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St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs

1945-04-17 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 11788 · 51°F · 1:43

Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–2. Paul Derringer earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Derringer L: Bud Byerly SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Augie Bergamo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hopp	4	0	1	0	0	1
Red Schoendienst	4	1	1	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ray Sanders	4	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	3	0	0	0	1	0
Marty Marion	4	0	1	1	0	2
Emil Verban	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Wilks	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	2	2	1	1	2	0
Ed Sauer	2	0	0	0	1	1
Andy Pafko	3	0	1	1	1	0
Don Johnson	3	0	2	1	1	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	3	0	0	0	0	1

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ted Wilks	6.0	3	2	2
Bud Byerly	2.1	1	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	9.0	7	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Augie Bergamo: 31
Johnny Hopp: S7
Red Schoendienst: SB2
Red Schoendienst: 3/G.2-3
Walker Cooper: 3/G

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 8
Lennie Merullo: 7
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Top 2

Ray Sanders: 13
Whitey Kurowski: 6/P
Marty Marion: K/C

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Ed Sauer: 9
Andy Pafko: S7
Don Johnson: 8
Mickey Livingston: CS2(24)

Top 3

Emil Verban: 6/P
Ted Wilks: 63
Augie Bergamo: S8
Johnny Hopp: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Mickey Livingston: 8
Paul Derringer: K
Stan Hack: 3/G

Top 4

Red Schoendienst: 9
Walker Cooper: S8
Ray Sanders: D/78.1-3
Whitey Kurowski: IW
Marty Marion: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Emil Verban: 7

Bot 4

Lennie Merullo: 9
Phil Cavarretta: E7/F.B-2
Bill Nicholson: IW
Ed Sauer: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 7.3-H(UR)
Don Johnson: S4.2-3;1-2
Mickey Livingston: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Ted Wilks: K
Augie Bergamo: 13
Johnny Hopp: K

Bot 5

Paul Derringer: 7
Stan Hack: 43
Lennie Merullo: 53

Top 6

Red Schoendienst: 63
Walker Cooper: 4/P
Ray Sanders: 7

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Bill Nicholson: 8
Ed Sauer: K

Top 7

Whitey Kurowski: 53
Marty Marion: S6
Emil Verban: 9
Ken O'Dea: 7/7D

Bot 7

Andy Pafko: 53
Don Johnson: W
Mickey Livingston: 54(1)/FO
Paul Derringer: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Augie Bergamo: 7
Johnny Hopp: 7
Red Schoendienst: T9
Walker Cooper: S5.3-H
Ray Sanders: 9

Bot 8

Stan Hack: 5/FL
Lennie Merullo: K
Phil Cavarretta: 8/8D

Top 9

Whitey Kurowski: 8
Marty Marion: K/C
Emil Verban: 7

Bot 9

Bill Nicholson: W
Ed Sauer: 34/SH.1-2
Andy Pafko: IW
Don Johnson: S7.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Windy and chilly opening day - no pre-game activities
Ball caught in LF
Dropped fly ball
Ball hit off the 3B shins

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