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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1944-08-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7121 · sunny, dry · 1:34

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 2–0. Ed Heusser earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Ed Heusser L: Hank Wyse SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jo-Jo White	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	1	1	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eric Tipton	3	0	0	1	1	0
Chuck Aleno	3	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ed Heusser	3	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Stan Hack	4	2	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	3	0
Lou Novikoff	4	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	1
Lennie Merullo	3	0	2
Dewey Williams	3	1	1
Hank Wyse	2	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	9.0	7	0	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	8.0	6	2	3
Paul Derringer	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: W
Jo-Jo White: 46(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: 2/FL
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Top 2

Frank McCormick: D7
Ray Mueller: S1.2-3
Eric Tipton: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Chuck Aleno: 43.1-2
Eddie Miller: 8

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: D9
Lou Novikoff: 63
Don Johnson: K/C
Lennie Merullo: K

Top 3

Ed Heusser: S9
Woody Williams: 54(1)3/GDP
Jo-Jo White: 43

Bot 3

Dewey Williams: K
Hank Wyse: 63
Stan Hack: 8

Top 4

Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: 7
Ray Mueller: K

Bot 4

Roy Hughes: 43
Phil Cavarretta: 3/L
Bill Nicholson: 6

Top 5

Eric Tipton: W
Chuck Aleno: 54(1)/FO
Eddie Miller: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 5

Lou Novikoff: 8
Don Johnson: 9
Lennie Merullo: 63

Top 6

Ed Heusser: 4
Woody Williams: 5/FL
Jo-Jo White: 43

Bot 6

Dewey Williams: S7
Hank Wyse: 36(1)/FO
Stan Hack: S7.1-2
Roy Hughes: FC3.2-3;1-2(E3/TH2)
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Gee Walker: S9
Frank McCormick: PO1(13)
Frank McCormick: E4
Ray Mueller: 7
Eric Tipton: 8

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: S4
Lou Novikoff: 54(1)/FO
Don Johnson: 4/FL
Lennie Merullo: K/C

Top 8

Chuck Aleno: S6
Eddie Miller: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Ed Heusser: D7
Woody Williams: 63

Bot 8

Dewey Williams: 43
Dom Dallessandro: 13
Stan Hack: S9
Roy Hughes: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Jo-Jo White: 53
Gee Walker: E6
Frank McCormick: S9.1-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Ray Mueller: 9
Eric Tipton: 53

Bot 9

Phil Cavarretta: S4
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-2
Lou Novikoff: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Don Johnson: 63

Notes & reviews

Frank McCormick's throw struck Stan Hack on the back

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