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CHW
@CLE		0
6
PHA
@NYY		5
0
DET
@SLB		0
10
PIT
@BRO		5
8
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@CHC		2
3
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3		 
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Tuesday, April 14, 1953,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 21,222, Time of Game: 2:04
Reds
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Cubs
3
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Bob Rush (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  8  1
Cubs            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  X    3  8  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.031 0.85 0.073 -0.042 0.3 3 4 2B
Bobby Adams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.145 1.17 0.012 -0.157 -1.5 2 4
Willard Marshall RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .625 0.032 0.69 0.095 -0.064 0.4 1 0 HR
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .625 0.014 1.25 0.125 -0.111 0.4 7 0 HR
Jim Greengrass LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 .286 -0.067 1.07 0.025 -0.092 -0.3 0 0
Gus Bell CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .714 -0.081 0.92 0.023 -0.104 -0.5 2 0 GDP
Roy McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.070 1.03 0.000 -0.070 -0.7 2 1
Andy Seminick C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.022 0.86 0.028 -0.050 -0.2 7 0
Ken Raffensberger P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.071 0.90 0.014 -0.085 -0.7 0 1 GDP
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 1 5 .250 .741 -0.379 0.97 0.395 -0.775 -3.0 24 10
2B: J Temple (1, off B Rush).
HR: T Kluszewski (1, off B Rush; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); W Marshall (1, off B Rush; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: T Kluszewski 4; W Marshall 4; J Temple 3; G Bell; K Raffensberger; J Greengrass; B Adams.
GIDP: G Bell (1); K Raffensberger (1).
RBI: W Marshall (1); T Kluszewski (1).
2-out RBI: W Marshall.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Adams-J Temple-T Kluszewski; J Temple-R McMillan-T Kluszewski.
E: B Adams (1).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Eddie Miksis SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.088 1.39 0.037 -0.125 -0.4 4 4
Frank Baumholtz RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 1.167 0.023 1.49 0.117 -0.094 0.5 0 0 2B
Dee Fondy 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 1.500 0.136 1.72 0.191 -0.055 0.6 12 0
Bill Serena 2B 4 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 -0.055 2.51 0.092 -0.147 -0.9 1 2 GDP
Preston Ward CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 -0.062 1.34 0.034 -0.096 -0.6 1 0 GDP
   Hank Sauer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.121 5.13 0.000 -0.121 -0.5
   Hal Jeffcoat CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Randy Jackson 3B 4 0 2 2 0 2 .500 1.250 0.511 2.42 0.606 -0.095 1.6 1 1 2B
Clyde McCullough C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.012 1.50 0.075 -0.063 -0.1 3 1
   Paul Schramka PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Toby Atwell C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.025 0.85 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 2 0
Gene Hermanski LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 -0.072 1.94 0.043 -0.115 -0.3 1 0
Bob Rush P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.140 1.84 0.000 -0.140 -0.9 1 4
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 3 5 .258 .646 0.119 1.88 1.195 -1.076 -1.4 27 12
2B: R Jackson (1, off K Raffensberger); F Baumholtz (1, off K Raffensberger).
TB: R Jackson 3; D Fondy 3; F Baumholtz 2; C McCullough; E Miksis.
GIDP: B Serena (1); P Ward (1).
RBI: R Jackson 2 (2); B Serena (1).
2-out RBI: R Jackson 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. E Miksis-B Serena-D Fondy; C McCullough-E Miksis-D Fondy; B Rush-D Fondy.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Raffensberger, L (0-1) 8 8 3 1 3 5 0 1.13 34 60 -0.121 1.88 1.4
Team Totals 8 8 3 1 3 5 0 1.12 34 60 -0.121 0.97 1.4

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Rush, W (1-0) 9 8 2 2 1 5 2 2.00 33 67 0.379 0.97 3.0
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 5 2 2.00 33 67 0.379 1.88 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Barlick, 1B - Artie Gore, 2B - Bill Jackowski, 3B - Lee Ballanfant.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 21,222.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Eddie Miksis SS
2 Bobby Adams 3B 2 Frank Baumholtz RF
3 Willard Marshall RF 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 Bill Serena 2B
5 Jim Greengrass LF 5 Preston Ward CF
6 Gus Bell CF 6 Randy Jackson 3B
7 Roy McMillan SS 7 Clyde McCullough C
8 Andy Seminick C 8 Gene Hermanski LF
9 Ken Raffensberger P 9 Bob Rush P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 1-2 2 12- RR CHC R. Jackson K. Raffensberger 55% 85% Double; Serena Scores/unER; Fondy Scores/unER
t6 1-0 1 --- R CIN T. Kluszewski B. Rush -13% 25% Home Run (CF-RF)
b8 1-2 1 12- O CHC H. Sauer K. Raffensberger -12% 30% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- R CIN W. Marshall B. Rush -10% 44% Home Run
b8 1-2 1 1-- CHC B. Serena K. Raffensberger 9% 42% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fondy to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CIN J. Temple B. Rush -3% 47% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CIN B. Adams B. Rush 7% 54% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- R CIN W. Marshall B. Rush -10% 44% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski B. Rush 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHC E. Miksis K. Raffensberger 4% 49% Single
