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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1945-07-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 42047 · 2:29

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 9–5. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 6th. Cy Buker earned the win and Ralph Branca picked up the save. Dixie Walker went 2-for-5 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	1	9	12
CHN	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	5	6

W: Cy Buker L: Lon Warneke SV: Ralph Branca

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	2	1	0	1	0
Goody Rosen	5	3	3	1	0	0
Augie Galan	4	2	1	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	5	1	2	5	0	0
Luis Olmo	5	0	1	1	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	5	0	0	1	0	1
Mike Sandlock	4	1	2	0	0	1
Eddie Basinski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cy Buker	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ralph Branca	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	1	1	2	1
Don Johnson	5	0	2	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	5	0	0	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	1	1
Andy Pafko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dewey Williams	3	1	0	0	1	1
Lennie Merullo	3	1	2	0	1	0
Lon Warneke	1	1	0	0	1	0
Heinz Becker	1	0	1	2	0	0
Paul Gillespie	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cy Buker	6.1	6	3	1
Tom Seats	0.1	0	1	0
Ralph Branca	2.1	0	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lon Warneke	5.1	5	0	2
Walter Signer	1.0	3	1	0
Bob Chipman	0.2	1	1	0
Hy Vandenberg	1.0	2	0	0
Ray Starr	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 2
Goody Rosen: 63
Augie Galan: 9

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: E5.1-3;B-1#
Bill Nicholson: 7/F.3-H(UR)
Phil Cavarretta: 43.1-2
Andy Pafko: 8

Top 2

Dixie Walker: 53
Luis Olmo: 5
Frenchy Bordagaray: 3

Bot 2

Peanuts Lowrey: 5
Dewey Williams: 13
Lennie Merullo: 4

Top 3

Mike Sandlock: K
Eddie Basinski: 9
Cy Buker: S
Eddie Stanky: 7

Bot 3

Lon Warneke: W
Stan Hack: K
Don Johnson: S.1-2#
Bill Nicholson: 2
Phil Cavarretta: E4.2-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
Andy Pafko: 43

Top 4

Goody Rosen: 7
Augie Galan: E6.B-1
Dixie Walker: 7
Luis Olmo: 4

Bot 4

Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Dewey Williams: 43
Lennie Merullo: S7.BX2(74)

Top 5

Frenchy Bordagaray: K
Mike Sandlock: 8
Eddie Basinski: 63

Bot 5

Lon Warneke: 8
Stan Hack: 53
Don Johnson: 3

Top 6

Cy Buker: 13
Eddie Stanky: D
Goody Rosen: S.2-H
Augie Galan: D.1-3
Dixie Walker: S.3-H;2-H
Luis Olmo: S.1-3#
Frenchy Bordagaray: 6(1)/FO.3-H
Mike Sandlock: S.1-2#
Eddie Basinski: 9

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 3
Phil Cavarretta: 43
Andy Pafko: 8

Top 7

Cy Buker: 63
Eddie Stanky: W
Goody Rosen: S.1-2#
Augie Galan: W.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Luis Olmo: 13
Frenchy Bordagaray: 13

Bot 7

Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Dewey Williams: W
Lennie Merullo: S.1-2#
Heinz Becker: D.2-H;1-H
Stan Hack: S.2-H
Don Johnson: S.1-2#
Bill Nicholson: WP.2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: 6
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: 63

Top 8

Mike Sandlock: D
Eddie Basinski: S.2-3
Ralph Branca: PO1(E1).3-H(UR)#
Ralph Branca: 3
Eddie Stanky: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Peanuts Lowrey: K
Dewey Williams: K
Lennie Merullo: W
Paul Gillespie: 2

Top 9

Goody Rosen: S
Augie Galan: 43.1-2
Dixie Walker: FC.2-3;B-1
Luis Olmo: 8/F.3-H
Frenchy Bordagaray: 7

Bot 9

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: K
Bill Nicholson: 43.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: K

Notes & reviews

Dodgers Manager Leo Durocher ejected by HP umpire Ziggy Sears; the Dodgers had struck out Don Johnson and Stan Hack was doubled at 2B; however, Sears had called time before the pitch

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