Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  White vs. Wyse
  
  White 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 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Wyse
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Heusser
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hughes vs. Heusser
  
  Hughes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Heusser
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mueller vs. Wyse
  
  Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Tipton vs. Wyse
  
  Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. McCormick scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aleno vs. Wyse
  
  Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tipton moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Heusser
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Novikoff vs. Heusser
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Heusser
  
  Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Merullo vs. Heusser
  
  Merullo strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heusser vs. Wyse
  
  Heusser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Wyse
  
  White 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 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyse vs. Heusser
  
  Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Heusser
  
  Hack hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Wyse
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mueller vs. Wyse
  
  Mueller strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hughes vs. Heusser
  
  Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Heusser
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Heusser
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tipton vs. Wyse
  
  Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aleno vs. Wyse
  
  Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller strikes out. There goes Aleno. The throw from Williams to second, and Aleno is out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Novikoff vs. Heusser
  
  Novikoff hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Heusser
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Heusser
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heusser vs. Wyse
  
  Heusser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Wyse
  
  White 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 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyse vs. Heusser
  
  Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Heusser
  
  Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyse moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hughes vs. Heusser
  
  Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCormick. Wyse moves to third. Hack moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cavarretta vs. Heusser
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Wyse
  
  Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  Wyse fires to first and picks off Walker. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mueller vs. Wyse
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tipton vs. Wyse
  
  Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Heusser
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Novikoff vs. Heusser
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aleno fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Heusser
  
  Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Heusser
  
  Merullo is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aleno vs. Wyse
  
  Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a line drive towards right. Nicholson catches it and throws to first to double up Aleno. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heusser vs. Wyse
  
  Heusser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Heusser reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Heusser
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dallessandro vs. Heusser
  
  Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
  
  Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Heusser
  
  Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hughes vs. Heusser
  
  Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Derringer
  
  Paul Derringer now pitching.
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Derringer
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Derringer
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walker goes all the way around to score. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mueller vs. Derringer
  
  Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Tipton vs. Derringer
  
  Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Heusser
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Heusser
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Novikoff vs. Heusser
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Johnson vs. Heusser
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/25/1944 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Williams W, 2b        3  0  0  0   Hack S, 1b            4  0  2  0   
White J, cf           4  0  0  0   Hughes R, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Walker G, rf          4  1  1  0   Cavarretta P, cf      4  0  1  0   
McCormick F, 1b       4  1  2  1   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  3  0   
Mueller R, c          4  0  1  0   Novikoff L, lf        4  0  0  0   
Tipton E, lf          3  0  0  1   Johnson D, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Aleno C, 3b           3  0  1  0   Merullo L, ss         3  0  0  0   
Miller E, ss          3  0  0  0   Williams D, c         3  0  1  0   
Heusser E, p          3  0  2  0   Wyse H, p             2  0  0  0   
                                   Dallessandro D, ph    1  0  0  0   
                                   Derringer P, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  7  2                        33  0  7  0

Cincinnati       010 000 001 --  2
Chicago          000 000 000 --  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Heusser E (W)         9.0  7  0  0  0  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L)            8.0  6  1  1  2  3
Derringer P           1.0  1  1  0  0  0

E -- McCormick F, Johnson D, Merullo L
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Chicago 4
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, Chicago 6
2B -- McCormick F, Nicholson B, Heusser E
CS -- Aleno C
T -- 1:34
A -- 7121

    

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