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September 27, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 10 2
Reds 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 7 10 2
Reds 4 8 1

Steve Mesner Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .256
OBP .000 .322
At Bats 3 528
Hits 0 135
• Singles 0 115
• Doubles 0 18
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 50
RBI’s 0 52

Paul Derringer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 8 4
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Crosley Field - September 27, 1945
Out
Paul Derringer
Dewey Williams
Phil Cavarretta
Roy Hughes
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Peanuts Lowrey
Andy Pafko
Bill Nicholson
Steve Mesner
Hank Sauer

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 7 10 2 8
Cincinnati Reds 4 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Paul Derringer
Losing Pitcher Vern Kennedy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Stan Hack
Attendance 3,370
Time of Game 1 hour 45 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Mesner hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lakeman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Dewey Williams now catching. Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. Lowrey scores.
Top 9 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Lowrey reaches third base with a triple. Hack scores.
Top 9 There goes Hack. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Hack steals third.
Top 9 Hughes bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 9 Howie Fox now pitching. Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sipek scores. Clay scores.
Bottom 8 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hack. Sipek moves to third. Clay moves to second.
Bottom 8 Dick Sipek pinch hits for Vern Kennedy. Sipek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Derringer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merullo hits a line drive towards third. Mesner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gillespie hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Miller strikes out.
Bottom 7 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Libke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Kennedy drops the ball. Nicholson scores. Gillespie scores. Two runs are unearned.
Top 6 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Merullo bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Nicholson moves to third. Gillespie moves to second.
Top 6 Gillespie is hit by the pitch. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 6 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Clay hits a line drive into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kennedy hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mesner hits a line drive towards short. Merullo catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lakeman moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lakeman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gillespie scores. Derringer moves to second.
Top 4 Derringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gillespie moves to second.
Top 4 Merullo strikes out.
Top 4 Gillespie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Libke strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Pafko hits a line drive towards short. Miller catches it and throws to first to double up Cavarretta.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Hughes hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Mesner is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lakeman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Sauer scores.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. McCormick moves to third. Sauer moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second.
Bottom 2 McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, throws to second, with Miller covering, for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Merullo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Libke hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gillespie hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Libke who is chasing the ball. Cavarretta reaches third base with a triple. Hack scores. Hughes scores.
Top 1 Lowrey bunts towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. Hughes moves to second.
Top 1 Hughes takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second.
Top 1 Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.