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CHW
@CLE		6
2
BOS
@PHA		7
6
BOS
@PHA		7
5
DET
@SLB		2
5
DET
@SLB		9
3
NYY
@WSH		1
2
CIN
@CHC		0
1
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@MLN		4
3
BRO
@NYG		4
0
PHI
@PIT		3
0
Tuesday, August 11, 1953,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 7,322, Time of Game: 1:55
Reds
0
49-62
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
 at Cubs
1
42-65
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Paul Minner (8-12)
L: Jackie Collum (5-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0
Cubs            0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  7  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rocky Bridges 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .556 -0.165 1.69 0.058 -0.223 -1.0 3 6 CS
Bobby Adams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .719 -0.129 1.25 0.000 -0.129 -0.8 0 2
Gus Bell CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .918 -0.036 0.85 0.032 -0.068 -0.1 2 0
Ted Kluszewski 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .325 1.007 -0.024 1.38 0.045 -0.069 -0.1 4 1
Jim Greengrass LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .801 -0.099 1.46 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 2 0
Willard Marshall RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .801 -0.096 1.15 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 3 0
Andy Seminick C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .689 -0.048 1.49 0.042 -0.090 -0.1 7 0
Roy McMillan SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .563 -0.001 1.40 0.062 -0.063 -0.3 2 2
Jackie Collum P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .602 -0.049 0.97 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 1 1
   Bob Borkowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 .810 -0.131 2.89 0.000 -0.131 -0.6 GDP
   Bud Podbielan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 .316 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 1 4 .103 .237 -0.778 1.37 0.239 -1.017 -5.0 24 12
TB: R Bridges; R McMillan; G Bell.
GIDP: B Borkowski (4).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. R McMillan-R Bridges-T Kluszewski; B Adams-R Bridges-T Kluszewski.
Baserunning
CS: R Bridges (4, 2nd base by P Minner/C McCullough).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Baumholtz RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .326 .814 -0.063 1.10 0.034 -0.097 -0.7 3 0
Tommy Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .571 -0.097 0.91 0.021 -0.117 -0.9 4 2 GDP
Dee Fondy 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 .848 -0.024 0.66 0.035 -0.059 -0.4 6 0
Ralph Kiner LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .932 -0.018 0.77 0.032 -0.050 -0.0 2 0
Randy Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .860 -0.042 0.94 0.033 -0.075 -0.6 0 2
Eddie Miksis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 .629 -0.055 0.97 0.026 -0.081 -0.8 2 1
Clyde McCullough C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .674 -0.031 0.98 0.036 -0.067 -0.3 5 1 GDP
Hal Jeffcoat CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 .227 .590 0.083 1.09 0.105 -0.023 0.9 5 0
Paul Minner P 3 0 1 0 0 2 .212 .568 -0.032 1.03 0.024 -0.056 -0.4 0 2
Team Totals 28 1 7 1 5 6 .250 .614 -0.279 0.92 0.346 -0.625 -3.4 27 8
TB: P Minner; C McCullough; D Fondy; R Kiner; F Baumholtz; T Brown; H Jeffcoat.
GIDP: T Brown (7); C McCullough (7).
RBI: H Jeffcoat (17).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Brown-E Miksis-D Fondy.
E: E Miksis (27).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D Fondy (1st base by J Collum).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jackie Collum, L (5-7) 7 6 1 1 4 6 0 3.55 28 63 0.244 0.93 2.9
Bud Podbielan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.55 5 0 0 0.035 0.88 0.6
Team Totals 8 7 1 1 5 6 0 1.12 33 63 0 0 0.279 1.37 3.4

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Minner, W (8-12) 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 4.41 30 84 0.780 1.37 5.0
Team Totals 9 3 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 30 84 0.780 0.92 5.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Collum (4; D Fondy, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Secory, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - Frank Dascoli, 3B - Hal Dixon.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 7,322.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Rocky Bridges 2B 1 Frank Baumholtz RF
2 Bobby Adams 3B 2 Tommy Brown SS
3 Gus Bell CF 3 Dee Fondy 1B
4 Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 Ralph Kiner LF
5 Jim Greengrass LF 5 Randy Jackson 3B
6 Willard Marshall RF 6 Eddie Miksis 2B
7 Andy Seminick C 7 Clyde McCullough C
8 Roy McMillan SS 8 Hal Jeffcoat CF
9 Jackie Collum P 9 Paul Minner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 1 1-- OO CIN B. Borkowski P. Minner 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0-1 0 1-- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 10% 69% Bridges Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHC H. Jeffcoat J. Collum 9% 69% Single to LF; McCullough to 2B; Miksis Scores
