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September 23, 1944

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Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 5
Dodgers 12 12 1
Top 9 R H E
Cubs 3 8 5
Dodgers 12 12 1

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .174
OBP .000 .228
At Bats 1 86
Hits 0 15
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 8

Ben Chapman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 0
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Ebbets Field - September 23, 1944
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Out
Ben Chapman
Mickey Owen
Howie Schultz
Eddie Stanky
Eddie Miksis
Tommy Brown
Morrie Aderholt
Augie Galan
Dixie Walker
Lennie Merullo
Dewey Williams

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 3 8 5 8
Brooklyn Dodgers 12 12 1 11
Winning Pitcher Ben Chapman
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Augie Galan
Attendance 5,113
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miksis fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Elko hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg. Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Aderholt hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Miksis hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Chapman takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 8 There goes Stanky. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Stanky steals third.
Bottom 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. Stanky moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Owen. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Owen steals second.
Bottom 8 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schultz scores.
Bottom 8 There goes Schultz. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Schultz steals second.
Bottom 8 Schultz takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores.
Top 8 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 8 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Galan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Aderholt hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Miksis. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Miksis steals second.
Bottom 7 Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elko fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Elko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Vandenberg strikes out.
Top 7 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stanky hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pete Elko now playing third base. Lennie Merullo now playing shortstop. Schultz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Schultz reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup towards first. Schultz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stanky.
Top 6 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miksis scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Aderholt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Miksis moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Miksis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Brown scores. Chapman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Chapman takes first base on ball four. Owen scores. Stanky moves to third. Brown moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Brown takes first base on ball four. Schultz scores. Owen moves to third. Stanky moves to second.
Bottom 5 Stanky takes first base on ball four. Schultz moves to third. Owen moves to second.
Bottom 5 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Walker scores. Schultz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Schultz bunts in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to third for the out. Walker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Galan reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out.
Top 5 Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hack hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Aderholt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Aderholt hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miksis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Bottom 4 Chapman hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Johnson catches it and throws to first to double up Brown.
Bottom 4 Red Lynn now pitching. Brown takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Gillespie hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Pafko moves to third.
Top 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. Nicholson moves to third.
Top 4 Dallessandro takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores.
Top 4 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Galan who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schultz scores. There goes Owen trying to get to third. Pafko throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Owen for the out.
Bottom 3 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schultz moves to second.
Bottom 3 Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Erickson covering, for the out.
Top 3 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hack hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Erickson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Aderholt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Miksis strikes out.
Bottom 2 Chapman bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schultz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Top 2 Johnson hits a popup towards third. Miksis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Schultz hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan scores.
Bottom 1 Galan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Galan reaches second base with a double. Aderholt goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 1 Aderholt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson.
Bottom 1 Miksis hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hughes is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.