Cincinnati Reds 5 – 4 Chicago Cubs
7 July 1950 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Ewell Blackwell | 1 in 107 games |
| 23 | 10 strikeouts | Willie Ramsdell | 1 in 113 pitcher-games |
| 23 | 11 innings | 1 in 20 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Merriman | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Usher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Wyrostek | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grady Hatton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Connie Ryan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Adcock | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Pramesa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Virgil Stallcup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Ramsdell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ewell Blackwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ramsdell | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Ken Raffensberger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewell Blackwell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Rube Walker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Hank Sauer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Andy Pafko | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Ron Northey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Roy Smalley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Serena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Monk Dubiel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Hank Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Borkowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Dubiel | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Frank Hiller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |