Cincinnati Reds 6 – 7 Chicago Cubs
6 September 1953 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Roy Smalley | 1 in 107 games |
| 20 | final score 7–6 | 1 in 51 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Willard Marshall | 1 in 93 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grady Hatton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | HR |
| Gus Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Kluszewski | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willard Marshall | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jim Greengrass | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Hobie Landrith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy McMillan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Harry Perkowski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Perkowski | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Kelly | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eddie Miksis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Ralph Kiner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | HR |
| Hank Sauer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Dee Fondy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Clyde McCullough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joe Garagiola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Rush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Klippstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Carl Sawatski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Rush | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Klippstein | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Turk Lown | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |