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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1944-09-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:55

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 2–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 1st. Bob Chipman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bob Chipman L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pepper Martin	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ray Sanders	4	0	1	1	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	1	0	0	0
Marty Marion	3	0	2	0	0	0
George Fallon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Emil Verban	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mort Cooper	2	0	1	0	1	0
Ken O'Dea	0	0	0	0	1	0
Debs Garms	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	1	0	1	0
Roy Hughes	4	1	1	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	2	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	2	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	1	0	0	0
Don Johnson	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Chipman	3	0	0	0	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	8.0	7	3	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	9.0	10	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pepper Martin: S8
Johnny Hopp: S9.1-3
Ray Sanders: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Walker Cooper: 9
Danny Litwhiler: 9

Bot 1

Stan Hack: D9
Roy Hughes: T7.2-H
Phil Cavarretta: 43.3-H
Bill Nicholson: D/89
Dom Dallessandro: 6(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 2

Marty Marion: S7
George Fallon: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Emil Verban: S9
Mort Cooper: S9.1-2
Pepper Martin: 43

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 53
Don Johnson: 7/L
Paul Gillespie: 6/P

Top 3

Johnny Hopp: 43
Ray Sanders: S
Walker Cooper: 8
Danny Litwhiler: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Bob Chipman: K
Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: 8

Top 4

Marty Marion: 5/L
George Fallon: S
Emil Verban: S.1-2
Mort Cooper: W.2-3;1-2
Pepper Martin: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Phil Cavarretta: S
Bill Nicholson: 36(1)/FO
Dom Dallessandro: SB2
Dom Dallessandro: 7(B)4(2)/LDP

Top 5

Johnny Hopp: 43
Ray Sanders: 7
Walker Cooper: 63

Bot 5

Andy Pafko: S
Don Johnson: D.1-3
Paul Gillespie: 2/FL
Bob Chipman: K
Stan Hack: IW
Roy Hughes: 63

Top 6

Danny Litwhiler: 43
Marty Marion: S
George Fallon: 53/DP.1X3(34)

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: S1
Bill Nicholson: SB2#
Bill Nicholson: K
Dom Dallessandro: IW
Andy Pafko: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Emil Verban: 7
Mort Cooper: 13
Pepper Martin: 43

Bot 7

Don Johnson: 53
Paul Gillespie: 31
Bob Chipman: 7/L

Top 8

Johnny Hopp: K
Ray Sanders: 43
Walker Cooper: 7

Bot 8

Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: 7
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: 8

Top 9

Danny Litwhiler: S9
Marty Marion: 34/SH.1-2
George Fallon: 43.2-3
Ken O'Dea: W
Debs Garms: 46(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Ball hit 1st base bag

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