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August 5, 1945

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Cubs 12 22 1
Reds 5 12 0
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Cubs 12 22 1
Reds 5 12 0

Al Libke Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .267
OBP .750 .332
At Bats 3 217
Hits 2 58
• Singles 2 39
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 19
RBI’s 2 37

Paul Derringer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 3
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Crosley Field - August 5, 1945
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Paul Derringer
Paul Gillespie
Phil Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Al Libke
Dain Clay
Woody Williams
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Libke hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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Bottom 9 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hack. Tipton scores. Williams moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 9 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton moves to third.
Bottom 9 Eric Tipton pinch hits for Elmer Riddle. Tipton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Tipton reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Gillespie hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Elmer Riddle now pitching. Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Pafko moves to second.
Top 9 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 9 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to second.
Top 9 Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to third.
Top 9 Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Hack reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Lakeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 8 Walker strikes out.
Top 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 8 Mike Modak now pitching. Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Paul Derringer now pitching. McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Clay scores.
Bottom 7 Clay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Clay reaches second base with a double. Mesner scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Mesner moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dick Sipek pinch hits for Vern Kennedy. Sipek strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to second for the out. Miller moves to third.
Bottom 7 Lakeman takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 7 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Erickson bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Merullo moves to second.
Top 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Libke trying to get to home. Lowrey throws the ball in to Gillespie who tags Libke, who's trying to score from second, for the out. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Libke moves to second.
Bottom 6 Libke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Clay strikes out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gillespie hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 6 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Vern Kennedy now pitching. Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Arnold Carter pinch hits for Howie Fox. Carter strikes out.
Bottom 5 Mesner 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 5 Lakeman strikes out.
Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Libke. Hack reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Erickson for the out.
Top 5 Merullo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
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.