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July 18, 1945

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Dodgers 8 11 2
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Dodgers 8 11 2
Cubs 5 6 2

Ralph Branca Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .000
OBP .000 .000
At Bats 0 0
Hits 0 0
• Singles 0 0
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 0

Hy Vandenberg Season Stats

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4 1 0
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Wrigley Field - July 18, 1945
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Out
Hy Vandenberg
Dewey Williams
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Ralph Branca
Eddie Basinski
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Branca hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Vandenberg fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Vandenberg. Sandlock scores. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Basinski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sandlock moves to third.
Top 8 Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Sandlock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Sandlock reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Ralph Branca now pitching. Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tom Seats now pitching. Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Basinski settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bill Schuster pinch runs for Heinz Becker. Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schuster scores.
Bottom 7 Heinz Becker pinch hits for Bob Chipman. Becker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Becker reaches second base with a double. Williams scores. Merullo goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Walker reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Rosen scores. Galan goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Bob Chipman now pitching. Galan takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to third. Rosen moves to second.
Top 7 Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second.
Top 7 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Buker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Basinski hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sandlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bordagaray moves to second.
Top 6 Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Merullo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Walker scores.
Top 6 Walter Signer now pitching. Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen scores. Galan scores.
Top 6 Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Galan reaches second base with a double. Rosen moves to third.
Top 6 Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores.
Top 6 Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Stanky reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Buker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Galan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Warneke hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Basinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Sandlock hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bordagaray strikes out.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olmo throws the ball in to Stanky who tags Merullo, trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Olmo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo.
Top 4 Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. Warneke scores. Johnson moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Nicholson hits a popup in front of the plate. Sandlock settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warneke moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hack strikes out.
Bottom 3 Warneke takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Buker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Basinski hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sandlock strikes out.
Bottom 2 Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lowrey hits a popup towards third. Bordagaray settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bordagaray hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Olmo hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bordagaray juggles the ball. That's an error on Bordagaray. Hack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a popup in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.