Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 6, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 1945 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 2 0
Hughes ss 4 2 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 3 1
Nicholson rf 3 0 1 1
Sauer lf 4 0 0 0
Lowrey cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Livingston c 4 0 0 0
Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
  Passeau p 0 0 0 0
  Becker ph 1 0 0 0
  Vandenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Pafko ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Bergamo rf 5 0 1 2
Schoendienst ss 0 0 0 0
  Fallon ss 4 0 0 0
Hopp cf 3 2 2 1
Sanders 1b 3 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 3 2 3 0
Rice c 3 1 1 1
Mallory lf 4 0 0 1
Verban 2b 2 1 1 1
Lanier p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Chicago 001 000 100270
St. Louis 110 310 00x682
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman  L(1-2) 4.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Passeau   2.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Vandenberg   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
5
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Lanier  W(2-1) 9.0 7 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
8

  E–Schoendienst (4), Fallon (1).  DP–Chicago 1. Vandenberg-Hack-Cavarretta.  2B–Chicago Cavarretta (3), St. Louis Bergamo (3); Kurowski 2 (6); Rice (2).  HR–St. Louis Hopp (2,1st inning off Chipman 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Rice (1).  Team–7.  U–George Barr, Ziggy Sears, Jocko Conlan.
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