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June 10, 1945

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Reds 7 13 2
Cubs 10 17 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Reds 7 13 2
Cubs 10 17 0

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .195
OBP .250 .214
At Bats 4 41
Hits 1 8
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 6

Al Libke Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Wrigley Field - June 10, 1945
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Al Libke
Al Unser
Frank McCormick
Woody Williams
Steve Mesner
Eddie Miller
Eric Tipton
Dain Clay
Gee Walker
Lennie Merullo
Len Rice
Bill Nicholson
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Al Libke now pitching. Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merullo for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams.
Bottom 8 Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Bowman now pitching. Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Bowman covering. Safe. Hack scores. Johnson scores.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third.
Bottom 8 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Howie Fox now pitching. Paul Gillespie pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Gillespie hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Paul Erickson now pitching. McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 8 Walker bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Unser scores. Clay moves to second.
Top 8 Clay hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Miller scores. Unser moves to third.
Top 8 Williams is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Dick Sipek pinch hits for Ed Heusser. Bob Chipman now pitching. Bucky Walters pinch hits for Dick Sipek. Walters hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tipton scores. Miller moves to third. Unser moves to second.
Top 8 Unser bunts towards the mound. Stewart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Tipton moves to third. Miller moves to second.
Top 8 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tipton moves to second.
Top 8 Tipton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rice hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 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. Pafko scores.
Bottom 7 Pafko hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mesner strikes out.
Top 7 McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams scores.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third.
Top 7 Clay bunts in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Becker 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 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hack is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becker scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heusser for the out.
Top 6 Unser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Unser reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Miller hits a line drive into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rice hits a line drive into right field. Walker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Walker. Nicholson goes all the way around to score. Rice moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There goes Walker. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Walker steals third.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to second.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Clay strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Becker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Heusser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Unser moves to third.
Top 4 Unser takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second.
Top 4 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Stewart is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Merullo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Rice hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nicholson strikes out.
Top 3 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Clay strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cavarretta is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 Becker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. Stewart moves to third. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart moves to second.
Bottom 2 Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Heusser hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Miller hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Rice hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Becker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Hack reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Mack Stewart now pitching. Tipton 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 1 Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker scores.
Top 1 There goes Walker. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Walker steals second.
Top 1 McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clay scores.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Clay moves to third.
Top 1 Clay hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Clay reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.