Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
May 15, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 1945 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 3 1 2 1
Hughes ss 1 1 0 0
  Gillespie c 1 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 5 0 0 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 1 1 1
Lowrey cf,lf 5 0 1 1
Sauer lf 2 0 0 0
  Becker ph 0 0 0 0
  Pafko cf 1 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 1
Williams c 2 1 1 0
  Merullo pr 0 0 0 0
  Passeau p 0 0 0 0
Derringer p 2 0 1 0
  Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Schuster ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 0 1 2
Hausmann 2b 3 0 1 1
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
Weintraub 1b 3 2 1 1
Lombardi c 3 1 2 0
Kerr ss 3 1 1 1
Reyes 3b 2 1 2 0
Mungo p 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 8 5
Chicago 010 100 200–460
New York 000 041 00x–581
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L(4-2) 4.1 5 4 4 3 2
  Chipman   2.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Passeau   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo  W(3-1) 7.1 6 4 3 7 4
  Adams  SV(6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
7
4
  E–Kerr (5).  DP–Chicago 2. Hughes-Johnson-Cavarretta, Chipman-Hughes-Cavarretta.  2B–New York Kerr (4).  HR–New York Weintraub (6,6th inning off Chipman 0 on).  SH–Hughes (1); Sauer (2); Schuster (1).  HBP–Becker (1).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  U–Larry Goetz, Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon.  T–2:08.  A–6,730.
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