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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 15, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 15, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 15, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hy Vandenberg |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Treadway | Left Fielder |
George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Danny Gardella | Right Fielder |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Paul Gillespie | Catcher |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Hy Vandenberg | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 15, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vandenberg
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Treadway. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Fischer
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Fischer
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Fischer
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Fischer
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Fischer, and towards Hausmann, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Vandenberg
Gardella strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Fischer
Gillespie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Fischer
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vandenberg vs. Fischer
Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Vandenberg
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Fischer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Treadway moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Vandenberg
Lockman bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Treadway moves to third. Hausmann moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Cavarretta, and towards Johnson, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. Treadway scores. Hausmann moves to third. Lockman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gardella vs. Vandenberg
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Hausmann scores. Lockman moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes is hit by the pitch. Lockman scores. Lombardi moves to third. Gardella moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fischer vs. Vandenberg
Fischer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Fischer
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Fischer
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Fischer
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field. Treadway picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Treadway. Cavarretta moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gillespie vs. Fischer
Gillespie hits a line drive towards first. Weintraub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merullo vs. Fischer
Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vandenberg vs. Fischer
There goes Merullo. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Merullo steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vandenberg vs. Fischer
Vandenberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to third. Vandenberg moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gardella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Merullo scores. Vandenberg scores. There goes Hack trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann strikes out. Gillespie drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hausmann out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vandenberg
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Emmerich
Slim Emmerich now pitching.
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Emmerich
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Treadway. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Emmerich
Pafko strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Emmerich
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Vandenberg
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Emmerich
Gillespie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Emmerich
Merullo bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Gillespie moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vandenberg vs. Emmerich
Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gillespie moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hack vs. Emmerich
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Emmerich vs. Vandenberg
Emmerich 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 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Emmerich
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Emmerich
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Emmerich
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Emmerich
There goes Cavarretta. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Cavarretta steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Emmerich
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Vandenberg covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann 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 -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vandenberg
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Emmerich
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Emmerich
Gillespie hits a line drive towards first. Weintraub catches it and steps on first to double up Lowrey. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Emmerich
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Vandenberg
Johnny Hudson pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Vandenberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hudson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Vandenberg
Mel Ott pinch hits for Nap Reyes.
Ott strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/15/1945, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Treadway R, lf 4 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 1 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 1 2 Lockman W, cf 3 1 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 0 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 2 1 2 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 1 Hudson J, pr 0 0 0 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 1 2 0 Gardella D, rf 4 0 0 1 Gillespie P, c 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0 Merullo L, ss 3 1 1 2 Reyes N, 3b 2 0 0 1 Vandenberg H, p 2 1 0 0 Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 2 0 0 0 Emmerich S, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 3 3 3 30 5 9 5 New York 000 300 000 -- 3 Chicago 100 400 00x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Fischer R (L) 4.0 6 5 5 3 2 Emmerich S 4.0 3 0 0 1 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Vandenberg H (W) 9.0 3 3 0 1 3 E -- Johnson D 2, Treadway R DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 6 2B -- Hack S, Johnson D, Cavarretta P SB -- Merullo L, Cavarretta P SH -- Lockman W, Merullo L HBP -- by Vandenberg H (Reyes N) A -- 0
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