Cincinnati Reds 4 – 12 Pittsburgh Pirates
2 May 1953 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples · 3 | Carlos Bernier | 1 in 3,849 games |
| 36 | final score 12–4 | 1 in 374 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Paul LaPalme | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 12 | 11 | 2 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Bridges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wally Post | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Borkowski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jim Greengrass | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Andy Seminick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roy McMillan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bud Podbielan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herm Wehmeier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willard Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Podbielan | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Joe Nuxhall | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Herm Wehmeier | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Ernie Nevel | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde King | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Bernier | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 3B |
| Paul Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal Abrams | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Danny O'Connell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Pete Castiglione | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Joe Garagiola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Cole | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul LaPalme | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul LaPalme | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |