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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 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 September 8, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 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 | September 8, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,894 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: George Magerkurth |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Roy Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Frank Secory | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Otero | First Baseman |
| Len Rice | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 8, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Derringer
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Secory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Derringer
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zimmerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hughes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson 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 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Derringer
Gardella hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Derringer
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Otero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Derringer
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Feldman
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Feldman
Secory hits a popup beyond second. Hausmann can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Otero vs. Feldman
Otero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Secory moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Feldman
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Feldman
Merullo 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, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hughes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Derringer
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feldman vs. Derringer
Feldman hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Derringer
Rucker bunts towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reyes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausmann vs. Derringer
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Feldman
Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hausmann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hausmann. Derringer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Derringer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Feldman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Derringer
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hughes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Derringer
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Derringer
Zimmerman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Feldman
Secory hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Feldman
Otero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Feldman
Rice hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Feldman
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Derringer
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Derringer
Feldman hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derringer vs. Feldman
Derringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Derringer
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Derringer
Hausmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Feldman
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Feldman
Secory is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Derringer
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Derringer
Lombardi bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Derringer
Zimmerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Derringer
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Otero vs. Feldman
Otero 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Feldman
Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zimmerman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Zimmerman. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Feldman
Rice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gardella. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Feldman
Johnny Moore pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Moore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Derringer vs. Feldman
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Johnny Moore.
Derringer hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Derringer
Bill Schuster now playing shortstop.
Feldman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Derringer
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Derringer
Hausmann bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Feldman
Lowrey hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Secory vs. Feldman
Secory hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Otero vs. Feldman
Otero is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Feldman
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Derringer
Red Treadway pinch runs for Mel Ott.
Gardella bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Treadway moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Derringer
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Treadway moves to third. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Zimmerman vs. Derringer
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Treadway scores. Gardella scores. Hudson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Hudson scores. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reyes vs. Derringer
Reyes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Feldman vs. Derringer
Feldman bunts for a double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Derringer
Rucker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schuster vs. Feldman
Clyde Kluttz now catching. Red Treadway now playing right field.
Schuster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Feldman
Ed Sauer pinch hits for Paul Derringer.
Sauer hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a line drive into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1945 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 5 0 0 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hughes R, 2b 5 0 1 0
Ott M, rf 3 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0
Treadway R, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Lowrey P, cf 4 0 1 0
Gardella D, lf 3 1 1 0 Secory F, lf 4 0 1 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0 Otero R, 1b 3 0 2 0
Hudson J, pr 0 1 0 0 Rice L, c 4 0 1 0
Kluttz C, c 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0
Zimmerman R, 1b 3 0 1 2 Moore J, ph 0 0 0 0
Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 1 Schuster B, pr-ss 1 0 1 0
Reyes N, 3b 3 0 1 0 Derringer P, p 3 0 1 0
Feldman H, p 4 0 0 0 Sauer E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 35 0 8 0
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (W) 9.0 8 0 0 3 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P (L) 9.0 7 3 3 2 7
E -- Hausmann G, Zimmerman R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 11
2B -- Rice L, Jurges B
SH -- Lombardi E, Gardella D
HBP -- by Derringer P (Ott M)
A -- 9894
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