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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 16, 1946
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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 April 16, 1946 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Beggs |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 30,699 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
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 |
| Marv Rickert | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Lukon | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Joe Beggs | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
April 16, 1946
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Beggs
Hack hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Passeau
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Beggs
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Passeau
Lukon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Beggs
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Beggs
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Beggs
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Passeau
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Passeau
Beggs bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Passeau
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Frey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller 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, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Beggs
Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Passeau
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Passeau
Lukon hits a fly ball into right field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Beggs
Livingston strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Beggs
Merullo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Passeau
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Passeau
Beggs bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Passeau
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Passeau
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Passeau
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Miller reaches second base with a double. Hatton moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Passeau
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Beggs
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Beggs
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching. Bob Usher pinch hits for Al Libke.
Usher hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Chipman
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Chipman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Chipman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Bob Usher now playing right field.
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Beggs
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Lukon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Beggs
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Chipman
Beggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Chipman
Livingston fires to first and picks off Beggs. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Chipman
Clay hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Chipman
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Chipman
Hatton 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
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Beggs
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Beggs
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Mickey Livingston.
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Beggs
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Lou Stringer pinch runs for Heinz Becker. Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
The umpire calls a balk on Beggs Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Erickson
Clyde McCullough now catching. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop. Paul Erickson now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Erickson
Haas hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Erickson
Usher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Beggs
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Beggs
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lukon. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Beggs
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Heusser
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rickert vs. Heusser
Rickert is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Glossop vs. Heusser
Al Glossop pinch hits for Clyde McCullough.
Glossop strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Scheffing vs. Heusser
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
Scheffing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta scores. Rickert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Erickson vs. Heusser
Erickson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Erickson
Al Glossop now playing shortstop. Bob Scheffing now catching.
Lukon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Erickson
Claude Corbitt pinch runs for Eddie Lukon.
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Fleming
Benny Zientara pinch runs for Ray Mueller. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Ed Heusser. Bill Fleming now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out. Zientara moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Fleming
Clay takes first base on ball four. Zientara moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lamanno vs. Prim
Ray Prim now pitching. Ray Lamanno pinch hits for Lonny Frey.
Lamanno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Prim
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Glossop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1946 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Clay D, cf 4 1 1 1
Johnson D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Frey L, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 1 1 1 Lamanno R, ph 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 1 1 Hatton G, 3b 5 0 3 2
Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0
Rickert M, rf 3 0 0 0 Haas B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0 Libke A, rf 2 0 0 0
Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0 Usher B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 0 0 0 0 Lukon E, lf 4 0 1 0
Glossop A, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Corbitt C, pr 0 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 2 2 0
Becker H, ph 0 0 0 0 Zientara B, pr 0 0 0 0
Stringer L, pr 0 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 1 0 1 0
Sturgeon B, ss 0 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0
Scheffing B, ph-c 1 0 1 2 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0
Waitkus E, ph 1 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 1 0 0 0
Fleming B, p 0 0 0 0
Prim R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 4 35 3 11 3
Chicago 000 000 004 -- 4
Cincinnati 001 020 000 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C 5.0 7 3 2 1 0
Chipman B 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Erickson P* 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Fleming B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Prim R (W) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs J+ 8.0 4 3 3 2 4
Heusser E (L) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Merullo L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Cincinnati 9
2B -- Miller E, Johnson D
SH -- Beggs J 2
Balk -- Beggs J
T -- 2:13
A -- 30699
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