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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-07-01 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 24927 · 1:58

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 4–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Hank Wyse earned the win. Andy Pafko went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	10
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	7

W: Hank Wyse L: Jack Brewer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	2	0	2	1
Don Johnson	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	5	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	2	3	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	2	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Wyse	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Treadway	3	0	0	0	2	0
George Hausmann	3	1	1	1	1	0
Danny Gardella	4	1	1	2	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	4	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	0	2
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Brewer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	9.0	7	4	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	9.0	10	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: 53.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8/F.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: S8.3-H;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 164(1)/FO

Bot 1

Red Treadway: W
George Hausmann: S9.1-2
Danny Gardella: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Mel Ott: 43

Top 2

Lennie Merullo: 63
Mickey Livingston: 63
Hank Wyse: 7

Bot 2

Clyde Kluttz: 63
Phil Weintraub: 3E1.B-1
Billy Jurges: K
Buddy Kerr: 8

Top 3

Stan Hack: K/C
Don Johnson: 5/FL
Bill Nicholson: S8.B-2(E8)#
Phil Cavarretta: 2/FL

Bot 3

Jack Brewer: 53
Red Treadway: 13
George Hausmann: 8

Top 4

Andy Pafko: HR/8
Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Lennie Merullo: 9
Mickey Livingston: S7
Hank Wyse: 53

Bot 4

Danny Gardella: 3/G
Mel Ott: 5/FL
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Top 5

Stan Hack: S9.B-2(E9)
Don Johnson: 3/FL.2-3
Bill Nicholson: 5/FL
Phil Cavarretta: 13

Bot 5

Phil Weintraub: 7
Billy Jurges: 43
Buddy Kerr: 43

Top 6

Andy Pafko: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/FL
Lennie Merullo: 53

Bot 6

Jack Brewer: S7
Red Treadway: 3/FL
George Hausmann: 54(1)/FO
Danny Gardella: HR/9.1-H
Mel Ott: W
Clyde Kluttz: 4/P

Top 7

Mickey Livingston: 63
Hank Wyse: 63
Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: S9.1-3
Bill Nicholson: 3/G

Bot 7

Phil Weintraub: S7
Billy Jurges: K
Buddy Kerr: S7.1-2
Jack Brewer: 13.2-3;1-2
Red Treadway: IW
George Hausmann: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Danny Gardella: 6/P

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: E4.B-1
Andy Pafko: S6.1-2#
Peanuts Lowrey: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Lennie Merullo: 54(1)/FO
Mickey Livingston: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Mel Ott: 9
Clyde Kluttz: S7
Phil Weintraub: S9.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Hank Wyse: 8
Stan Hack: S7
Don Johnson: 7
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 8/8D

Bot 9

Buddy Kerr: 8
Al Gardella: 9
Red Treadway: 8