New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
September 5, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1945 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 10

New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Treadway rf 3 0 0 0
Hausmann 2b 4 0 1 1
Rucker cf 4 1 2 0
Gardella lf 4 0 2 1
Kluttz c 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman 1b 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Reyes 3b 4 1 2 0
Brewer p 2 0 0 0
  Emmerich p 0 0 0 0
  Ott ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 2 1 0
  Schuster 3b 0 0 0 0
Hughes 2b 4 3 3 1
Nicholson rf 5 1 1 2
Pafko cf 5 2 1 2
Lowrey lf 5 1 1 1
Livingston c 4 1 2 1
Otero 1b 4 0 1 1
Merullo ss 3 0 0 0
Passeau p 4 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 10 8
New York 001 000 010295
Chicago 200 140 03x10101
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L(6-4) 4.0 5 7 5 3 1
  Emmerich   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Fischer   2.0 3 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
8
3
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau  W(15-7) 9.0 9 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
4

  E–Hausmann 2 (26), Zimmerman (1), Kerr (29), Brewer (2), Merullo (24).  DP–Chicago 2. Merullo-Otero, Passeau-Hughes.  2B–New York Rucker (16); D. Gardella 2 (9), Chicago Hughes 2 (4).  HR–Chicago Pafko (11,8th inning off Fischer 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Hughes (6).  U-HP–Bill Stewart, 1B–Lee Ballanfant, 2B–George Magerkurth, 3B–Butch Henline.  T–1:57.  A–25,769.
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