Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Lee
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Lee
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lowrey vs. Lee
  
  Lowrey bunts for an out with unknown description. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cavarretta vs. Lee
  
  Cavarretta is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pafko vs. Lee
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Lee
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Culler vs. Derringer
  
  Culler hits a popup in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shupe vs. Derringer
  
  Shupe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Derringer
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shupe moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nieman vs. Derringer
  
  Nieman strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Workman vs. Derringer
  
  Workman hits a line drive to left field. Lowrey throws towards third. Hack fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hack. Shupe scores. Holmes moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gillenwater vs. Derringer
  
  Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Workman moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Masi vs. Derringer
  
  Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Lee
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Lee
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Derringer vs. Lee
  
  Derringer hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wietelmann vs. Derringer
  
  Wietelmann hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Derringer
  
  Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Culler vs. Derringer
  
  Culler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Lee
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Lee
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Lee
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shupe vs. Derringer
  
  Paul Gillespie now catching.
  
  Shupe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Derringer
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nieman vs. Derringer
  
  Nieman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Workman vs. Derringer
  
  Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillenwater vs. Derringer
  
  Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards second. Johnson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Gillenwater moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Masi vs. Derringer
  
  Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Lee
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Lee
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Lee
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nieman. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Pafko moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gillespie vs. Lee
  
  Gillespie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Nicholson scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Lee
  
  Merullo hits a popup towards third. Workman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Derringer vs. Lee
  
  Derringer hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wietelmann vs. Derringer
  
  Wietelmann hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Derringer
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Culler vs. Derringer
  
  Culler hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Lee
  
  Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Lee
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lowrey vs. Lee
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cavarretta vs. Lee
  
  Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Pafko vs. Lee
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Shupe vs. Derringer
  
  Shupe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Shupe reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Holmes vs. Derringer
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shupe moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Nieman vs. Derringer
  
  Nieman hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta catches it and steps on first to double up Holmes. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Workman vs. Derringer
  
  Workman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shupe scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gillenwater vs. Derringer
  
  There's a wild pitch. Workman moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gillenwater vs. Derringer
  
  Gillenwater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Workman scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Masi vs. Vandenberg
  
  Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
  
  Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Lee
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Lee
  
  Gillespie takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Lee
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Secory vs. Lee
  
  Frank Secory pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg.
  
  Secory hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wietelmann vs. Chipman
  
  Bob Chipman now pitching.
  
  Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Chipman
  
  Lee bunts towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Culler vs. Chipman
  
  Culler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. Wietelmann moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Shupe vs. Chipman
  
  Shupe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wietelmann scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Holmes vs. Chipman
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Lee
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Lee
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Lee
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Nieman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nieman vs. Chipman
  
  Nieman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Workman vs. Chipman
  
  Workman hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillenwater vs. Chipman
  
  Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Lee
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Lee
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Lee
  
  Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gillespie vs. Lee
  
  Gillespie hits a popup towards first. Shupe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Masi vs. Chipman
  
  Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wietelmann vs. Chipman
  
  Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Chipman
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Culler vs. Chipman
  
  Culler takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Shupe vs. Chipman
  
  Shupe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Lee
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Becker vs. Lee
  
  Heinz Becker pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
  
  Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wietelmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Lee
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/9/1945 -- Chicago at Boston (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            5  1  3  0   Culler D, ss          4  0  0  0   
Johnson D, 2b         2  0  0  0   Shupe V, 1b           5  3  4  1   
Lowrey P, lf          3  0  0  0   Holmes T, rf          4  1  2  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      2  0  1  0   Nieman B, lf          4  1  1  2   
Pafko A, cf           4  1  0  1   Workman C, 3b         4  1  2  2   
Nicholson B, rf       3  1  1  0   Gillenwater C, cf     4  0  3  2   
Williams D, c         1  0  0  0   Masi P, c             4  0  0  0   
Gillespie P, c        2  0  1  2   Wietelmann W, 2b      4  1  1  0   
Merullo L, ss         4  0  0  0   Lee B, p              3  0  1  0   
Derringer P, p        2  0  0  0                                      
Vandenberg H, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Secory F, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Chipman B, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Becker H, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  3  6  3                        36  7 14  7

Chicago          100 200 000 --  3
Boston           202 021 00x --  7

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Derringer P (L)       4.2 11  6  6  0  1
Vandenberg H          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Chipman B             3.0  3  1  1  1  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B (W)             9.0  6  3  3  6  0

E -- Hack S, Johnson D
DP -- Chicago 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, Boston 7
2B -- Nicholson B, Hack S, Shupe V
HR -- Nieman B
SH -- Lowrey P, Lee B
WP -- Derringer P
T -- 1:57
A -- 3335

    

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