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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-08-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8137 · 2:10

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 7th. Ace Adams earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	8
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	12

W: Ace Adams L: Claude Passeau SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	2	1	0	1
Don Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	4	2	1	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	2	0	1	1	2	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	4	1	1	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	2	1	2
George Hausmann	5	0	2	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	1	0	1	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	0	0	0	2
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Schemer	4	2	4	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	2	3	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Brewer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	2	0	1	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Mallory	0	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	8.1	12	2	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	7.0	5	3	2
Ace Adams	2.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S6
Don Johnson: K+SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/P
Heinz Becker: 8

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: S8
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Danny Gardella: 2/FL
Clyde Kluttz: 5/L

Top 2

Andy Pafko: S5
Bill Nicholson: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Paul Gillespie: 8

Bot 2

Mike Schemer: S7
Buddy Kerr: S8.1-2
Nap Reyes: 9
Jack Brewer: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: 7
Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: 13

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: 2/FL
Mel Ott: 53

Top 4

Don Johnson: S6
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO
Heinz Becker: WP.1-2
Heinz Becker: W
Andy Pafko: SB3
Andy Pafko: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Bill Nicholson: 4/FL

Bot 4

Danny Gardella: K
Clyde Kluttz: 7
Mike Schemer: S9/P
Buddy Kerr: 8

Top 5

Paul Gillespie: D7
Lennie Merullo: SB3
Lennie Merullo: 2/FL
Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: D7.3-H
Don Johnson: 4/P

Bot 5

Nap Reyes: 63
Jack Brewer: 63
Johnny Rucker: K

Top 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Heinz Becker: W
Andy Pafko: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8/P
Paul Gillespie: 9/P

Bot 6

George Hausmann: 63
Mel Ott: S8/P
Danny Gardella: 9/L
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Top 7

Lennie Merullo: 8
Claude Passeau: 8/8D
Stan Hack: K23

Bot 7

Mike Schemer: S7
Buddy Kerr: S7.1-2
Billy Jurges: 5/BP/FL
Red Treadway: WP.2-3;1-2
Red Treadway: K
Johnny Rucker: S9.3-H;2-H
George Hausmann: 53

Top 8

Don Johnson: 63
Peanuts Lowrey: S9.B-2(E9)
Heinz Becker: S7.2-H(UR);BX2(724)
Andy Pafko: 9

Bot 8

Mel Ott: 3/FL
Danny Gardella: K
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Top 9

Bill Nicholson: S6
Paul Gillespie: 46(1)/FO
Lennie Merullo: 9
Claude Passeau: K

Bot 9

Mike Schemer: T8/89
Buddy Kerr: S4.3-H
Billy Jurges: S/BG/3.1-2
Jim Mallory: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Johnny Rucker: IW
George Hausmann: S/BG.3-H;2-3;1-2