5/18/1954, Cin54-Pit54, Forbes Field
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1954 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 1
1954 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 x 6 4 3 5 0
Cincinnati AB R H BI AVG Pittsburgh AB R H BI AVG
Avila 2b 4 2 1 0 .379 Busby cf 2 1 1 0 .306
Mueller rf 3 0 1 1 .291 Atwell c 3 0 0 0 .293
Kluszewski 1b 4 0 1 1 .292 Kiner lf 3 1 0 0 .305
Garagiola c 4 0 0 0 .229 Sauer rf 4 2 1 0 .256
Delsing lf 4 0 0 0 .239 Finigan 3b 3 1 1 1 .284
Tuttle cf 3 0 1 0 .282 Limmer 1b 3 0 1 3 .259
Blasingame ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Kryhoski 1b 0 0 0 0 .352
Klaus 3b 3 0 0 0 .222 Hoak 2b 4 0 0 0 .205
Dark ss 3 0 0 0 .273 Groat ss 3 1 0 0 .264
Nixon p 2 0 0 0 .133 Friend p 3 0 0 0 .208
Cunningham ph 1 0 0 0 .346 28 6 4 4
Sain p 0 0 0 0 1.000
32 2 4 2
Cincinnati INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nixon L 0-4 6.0 4 6 1 5 4 108 66 4.53
Sain 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 26 15 1.62
8.0 4 6 1 6 5 134 81
Pittsburgh INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Friend W 5-1 9.0 4 2 1 0 2 126 85 1.83
9.0 4 2 1 0 2 126 85
Cin: Cunningham batted for Nixon in the 7th
Blasingame batted for Tuttle in the 9th
Pit: Kryhoski inserted at 1b in the 9th
E-Avila, Dark, Kiner, Hoak 2. 2B-Mueller(9). 3B-Limmer(2). RBI-Mueller(17),
Kluszewski(23), Finigan(13), Limmer 3(14). SB-Busby(6). K-Klaus, Dark,
Sauer 2, Hoak 2, Friend. BB-Busby 2, Atwell, Kiner, Finigan, Groat.
SH-Mueller. SF-Limmer. PB-Garagiola.
GWRBI: Finigan
Temperature: 57, Field: wet, Sky: cloudy, Wind: in from right at 11 MPH.
5/18/1954, Cin54-Pit54, Forbes Field
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1954 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 1
1954 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 x 6 4 3 5 0
Cincinnati -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Avila 2b 1>e7.B-2 3>8 S 8>e4/fl
63
Mueller rf 54/SH.2-3 63 D.1-H 43
Kluszewski 1b 43.3-H S 7 9
Garagiola c 3/fl 13 6>9 9>9
Delsing lf 2>43 4>13 43 7
Tuttle cf S 7 43
Blasingame ph 4
Klaus 3b 9 k 7>31
Dark ss e4.1-2;B-1 5>8 k
Nixon p 43 13
Cunningham ph 63
Sain p
Pittsburgh -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Busby cf 1>S W W.1-2 9
Atwell c SB2 463/gdp 9 7>Sain
63 W
Kiner lf W 4>7 note 1 7
Sauer rf k S note 2 k
Finigan 3b 4 S.1-3 note 3 8
Limmer 1b 2>43 7/SF.3-H note 4 8>9
T.3-H;2-H
Kryhoski 1b
Hoak 2b 43 k k 43
Groat ss 43 5>W 6>3 43
Friend p 3>k 1/b 9
1: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1 2: e4.3-H;2-3;1-2;B-1 3: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 4: pb.3-H;2-3;1-2
Cincinnati IN OUT ER Pittsburgh IN OUT ER
Nixon A1 D1 1 L 0-4 Friend A1 D6 1 W 5-1
Sain D2 D8 0
5/18/1954, Cin54-Pit54, Forbes Field
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1954 Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 1
1954 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 x 6 4 3 5 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Cincinnati batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Avila to second on an error by the left fielder Kiner
(BFX)
0-0 0 -2- 00 Mueller sacrifice bunted to third, Avila to third (Xb)
0-0 1 --3 10 Kluszewski grounded out to second, Avila scored (BX)
1-0 2 --- 10 Garagiola popped out to first (BX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Busby grounded a single up the middle (CBBX)
1-0 0 1-- 00 Busby stole second (1>S)
1-0 0 -2- 02 Atwell grounded out to short (1>S.FX)
1-0 1 -2- 31 Kiner walked (BCBBB)
1-0 1 12- 22 Sauer struck out (BFCBFS)
1-0 2 12- 02 Finigan popped out to second (CSX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Cincinnati batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Delsing grounded out to second (BBCX)
1-0 1 --- 12 Tuttle lined a single down the right field line (BCSX)
1-0 1 1-- 10 Klaus flied out to right (BX)
1-0 2 1-- 22 Tuttle to second, Dark to first on an error by the second
baseman Hoak (BBS1FFX)
1-0 2 12- 32 Nixon grounded out to second (BFBBC>X)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Limmer grounded out to second (CX)
