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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago Cubs

1945-10-08 · 1945 World Series · Game 6 of 7 ◀ Game 5 Game 7 ▶ · Day game · Wrigley Field · 12 innings · Att: 41708 · cloudy · 3:28

Chicago Cubs defeated Detroit Tigers 8–7. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 5th. Hank Borowy earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	7	13
CHN	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	15

W: Hank Borowy L: Dizzy Trout SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Art Passarella · 2B: Jocko Conlan · 3B: Bill Summers · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Mayo	6	0	1	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	6	1	2	1	0	0
Hank Greenberg	5	2	1	1	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	5	1	2	1	1	0
Rudy York	6	0	2	1	0	1
Jimmy Outlaw	5	0	1	0	1	0
Paul Richards	0	0	0	1	2	0
Virgil Trucks	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Maier	1	0	1	0	0	0
John McHale	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Hostetler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Swift	2	1	1	0	1	0
Hub Walker	1	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Hoover	3	1	1	1	0	0
Dizzy Trout	2	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	4	3	2	0
Don Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Peanuts Lowrey	5	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Cavarretta	5	1	2	2	1	0
Andy Pafko	6	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	5	0	0	0	1	2
Mickey Livingston	3	2	2	1	1	0
Roy Hughes	4	1	3	2	0	1
Claude Passeau	3	1	0	0	0	1
Hank Wyse	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Borowy	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dewey Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Secory	1	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Trucks	4.1	7	2	3
George Caster	0.2	0	0	1
Tommy Bridges	1.2	3	3	1
Al Benton	0.1	1	0	1
Dizzy Trout	4.2	4	2	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	6.2	5	6	2
Hank Wyse	0.2	3	1	0
Ray Prim	0.2	1	0	0
Hank Borowy	4.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: 43
Eddie Mayo: 9/F9LD
Doc Cramer: 43/G4S

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: 34/BG3S/SH.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 9/F9D
Phil Cavarretta: 63/G56

Top 2

Hank Greenberg: 7/F78
Roy Cullenbine: W
Rudy York: D8/L89.1-3
Jimmy Outlaw: IW
Paul Richards: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Virgil Trucks: 6/P5D
Skeeter Webb: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: S8/G46
Bill Nicholson: 3/P3F/FL
Mickey Livingston: 46(1)/FO/NDP.BX2(26)

Top 3

Eddie Mayo: 43
Doc Cramer: 3/P3
Hank Greenberg: 63

Bot 3

Roy Hughes: K
Claude Passeau: K
Stan Hack: S8/L8S
Don Johnson: 8/F8XD

Top 4

Roy Cullenbine: E4/G.B-1
Rudy York: 3/P3F/FL
Jimmy Outlaw: 43/G34.1-2
Paul Richards: IW
Virgil Trucks: W.2-3;1-2
Skeeter Webb: 8/F8XD

Bot 4

Peanuts Lowrey: K/C
Phil Cavarretta: S8/G46
Andy Pafko: 7/L78D
Bill Nicholson: 6/P6D

Top 5

Eddie Mayo: 53/G56
Doc Cramer: 7/F7S
Hank Greenberg: 7/F7DW

Bot 5

Mickey Livingston: S8/L89S
Roy Hughes: S3/BG34S/R3.1-2
Claude Passeau: FC1/G13/TH3.2-3;1-2;B-1
Stan Hack: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-3(E2);B-2
Don Johnson: 43
Peanuts Lowrey: W
Phil Cavarretta: S8/L.3-H;2-H;1-2
Andy Pafko: 5/P5L
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 6

Roy Cullenbine: S4/G4M
Rudy York: K+SB2/C
Jimmy Outlaw: 13/G1
Bob Maier: S1/G1.2-3
John McHale: K/C

Bot 6

Mickey Livingston: D7/F7S
Roy Hughes: D9/G3L.2-H
Claude Passeau: PO2(265)
Claude Passeau: 4/L4
Stan Hack: 63

Top 7

Chuck Hostetler: E5/G.B-1
Eddie Mayo: 3/G.1-2
Doc Cramer: S7/G56.2XH(726);B-2(THH)
Hank Greenberg: W
Roy Cullenbine: S8/G46.2-H;1-2
Rudy York: S7.2-H;1-2
Jimmy Outlaw: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Don Johnson: K/C
Peanuts Lowrey: S6/G6S
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Andy Pafko: 7/F7DW
Bill Nicholson: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Livingston: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Roy Hughes: S15/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hank Wyse: K

Top 8

Bob Swift: W
Hub Walker: D9/G3L.1-3
Joe Hoover: E5/G56S.3-H(RBI);B-1
Eddie Mayo: S8/L8S.2-H;1-3;BX2(84)
Doc Cramer: 7/F78S.3-H(UR)
Hank Greenberg: HR/F7D.B-H(UR)
Roy Cullenbine: 63

Bot 8

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: 14/BG1S/SH.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 43.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: 7/F7

Top 9

Rudy York: 53
Jimmy Outlaw: S7/7S
Bob Swift: S8/8S.1-3
Dizzy Trout: FC6.3XH(625);1-2;B-1
Joe Hoover: 3/P3

Bot 9

Andy Pafko: D7/G5L
Bill Nicholson: K
Paul Gillespie: 13/G1
Heinz Becker: IW
Hank Borowy: 8/F8

Top 10

Eddie Mayo: 5/L5
Doc Cramer: S9/L
Hank Greenberg: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 10

Stan Hack: S7/G56
Don Johnson: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 11

Roy Cullenbine: 5/P25F/FL
Rudy York: 53
Jimmy Outlaw: 7/F7D

Bot 11

Phil Cavarretta: 13/G1
Andy Pafko: 4/P9LS
Bill Nicholson: 7/F78

Top 12

Bob Swift: 7/F7L
Dizzy Trout: 2/FL
Joe Hoover: S7/G56
Eddie Mayo: CS2(26)

Bot 12

Dewey Williams: 43/G4M
Frank Secory: S8/L8S
Hank Borowy: K
Stan Hack: D7/L56D.1-H

Notes & reviews

Weather: cold, windy
Passeau knocked it down with his bare hand; play was halted while he went to the dressing room to get treatment for a torn finger nail.

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