Cubs @ Giants
August 20, 1945

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Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0
Giants	0	2	0

Top 2	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0
Giants	0	2	0

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.257
OBP	.000	.360
At Bats	0	342
Hits	0	88
• Singles	0	59
• Doubles	0	16
• Triples	0	3
• Home Runs	0	10
Walks	0	50
RBI’s	0	62

Van Mungo Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
13	5	0

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Polo Grounds - August 20, 1945

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Out

Van Mungo

Ernie Lombardi

Mike Schemer

George Hausmann

Nap Reyes

Buddy Kerr

Danny Gardella

Johnny Rucker

Mel Ott

Bill Nicholson

Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Becker hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Hausmann trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Ott moves to second.

Bottom 1 Gardella hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Ott takes first base on ball four. Hausmann moves to second.

Bottom 1 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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

Top 1 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out.

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