Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
June 8, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1945 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 7
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 5 0 1 0
Clay cf 4 0 1 0
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 0 1 0
Mesner 3b 4 0 1 0
Sipek lf 2 1 1 0
Miller ss 4 1 0 1
Unser c 4 1 2 2
Lisenbee p 3 0 0 0
  Bosser p 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Libke ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 3 0 0 1
Johnson 2b 5 1 2 0
Becker 1b 5 0 1 0
Cavarretta lf 4 2 3 1
Pafko cf 4 2 2 1
Nicholson rf 2 1 1 0
Livingston c 5 0 1 1
Merullo ss 5 1 3 0
Derringer p 4 0 1 2
Totals 37 7 14 6
Cincinnati 000 000 300–370
Chicago 100 002 40x–7142
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Lisenbee  L(1-2) 6.2 13 7 7 3 2
  Bosser   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Fox   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
6
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(7-3) 9.0 7 3 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
1
5
  E–Johnson (12), Merullo (4).  2B–Cincinnati Unser (1), Chicago Cavarretta (5); Pafko (3).  3B–Cincinnati Sipek (1).  HR–Cincinnati Unser (1,7th inning off Derringer 1 on).  SH–Sipek (1); Pafko (6).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  U–Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth, Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:55.  A–3,446.
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