DET @ CHN

October 10, 1945

Final Score: DET 9 - CHN 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Wrigley Field
Attendance
41,590
Game Duration
151 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Hal Newhouser
Losing Pitcher
Hank Borowy

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy
Wind Direction
tocf

Line Score

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

DET Batting

DET @ CHN — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Doc Cramer 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600
Roy Cullenbine 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Greenberg 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Mayo 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Ed Mierkowicz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal Newhouser 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Outlaw 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Paul Richards 4 0 2 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
Bob Swift 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Skeeter Webb 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Rudy York 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 9 9 9 8 5 3 0 0 2 .257

CHN Batting

DET @ CHN — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Borowy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Cavarretta 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
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 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Hughes 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Don Johnson 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Mickey Livingston 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Peanuts Lowrey 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Clyde McCullough 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Nicholson 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Andy Pafko 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250
Claude Passeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Sauer 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Secory 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Hy Vandenberg 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Wyse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 37 3 10 3 1 10 2 1 0 0 .270

DET Pitching

DET @ CHN — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hal Newhouser (W) W 9.0 10 3 3 1 10 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 3 3 1 10 0 3.00

CHN Pitching

DET @ CHN — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hank Borowy (L) L 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0.00
Paul Derringer - 1.2 2 3 3 5 0 0 16.20
Paul Erickson - 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.50
Claude Passeau - 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 18.00
Hy Vandenberg - 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Hank Wyse - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 9 9 9 8 5 0 9.00

Detroit Tigers at Chicago Cubs, October 10, 1945

On October 10, 1945, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-3 at Wrigley Field, a World Series game. The Detroit Tigers won comfortably. Retrosheet records a crowd of 41,590, a running time of 151 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 first, second, seventh, and eighth; the first brought 5 runs. The Chicago Cubs' runs came one at a time, in the first, fourth, and eighth. Hits were 9 for the Detroit Tigers and 10 for the Chicago Cubs, with 1 and 0 errors. The win went to Hal Newhouser, allowing 3 earned runs on 10 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Hank Borowy after 0.0 innings and 3 runs. Hal Newhouser led all pitchers with 10 strikeouts. The Chicago Cubs used Hank Borowy, Paul Derringer, Paul Erickson, Claude Passeau, and Hy Vandenberg on the mound. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Doc Cramer, 3 for 5 and 1 RBI. Paul Richards drove in 4 for the Detroit Tigers. For the Chicago Cubs, Phil Cavarretta went 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Art Passarella.

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