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Standings
CLE
@BAL		7
2
NYY
@BOS		3
4
CHW
@DET		8
2
PHI
@BRO		4
6
MLN
@CHC		1
3
PIT
@NYG		0
4
CIN
@STL		3
2
Friday, August 20, 1954,
, Busch Stadium I
Attendance: 10,786, Time of Game: 2:25
Reds
3
59-62
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Cardinals
2
56-63
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Joe Nuxhall (7-3)
L: Ralph Beard (0-3)
S: Frank Smith (18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            1  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 12  1
Cardinals       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  7  1

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Adams 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .267 .740 0.067 1.11 0.156 -0.089 0.8 3 2
   Rocky Bridges 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .655 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Roy McMillan SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 .248 .624 -0.049 0.85 0.043 -0.092 -0.8 2 2
Gus Bell CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 .313 .855 0.021 0.92 0.090 -0.069 -0.1 2 0 GDP
Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 .318 1.026 -0.003 1.19 0.117 -0.120 0.0 9 2 2B,2·GDP
Jim Greengrass LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 .793 -0.103 0.96 0.007 -0.110 -1.2 0 1 GDP
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .297 .742 0.024 0.87 0.081 -0.057 0.6 4 4 3B
Wally Post RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .240 .705 0.137 0.79 0.158 -0.022 1.2 2 1 3B
Hobie Landrith C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .856 -0.060 1.18 0.069 -0.129 -0.8 2 1
   Andy Seminick PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .766 0.012 1.58 0.012 0.000 0.2 1 0
Joe Nuxhall P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .691 -0.124 1.21 0.005 -0.129 -1.5 2 2 SH,GDP
   Frank Smith P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .364 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 3 12 1 8 1 .387 1.061 -0.078 1.02 0.738 -0.817 -1.6 27 16
2B: T Kluszewski (25, off C Deal).
3B: W Post (3, off A Brazle); J Temple (8, off C Deal).
SH: J Nuxhall (3, off A Brazle).
TB: W Post 4; J Temple 4; G Bell 3; T Kluszewski 3; H Landrith; J Greengrass; B Adams.
GIDP: T Kluszewski 2 (11); J Greengrass (16); J Nuxhall (2); G Bell (10).
RBI: T Kluszewski (96).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
E: G Bell (4).
Outfield Assists: J Greengrass (B Sarni at 3rd base); W Post (D Schofield at home plate).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wally Moon CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .327 .852 -0.116 1.21 0.038 -0.154 -0.8 2 0 CS
Red Schoendienst 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 .810 -0.076 1.01 0.015 -0.090 -0.4 3 9
Stan Musial RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .344 1.087 0.035 0.83 0.067 -0.033 0.5 2 0
Ray Jablonski 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .314 .819 0.110 1.91 0.183 -0.073 0.1 0 2
   Dick Schofield PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .571 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Rip Repulski LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .764 -0.071 2.48 0.067 -0.137 -0.3 2 0 2B,SH
Bill Sarni C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .311 .800 -0.002 2.22 0.151 -0.154 0.9 1 0
Joe Cunningham 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .825 -0.302 2.44 0.000 -0.302 -1.4 12 1
Alex Grammas SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .561 -0.052 0.96 0.000 -0.052 -0.5 4 5
   Solly Hemus PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .929 -0.035 1.42 0.000 -0.035 -0.2 1 2
Ralph Beard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .192 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Cot Deal P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .105 .506 -0.044 0.87 0.000 -0.044 -0.4 0 0
   Joe Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .343 1.013 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.1
   Al Brazle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 30 2 7 1 3 2 .233 .570 -0.577 1.59 0.521 -1.098 -2.6 27 21
2B: R Repulski (26, off J Nuxhall).
SH: R Repulski (4, off J Nuxhall).
TB: S Musial 2; R Repulski 2; J Cunningham; B Sarni; R Jablonski; R Schoendienst.
RBI: B Sarni (44).
2-out RBI: B Sarni.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 6. R Schoendienst-A Grammas-J Cunningham 2; R Schoendienst-A Grammas; R Schoendienst-S Hemus-J Cunningham; A Grammas-J Cunningham; A Grammas-R Schoendienst-J Cunningham.
E: R Repulski (8).