t9 0-1 0 --- O CIN R. Bridges P. Minner 8% 90% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC T. Brown J. Collum -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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' Paul Minner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN R. Bridges P. Minner 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CIN G. Bell P. Minner 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHC F. Baumholtz J. Collum 3% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHC T. Brown J. Collum -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHC D. Fondy J. Collum 1% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Kiner J. Collum -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski P. Minner 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CIN J. Greengrass P. Minner 2% 54% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 2 --- O CIN W. Marshall P. Minner 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHC R. Jackson J. Collum -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CHC E. Miksis J. Collum 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- CHC C. McCullough J. Collum 4% 59% Single to 3B; Miksis to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHC H. Jeffcoat J. Collum 9% 69% Single to LF; McCullough to 2B; Miksis Scores
b2 1-0 1 12- O CHC P. Minner J. Collum -4% 65% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 12- O CHC F. Baumholtz J. Collum -4% 61% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- CIN A. Seminick P. Minner -4% 57% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t3 0-1 0 1-- O CIN R. McMillan P. Minner 4% 61% Foul Flyball: C
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CIN J. Collum P. Minner 3% 64% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-1 2 1-- O CIN R. Bridges P. Minner 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHC T. Brown J. Collum -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 1-0 1 --- CHC D. Fondy J. Collum 2% 67% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- O CHC R. Kiner J. Collum -3% 64% Flyball: RF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Jackson J. Collum -2% 62% Fondy Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B-P)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 1 --- CIN G. Bell P. Minner -3% 62% Single/Bunt
t4 0-1 1 1-- CIN T. Kluszewski P. Minner -5% 57% Walk; Bell to 2B
t4 0-1 1 12- O CIN J. Greengrass P. Minner 5% 62% Flyball: CF; Bell to 3B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O CIN W. Marshall P. Minner 6% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- CHC R. Jackson J. Collum 3% 71% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- O CHC E. Miksis J. Collum -3% 68% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 1-- OO CHC C. McCullough J. Collum -5% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O CIN A. Seminick P. Minner 3% 67% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 1 --- O CIN R. McMillan P. Minner 2% 69% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 2 --- O CIN J. Collum P. Minner 2% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHC H. Jeffcoat J. Collum -2% 68% Strikeout
b5 1-0 1 --- O CHC P. Minner J. Collum -2% 66% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O CHC F. Baumholtz J. Collum -1% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- CIN R. Bridges P. Minner -6% 59% Single (Deep SS)
t6 0-1 0 1-- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 10% 69% Bridges Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 0-1 1 --- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 3% 72% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-1 2 --- O CIN G. Bell P. Minner 2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 2-3-4
b6 1-0 0 --- O CHC T. Brown J. Collum -2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O CHC D. Fondy J. Collum -2% 70% Groundout: C unassisted
b6 1-0 2 --- CHC R. Kiner J. Collum 1% 71% Single (Short CF)
b6 1-0 2 1-- O CHC R. Jackson J. Collum -2% 68% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O CIN T. Kluszewski P. Minner 5% 73% Popfly: SS
t7 0-1 1 --- O CIN J. Greengrass P. Minner 3% 76% Flyball: RF
t7 0-1 2 --- O CIN W. Marshall P. Minner 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Jackie Collum facing 6-7-8
b7 1-0 0 --- O CHC E. Miksis J. Collum -2% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 1 --- O CHC C. McCullough J. Collum -2% 75% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-0 2 --- CHC H. Jeffcoat J. Collum 1% 76% Walk
b7 1-0 2 1-- CHC P. Minner J. Collum 2% 78% Single (LF-CF); Jeffcoat to 3B
b7 1-0 2 1-3 O CHC F. Baumholtz J. Collum -5% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 7-8-9
t8 0-1 0 --- O CIN A. Seminick P. Minner 6% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-1 1 --- CIN R. McMillan P. Minner -6% 73% Single to 1B
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Jackie Collum (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 1-- OO CIN B. Borkowski P. Minner 13% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reds' Bud Podbielan facing 2-3-4
Bud Podbielan replaces Bob Borkowski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- CHC T. Brown B. Podbielan 2% 88% Single to LF
b8 1-0 0 1-- O CHC D. Fondy B. Podbielan -2% 86% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-0 1 1-- CHC R. Kiner B. Podbielan 2% 88% Walk; Fondy to 2B
b8 1-0 1 12- O CHC R. Jackson B. Podbielan -3% 86% Flyball: RF
b8 1-0 2 12- O CHC E. Miksis B. Podbielan -3% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Paul Minner facing 1-2-3
t9 0-1 0 --- O CIN R. Bridges P. Minner 8% 90% Flyball: CF
t9 0-1 1 --- O CIN B. Adams P. Minner 6% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 0-1 2 --- O CIN G. Bell P. Minner 4% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Cubs 1.

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