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August 5, 1945

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Top 5 R H E
Cubs 5 10 0
Reds 0 3 0
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Cubs 7 11 0
Reds 0 3 0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .238
OBP 1.000 .273
At Bats 1 185
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 20

Howie Fox Season Stats

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4 5 0
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Crosley Field - August 5, 1945
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Home Run
Howie Fox
Al Lakeman
Frank McCormick
Woody Williams
Steve Mesner
Eddie Miller
Al Libke
Dain Clay
Gee Walker
Lennie Merullo
Paul Gillespie
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Merullo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 5 Gillespie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. Hack scores.
Top 4 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 4 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Clay hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fox bunts, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mesner takes first base on ball four. Lakeman moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lakeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Erickson hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gillespie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Fox covering. Safe. Erickson scores. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 2 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Merullo scores. Erickson moves to third. Hack moves to second.
Top 2 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to home to get Gillespie. Merullo moves to third. Erickson moves to second.
Top 2 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gillespie moves to third. Merullo moves to second.
Top 2 Merullo takes first base on ball four. Gillespie moves to second.
Top 2 Gillespie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Clay 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 1 Gillespie fires to first and picks off Williams.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Pafko hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson moves to second.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack moves to third.
Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Hack reaches second base with a double.