DET @ CHN

October 08, 1945

Final Score: DET 7 - CHN 8

Game Information

Ballpark
Wrigley Field
Attendance
41,708
Game Duration
208 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Losing Pitcher
Dizzy Trout

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy

Line Score

DET @ CHN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
DET 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 7 13 1
CHN 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 15 3

DET Batting

DET @ CHN — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Al Benton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tommy Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Caster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Doc Cramer 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Roy Cullenbine 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Hank Greenberg 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Joe Hoover 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Chuck Hostetler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Maier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Eddie Mayo 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
John McHale 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Outlaw 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Paul Richards 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Swift 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dizzy Trout 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Virgil Trucks 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hub Walker 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Skeeter Webb 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rudy York 6 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 48 7 13 7 7 2 2 0 1 1 .271

CHN Batting

DET @ CHN — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Heinz Becker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cy Block 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Borowy 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Cavarretta 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Paul Gillespie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stan Hack 5 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .800
Roy Hughes 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750
Don Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mickey Livingston 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Peanuts Lowrey 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Lennie Merullo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Nicholson 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Pafko 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Claude Passeau 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Prim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Schuster 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Secory 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Dewey Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Wyse 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 46 8 15 8 7 9 4 0 0 0 .326

DET Pitching

DET @ CHN — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Al Benton - 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Tommy Bridges - 1.2 3 3 3 3 1 0 16.20
George Caster - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Dizzy Trout (L) L 4.2 4 1 1 2 3 0 1.93
Virgil Trucks - 4.1 7 4 4 2 3 0 8.31
Team Totals 11.2 15 8 8 7 9 0 6.17

CHN Pitching

DET @ CHN — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hank Borowy (W) W 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Claude Passeau - 6.2 5 3 3 6 2 0 4.05
Ray Prim - 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.00
Hank Wyse - 0.2 3 3 2 1 0 0 27.00
Team Totals 12.0 13 7 5 7 2 1 3.75

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs, October 8, 1945

This box score records a 8-7 win for the Chicago Cubs over the Detroit Tigers at Wrigley Field, October 8, 1945 in a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 41,708, a running time of 208 minutes, and a day start for this game. Conditions were recorded as cloudy skies. The line score has the Detroit Tigers crossing the plate in the second, seventh, and eighth; the eighth brought 4 runs. The line score has the Chicago Cubs crossing the plate in the fifth, sixth, seventh, and 12th; the fifth brought 4 runs. It went to extra innings, ending in the 12th. Hits were 13 for the Detroit Tigers and 15 for the Chicago Cubs, with 1 and 3 errors. Hank Borowy was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 4.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dizzy Trout after 4.2 innings and 1 run. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Al Benton, Tommy Bridges, George Caster, Dizzy Trout, and Virgil Trucks. The Chicago Cubs used Hank Borowy, Claude Passeau, Ray Prim, and Hank Wyse on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Doc Cramer, 2 for 6 and 1 RBI. Hank Greenberg also homered for the Detroit Tigers. The Chicago Cubs' top hitter was Stan Hack, 4 for 5, 1 double, and 3 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Lou Jorda.

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