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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 26, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Barrett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 42,998 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Right Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Red Barrett | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Paul Gillespie | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 26, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Derringer
Schoendienst hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Derringer
There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Gillespie and he is safe. Schoendienst steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Derringer
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kurowski vs. Derringer
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merullo. Schoendienst scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Derringer
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Barrett
Hack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrett
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Barrett
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Barrett
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Barrett
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Derringer
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. O'Dea reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Derringer
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Derringer
There goes Verban. The throw from Gillespie and he is safe. Verban steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Derringer
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Derringer
Barrett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barrett
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Barrett
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Barrett
Merullo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Derringer
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko, who is chasing the ball. Hopp reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adams vs. Derringer
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Derringer
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Derringer
Sanders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Dea vs. Derringer
There goes Adams. The slide. Gillespie applies the tag. Adams is out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Barrett
Derringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Barrett
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrett
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Derringer
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Derringer
Verban bunts for an out with unknown description. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marion vs. Derringer
Marion hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Derringer
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Barrett
Lowrey hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Barrett
Cavarretta hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Barrett
Pafko hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Derringer
Schoendienst hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Derringer
Hopp hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Derringer
Adams hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barrett
Nicholson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Barrett
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Barrett
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Paul Gillespie.
Merullo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Barrett
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Paul Derringer.
Becker hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Passeau
Dewey Williams now catching. Claude Passeau now pitching.
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Passeau
Sanders bunts for an out with unknown description. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Dea vs. Passeau
O'Dea hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Passeau
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Barrett
Hack hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrett
Johnson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Barrett
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Passeau
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Passeau
Barrett bunts for an out with unknown description. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Passeau
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Passeau
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Passeau
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Passeau
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Barrett
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Barrett
Pafko hits a line drive towards third. Kurowski catches it and throws to first to double up Cavarretta. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Barrett
Nicholson hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Passeau
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Passeau
O'Dea hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Passeau
Verban hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Barrett
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Barrett
Merullo hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Barrett
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
Hughes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Barrett
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Wyse
Barrett bunts for an out with unknown description. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schoendienst vs. Wyse
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Wyse
Hopp takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Wyse
There's a wild pitch. Schoendienst moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Wyse
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schoendienst scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Wyse
Kurowski is hit by the pitch. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Barrett
Pep Young now playing third base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Barrett
Lowrey hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Barrett
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Barrett
Pafko hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1945 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, lf 5 2 2 1 Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hopp J, rf 4 1 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Adams B, cf 4 0 1 1 Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 2 0
Young P, 3b 0 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0
O'Dea K, c 4 0 2 0 Gillespie P, c 2 0 1 0
Verban E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Schuster B, pr 0 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 4 2 2 0 Williams D, c 1 1 1 1
Barrett R, p 2 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0
Derringer P, p 1 0 0 0
Becker H, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 0 0 0 0
Hughes R, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 4 31 1 5 1
St.Louis 101 000 102 -- 5
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P (L) 5.0 5 2 1 1 3
Passeau C 3.0 3 1 1 0 0
Wyse H 0.2 2 2 2 1 0
Chipman B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Merullo L 2
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 4
2B -- O'Dea K, Cavarretta P
3B -- Hopp J
HR -- Williams D
SB -- Schoendienst R, Verban E
CS -- Adams B
SH -- Verban E, Sanders R, Barrett R 2
HBP -- by Wyse H (Kurowski W)
WP -- Wyse H
T -- 1:57
A -- 42998
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