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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-05 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:52

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 5–2. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 4th. Ray Prim earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5
CHN	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		5	10

W: Ray Prim L: Adrian Zabala SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	0	1
George Hausmann	4	0	0	0	3
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	1
Danny Gardella	3	1	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	1	1	2	0
Roy Zimmerman	3	0	1	0	1
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	0	0
Adrian Zabala	1	0	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	1	0	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	4	0	1	0	1
Roy Hughes	5	2	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	1	0
Peanuts Lowrey	2	0	0	0	1
Len Rice	3	1	1	1	1
Reggie Otero	3	0	2	2	1
Lennie Merullo	3	0	2	1	1
Ray Prim	3	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Adrian Zabala	3.1	6	1
Slim Emmerich	1.2	2	2
Ace Adams	2.0	1	0
Rube Fischer	1.0	1	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Prim	9.0	5	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: S7/78
George Hausmann: K
Mel Ott: K
Danny Gardella: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: 43
Bill Nicholson: 8/8D

Top 2

Danny Gardella: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 7/L
Roy Zimmerman: 31

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: 53
Peanuts Lowrey: 7/7D
Len Rice: S7
Reggie Otero: 13

Top 3

Buddy Kerr: 9
Billy Jurges: 4/L
Adrian Zabala: 13

Bot 3

Lennie Merullo: S8/P
Ray Prim: 16(1)/FO/BG
Stan Hack: 64(1)/FO
Roy Hughes: CS2(26)

Top 4

Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: K/C
Mel Ott: 8

Bot 4

Roy Hughes: S7
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-3
Andy Pafko: S7.3-H;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Len Rice: IW
Reggie Otero: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Lennie Merullo: S8.2-H;1-3
Ray Prim: FC1/BG.3XH(12);1-2;B-1
Stan Hack: 13

Top 5

Danny Gardella: S9
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.1-H
Roy Zimmerman: S9
Buddy Kerr: 46(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: CS2(26)
Billy Jurges: 5/P

Bot 5

Roy Hughes: S7
Bill Nicholson: 2/FL
Andy Pafko: SB2
Andy Pafko: E6.2-3;B-1
Peanuts Lowrey: W.1-2
Len Rice: 9/F.3-H(UR);2-3(E9);1-2
Reggie Otero: IW
Lennie Merullo: 8/8D

Top 6

Nap Reyes: 31
Johnny Rucker: 13
George Hausmann: K

Bot 6

Ray Prim: 63
Stan Hack: S9
Roy Hughes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Mel Ott: 4/L
Danny Gardella: 3/G
Ernie Lombardi: 7/L

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: 7
Andy Pafko: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 7/7D

Top 8

Roy Zimmerman: K/C
Buddy Kerr: 13/BG
Billy Jurges: S8
Clyde Kluttz: 9

Bot 8

Len Rice: 13
Reggie Otero: S6
Lennie Merullo: W.1-2
Ray Prim: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: IW
Roy Hughes: 7

Top 9

Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: 9
Mel Ott: 43