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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 15, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 15, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
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 |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
June 15, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick juggles the ball. That's an error on McCormick. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Kennedy fires to first and has Cavarretta trapped. There's the throw to Williams who tags Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nicholson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Passeau
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Livingston reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Passeau vs. Kennedy
Passeau hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Passeau
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Passeau
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Passeau
Tipton hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Kennedy
Passeau hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
The ball gets by Livingston for a passed ball. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Passeau
Unser strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 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 -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Passeau
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Kennedy
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Unser and he is safe. Lowrey steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Passeau
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Kennedy
Passeau hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Passeau
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sipek vs. Passeau
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Fox
Pafko bunts towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pafko for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Fox
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Livingston vs. Fox
Livingston is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Fox
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Livingston moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Fox
Passeau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Passeau reaches second base with a double. Livingston scores. Merullo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Fox
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Passeau
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mesner vs. Passeau
Mesner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tipton scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Passeau
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fox
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Fox
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Fox
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Williams fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Fox
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Fox
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
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 -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Passeau
Kermit Wahl pinch runs for Eddie Miller. Al Libke pinch hits for Howie Fox.
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay takes first base on ball four. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Passeau
Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1945, game 1 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 0 Clay D, cf 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 5 2 1 0 Tipton E, lf 5 1 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 5 1 0 0 Walker G, rf 4 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 2 3 3 McCormick F, 1b 3 0 1 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 2 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 1 1
Lowrey P, lf 5 0 1 0 Unser A, c 4 0 0 0
Livingston M, c 3 1 1 0 Williams W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 4 1 1 1 Miller E, ss 2 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 4 0 1 2 Wahl K, pr 0 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 2 0 0 0
Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 10 8 33 1 6 1
Chicago 300 001 031 -- 8
Cincinnati 000 000 010 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 9.0 6 1 1 5 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 7.0 8 4 3 0 1
Fox H 2.0 2 4 3 1 0
E -- McCormick F, Miller E 2, Williams W
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 10
2B -- Livingston M, Passeau C
HR -- Cavarretta P
SB -- Lowrey P
SH -- Pafko A
HBP -- by Fox H (Livingston M)
PB -- Livingston M
T -- 1:59
A -- 0
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