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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1945-06-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 5236 · 70°F, cloudy, dry · 1:35

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–1. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Hank Wyse earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11
CHN	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		5	7

W: Hank Wyse L: Boom-Boom Beck SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	4	1	1	0	1	0
Dain Clay	5	0	2	0	0	0
Gee Walker	4	0	0	0	0	2
Frank McCormick	3	0	2	0	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Sipek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Unser	4	0	1	0	0	1
Boom-Boom Beck	2	0	0	0	0	0
Al Libke	1	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	2	1	0	1	0
Don Johnson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	2	1	1	2	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	0	1
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	2	0	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Wyse	3	1	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boom-Boom Beck	6.0	7	2	1
Mel Bosser	2.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	9.0	11	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: W
Dain Clay: S1.1-2
Gee Walker: 6
Frank McCormick: W.2-3;1-2
Steve Mesner: S6.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick Sipek: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: S7.1-3;B-2(E7)
Heinz Becker: HP
Phil Cavarretta: K
Andy Pafko: 7.3-H
Bill Nicholson: T9.2-H;1-H
Mickey Livingston: 63

Top 2

Eddie Miller: S7
Al Unser: 9
Boom-Boom Beck: 8
Woody Williams: S9.1-3
Dain Clay: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Lennie Merullo: 7
Hank Wyse: 6
Stan Hack: 7/FL

Top 3

Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: 6/L
Steve Mesner: 53

Bot 3

Don Johnson: 53
Heinz Becker: W
Phil Cavarretta: 63.1-2
Andy Pafko: 4/L

Top 4

Dick Sipek: S9
Eddie Miller: 16(1)3/GDP
Al Unser: 9

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 4
Mickey Livingston: S7
Lennie Merullo: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Boom-Boom Beck: 43
Woody Williams: 63
Dain Clay: S6
Gee Walker: 2

Bot 5

Hank Wyse: S7
Stan Hack: S7.1-2
Don Johnson: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Heinz Becker: S9.3-H;2-H
Phil Cavarretta: 7
Andy Pafko: S8.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8

Top 6

Frank McCormick: S7
Steve Mesner: 64(1)/FO
Dick Sipek: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Miller: 13

Bot 6

Mickey Livingston: 9
Lennie Merullo: 8
Hank Wyse: 6

Top 7

Al Unser: K/C
Al Libke: S8
Woody Williams: 16(1)/FO
Dain Clay: 8

Bot 7

Stan Hack: 63
Don Johnson: 9
Heinz Becker: 7

Top 8

Gee Walker: K
Frank McCormick: S5/BG
Steve Mesner: 7
Dick Sipek: S5.1-2
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Andy Pafko: 9
Bill Nicholson: 8

Top 9

Al Unser: S7
Eric Tipton: K/C
Woody Williams: 9
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO