Top 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergamo vs. Derringer
  
  Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopp vs. Derringer
  
  Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Schoendienst vs. Derringer
  
  There goes Hopp. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Hopp steals second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Schoendienst vs. Derringer
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schoendienst for the out. Hopp moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cooper vs. Derringer
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Wilks
  
  Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Wilks
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Wilks
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Derringer
  
  Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kurowski vs. Derringer
  
  Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Derringer
  
  Marion is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Wilks
  
  Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Wilks
  
  Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Wilks
  
  Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Wilks
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Livingston vs. Wilks
  
  There goes Pafko. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Verban applying the tag. View Play 

Top 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Derringer
  
  Verban hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilks vs. Derringer
  
  Wilks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergamo vs. Derringer
  
  Bergamo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hopp vs. Derringer
  
  Hopp 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 

Bottom 3

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Livingston vs. Wilks
  
  Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Derringer vs. Wilks
  
  Derringer strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Wilks
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Derringer
  
  Schoendienst hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Derringer
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanders vs. Derringer
  
  Sanders hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Cooper moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Kurowski vs. Derringer
  
  Kurowski is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Marion vs. Derringer
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper scores. Sanders moves to third. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Verban vs. Derringer
  
  Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Wilks
  
  Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Bergamo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Wilks
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards left. Schoendienst settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Schoendienst. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nicholson vs. Wilks
  
  Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sauer vs. Wilks
  
  Sauer takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Pafko vs. Wilks
  
  Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cavarretta scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Wilks
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Livingston vs. Wilks
  
  Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilks vs. Derringer
  
  Wilks strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergamo vs. Derringer
  
  Bergamo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopp vs. Derringer
  
  Hopp strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Derringer vs. Wilks
  
  Derringer hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Wilks
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Wilks
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Derringer
  
  Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Derringer
  
  Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Derringer
  
  Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Wilks
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Wilks
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sauer vs. Wilks
  
  Sauer strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kurowski vs. Derringer
  
  Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Derringer
  
  Marion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Verban vs. Derringer
  
  Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  O'Dea vs. Derringer
  
  Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Ted Wilks.
  
  O'Dea hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Byerly
  
  Bud Byerly now pitching.
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Byerly
  
  Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Livingston vs. Byerly
  
  Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kurowski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Derringer vs. Byerly
  
  Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bergamo vs. Derringer
  
  Bergamo hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hopp vs. Derringer
  
  Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Schoendienst vs. Derringer
  
  Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Cooper vs. Derringer
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Schoendienst scores. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sanders vs. Derringer
  
  Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Byerly
  
  Hack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kurowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Byerly
  
  Merullo strikes out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Byerly
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kurowski vs. Derringer
  
  Kurowski hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marion vs. Derringer
  
  Marion is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Verban vs. Derringer
  
  Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Byerly
  
  Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sauer vs. Byerly
  
  Sauer bunts towards first. Sanders scoops it up and throws to first, with Verban covering, for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Pafko vs. Byerly
  
  Pafko is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Byerly
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1945 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Bergamo A, rf         4  0  1  0   Hack S, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Hopp J, cf            4  0  1  0   Merullo L, ss         4  0  0  0   
Schoendienst R, lf    4  1  1  0   Cavarretta P, 1b      4  1  0  0   
Cooper W, c           4  1  2  1   Nicholson B, rf       2  2  1  1   
Sanders R, 1b         4  0  1  0   Sauer E, lf           2  0  0  0   
Kurowski W, 3b        3  0  0  0   Pafko A, cf           3  0  1  1   
Marion M, ss          4  0  1  1   Johnson D, 2b         3  0  2  1   
Verban E, 2b          4  0  0  0   Livingston M, c       3  0  0  0   
Wilks T, p            2  0  0  0   Derringer P, p        3  0  0  0   
O'Dea K, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Byerly B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  2  7  2                        28  3  4  3

St.Louis         000 100 010 --  2
Chicago          010 100 001 --  3
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilks T               6.0  3  2  1  2  2
Byerly B (L)          2.1  1  1  1  3  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Derringer P (W)       9.0  7  2  2  1  4

E -- Schoendienst R
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 6
2B -- Sanders R
3B -- Schoendienst R
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Hopp J
CS -- Pafko A
SH -- Sauer E
T -- 1:43
A -- 0

    

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