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June 18, 1944

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 7 0
Cubs 5 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 6 7 0
Cubs 6 13 2

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .320
OBP .500 .397
At Bats 4 103
Hits 2 33
• Singles 0 19
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 1 3
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 1 25

Clyde Shoun Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 0
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Wrigley Field - June 18, 1944
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Home Run
Clyde Shoun
Ray Mueller
Frank McCormick
Woody Williams
Steve Mesner
Eddie Miller
Dain Clay
Gee Walker
Max Marshall
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dallessandro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Walker is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Johnson. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Bill Fleming now pitching. Shoun hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Easterwood settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Clyde Shoun now pitching. Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Paul Erickson now pitching. Clay takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to third. Mesner moves to second.
Top 8 Mesner takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes McCormick trying to get to third. Dallessandro throws the ball in to Hughes, who tags McCormick for the out. Miller moves to second.
Top 8 McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Williams scores.
Top 8 The ball gets by Easterwood for a passed ball. Williams moves to second.
Top 8 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Tony Criscola pinch hits for Tommy de la Cruz. Criscola hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Easterwood hits a fly ball into left field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 York takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pafko moves to third.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. York scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Clay hits a popup towards the mound. Derringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mesner hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hughes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Derringer takes first base on ball four. Pafko scores. Johnson moves to third. York moves to second.
Bottom 6 Easterwood strikes out.
Bottom 6 York takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pafko moves to second.
Bottom 6 Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Derringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Tommy de la Cruz now pitching. Easterwood strikes out.
Top 5 Marshall is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clay scores. Mueller moves to third.
Top 5 Estel Crabtree pinch hits for Jim Konstanty. Crabtree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mesner scores. Clay moves to third. Mueller moves to second.
Top 5 Mueller is walked intentionally.
Top 5 Clay hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Clay reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. Mesner moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 5 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller moves to third.
Top 5 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta juggles the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. Miller moves to second.
Bottom 4 York hits a line drive into left field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McCormick hits a popup towards short. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Konstanty covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Derringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Konstanty is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Easterwood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 York hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mesner strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a line drive towards third. Mesner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Walker reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer fields it and throws to first for the out.