Baserunning
CS: W Moon (7, 2nd base by J Nuxhall/H Landrith).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Nuxhall, W (7-3) 8.1 6 2 1 3 2 0 3.95 32 64 0.294 1.36 1.9
Frank Smith, S (18) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.41 2 1 0 0.283 5.42 0.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 3 2 0 1.00 34 64 1 0 0.577 1.02 2.6

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ralph Beard, L (0-3) 2.2 5 2 2 3 0 0 3.28 14 37 -0.102 1.23 -0.9
Cot Deal 4.1 5 1 1 4 1 0 6.38 18 2 0 0.088 0.79 1.5
Al Brazle 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.37 8 0 0 0.092 1.15 1.0
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 8 1 0 3.00 40 37 2 0 0.078 1.59 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: R Beard (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lon Warneke, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - (none), 3B - Frank Dascoli.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 10,786.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Bobby Adams 3B 1 Wally Moon CF
2 Roy McMillan SS 2 Red Schoendienst 2B
3 Gus Bell CF 3 Stan Musial RF
4 Ted Kluszewski 1B 4 Ray Jablonski 3B
5 Jim Greengrass LF 5 Rip Repulski LF
6 Johnny Temple 2B 6 Bill Sarni C
7 Wally Post RF 7 Joe Cunningham 1B
8 Hobie Landrith C 8 Alex Grammas SS
9 Joe Nuxhall P 9 Ralph Beard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-3 2 --3 O STL J. Cunningham F. Smith 16% 100% Single; Schofield out at Hm/RF-C
b6 0-3 2 12- RRO STL B. Sarni J. Nuxhall -15% 69% Single; Musial Scores; Sarni out at 3B/LF-3B; Jablonski Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
b9 2-3 0 --- STL R. Jablonski J. Nuxhall -13% 66% Walk
b9 2-3 1 -2- O STL B. Sarni F. Smith 12% 84% Groundout: P-1B; Schofield to 3B
t2 1-0 0 12- OO CIN H. Landrith R. Beard -10% 59% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS

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, Cardinals' Ralph Beard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CIN B. Adams R. Beard -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- CIN R. McMillan R. Beard 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- CIN G. Bell R. Beard 4% 54% Single; McMillan to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R CIN T. Kluszewski R. Beard 9% 63% Single; Bell to 2B; McMillan Scores
t1 1-0 1 12- OO CIN J. Greengrass R. Beard -8% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- STL W. Moon J. Nuxhall -4% 52% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Nuxhall 6% 58% Moon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-1 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Nuxhall 2% 59% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-1 2 --- STL S. Musial J. Nuxhall -1% 58% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- O STL R. Jablonski J. Nuxhall 2% 60% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ralph Beard facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- CIN J. Temple R. Beard 3% 64% Single
t2 1-0 0 1-- CIN W. Post R. Beard 5% 69% Single; Temple to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- OO CIN H. Landrith R. Beard -10% 59% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Nuxhall R. Beard -3% 56% Groundout: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- STL R. Repulski J. Nuxhall -7% 49% Double
b2 0-1 0 -2- O STL B. Sarni J. Nuxhall 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Repulski to 3B
b2 0-1 1 --3 O STL J. Cunningham J. Nuxhall 8% 59% Fielder's Choice ; Repulski out at Hm/1B-P
b2 0-1 2 1-- O STL A. Grammas J. Nuxhall 3% 61% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cardinals' Ralph Beard facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- CIN B. Adams R. Beard 6% 67% Single; Adams to 2B/Adv on E7
t3 1-0 0 -2- O CIN R. McMillan R. Beard -4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 -2- O CIN G. Bell R. Beard -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Adams to 3B
t3 1-0 2 --3 CIN T. Kluszewski R. Beard 1% 61% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-3 R CIN J. Greengrass R. Beard 9% 70% Wild Pitch; Kluszewski to 2B; Adams Scores
t3 2-0 2 -2- CIN J. Greengrass R. Beard 1% 71% Walk
Cot Deal replaces Ralph Beard pitching and batting 9th
t3 2-0 2 12- O CIN J. Temple C. Deal -3% 67% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-2, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O STL C. Deal J. Nuxhall 3% 70% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 1 --- O STL W. Moon J. Nuxhall 2% 72% Strikeout
b3 0-2 2 --- STL R. Schoendienst J. Nuxhall -1% 70% Single
