Chicago Cubs 5 – 6 Cincinnati Reds
24 April 1954 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Bud Podbielan | 1 in 107 games |
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 12 | 4 RBI | Wally Post | 1 in 128 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Talbot | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dee Fondy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ralph Kiner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | HR |
| Hank Sauer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Randy Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Baker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Joe Garagiola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frank Baumholtz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Minner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Don Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Pyecha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Minner | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Jim Willis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Warren Hacker | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Pyecha | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Roy McMillan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gus Bell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jim Greengrass | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ted Kluszewski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Temple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Wally Post | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Andy Seminick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nino Escalera | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud Podbielan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Merriman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Podbielan | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Corky Valentine | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |