Milwaukee Braves vs Cincinnati Redlegs
September 5, 1954 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1954 at Crosley Field. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Redlegs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Braves 9, Cincinnati Redlegs 7

Milwaukee Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 1 1
Mathews 3b 4 2 2 3
  O'Connell 3b 0 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 5 1 2 0
Aaron lf 4 1 4 1
  Thomson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Metkovich rf 4 0 0 0
  Pafko ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Crandall c 5 1 2 2
Logan ss 1 0 0 0
  Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Dittmer 2b 5 1 2 2
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Jay p 0 0 0 0
  White ph 1 0 0 0
  Spahn p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 2 1 1 0
  Buhl p 0 0 0 0
  Koslo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Cincinnati Redlegs ab   r   h rbi
Harmon 3b 5 1 2 0
McMillan ss 5 2 3 0
Bell cf 4 2 3 1
Kluszewski 1b 5 1 2 4
Borkowski lf 4 1 2 1
Merriman rf 3 0 3 1
Bridges 2b 4 0 0 0
  Adams ph 1 0 0 0
Bailey c 4 0 0 0
  Seminick ph 1 0 0 0
Podbielan p 2 0 0 0
  Valentine p 0 0 0 0
  Judson p 0 0 0 0
  Post ph 1 0 0 0
  Perkowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 15 7
Milwaukee 001 000 7109150
Cincinnati 301 003 0007150
  Milwaukee Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   2.0 6 4 4 1 1
  Jay   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Spahn  W(18-10) 3.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Buhl   1.1 3 0 0 0 3
  Koslo  SV(1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
4
6
  Cincinnati Redlegs IP H R ER BB SO
Podbielan   6.0 11 4 4 1 1
  Valentine  L(11-11) 0.2 3 4 4 0 0
  Judson   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Perkowski   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
9
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Milwaukee 1. Smalley-Dittmer-Adcock, Cincinnati 1. Bridges-McMillan-Kluszewski.  2B–Milwaukee Aaron (27,off Podbielan); Adcock (27,off Podbielan); Bruton (17,off Podbielan)., Cincinnati McMillan (18,off Wilson); Borkowski (12,off Wilson)..  3B–Milwaukee Aaron (6,off Perkowski), Cincinnati Bell (6,off Wilson).  HR–Milwaukee Mathews 2 (34,3rd inning off Podbielan 0 on 1 out,7th inning off Podbielan 1 on 0 out); Crandall (20,7th inning off Valentine 1 on 2 out); Dittmer (6,7th inning off Valentine 1 on 2 out)., Cincinnati Kluszewski (44,6th inning off Spahn 2 on 2 out).  HBP–Smalley (1,by Valentine).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Borkowski (2,off Jay).  Team–10.  SB–Harmon (6,2nd base off Wilson/Crandall).  U-HP–Dusty Boggess, 1B–Bill Engeln, 2B–Bill Stewart, 3B–Babe Pinelli.  T–2:45.  A–22,127.
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