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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 16, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 16, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,277 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Left Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 16, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Passeau
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Passeau
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Passeau
Mungo bunts towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Mungo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a line drive towards short. Merullo catches it and throws to second to double up Mungo. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Mungo
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Mungo
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Mungo
There goes Merullo. The throw from Lombardi and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Merullo scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Passeau
Lockman strikes out. Livingston drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Lockman out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Passeau
Reyes hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Passeau
Mungo 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Mungo
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gardella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merullo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Mungo
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann 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 -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Passeau
Lockman hits a popup beyond short. Merullo can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson bunts in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Passeau
Reyes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Reyes reaches second base with a double. Kerr goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mungo vs. Passeau
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reyes scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Passeau has Treadway trapped. He fires to second, with Merullo covering, who tags Treadway for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey bunts towards first. Gardella scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Mickey Livingston.
Gillespie strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Paul Gillespie now catching.
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Passeau
Lockman hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi is hit by the pitch. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ott moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Mungo
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Starr
Ray Starr now pitching.
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Starr
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Starr
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Starr
Hausmann hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko bunts towards first. Gardella juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardella. Cavarretta moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Gillespie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pafko scores. Lowrey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1945 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Treadway R, lf 5 0 2 1 Hack S, 3b 1 1 1 1
Hausmann G, 2b 5 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lockman W, cf 4 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 1
Ott M, rf 4 1 2 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 1 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 1 Pafko A, cf 3 1 1 0
Gardella D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Lowrey P, lf 3 0 1 1
Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 1 2 1 Gillespie P, ph-c 2 0 1 1
Mungo V, p 4 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 1 1 0
Passeau C, p 2 0 0 0
Becker H, ph 1 0 0 0
Starr R, p 0 0 0 0
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37 3 12 3 27 4 8 4
New York 010 000 200 -- 3
Chicago 001 001 002 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (L) 8.0 8 4 3 4 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C 8.0 11 3 3 0 1
Starr R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Johnson D, Lombardi E, Gardella D
DP -- New York 3, Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 8, Chicago 6
2B -- Ott M, Reyes N
SB -- Merullo L
CS -- Treadway R
SH -- Johnson D, Lowrey P, Pafko A
HBP -- by Passeau C (Lombardi E)
A -- 9277
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