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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1944-08-10 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 10 innings · Att: 7159 · 2:25

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 6–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 10th. Rube Melton earned the win and Les Webber picked up the save. Luis Olmo went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	14
CHN	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	8

W: Rube Melton L: Paul Derringer SV: Les Webber

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Goody Rosen	5	0	2	0	0	0
Barney Koch	3	1	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	5	1	2	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Luis Olmo	5	2	3	2	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mickey Owen	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bobby Bragan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Gregg	2	0	1	0	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Bolling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rube Melton	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Stanky	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Warren	1	0	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	0	1	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	5	1	2	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	3	1	2	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	2	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dewey Williams	4	0	1	0	0	2
Claude Passeau	2	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	2	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Gregg	6.0	5	2	1
Rube Melton	3.0	2	0	3
Les Webber	1.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	6.1	9	1	0
Paul Derringer	3.2	5	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Goody Rosen: S
Barney Koch: 16(1)/FO/BG
Augie Galan: S.1-2
Paul Waner: W.2-3;1-2
Luis Olmo: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Howie Schultz: CSH(25)

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: CS2(24)
Roy Hughes: 13
Phil Cavarretta: 9

Top 2

Howie Schultz: S
Mickey Owen: 46(1)3/GDP
Bobby Bragan: 43

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: HR
Dom Dallessandro: W
Andy Pafko: HR.1-H
Don Johnson: 53
Dewey Williams: S
Claude Passeau: 54(B)6(1)/GDP/BG

Top 3

Hal Gregg: 53
Goody Rosen: 8
Barney Koch: 13

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: 8
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 4

Augie Galan: S
Paul Waner: 43.1-2
Luis Olmo: S6.2-3
Howie Schultz: 7.3-H
Mickey Owen: 3

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 8
Dom Dallessandro: S
Andy Pafko: 8
Don Johnson: 3

Top 5

Bobby Bragan: 63
Hal Gregg: S
Goody Rosen: S.1-2
Barney Koch: 3
Augie Galan: 43

Bot 5

Dewey Williams: 8
Claude Passeau: 2
Stan Hack: E6
Roy Hughes: 8

Top 6

Paul Waner: E5
Luis Olmo: 46(1)/FO
Howie Schultz: 26(1)/FO
Mickey Owen: S.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Bill Nicholson: S
Dom Dallessandro: 8
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Goody Rosen: 14/SH.1-2
Jack Bolling: E4/P.2-H(E5/TH)(UR)(NR);B-3
Augie Galan: 6
Paul Waner: 63

Bot 7

Don Johnson: 2/FL
Dewey Williams: K
Paul Derringer: 8

Top 8

Luis Olmo: HR
Howie Schultz: 9
Mickey Owen: 4
Bobby Bragan: 4

Bot 8

Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: 34/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 8
Bill Nicholson: E9/F.2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Dom Dallessandro: S.2-3
Andy Pafko: 3/FL

Top 9

Rube Melton: K
Goody Rosen: FLE2
Goody Rosen: 43
Eddie Stanky: S
Augie Galan: 9

Bot 9

Don Johnson: 7
Dewey Williams: K
Paul Derringer: K

Top 10

Paul Waner: S
Luis Olmo: S.1-2
Howie Schultz: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Mickey Owen: IW
Dixie Walker: K/C
Tommy Warren: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Goody Rosen: 6

Bot 10

Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: 36(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: 8
Bill Nicholson: 9

Notes & reviews

Dewey Williams rounded 2B too far
Claude Passeau and Jack Bolling collided

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