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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 5, 1943 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hi Bithorn |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 8,166 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Estel Crabtree | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Left Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hi Bithorn | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 5, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Bithorn
Crabtree hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Walters
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Walters
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Walters
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Bithorn
Tipton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Bithorn
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Bithorn
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Walters
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Bithorn
Walters bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller scores. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crabtree vs. Bithorn
Crabtree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Bithorn
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Crabtree moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Walters
Bithorn strikes out. Mueller drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bithorn out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Walters
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Walters
Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Bithorn
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bithorn
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Bithorn
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bithorn. Mueller moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Walters
Goodman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Walters
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crabtree vs. Bithorn
Crabtree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Walker trying to get to third. Lowrey throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Walker for the out. Crabtree moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Bithorn
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crabtree moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crabtree scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Bithorn
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Walters
Bithorn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Walters
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Walters
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Bithorn
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bithorn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Bithorn
Walters bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Bithorn
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Crabtree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Walters
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bithorn
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Bithorn
Crabtree hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Bithorn
Tipton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Tipton reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mesner vs. Bithorn
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Walters
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Walters
Stu Martin pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Walters
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Hi Bithorn.
Novikoff hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Erickson
Lou Novikoff now playing left field. Paul Erickson now pitching. Ival Goodman now playing center field. Peanuts Lowrey now playing shortstop.
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Erickson
Miller bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Erickson
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Erickson
Walters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Walters
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Walters
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Erickson
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Erickson
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crabtree vs. Erickson
Crabtree hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Crabtree reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Erickson
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Erickson
There's a wild pitch. Crabtree moves to third. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Erickson
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Walters
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Walters
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1943 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 5 1 0 0 Hack S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Walker G, rf 5 0 1 1 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Crabtree E, cf 5 1 3 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 1 0
Tipton E, lf 3 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 1
Mesner S, 3b 5 0 1 1 Goodman I, lf-cf 4 0 1 0
Haas B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Lowrey P, cf-ss 4 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 3 1 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 4 1 2 1 Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0
Walters B, p 2 0 0 0 Martin S, ph 1 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
Bithorn H, p 2 0 0 0
Novikoff L, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 32 1 6 1
Cincinnati 002 110 000 -- 4
Chicago 100 000 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bithorn H (L) 7.0 8 4 2 1 2
Erickson P 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Hack S, Stanky E, Merullo L 2, Bithorn H
DP -- Cincinnati 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, Chicago 6
2B -- Cavarretta P, Stanky E, Crabtree E
3B -- Lowrey P, Tipton E
SH -- Walters B 2, Miller E
WP -- Erickson P
T -- 1:51
A -- 8166
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