Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
September 27, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1945 at Crosley 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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Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 2 3 1
Hughes 2b 3 1 0 0
Lowrey lf 4 1 2 1
Cavarretta 1b 3 0 2 2
Pafko cf 5 0 0 1
Nicholson rf 3 1 0 0
Gillespie c 3 2 1 0
  Williams c 0 0 0 0
Merullo ss 3 0 1 0
Derringer p 4 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 10 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Clay cf 4 1 1 0
Williams 2b 4 0 1 2
Libke rf 4 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 4 1 1 0
Sauer lf 4 1 2 0
Miller ss 4 0 0 0
Lakeman c 4 0 2 2
Mesner 3b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
  Sipek ph 1 1 1 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Chicago 200 102 0027102
Cincinnati 020 000 020481
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(16-11) 9.0 8 4 3 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
0
3
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L(5-15) 8.0 8 5 3 4 1
  Fox   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
5
1

  E–Hack (14), Merullo (30), Kennedy (2).  DP–Cincinnati 2. Mesner-Miller-McCormick, Miller-McCormick.  3B–Chicago Lowrey (7); Cavarretta (10).  SH–Hughes (8); Lowrey (20); Merullo (6).  HBP–Gillespie (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Hack (12).  U-HP–Butch Henline, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Lee Ballanfant.  T–1:45.  A–3,370.
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