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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 74°F, sunny, dry · 1:57

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–2. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 1st. Paul Derringer earned the win. Andy Pafko went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Derringer L: Ed Heusser SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dain Clay	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	4	0	0	0	0	3
Al Libke	4	0	2	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	3	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	1	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	1	1	0	1
Al Lakeman	4	0	1	1	0	2
Kermit Wahl	2	0	0	0	0	0
Howie Fox	2	0	1	0	0	1
Gee Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Sipek	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Sauer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	0	1	1
Roy Hughes	4	1	2	0	0	2
Bill Nicholson	5	1	1	1	0	0
Heinz Becker	1	1	0	0	3	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	4	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	2	2	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	2	1	0	0
Len Rice	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	4	0	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	1.0	4	1	0
Howie Fox	6.0	7	3	2
Earl Harrist	1.0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	9.0	7	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dain Clay: 8
Eric Tipton: K
Al Libke: 8

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S7
Roy Hughes: S8.1-3
Bill Nicholson: S9.3-H;1-3
Heinz Becker: W.1-2
Andy Pafko: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 5
Lennie Merullo: 43
Len Rice: 63

Top 2

Frank McCormick: 63
Steve Mesner: S6
Eddie Miller: K/C
Al Lakeman: 6/L

Bot 2

Paul Derringer: 63
Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: S9.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8.2-3;1-2
Heinz Becker: W
Andy Pafko: 36(1)/FO

Top 3

Kermit Wahl: 8
Howie Fox: K/C
Dain Clay: 3/G

Bot 3

Peanuts Lowrey: D7
Lennie Merullo: S4.2-3
Len Rice: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Paul Derringer: S9.3-H
Stan Hack: K/C

Top 4

Eric Tipton: K/C
Al Libke: K23
Frank McCormick: W
Steve Mesner: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Roy Hughes: K/C
Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Heinz Becker: 13

Top 5

Eddie Miller: 9
Al Lakeman: K
Kermit Wahl: 53

Bot 5

Andy Pafko: 13
Peanuts Lowrey: T8
Lennie Merullo: S6.3-H
Len Rice: 7
Paul Derringer: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Howie Fox: S9
Dain Clay: 4
Eric Tipton: 64(1)/FO
Al Libke: D7.1-3
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 6

Stan Hack: S7
Roy Hughes: 3/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 6
Heinz Becker: W
Andy Pafko: 8

Top 7

Steve Mesner: 9
Eddie Miller: 3/FL
Al Lakeman: K

Bot 7

Peanuts Lowrey: E3/G.B-2
Lennie Merullo: SB3
Lennie Merullo: 63
Len Rice: 53
Paul Derringer: 43

Top 8

Gee Walker: 6
Dick Sipek: K
Dain Clay: S6
Eric Tipton: K/C

Bot 8

Stan Hack: 563
Roy Hughes: K
Bill Nicholson: 43

Top 9

Al Libke: S9
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO
Steve Mesner: 64(1)/FO
Eddie Miller: D7.1-H
Al Lakeman: S9.2-H
Hank Sauer: 8