1-0 1 --- 00 Hoak grounded out to second (X)
1-0 2 --- 00 Groat grounded out to second (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Cincinnati batting
1-0 0 --- 01 Avila flied out to center (FX)
1-0 1 --- 01 Mueller grounded out to short (CX)
1-0 2 --- 02 Kluszewski lined a single to shallow center (FCFFFFX)
1-0 2 1-- 00 Garagiola grounded out to the mound (X)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-0 0 --- 32 Friend struck out (BBBCCC)
1-0 1 --- 31 Busby walked (BBBCB)
1-0 1 1-- 12 Atwell grounded into a double play, Avila to Dark to
Kluszewski (>FFBF111X)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Cincinnati batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Delsing grounded out to the mound (X)
1-0 1 --- 22 Tuttle flied out to left (CBFBX)
1-0 2 --- 22 Klaus struck out (FBBFS)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Pittsburgh batting
1-0 0 --- 21 Kiner flied out to left (BSBX)
1-0 1 --- 12 Sauer grounded a single up the middle (CFBX)
1-0 1 1-- 10 Finigan singled to right center, Sauer to third (BX)
1-0 1 1-3 00 Limmer hit a sacrifice fly to left, Sauer scored (X)
1-1 2 1-- 12 Hoak struck out (BCCFFFC)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Cincinnati batting
1-1 0 --- 02 Dark flied out to center (FCFX)
1-1 1 --- 12 Nixon grounded out to the mound (BFCX)
1-1 2 --- 31 Avila grounded a single between third and short (BBCBX)
1-1 2 1-- 10 Mueller doubled deep down the right field line, Avila
scored (BX)
2-1 2 -2- 31 Kluszewski flied out to left (BFBBX)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Pittsburgh batting
2-1 0 --- 32 Groat walked (CFBFBBB)
2-1 0 1-- 00 Friend popped out on a bunt to the mound (Xb)
2-1 1 1-- 32 Busby walked, Groat to second (CBBBSB)
2-1 1 12- 32 Atwell flied out to right (FCFBFFBBFX)
2-1 2 12- 02 Groat to third, Busby to second, Kiner to first on an
error by the shortstop Dark (CSX)
2-1 2 123 01 Groat scored, Busby to third, Kiner to second, Sauer to
first on an error by the second baseman Avila (CX)
2-2 2 123 32 Finigan walked, Busby scored, Kiner to third, Sauer to
second (CBSBB>B)
2-3 2 123 00 Garagiola allowed a passed ball, Kiner scored, Sauer to
third, Finigan to second (B)
2-4 2 -23 10 Limmer tripled deep to right center, Sauer scored,
Finigan scored (B.X)
2-6 2 --3 22 Hoak struck out (SFBBFS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-6 0 --- 22 Garagiola flied out to right (BFBSX)
2-6 1 --- 00 Delsing grounded out to second (X)
2-6 2 --- 00 Tuttle grounded out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Pittsburgh batting
2-6 0 --- 10 Groat popped out to first (BX)
2-6 1 --- 10 Friend flied out to right (BX)
2-6 2 --- 10 Busby flied out to right (BX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-6 0 --- 22 Klaus grounded out to first (BFBFFFX)
2-6 1 --- 22 Dark struck out (BBCFS)
Cunningham pinch hitting for Nixon
2-6 2 --- 12 Cunningham grounded out to short (BCFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Pittsburgh batting
Sain now pitching
2-6 0 --- 32 Atwell walked (BCFBBB)
2-6 0 1-- 10 Kiner flied out to left (BX)
2-6 1 1-- 12 Sauer struck out (BCCS)
2-6 2 1-- 22 Finigan flied out to center (FSBBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Cincinnati batting
2-6 0 --- 22 Avila continues to bat after the second baseman Hoak
dropped a foul popup for an error (BCFFBXF)
2-6 0 --- 22 Avila grounded out to short (BCFFBXF.X)
2-6 1 --- 22 Mueller grounded out to second (CBFFBFFX)
2-6 2 --- 12 Kluszewski flied out to right (CCBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Pittsburgh batting
2-6 0 --- 11 Limmer flied out to right (BCX)
2-6 1 --- 21 Hoak grounded out to second (BSBX)
2-6 2 --- 01 Groat grounded out to second (SX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Cincinnati batting
Kryhoski now playing first base
2-6 0 --- 21 Garagiola flied out to right (BFBX)
2-6 1 --- 21 Delsing flied out to left (BBCX)
Blasingame pinch hitting for Tuttle
2-6 2 --- 10 Blasingame popped out to second (BX)