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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1945-08-08 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:06

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Ray Prim earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	5	16
BSN	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5

W: Ray Prim L: Nate Andrews SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	2	0	0	0
Don Johnson	5	2	4	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	5	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	2	4	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	1	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	3	2	1	0
Paul Gillespie	3	0	0	0	2	0
Lennie Merullo	5	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Prim	4	0	1	0	1	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	3	1	0	0	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	1	0	1
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Stew Hofferth	3	0	1	0	0	0
Nate Andrews	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Prim	9.0	5	1	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	7.0	14	2	1
Johnny Hutchings	2.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S7
Don Johnson: S7.1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 13.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: FC1/DP.3XH(12);BX2(24)

Bot 1

Dick Culler: 2/FL
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Tommy Holmes: 7

Top 2

Andy Pafko: 63
Bill Nicholson: S7
Paul Gillespie: 8
Lennie Merullo: S/89.1-3
Ray Prim: K/C

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: 7
Butch Nieman: 2/FL
Carden Gillenwater: S7
Chuck Workman: S8.1-2
Stew Hofferth: 9

Top 3

Stan Hack: 43
Don Johnson: S/56
Peanuts Lowrey: 8/L
Phil Cavarretta: D7/7D.1-H
Andy Pafko: 53

Bot 3

Nate Andrews: 3/FL
Dick Culler: W
Whitey Wietelmann: S9.1-3
Tommy Holmes: 8/F.3-H
Joe Medwick: 9

Top 4

Bill Nicholson: HR/9D
Paul Gillespie: 9
Lennie Merullo: 7/L
Ray Prim: 43

Bot 4

Butch Nieman: 43
Carden Gillenwater: 63
Chuck Workman: 9

Top 5

Stan Hack: 8/L
Don Johnson: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: 4
Phil Cavarretta: S9.1-3
Andy Pafko: D8/8XD.3-H;1-H
Bill Nicholson: W
Paul Gillespie: 6

Bot 5

Stew Hofferth: 8
Nate Andrews: K/C
Dick Culler: 63

Top 6

Lennie Merullo: 8
Ray Prim: S7
Stan Hack: S9.1-2
Don Johnson: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Whitey Wietelmann: E6/TH
Tommy Holmes: D9.1-3
Joe Medwick: 63.3-H(UR)
Butch Nieman: K
Carden Gillenwater: 63

Top 7

Phil Cavarretta: S9
Andy Pafko: E1/TH/SH.1-3;B-2
Bill Nicholson: 6
Paul Gillespie: IW
Lennie Merullo: 52(3)3(B)/GDP

Bot 7

Chuck Workman: 3/G
Stew Hofferth: S8
Jim Tobin: K
Dick Culler: 7

Top 8

Ray Prim: W
Stan Hack: 46(1)/FO
Don Johnson: K+SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: 2/FL

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 7
Tommy Holmes: 13
Joe Medwick: K/C

Top 9

Phil Cavarretta: D9
Andy Pafko: 13/SH.2-3
Bill Nicholson: D7.3-H
Paul Gillespie: IW
Lennie Merullo: 4
Ray Prim: 4/FL

Bot 9

Butch Nieman: 13
Carden Gillenwater: 1/P
Chuck Workman: 13