b3 0-2 2 1-- STL S. Musial J. Nuxhall -2% 68% Single; Schoendienst to 2B
b3 0-2 2 12- O STL R. Jablonski J. Nuxhall 5% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 2, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Cardinals' Cot Deal facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- CIN W. Post C. Deal 3% 76% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- CIN H. Landrith C. Deal 7% 83% Single; Post to 3B
t4 2-0 0 1-3 ROO CIN J. Nuxhall C. Deal -3% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Post Scores/No RBI
t4 3-0 2 --- O CIN B. Adams C. Deal -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- O STL R. Repulski J. Nuxhall 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- O STL B. Sarni J. Nuxhall 2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- O STL J. Cunningham J. Nuxhall 1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Cot Deal facing 2-3-4
t5 3-0 0 --- CIN R. McMillan C. Deal 2% 86% Walk
t5 3-0 0 1-- OO CIN G. Bell C. Deal -4% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- CIN T. Kluszewski C. Deal 1% 83% Double
t5 3-0 2 -2- O CIN J. Greengrass C. Deal -2% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- O STL A. Grammas J. Nuxhall 3% 84% Flyball: RF
b5 0-3 1 --- O STL C. Deal J. Nuxhall 2% 85% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 --- O STL W. Moon J. Nuxhall 1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cardinals' Cot Deal facing 6-7-8
t6 3-0 0 --- CIN J. Temple C. Deal 5% 91% Triple
t6 3-0 0 --3 O CIN W. Post C. Deal -2% 89% Strikeout
t6 3-0 1 --3 O CIN H. Landrith C. Deal -3% 86% Flyball: LF
t6 3-0 2 --3 CIN J. Nuxhall C. Deal 0% 86% Walk
t6 3-0 2 1-3 CIN B. Adams C. Deal 1% 87% Walk; Nuxhall to 2B
t6 3-0 2 123 O CIN R. McMillan C. Deal -3% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Nuxhall 3% 87% Flyball: 2B
b6 0-3 1 --- STL S. Musial J. Nuxhall -3% 84% Single
b6 0-3 1 1-- STL R. Jablonski J. Nuxhall -5% 79% Single; Musial to 2B
b6 0-3 1 12- O STL R. Repulski J. Nuxhall 6% 84% Flyball: SS
b6 0-3 2 12- RRO STL B. Sarni J. Nuxhall -15% 69% Single; Musial Scores; Sarni out at 3B/LF-3B; Jablonski Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Cot Deal facing 3-4-5
t7 3-2 0 --- CIN G. Bell C. Deal 4% 73% Single
t7 3-2 0 1-- OO CIN T. Kluszewski C. Deal -8% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t7 3-2 2 --- O CIN J. Greengrass C. Deal -1% 64% Single; Greengrass out at 2B/2B-1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 7-8-9
b7 2-3 0 --- O STL J. Cunningham J. Nuxhall 5% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
Solly Hemus pinch hits for Alex Grammas (SS) batting 8th
b7 2-3 1 --- O STL S. Hemus J. Nuxhall 4% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Cot Deal (P) batting 9th
b7 2-3 2 --- O STL J. Frazier J. Nuxhall 2% 75% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 6-7-8
Al Brazle replaces Joe Frazier (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Solly Hemus moves from PH to SS
t8 3-2 0 --- O CIN J. Temple A. Brazle -2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-2 1 --- CIN W. Post A. Brazle 8% 80% Triple
Andy Seminick pinch hits for Hobie Landrith (C) batting 8th
t8 3-2 1 --3 CIN A. Seminick A. Brazle 1% 82% Walk
t8 3-2 1 1-3 O CIN J. Nuxhall A. Brazle -6% 75% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Seminick to 2B
t8 3-2 2 -23 O CIN B. Adams A. Brazle -6% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 1-2-3
Andy Seminick moves from PH to C
b8 2-3 0 --- O STL W. Moon J. Nuxhall 6% 76% Flyball: CF
b8 2-3 1 --- O STL R. Schoendienst J. Nuxhall 5% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- O STL S. Musial J. Nuxhall 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cardinals' Al Brazle facing 2-3-4
t9 3-2 0 --- O CIN R. McMillan A. Brazle -2% 82% Flyball: CF
t9 3-2 1 --- CIN G. Bell A. Brazle 2% 84% Single
t9 3-2 1 1-- OO CIN T. Kluszewski A. Brazle -4% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-3, Reds' Joe Nuxhall facing 4-5-6
Rocky Bridges replaces Bobby Adams playing 3B batting 1st
b9 2-3 0 --- STL R. Jablonski J. Nuxhall -13% 66% Walk
Dick Schofield pinch runs for Ray Jablonski (3B) batting 4th
b9 2-3 0 1-- O STL R. Repulski J. Nuxhall 5% 72% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Schofield to 2B
Frank Smith replaces Joe Nuxhall pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-3 1 -2- O STL B. Sarni F. Smith 12% 84% Groundout: P-1B; Schofield to 3B
b9 2-3 2 --3 O STL J. Cunningham F. Smith 16% 100% Single; Schofield out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Cardinals 2.

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