DET @ CHN

October 07, 1945

Final Score: DET 8 - CHN 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Wrigley Field
Attendance
43,463
Game Duration
138 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Losing Pitcher
Hank Borowy

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Summers
First Base
Lou Jorda
Second Base
Art Passarella
Third Base
Jocko Conlan

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny

Line Score

DET @ CHN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 8 11 0
CHN 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 7 2

DET Batting

DET @ CHN — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Doc Cramer 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Roy Cullenbine 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Hank Greenberg 5 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .600
Eddie Mayo 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Hal Newhouser 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Outlaw 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Richards 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Skeeter Webb 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Rudy York 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Team Totals 37 8 11 8 4 4 4 0 0 0 .297

CHN Batting

DET @ CHN — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Borowy 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Phil Cavarretta 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Bob Chipman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Derringer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Erickson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stan Hack 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Don Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Livingston 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Peanuts Lowrey 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Lennie Merullo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Nicholson 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Andy Pafko 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Sauer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Schuster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Secory 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Hy Vandenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dewey Williams 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 4 7 4 2 9 3 0 0 0 .219

DET Pitching

DET @ CHN — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hal Newhouser (W) W 9.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 4.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 4 4 2 9 0 4.00

CHN Pitching

DET @ CHN — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hank Borowy (L) L 5.0 8 5 5 1 4 0 9.00
Bob Chipman - 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Paul Derringer - 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
Paul Erickson - 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.00
Hy Vandenberg - 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 8 8 4 4 0 8.00

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs, October 7, 1945

On October 7, 1945, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-4 at Wrigley Field, a World Series game. The game information lists a crowd of 43,463, a running time of 138 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as sunny skies. The Detroit Tigers scored in the third, sixth, seventh, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run sixth. The Chicago Cubs' runs came in the third, seventh, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The Detroit Tigers had 11 hits and the Chicago Cubs 7, with 0 and 2 errors. Hal Newhouser was the winning pitcher, allowing 4 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Hank Borowy after 5.0 innings and 5 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Hal Newhouser, who had 9. The Chicago Cubs' pitching table lists Hank Borowy, Bob Chipman, Paul Derringer, Paul Erickson, and Hy Vandenberg. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Hank Greenberg, 3 for 5, 3 doubles, and 1 RBI. Roy Cullenbine drove in 2 for the Detroit Tigers. Bill Summers worked home plate.

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