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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-08-20 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 20641 · night · 1:59

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 9–3. New York Giants put up 5 in the 7th. Van Mungo earned the win. Mike Schemer went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	8
NY1	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	0		9	14

W: Van Mungo L: Hank Wyse SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	1	0	1
Don Johnson	4	1	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	1	0
Heinz Becker	4	0	1	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	1
Paul Gillespie	4	0	1	0	1
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0
Hank Wyse	2	0	0	0	1
Roy Hughes	1	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	1	2	0	0
George Hausmann	4	1	2	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	1	1	0
Danny Gardella	3	2	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	1	2	2	0	0
Mike Schemer	4	1	2	3	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	3	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Van Mungo	4	1	1	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	2	1	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	7.0	14	3	1
Paul Erickson	1.0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	9.0	8	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 3/G
Don Johnson: 63
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/P

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: S6
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Danny Gardella: 7/FL
Ernie Lombardi: S6.2XH(632);1-2

Top 2

Heinz Becker: 6/L
Andy Pafko: 9
Bill Nicholson: 6/P

Bot 2

Mike Schemer: 9/L
Buddy Kerr: S6
Nap Reyes: 54(1)/FO
Van Mungo: 13

Top 3

Paul Gillespie: 3/G
Lennie Merullo: 31
Hank Wyse: K

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: S8
Mel Ott: D7.1-H
Danny Gardella: 43.2-3
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.3-H
Mike Schemer: 63

Top 4

Stan Hack: K/C
Don Johnson: D9/P
Peanuts Lowrey: S8/89.2-H
Heinz Becker: 46(1)/FO
Andy Pafko: S9.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 9/9D

Bot 4

Buddy Kerr: 53
Nap Reyes: 43
Van Mungo: 8

Top 5

Paul Gillespie: K
Lennie Merullo: 8
Hank Wyse: 43

Bot 5

Johnny Rucker: 3/G
George Hausmann: 43
Mel Ott: 4/P

Top 6

Stan Hack: S9
Don Johnson: S8.1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 3/FL
Heinz Becker: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Danny Gardella: S4
Clyde Kluttz: K
Mike Schemer: S9/P.1-3
Buddy Kerr: S4.3-H;1-2
Nap Reyes: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 7

Andy Pafko: 53
Bill Nicholson: 43
Paul Gillespie: S9
Lennie Merullo: 7

Bot 7

Van Mungo: S7
Johnny Rucker: HR/9.1-H
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: 16(1)3/GDP
Danny Gardella: HP
Clyde Kluttz: S7.1-2
Mike Schemer: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Buddy Kerr: T9/P
Nap Reyes: W
Van Mungo: 9

Top 8

Roy Hughes: S7/78
Stan Hack: E3.1-2;B-1
Don Johnson: PO1(E2).2-H(UR);1-2
Don Johnson: 2/FL
Peanuts Lowrey: 8/F.2-3
Heinz Becker: S7.3-H(UR)
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: 3/G
Mel Ott: 43

Top 9

Bill Nicholson: K
Paul Gillespie: 53
Lennie Merullo: 8