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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Braves, played on September 9, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Javery |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Culler | Shortstop |
| Tommy Nelson | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Chuck Workman | Third Baseman |
| Carden Gillenwater | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Vince Shupe | First Baseman |
| Al Javery | Pitcher |
| Del Bissonette | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Len Rice | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 9, 1945
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Prim
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Prim
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Prim
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Javery
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Javery
Hughes bunts towards the mound. Javery fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Javery
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Hack moves to third. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Javery
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Hack scores. Hughes moves to third. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pafko vs. Javery
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hughes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Javery
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Hutchings
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Prim vs. Hutchings
Prim strikes out. Masi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Prim out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Prim
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Prim
Workman strikes out. Rice drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Workman out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Prim
Gillenwater hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Culler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hutchings
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hutchings
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Prim
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Prim
Shupe hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Merullo settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Prim
Shupe strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Prim
Hutchings hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Merullo settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Prim
Hutchings hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culler vs. Prim
Culler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hutchings
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hutchings
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Nelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hutchings
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hutchings fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Prim
Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Prim
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Prim
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hutchings
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Hutchings
Prim hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shupe scoops it up and throws to first, with Hutchings covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Prim
Workman 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 -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillenwater vs. Prim
Gillenwater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Prim
Masi hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hutchings
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Culler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hutchings
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hutchings
Pafko hits a line drive into center field. Gillenwater picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gillenwater. Hughes goes all the way around to score. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Hutchings
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Pafko scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Hutchings
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Prim
Shupe hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Prim
Hutchings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Prim
Culler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hutchings
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Hutchings
Prim hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Hutchings
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Prim
Nelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Prim
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Prim
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. Nelson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Workman vs. Prim
Workman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nelson scores. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gillenwater vs. Prim
Gillenwater strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Prim
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hutchings
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Hutchings
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Hutchings
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Hutchings
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shupe vs. Prim
Shupe 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 -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsey vs. Prim
Bill Ramsey pinch hits for Johnny Hutchings.
Ramsey hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culler vs. Prim
Culler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Whitcher
Bob Whitcher now pitching.
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Whitcher
Prim strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Whitcher
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Workman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nelson vs. Prim
Nelson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Nelson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Prim
Holmes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Prim
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cubs, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Prim
Workman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey 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 9/9/1945, game 1 -- Boston at Chicago (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Culler D, ss 4 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 1 0 0
Nelson T, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hughes R, 2b 3 2 2 0
Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 2 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 2 1 1
Workman C, 3b 4 0 1 1 Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 2
Gillenwater C, cf 3 0 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 1 2 4
Masi P, c 3 0 0 0 Rice L, c 4 0 1 1
Shupe V, 1b 3 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0
Javery A, p 0 0 0 0 Prim R, p 4 0 1 0
Hutchings J, p 2 0 1 0
Ramsey B, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitcher B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 5 1 34 9 9 8
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Chicago 500 020 20x -- 9
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Javery A (L) 0.1 2 5 4 2 0
Hutchings J 6.2 7 4 3 1 3
Whitcher B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 4
E -- Nelson T, Merullo L 2, Gillenwater C
LOB -- Boston 4, Chicago 4
2B -- Lowrey P 2, Rice L, Nelson T
T -- 1:51
A -- 0
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