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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 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 20, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,641 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Butch Henline 2B: George Magerkurth 3B: Bill Stewart |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Heinz Becker | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Paul Gillespie | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Mike Schemer | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mungo
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. Mungo
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Wyse
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey 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. Wyse
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Hausmann trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Ott moves to second. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Mungo
Becker hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it 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: ---
Schemer vs. Wyse
Schemer hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Wyse
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gillespie for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops it up and throws to first, with Mungo covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Mungo
Wyse strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Wyse
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. Wyse
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Ott reaches second base with a double. Hausmann goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schemer vs. Wyse
Schemer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Mungo
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Wyse
Mungo hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Gillespie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Mungo
Wyse 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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Wyse
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Wyse
Hausmann 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Mungo
Clyde Kluttz now catching.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schemer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Becker vs. Mungo
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Wyse
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schemer vs. Wyse
Schemer hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Gardella moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gardella scores. Schemer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson 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, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Gillespie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Wyse
Mungo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Wyse
Rucker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Wyse
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Wyse
Kluttz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schemer vs. Wyse
Schemer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Kerr reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mungo vs. Wyse
Mungo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Mungo
Roy Hughes pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
Hughes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer juggles the ball. That's an error on Schemer. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Mungo
Kluttz fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Kluttz. Hughes scores. Hack moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Mungo
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Mungo
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Becker vs. Mungo
Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Mungo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Erickson
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hausmann for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Erickson
Ott 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 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Mungo
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker 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 8/20/1945 -- Chicago at New York (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rucker J, cf 5 1 1 2
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 1 2 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 1
Becker H, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gardella D, lf 3 2 1 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Lombardi E, c 2 1 2 2
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Kluttz C, c 2 1 1 0
Gillespie P, c 4 0 1 0 Schemer M, 1b 4 1 2 3
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 3 1
Wyse H, p 2 0 0 0 Reyes N, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hughes R, ph 1 1 1 0 Mungo V, p 4 1 1 0
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 8 2 35 9 14 9
Chicago 000 100 020 -- 3
New York 003 001 50x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L) 7.0 14 9 9 3 1
Erickson P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 9.0 8 3 1 0 4
E -- Schemer M, Kluttz C
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 6
2B -- Ott M, Johnson D
3B -- Kerr B
HR -- Lombardi E, Rucker J, Schemer M
HBP -- by Wyse H (Gardella D)
A -- 20641
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