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September 9, 1945

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Bottom 1	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	1
Cubs	5	3	0

Bottom 1	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	1
Cubs	5	3	0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.226
OBP	.000	.276
At Bats	0	292
Hits	0	66
• Singles	0	51
• Doubles	0	13
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	2
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	31

Johnny Hutchings Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	3	1

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Wrigley Field - September 9, 1945

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Out

Johnny Hutchings

Phil Masi

Vince Shupe

Tommy Nelson

Chuck Workman

Dick Culler

Joe Medwick

Carden Gillenwater

Tommy Holmes

Lennie Merullo

Len Rice

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 1 Johnny Hutchings now pitching. Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Rice reaches second base with a double. Lowrey scores.

Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gillenwater. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Gillenwater settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hughes scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 1 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Hack scores. Hughes moves to third. Nicholson moves to second.

Bottom 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Nelson. Hack moves to third. Hughes moves to second.

Bottom 1 Hughes bunts towards the mound. Javery fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to second.

Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Nelson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Culler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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