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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 19, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Adrian Zabala |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 48,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Butch Henline 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | First Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mike Schemer | First Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Red Treadway | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Adrian Zabala | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 19, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Zabala
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Zabala
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Zabala
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Borowy
Rucker hits a popup towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Borowy
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schemer vs. Borowy
Schemer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Borowy
Gardella hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluttz vs. Borowy
Kluttz hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Zabala
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Zabala
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Zabala
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Borowy
Treadway 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Livingston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Borowy
Reyes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zabala vs. Borowy
Zabala hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hack scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zabala for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Zabala
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Zabala
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Zabala
Borowy hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Borowy
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Borowy
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schemer vs. Borowy
Schemer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Borowy
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluttz vs. Borowy
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Zabala
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Zabala
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Zabala
Lowrey bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Zabala
Pafko is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hughes vs. Zabala
Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Treadway. Hack scores. Johnson moves to third. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Zabala
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Pafko scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Zabala
Livingston takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Zabala
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Borowy
Treadway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Merullo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Borowy
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zabala vs. Borowy
Zabala strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Zabala
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Zabala
Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Zabala
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Gardella picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gardella. Hack scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Emmerich
Slim Emmerich now pitching.
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Emmerich
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Borowy
Rucker hits a popup towards first. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Borowy
Hausmann strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schemer vs. Borowy
Schemer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Borowy
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Emmerich
Hughes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Hughes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Emmerich
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hughes scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Emmerich
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Emmerich
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borowy vs. Emmerich
Borowy hits a line drive towards third. Reyes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Emmerich
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Borowy
Kluttz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kluttz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Borowy
Mel Ott pinch hits for Red Treadway.
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Borowy
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Emmerich
Mel Ott now playing right field.
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Emmerich
Lowrey hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Emmerich
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mallory vs. Borowy
Jim Mallory pinch hits for Slim Emmerich.
Mallory hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Borowy
Rucker hits a popup towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Borowy
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schemer vs. Borowy
Livingston fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Livingston. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schemer vs. Borowy
Schemer 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 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Livingston vs. Adams
Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hughes scores. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merullo vs. Adams
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Adams
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Borowy
Gardella hits a popup towards first. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Borowy
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Borowy
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Adams
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Adams
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Adams
Lowrey bunts for an out with unknown description. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Adams
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Adams
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Borowy
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Merullo. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Borowy
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Borowy
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Borowy
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson 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 8/19/1945, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 1b 4 3 2 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 1 Hausmann G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 3 0 0 0 Schemer M, 1b 4 0 3 0
Pafko A, cf 4 1 0 1 Gardella D, lf 4 0 0 0
Hughes R, 3b 4 2 1 1 Kluttz C, c 4 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 1 2 3 Treadway R, rf 2 0 1 0
Livingston M, c 3 0 2 1 Ott M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 4 0 0 0 Reyes N, 3b 3 0 1 0
Zabala A, p 2 0 0 0
Emmerich S, p 0 0 0 0
Mallory J, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 8 8 8 35 0 8 0
Chicago 000 311 021 -- 8
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W) 9.0 8 0 0 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zabala A (L) 4.1 3 4 3 4 0
Emmerich S 2.2 3 1 1 0 1
Adams A 2.0 2 3 2 2 0
E -- Treadway R, Gardella D, Livingston M, Adams A, Merullo L
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 11
2B -- Hack S, Hughes R, Kluttz C
SH -- Lowrey P 2
T -- 2:55
A -- 48310
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