhall	4	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Roberts	4	0	3	0	1	1
Bob Skinner	5	0	0	0	0	1
Preston Ward	2	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	1
Toby Atwell	2	0	0	0	2	1
Jerry Lynch	2	0	0	0	1	2
Dick Cole	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gair Allie	4	0	1	0	0	1
Vic Janowicz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Surkont	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sid Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Pellagrini	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Hall	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jack Shepard	0	0	0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bud Podbielan	0.0	1	0	0
Joe Nuxhall	9.0	5	6	9

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Friend	3.0	5	2	1
Max Surkont	4.0	5	2	0
Johnny Hetki	2.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Temple: 9
Chuck Harmon: S
Gus Bell: D.1-H
Ted Kluszewski: W
Bob Borkowski: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Jim Greengrass: S.1-2;3-H
Roy McMillan: 63

Bot 1

Curt Roberts: S
Bob Skinner: 7
Preston Ward: 3(B)6(1)/DP

Top 2

Ed Bailey: 4
Joe Nuxhall: 4/L
Johnny Temple: 53

Bot 2

Frank Thomas: 3
Toby Atwell: K
Jerry Lynch: W
Dick Cole: W.1-2
Gair Allie: 3

Top 3

Chuck Harmon: W
Gus Bell: SB2#
Gus Bell: S.2-H
Ted Kluszewski: SB2#
Ted Kluszewski: 7
Bob Borkowski: K
Jim Greengrass: S.2-H;B-2(THH)
Roy McMillan: 4

Bot 3

Vic Janowicz: 13
Curt Roberts: S
Bob Skinner: 46(1)/FO
Preston Ward: K

Top 4

Ed Bailey: W
Joe Nuxhall: 46(1)3/GDP
Johnny Temple: 53

Bot 4

Frank Thomas: S
Toby Atwell: W.1-2
Jerry Lynch: K
Dick Cole: 53.1-2;2-3
Gair Allie: 9

Top 5

Chuck Harmon: 7
Gus Bell: 8
Ted Kluszewski: S
Bob Borkowski: 8

Bot 5

Max Surkont: K
Curt Roberts: W
Bob Skinner: K
Sid Gordon: 9

Top 6

Jim Greengrass: S
Roy McMillan: D.1-H
Ed Bailey: S.2-H
Joe Nuxhall: SB2#
Joe Nuxhall: 8
Johnny Temple: 13
Chuck Harmon: D.2-H
Gus Bell: W
Ted Kluszewski: 8

Bot 6

Frank Thomas: 53
Toby Atwell: W
Jerry Lynch: K
Dick Cole: 9

Top 7

Bob Borkowski: 31
Jim Greengrass: 63
Roy McMillan: 6

Bot 7

Gair Allie: S
Eddie Pellagrini: 8
Curt Roberts: K/C
Bob Skinner: 9

Top 8

Ed Bailey: 2
Joe Nuxhall: 31
Johnny Temple: E5
Chuck Harmon: S.1-2
Gus Bell: 43

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: 63
Frank Thomas: K
Toby Atwell: 23

Top 9

Ted Kluszewski: 13
Bob Borkowski: D
Jim Greengrass: 43.2-3
Roy McMillan: 4

Bot 9

Dick Hall: W
Dick Cole: D.1-3
Gair Allie: WP.2-3;3-H
Gair Allie: K
Jack Shepard: 8/SF.3-H
Curt Roberts: S
Bob Skinner: 8

Notes & reviews

Reds manager Birdie Tebbetts started righty Bud Podbielan against the Pirates left-handed hitting lineup; he then pulled a quick switch and brought in lefty Joe Nuxhall

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