b1 0-1 0 1-- CHC F. Baumholtz K. Raffensberger 6% 55% Walk; Miksis to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- O CHC D. Fondy K. Raffensberger -5% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 1 12- OO CHC B. Serena K. Raffensberger -9% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O CIN J. Greengrass B. Rush 2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- CIN G. Bell B. Rush -2% 40% Single
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CIN R. McMillan B. Rush 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B; Bell to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CIN A. Seminick B. Rush 3% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CHC P. Ward K. Raffensberger -3% 42% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 --- O CHC R. Jackson K. Raffensberger -2% 41% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O CHC C. McCullough K. Raffensberger -1% 39% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CIN K. Raffensberger B. Rush 2% 42% Flyball: 1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O CIN J. Temple B. Rush 2% 43% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- CIN B. Adams B. Rush -1% 42% Single
t3 1-0 2 1-- O CIN W. Marshall B. Rush 2% 44% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- CHC G. Hermanski K. Raffensberger 4% 49% Walk
b3 0-1 0 1-- O CHC B. Rush K. Raffensberger -4% 45% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 1-- O CHC E. Miksis K. Raffensberger -3% 41% Groundout: C unassisted/Interference called; Hermanski stays at 1B
b3 0-1 2 1-- O CHC F. Baumholtz K. Raffensberger -3% 38% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski B. Rush 2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- CIN J. Greengrass B. Rush -3% 38% Single
t4 1-0 1 1-- OO CIN G. Bell B. Rush 5% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- CHC D. Fondy K. Raffensberger 5% 48% Single
b4 0-1 0 1-- O CHC B. Serena K. Raffensberger -4% 44% Flyball: RF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO CHC P. Ward K. Raffensberger -7% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- O CIN R. McMillan B. Rush 3% 39% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 --- O CIN A. Seminick B. Rush 2% 41% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- CIN K. Raffensberger B. Rush -1% 40% Single
t5 1-0 2 1-- CIN J. Temple B. Rush -4% 36% Double; Raffensberger to 3B
t5 1-0 2 -23 O CIN B. Adams B. Rush 6% 42% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- CHC R. Jackson K. Raffensberger 5% 48% Single
b5 0-1 0 1-- O CHC C. McCullough K. Raffensberger -5% 43% Flyball: 3B
b5 0-1 1 1-- O CHC G. Hermanski K. Raffensberger -4% 38% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 2 1-- O CHC B. Rush K. Raffensberger -4% 35% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cubs 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 3-4-5
t6 1-0 0 --- O CIN W. Marshall B. Rush 3% 37% Flyball: SS
t6 1-0 1 --- R CIN T. Kluszewski B. Rush -13% 25% Home Run (CF-RF)
t6 2-0 1 --- O CIN J. Greengrass B. Rush 1% 26% Flyball: SS
t6 2-0 2 --- O CIN G. Bell B. Rush 1% 27% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- O CHC E. Miksis K. Raffensberger -4% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- CHC F. Baumholtz K. Raffensberger 6% 30% Double
b6 0-2 1 -2- CHC D. Fondy K. Raffensberger 7% 37% Single; Baumholtz to 3B
b6 0-2 1 1-3 RO CHC B. Serena K. Raffensberger -1% 36% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Baumholtz Scores
b6 1-2 2 1-- CHC P. Ward K. Raffensberger 3% 39% Walk; Serena to 2B
b6 1-2 2 12- O CHC R. Jackson K. Raffensberger -8% 32% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 7-8-9
t7 2-1 0 --- O CIN R. McMillan B. Rush 3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-1 1 --- CIN A. Seminick B. Rush -3% 32% Walk
t7 2-1 1 1-- OO CIN K. Raffensberger B. Rush 6% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: C-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 7-8-9
b7 1-2 0 --- CHC C. McCullough K. Raffensberger 7% 45% Single
Paul Schramka pinch runs for Clyde McCullough (C) batting 7th
b7 1-2 0 1-- O CHC G. Hermanski K. Raffensberger -7% 38% Flyball: 1B
b7 1-2 1 1-- O CHC B. Rush K. Raffensberger -6% 32% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-2 2 1-- O CHC E. Miksis K. Raffensberger -5% 26% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 1-2-3
Toby Atwell replaces Paul Schramka (PR) playing C batting 7th
t8 2-1 0 --- O CIN J. Temple B. Rush 3% 29% Flyball: CF
t8 2-1 1 --- O CIN B. Adams B. Rush 2% 31% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-1 2 --- O CIN W. Marshall B. Rush 1% 32% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Reds' Ken Raffensberger facing 2-3-4
b8 1-2 0 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz K. Raffensberger -7% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-2 1 --- CHC D. Fondy K. Raffensberger 7% 33% Single
b8 1-2 1 1-- CHC B. Serena K. Raffensberger 9% 42% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fondy to 2B
Hank Sauer pinch hits for Preston Ward (CF) batting 5th
b8 1-2 1 12- O CHC H. Sauer K. Raffensberger -12% 30% Flyball: 3B
b8 1-2 2 12- RR CHC R. Jackson K. Raffensberger 55% 85% Double; Serena Scores/unER; Fondy Scores/unER
b8 3-2 2 -2- O CHC T. Atwell K. Raffensberger -2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 2-3, Cubs' Bob Rush facing 4-5-6
Hal Jeffcoat replaces Hank Sauer (PH) playing CF batting 5th
t9 2-3 0 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski B. Rush 8% 90% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-3 1 --- O CIN J. Greengrass B. Rush 6% 96% Strikeout
t9 2-3 2 --- O CIN G. Bell B. Rush 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 2, Cubs 3.

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