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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-08-19 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 48310 · 2:55

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 8–0. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 4th. Hank Borowy earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hank Borowy L: Adrian Zabala SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: Butch Henline · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	3	2	0	1	0
Don Johnson	4	1	1	1	1	0
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	0	1	1	1
Roy Hughes	4	2	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	3	1	2	3	1	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	2	1	1	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	1	0	0
Hank Borowy	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	0	0
George Hausmann	3	1	2	1
Mike Schemer	4	3	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	0	0
Red Treadway	2	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	3	1	1	0
Adrian Zabala	2	0	0	1
Mel Ott	2	1	0	1
Jim Mallory	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	9.0	8	3	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adrian Zabala	4.1	3	4	0
Slim Emmerich	2.2	3	0	1
Ace Adams	2.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 63
Don Johnson: 63
Peanuts Lowrey: 53

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 5/P
George Hausmann: S
Mike Schemer: S.1-2
Danny Gardella: 8
Clyde Kluttz: 6/P

Top 2

Andy Pafko: 53
Roy Hughes: 43
Bill Nicholson: 8

Bot 2

Red Treadway: 43
Buddy Kerr: 23
Nap Reyes: W
Adrian Zabala: 3/G

Top 3

Mickey Livingston: 63
Lennie Merullo: 7
Hank Borowy: 9

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: W
Mike Schemer: S.1-2
Danny Gardella: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Top 4

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: W.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: IW
Roy Hughes: 9.3-H;2-3(E9/TH);1-2
Bill Nicholson: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Mickey Livingston: W.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 6

Bot 4

Red Treadway: S
Buddy Kerr: 6(1)/FO
Nap Reyes: 63.1-2
Adrian Zabala: K

Top 5

Hank Borowy: 53
Stan Hack: D
Don Johnson: S7.2-H;B-2(E7)
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Andy Pafko: 8

Bot 5

Johnny Rucker: 3/P
George Hausmann: K
Mike Schemer: S
Danny Gardella: 9

Top 6

Roy Hughes: D
Bill Nicholson: S.2-H
Mickey Livingston: S.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 7
Hank Borowy: 5/L
Stan Hack: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Clyde Kluttz: D
Mel Ott: K
Buddy Kerr: 8
Nap Reyes: 8

Top 7

Don Johnson: 9
Peanuts Lowrey: 6/P
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 7

Jim Mallory: 8
Johnny Rucker: 5/P
George Hausmann: W
Mike Schemer: PO1(E2).1-3
Mike Schemer: 43

Top 8

Roy Hughes: W
Bill Nicholson: W.1-2
Mickey Livingston: S.2-H;1-3
Lennie Merullo: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Hank Borowy: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Danny Gardella: 3/P
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Mel Ott: S
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL

Top 9

Stan Hack: S
Don Johnson: E1.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 8.3-H(UR)
Roy Hughes: 13

Bot 9

Nap Reyes: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: 9