Pirates @ Reds
April 27, 1954

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Top 9 R H E
Pirates 7 9 1
Reds 8 7 1
Top 9 R H E
Pirates 7 9 1
Reds 8 7 1

Preston Ward Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .154
OBP .250 .185
At Bats 4 26
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 1

Frank Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 2
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Crosley Field - April 27, 1954
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Strikeout
Frank Smith
Ed Bailey
Ted Kluszewski
Johnny Temple
Chuck Harmon
Roy McMillan
Jim Greengrass
Gus Bell
Wally Post
Preston Ward

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 9 1 5
Cincinnati Reds 8 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Corky Valentine
Losing Pitcher Max Surkont
Save Frank Smith
Game Winning RBI Ted Kluszewski
Attendance 3,634
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ward strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Roberts hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Temple hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Yochim is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Frank Smith now pitching. Allie hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lynch hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Atwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Kluszewski hits a popup towards the mound. Yochim settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Bottom 6 McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Harmon. The throw from Atwell and he is safe. Harmon steals second.
Bottom 6 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Valentine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Post scores.
Bottom 6 Bailey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Post hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Post reaches second base with a double. Temple scores.
Bottom 6 Temple hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas who is chasing the ball. Temple reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Roberts hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Yochim hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Allie moves to second.
Top 6 Allie takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Lynch hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Atwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Rice strikes out.
Top 6 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ward is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Greengrass hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Harmon scores. Kluszewski moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kluszewski takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to third.
Bottom 5 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Yochim fields it and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to second.
Bottom 5 Len Yochim now pitching. Harmon takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Skinner for the out.
Top 5 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to home to get Lynch. Allie moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Eddie Pellagrini pinch hits for Max Surkont. Pellagrini is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Allie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Allie reaches second base with a double. Atwell scores. Lynch moves to third.
Top 5 Lynch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice scores. Atwell moves to second.
Top 5 Atwell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rice moves to second.
Top 5 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Valentine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bailey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Post hits a fly ball into right field. Lynch settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Temple hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Thomas strikes out.
Top 4 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Skinner strikes out.
Bottom 3 Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to third.
Bottom 3 McMillan bunts towards the mound. Surkont fields it and throws to first for the out. Harmon moves to second.
Bottom 3 Harmon hits a fly ball towards center. Thomas settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Thomas.
Top 3 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Surkont strikes out.
Top 3 Allie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Valentine hits a popup towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Post strikes out.
Top 2 Lynch hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Atwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Valentine covering. It's a double play.
Top 2 Rice takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Temple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Greengrass hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McMillan strikes out. Atwell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McMillan out.
Bottom 1 Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Allie scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. Roberts moves to third.
Top 1 Skinner bunts towards the mound. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to second.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon juggles the ball. That's an error on Harmon.