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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 16, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 16, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ralph Branca |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Right Fielder |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | Third Baseman |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Fats Dantonio | Catcher |
| Ralph Branca | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | 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 |
| Roy Hughes | Shortstop |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 16, 1945
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Prim
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Prim
There goes Stanky. The throw from Gillespie and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Prim
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Prim
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Prim
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Prim
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Prim
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dantonio vs. Prim
Dantonio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Branca vs. Prim
Branca hits a popup in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Prim
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Branca
Gillespie hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Branca
Hughes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Branca
Prim hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Prim
Galan hits a popup in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Prim
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Branca
There goes Johnson. The throw from Dantonio and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a popup in front of the plate. Dantonio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Prim
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Prim
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Prim
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Branca
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Branca
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prim vs. Branca
Prim hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dantonio vs. Prim
Dantonio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branca vs. Prim
Branca bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Prim covering, for the out. Dantonio moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Prim
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dantonio moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Dantonio scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Prim
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Prim
Olmo hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson bunts towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Branca
There's a wild pitch. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Branca
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Dantonio and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Prim
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prim fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Prim
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Prim
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Branca
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Branca
Ed Sauer pinch runs for Paul Gillespie.
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Prim vs. Branca
There goes Sauer. The throw from Dantonio and he is out, Bordagaray applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prim vs. Branca
Prim hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dantonio vs. Prim
Dewey Williams now catching.
Dantonio hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branca vs. Prim
Branca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Prim
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Branca
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Branca
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Branca fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Branca
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Branca
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Prim
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Prim
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Branca
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Branca
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Branca
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Prim
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Prim
Stevens hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Prim
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dantonio vs. Prim
Dantonio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1945, game 1 -- Brooklyn at Chicago (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hack S, 3b 3 1 2 0
Rosen G, cf 4 0 0 1 Johnson D, 2b 2 1 1 0
Galan A, lf 4 0 2 1 Lowrey P, lf 3 1 1 1
Olmo L, rf 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 1 1
Bordagaray F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 1
Stevens E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0
Brown T, ss 4 0 1 0 Gillespie P, c 3 0 0 0
Dantonio F, c 4 1 2 0 Sauer E, pr 0 0 0 0
Branca R, p 2 0 0 0 Williams D, c 1 0 0 0
Hughes R, ss 3 0 1 0
Prim R, p 3 0 1 0
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34 2 8 2 28 3 7 3
Brooklyn 100 010 000 -- 2
Chicago 200 010 00x -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Branca R (L) 8.0 7 3 3 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 4
E -- Dantonio F
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, Chicago 7
SB -- Stanky E, Johnson D, Lowrey P
CS -- Sauer E
SH -- Branca R, Johnson D 2
WP -- Branca R
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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