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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-05-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 6730 · 2:08

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 5th. Van Mungo earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Phil Weintraub went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	6
NY1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		5	8

W: Van Mungo L: Paul Derringer SV: Ace Adams

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	2	1	2	0
Roy Hughes	1	1	0	0	2	0
Bill Nicholson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	1	1	1	0
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ed Sauer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	0	1	0	0
Dewey Williams	2	1	1	0	2	1
Paul Derringer	2	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Schuster	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	2	0	1
George Hausmann	3	0	1	1	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	3	2	1	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	1	2	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	3	1	1	1	1	0
Nap Reyes	2	1	2	0	2	0
Van Mungo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	4.1	5	3	2
Bob Chipman	2.2	2	2	1
Claude Passeau	1.0	1	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	7.1	6	7	4
Ace Adams	1.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: 63
Bill Nicholson: K

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 9
Mel Ott: 9/9D

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: S9
Peanuts Lowrey: S7.1-2
Ed Sauer: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Don Johnson: 43.3-H;2-3
Dewey Williams: IW
Paul Derringer: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: 9/9D
Phil Weintraub: 43
Ernie Lombardi: W
Buddy Kerr: 9

Top 3

Stan Hack: S4
Roy Hughes: 13/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8/F.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Bot 3

Nap Reyes: S7
Van Mungo: 64(1)3/GDP
Johnny Rucker: 8

Top 4

Ed Sauer: 43
Don Johnson: 63
Dewey Williams: S9
Paul Derringer: S9.1-3
Stan Hack: S3.3-H;1-2
Roy Hughes: W.2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: K

Bot 4

George Hausmann: 7/L
Mel Ott: 31
Joe Medwick: 63

Top 5

Phil Cavarretta: 43
Peanuts Lowrey: K
Ed Sauer: 63

Bot 5

Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: S7.1-2
Buddy Kerr: D9.2-H;1-3
Nap Reyes: IW
Van Mungo: K/C
Johnny Rucker: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
George Hausmann: S7.3-H;2-3
Mel Ott: K
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 6

Don Johnson: 63
Dewey Williams: K
Bob Chipman: 63

Bot 6

Phil Weintraub: HR/9
Ernie Lombardi: 5/P
Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: S7.1-2
Van Mungo: 8
Johnny Rucker: 2/FL

Top 7

Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: FC9.1X2(9E6);2-3;B-1
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Heinz Becker: WP.1-2
Heinz Becker: HP
Don Johnson: 6(1)/FO

Bot 7

George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: 16(1)3/GDP
Joe Medwick: 4/L

Top 8

Dewey Williams: W
Bill Schuster: 34/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: W
Paul Gillespie: 8/8D
Bill Nicholson: 9/L

Bot 8

Phil Weintraub: 43
Ernie Lombardi: S/78
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL
Nap Reyes: W.1-2
Ace Adams: 9/L

Top 9

Phil Cavarretta: 4/L
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Andy Pafko: 13