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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1945-07-28 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 8 innings · Att: 12308 · cloudy, dry · 1:50

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 8–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 8th. Paul Derringer earned the win and Paul Erickson picked up the save. Don Johnson went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	9
CHN	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	8	13

W: Paul Derringer L: Arnold Carter SV: Paul Erickson

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Woody Williams	3	1	3	0	1	0
Dain Clay	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dick Sipek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	3	1	0	0
Al Libke	4	0	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Mesner	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Lakeman	3	0	1	0	0	2
Arnold Carter	2	1	0	0	1	0
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Arnold Carter	7.1	13	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	7.1	9	2	3
Paul Erickson	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Woody Williams: W
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO
Dick Sipek: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Don Johnson: 46(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: HP.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: HP.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Peanuts Lowrey: IW
Dewey Williams: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Frank McCormick: S7
Al Libke: 3/G.1-2
Eddie Miller: K23
Steve Mesner: 3/L

Bot 2

Lennie Merullo: 63
Paul Derringer: 3
Stan Hack: 9

Top 3

Al Lakeman: K/C
Arnold Carter: 8
Woody Williams: S8
Dain Clay: 5

Bot 3

Don Johnson: S7
Bill Nicholson: 43.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 13.2-3
Andy Pafko: 8

Top 4

Dick Sipek: 43
Frank McCormick: D7
Al Libke: 8
Eddie Miller: 3/FL

Bot 4

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Dewey Williams: S7
Lennie Merullo: 8
Paul Derringer: S6.1-2
Stan Hack: S7.2-H;1-2
Don Johnson: 6/L

Top 5

Steve Mesner: 8
Al Lakeman: S6
Arnold Carter: 3
Woody Williams: S8.1-3
Dain Clay: 7

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: 8
Phil Cavarretta: S4
Andy Pafko: W.1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 8
Dewey Williams: 53

Top 6

Dick Sipek: 43
Frank McCormick: 53
Al Libke: 6

Bot 6

Lennie Merullo: S7
Paul Derringer: 23/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: E3.2-H(NR)
Don Johnson: D7.1-H(UR)
Bill Nicholson: 9.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Top 7

Eddie Miller: 8
Steve Mesner: 13
Al Lakeman: K

Bot 7

Andy Pafko: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Dewey Williams: 6/FL

Top 8

Arnold Carter: W
Woody Williams: S6.1-2
Dain Clay: S7.2-H;1-2
Dick Sipek: 8
Frank McCormick: S9.2-H;1-2
Al Libke: S9.2-H;1-3
Eddie Miller: 5
Gee Walker: K

Bot 8

Lennie Merullo: D7
Paul Erickson: K
Stan Hack: D8.2-H
Don Johnson: S7.2-H
Bill Nicholson: S8.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: S9.3-H;1-3

Notes & reviews

rain started to fall
Game called for rain with count 3-0 on Pafko

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