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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 17, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 17, 1945 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Gregg |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,960 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Heinz Becker | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Paul Gillespie | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Hal Gregg | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 17, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Galan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Passeau
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Passeau
Stevens takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olmo vs. Passeau
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gregg
Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko bunts towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Becker scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Gregg
Gillespie hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Passeau
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Passeau
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gregg vs. Passeau
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Peacock scores. Gregg moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Passeau
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to home to get Gregg. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Gregg
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack hits a line drive towards the mound. Gregg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Gregg
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Gregg
Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Passeau
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Passeau
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Gregg
Gillespie hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Gregg
Passeau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Passeau
Peacock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Passeau
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gregg vs. Passeau
Gregg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Gregg fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gregg
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Gregg covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Passeau
Rosen hits a line drive towards first. Becker catches it and steps on first to double up Stanky. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson hits a popup in front of the plate. Peacock juggles the ball. That's an error on Peacock. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Gregg
Gillespie hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Gregg
Merullo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Passeau
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Passeau
Olmo bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Walker moves to third. Stevens moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peacock vs. Passeau
Peacock strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Passeau
Babe Herman pinch hits for Tommy Brown.
Herman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gregg vs. Passeau
Gregg bunts towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Gregg
Eddie Basinski now playing shortstop.
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Galan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Passeau
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a line drive towards third. Galan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gregg
Becker hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Gregg
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Gregg
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Passeau
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Passeau
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Passeau
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Passeau
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Gregg
Gillespie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Gregg
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Paul Gillespie.
Merullo bunts towards first. Stevens fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stevens. Schuster moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Passeau vs. Gregg
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Gregg
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Gregg
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski fields it and throws to second for the out. Schuster scores. Merullo moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Gregg
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sandlock vs. Passeau
Dewey Williams now catching. Mike Sandlock pinch hits for Eddie Basinski.
Sandlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordagaray vs. Passeau
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Hal Gregg.
Bordagaray hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Passeau
Stanky bunts towards first. Becker fields the ball and throws to Passeau covering. Safe. Sandlock moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Passeau
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Passeau
Galan hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Galan reaches second base with a double. Sandlock scores. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Prim
Ray Prim now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1945 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 2 1
Johnson D, 2b 3 0 0 1 Rosen G, cf 5 0 0 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 0 0 1 Galan A, 3b 5 0 1 2
Becker H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Walker D, rf 4 0 2 0
Pafko A, cf 2 1 1 1 Stevens E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 1 Olmo L, lf 3 0 0 0
Gillespie P, c 4 0 1 0 Peacock J, c 3 1 0 0
Schuster B, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown T, ss 2 0 0 0
Williams D, c 0 0 0 0 Herman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 3 0 1 0 Basinski E, ss 0 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 4 0 0 0 Sandlock M, ph 0 1 0 0
Prim R, p 0 0 0 0 Gregg H, p 3 0 1 0
Bordagaray F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 33 3 7 3
Chicago 010 010 011 -- 4
Brooklyn 010 000 002 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 8.2 7 3 3 6 3
Prim R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Gregg H (L) 9.0 6 4 3 3 6
E -- Peacock J, Stevens E
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, Brooklyn 10
2B -- Stanky E, Hack S, Galan A
HR -- Pafko A
SH -- Pafko A, Johnson D, Olmo L, Merullo L
HBP -- by Gregg H (Pafko A)
WP -- Gregg H
A -- 11960
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