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August 15, 1945

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 20 19 0
Dodgers 4 8 4
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Cubs 20 19 0
Dodgers 4 8 4

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .200 .231
OBP .200 .280
At Bats 5 221
Hits 1 51
• Singles 1 38
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 0 22

Clyde King Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 3
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Ebbets Field - August 15, 1945
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Out
Clyde King
Johnny Peacock
Ed Stevens
Eddie Basinski
Mike Sandlock
Tommy Brown
Luis Olmo
Goody Rosen
Frenchy Bordagaray
Lennie Merullo
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Merullo hits a popup towards third. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Schuster scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Pafko takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Bill Schuster pinch hits for Heinz Becker. Schuster hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Schuster reaches second base with a double. Lowrey goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mike Sandlock now playing third base. Frenchy Bordagaray now playing right field. Hughes hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Peacock hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mickey Livingston now catching. Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Borowy hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Frenchy Bordagaray now playing third base. Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Paul Gillespie. Livingston hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Augie Galan. Bordagaray hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Roy Hughes now playing second base. Rosen hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a popup in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Eddie Basinski now playing second base. Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Basinski misplays the ball. That's an error on Basinski.
Bottom 6 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Olmo hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores.
Top 6 Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Hack reaches second base with a double. Gillespie scores.
Top 6 Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Galan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Merullo hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stanky. Gillespie moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with King covering, for the out.
Top 5 There goes Pafko. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Pafko steals second.
Top 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Becker hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanky hits a popup towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 King strikes out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olmo throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Hack, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Merullo scores.
Top 4 Borowy bunts towards the mound. King fields it and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to second.
Top 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gillespie hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Clyde King now pitching. Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 4 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There goes Lowrey. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Lowrey steals second.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson scores.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Olmo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Olmo. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 4 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Peacock hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Olmo. The throw from Gillespie and he is safe. Olmo steals second.
Bottom 3 Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. Walker scores.
Bottom 3 Stevens takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Walker reaches second base with a double. Galan scores.
Bottom 3 Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Galan reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Borowy strikes out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a popup towards third. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gillespie takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cy Buker now pitching. There goes Nicholson. The throw from Peacock and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Becker hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Herring strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Herring covering. It's a double play.
Top 2 Borowy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Peacock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. Walker moves to third. There goes Olmo trying to get to second. Lowrey throws the ball in to Hack who relays the ball to Johnson who tags Olmo for the out.
Bottom 1 Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Galan moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to third. Galan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Galan takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gillespie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 1 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. Becker moves to second.
Top 1 Pafko hits a popup in front of the plate. Peacock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Becker takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to third. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hack strikes out.