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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 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 August 3, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
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 |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sipek | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wyse
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Wyse
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Wyse
Sipek strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Bowman
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Bowman
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gillespie vs. Bowman
Gillespie hits a line drive off the glove of McCormick, and into shallow right field. Gillespie reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Bowman
Merullo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyse vs. Bowman
Wyse hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Wyse
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Wyse
Libke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wyse
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wyse
Mesner 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
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Bowman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bowman. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Bowman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sipek. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Bowman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gillespie vs. Bowman
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Wyse
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Wyse
Bowman hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wyse
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Bowman
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Bowman
Wyse hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wyse
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sipek vs. Wyse
Sipek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Wyse
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. Sipek moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Libke vs. Wyse
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta juggles the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. Sipek scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Wyse
Miller bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to third. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mesner vs. Wyse
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick scores. Libke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Unser vs. Wyse
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Bowman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Bowman
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Wyse
Bowman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wyse
Williams 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 -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wyse
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sipek vs. Wyse
The ball gets by Gillespie for a passed ball. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sipek vs. Wyse
Sipek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Bowman
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sipek. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gillespie vs. Bowman
Gillespie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Bowman
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Paul Gillespie.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyse vs. Bowman
Wyse bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Bowman
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Wyse
Dewey Williams now catching.
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Wyse
Libke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Libke reaches second base with a double. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Wyse
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Wyse
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Wyse
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Bowman
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Bowman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Lowrey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Bowman
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Nicholson hits a line drive towards short. Miller catches it and throws to first to double up Pafko. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fox
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Wyse
Fox 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 -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wyse
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wyse
Clay hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Fox
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Fox
Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Fox
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Fox
There goes Hack. The throw from Unser and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Fox
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Wyse
Sipek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Wyse
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Wyse
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Wyse covering, for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Wyse
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Fox
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Fox
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Fox
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Fox
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fox
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Fox
The ball gets by Unser for a passed ball. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 10 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Fox
Merullo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyse vs. Fox
Wyse hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wyse
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Steve Mesner.
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Wyse
Unser hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wyse
Gee Walker pinch hits for Howie Fox.
There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Wyse
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wyse
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 11 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Wyse
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1945, game 1 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Clay D, cf 4 1 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 5 3 3 0 Sipek D, rf 4 1 2 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 3 3 5 McCormick F, 1b 4 2 2 1
Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 1 Libke A, lf 4 1 2 2
Nicholson B, rf 5 1 1 1 Miller E, ss 3 0 0 1
Gillespie P, c 3 0 2 3 Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 1
Schuster B, pr 0 0 0 0 Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams D, c 2 1 1 0 Unser A, c 4 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 5 0 1 1 Bowman J, p 2 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 4 0 1 0 Fox H, p 1 0 0 0
Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 11 14 11 35 5 9 5
Chicago 023 001 203 -- 11
Cincinnati 010 301 000 -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (W) 9.0 9 5 4 2 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L)* 6.0 10 8 6 3 1
Fox H 3.0 4 3 2 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Bowman J, Cavarretta P
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Gillespie P, Cavarretta P 2, Nicholson B, Libke A, Merullo L
HR -- Libke A, Cavarretta P
SB -- Hack S
SH -- Johnson D, Miller E, Wyse H
WP -- Wyse H
PB -- Gillespie P, Unser A
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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