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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 1945
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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 July 27, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,582 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: Larry Goetz 3B: Butch Henline |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sipek | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | 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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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 27, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Passeau
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first 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 hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a line drive towards third. Mesner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Walters
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Livingston vs. Walters
Livingston bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Passeau vs. Walters
Passeau hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Passeau
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Passeau
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Walters
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sipek vs. Passeau
There goes Clay. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Clay steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sipek vs. Passeau
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clay moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Walters
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner juggles the ball. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Walters
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Lakeman and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Walters
Livingston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
There's a wild pitch. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Libke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lakeman vs. Passeau
Lakeman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Walters
Passeau hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sipek. Passeau reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Walters
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sipek throws the ball in to Miller who tags Hack trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Passeau scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Walters
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Passeau
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Walters
Livingston 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Passeau
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Passeau covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Walters
Passeau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - 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, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Passeau
Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Passeau
Walters strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Walters
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Walters
Livingston strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Dewey Williams now catching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Passeau
Sipek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Walters
Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Merullo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Passeau vs. Walters
Passeau hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Walters
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Walters
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke 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 -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Walters
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Walters
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Walters
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Walters
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1945 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 5 0 3 0
Clay D, cf 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 5 0 1 0
Sipek D, rf 4 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 5 1 2 0
Libke A, lf 4 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 5 0 2 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 1 1 Lowrey P, lf 5 0 2 1
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0
Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0 Williams D, c 0 0 0 0
Walters B, p 3 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0
Passeau C, p 4 1 1 0
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34 1 5 1 39 2 12 1
Cincinnati 000 000 010 0 -- 1
Chicago 000 010 000 1 -- 2
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (L) 9.1 12 2 2 2 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 10.0 5 1 1 0 6
E -- Mesner S 2
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 12
2B -- Passeau C, Merullo L
HR -- Miller E
SB -- Clay D
CS -- Lowrey P
SH -- Livingston M
WP -- Passeau C
T -- 1:53
A -- 11582
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