CHN @ DET

October 03, 1945

Final Score: CHN 9 - DET 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
54,637
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Hank Borowy
Losing Pitcher
Hal Newhouser

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
48°F
Sky
Sunny
Precipitation
None

Line Score

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

CHN Batting

CHN @ DET — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Hank Borowy 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Cavarretta 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Stan Hack 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Roy Hughes 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Johnson 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400
Mickey Livingston 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Peanuts Lowrey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Nicholson 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500
Andy Pafko 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .750
Team Totals 36 9 13 8 3 5 2 1 1 2 .361

DET Batting

CHN @ DET — 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
Red Borom 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Doc Cramer 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Cullenbine 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zeb Eaton 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Greenberg 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Chuck Hostetler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eddie Mayo 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
John McHale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Les Mueller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hal Newhouser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Outlaw 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Paul Richards 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Tobin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Skeeter Webb 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Rudy York 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 .194

CHN Pitching

CHN @ DET — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hank Borowy (W) W 9.0 6 0 0 5 4 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 0 0 5 4 0 0.00

DET Pitching

CHN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Al Benton - 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Les Mueller - 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Hal Newhouser (L) L 2.2 8 7 7 1 3 0 23.62
Jim Tobin - 3.0 4 2 2 1 0 1 6.00
Team Totals 9.0 13 9 9 3 5 1 9.00

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 3, 1945

The Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers 9-0 at Tiger Stadium on October 3, 1945 in the World Series. The 9-0 final was one-sided. Retrosheet records a crowd of 54,637, a game time of 130 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give 48 degrees and sunny skies. The Chicago Cubs' runs came in the first, third, and seventh innings, 4 of them in the first. The Detroit Tigers were held scoreless in every inning. The Chicago Cubs had 13 hits and the Detroit Tigers 6, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Hank Borowy, allowing 0 earned runs on 6 hits in 9.0 innings. Hal Newhouser took the loss after 2.2 innings and 7 runs. The Detroit Tigers' pitching table lists Al Benton, Les Mueller, Hal Newhouser, and Jim Tobin. For the Chicago Cubs, Phil Cavarretta went 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Bill Nicholson drove in 3 for the Chicago Cubs. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Eddie Mayo, 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Bill Summers.

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