Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
September 1, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 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 3

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Sauer rf 4 0 0 0
Becker 1b 4 1 1 0
Pafko cf 3 1 1 0
Lowrey lf 3 0 1 1
Merullo ss 2 0 0 0
  Secory ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes ss 0 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 1 1
Passeau p 4 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schoendienst lf 5 1 3 0
Hopp rf 4 0 3 2
Adams cf 4 0 0 0
Kurowski 3b 3 0 0 0
Sanders 1b 2 0 1 0
O'Dea c 4 1 1 0
Verban 2b 4 0 1 1
Marion ss 3 1 1 0
Dockins p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 10 3
Chicago 000 000 101261
St. Louis 000 010 0113102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau  L(14-7) 8.0 10 3 2 4 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
2
4
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Dockins  W(7-3) 9.0 6 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–Hughes (9), Kurowski (14), Sanders (15).  DP–Chicago 1. Sauer-Hack, St. Louis 1. Hopp-Sanders-Kurowski, Verban-Sanders.  PB–Williams (2).  2B–Chicago Johnson (21), St. Louis Schoendienst 2 (19); Sanders (25).  3B–St. Louis Hopp (6); Verban (6).  SH–Pafko (19); Lowrey (13); Hughes (2); Hopp (7).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  SB–Sauer 2 (2).  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–George Magerkurth, 2B–Butch Henline, 3B–Bill Stewart.  T–2:18.  A–19,985.
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