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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 3, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 3, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 3, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 11,778 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| 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 |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sipek | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 3, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
There goes Lowrey. The throw from Unser and he is safe. Lowrey steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Borowy
Williams hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Borowy
Sipek strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Borowy
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Borowy
There goes Miller. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Borowy
Mesner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Borowy
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Borowy
Kennedy 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, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Borowy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borowy scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Borowy
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a line drive towards third. Hack catches it and throws to first to double up Williams. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Borowy
Sipek 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 4
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Borowy
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive off the glove of Kennedy. The ball bounces into foul territory, and onto the outfield grass. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Kennedy
There goes Pafko. The throw from Unser and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Borowy
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Borowy
Unser hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Borowy
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Borowy
Williams hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Borowy
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Borowy
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
There goes Johnson. The throw from Unser and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Borowy
Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Borowy
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Borowy
Gee Walker pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Walker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Borowy
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Borowy
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sipek vs. Borowy
Sipek hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Borowy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller misplays the ball. That's an error on Miller. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Fox
Borowy bunts towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Fox
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Hack moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Fox
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Fox
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Fox
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. Johnson scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pafko vs. Modak
Mike Modak now pitching.
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Modak
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Modak drops the ball. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Modak
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Borowy
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Borowy
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Borowy
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/3/1945, game 2 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 1 1 1 Williams W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 2 2 0 Clay D, cf 4 0 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 2 3 1 Sipek D, rf 4 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 2 3 3 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0
Pafko A, cf 5 0 1 2 Libke A, lf 4 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 1 0
Livingston M, c 5 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 2 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 4 1 0 0 Unser A, c 3 0 1 1
Borowy H, p 3 1 1 0 Kennedy V, p 2 0 0 0
Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
Modak M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 9 12 7 31 1 5 1
Chicago 002 020 005 -- 9
Cincinnati 010 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 8.0 10 4 4 2 1
Fox H 0.1 2 5 2 2 0
Modak M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Miller E, Modak M
DP -- Chicago 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Borowy H, Cavarretta P 2
SB -- Lowrey P, Miller E, Johnson D
CS -- Pafko A
SH -- Borowy H
T -- 1:53
A -- 11778
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