CHN @ DET

October 04, 1945

Final Score: CHN 1 - DET 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
53,636
Game Duration
107 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Virgil Trucks
Losing Pitcher
Hank Wyse

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
65°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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
DET 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 x 4 7 0

CHN Batting

CHN @ DET — CHN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Heinz Becker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Phil Cavarretta 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Paul Erickson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Gillespie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stan Hack 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Roy Hughes 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Don Johnson 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Peanuts Lowrey 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bill Nicholson 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Andy Pafko 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank Secory 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Wyse 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 1 7 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 .219

DET Batting

CHN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Doc Cramer 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Roy Cullenbine 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Greenberg 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Eddie Mayo 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmy Outlaw 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Paul Richards 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Virgil Trucks 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Skeeter Webb 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Rudy York 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 .226

CHN Pitching

CHN @ DET — CHN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Paul Erickson - 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Hank Wyse (L) L 6.0 5 4 4 3 1 1 6.00
Team Totals 8.0 7 4 4 4 2 1 4.50

DET Pitching

CHN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Virgil Trucks (W) W 9.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 1 1 3 4 0 1.00

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 4, 1945

On October 4, 1945, the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-1 at Tiger Stadium in the World Series. The information panel shows a crowd of 53,636, a game time of 107 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 65 degrees and sunny skies. The Chicago Cubs' only run came in the fourth inning. The Detroit Tigers scored 4 in the fifth and nowhere else. The Chicago Cubs had 7 hits and the Detroit Tigers 7, with 0 and 0 errors. Virgil Trucks was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Hank Wyse after 6.0 innings and 4 runs. The Chicago Cubs' top hitter was Stan Hack, 3 for 3 and 1 double. The Detroit Tigers' top hitter was Doc Cramer, 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. Hank Greenberg drove in 3 for the Detroit Tigers. Hank Greenberg also homered for the Detroit Tigers. Lou Jorda worked home plate.

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