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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-06 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 8325 · 1:55

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 6–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 5th. Hank Borowy earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CHN	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2		6	12

W: Hank Borowy L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	3	0	1	0	1	0
George Hausmann	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mel Ott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Danny Gardella	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	0	0	0
Roy Zimmerman	4	0	2	1	0	1
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Voiselle	2	0	0	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	1	0	1
Roy Hughes	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	3	1
Andy Pafko	4	1	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	1	2	0	0
Mickey Livingston	3	1	0	0	0
Reggie Otero	4	0	2	2	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	1	0	0
Hank Borowy	4	1	2	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	6.0	9	0	3
Ace Adams	2.0	3	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Borowy	9.0	7	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: W
George Hausmann: S1/3.1-2
Mel Ott: K
Danny Gardella: K
Ernie Lombardi: 4(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: K/C
Roy Hughes: 53
Bill Nicholson: K

Top 2

Roy Zimmerman: K
Billy Jurges: S9/P
Nap Reyes: 8
Bill Voiselle: 46(1)/FO

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: D7
Peanuts Lowrey: 3/P
Mickey Livingston: 3/FL
Reggie Otero: S8.2-H
Lennie Merullo: 4/P

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: 3/G
George Hausmann: 6/L
Mel Ott: 5/P

Bot 3

Hank Borowy: S8
Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: E5/TH2.1-3;B-1
Bill Nicholson: 8/8D.3-H(UR);1-2
Andy Pafko: S6.2-3
Peanuts Lowrey: SB2
Peanuts Lowrey: 6/L

Top 4

Danny Gardella: 43
Ernie Lombardi: S9
Roy Zimmerman: D7.1-H
Billy Jurges: 63.2-3
Nap Reyes: IW
Bill Voiselle: 13

Bot 4

Mickey Livingston: 63
Reggie Otero: 53
Lennie Merullo: S7
Hank Borowy: K/C

Top 5

Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Mel Ott: D9
Danny Gardella: 2/FL

Bot 5

Stan Hack: S5
Roy Hughes: 3/BP/FL
Bill Nicholson: HR/9.1-H
Andy Pafko: 7
Peanuts Lowrey: S9
Mickey Livingston: 53

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: 43
Roy Zimmerman: 7/L
Billy Jurges: 8

Bot 6

Reggie Otero: 8
Lennie Merullo: 7
Hank Borowy: S8/P
Stan Hack: 9

Top 7

Nap Reyes: 13
Red Treadway: K23
Johnny Rucker: 3/G

Bot 7

Roy Hughes: S4
Bill Nicholson: 6/P
Andy Pafko: CS2(24)
Andy Pafko: 53

Top 8

George Hausmann: K/C
Mel Ott: 5/FL
Danny Gardella: 13

Bot 8

Peanuts Lowrey: D9/89
Mickey Livingston: FC1/SH.2-H(E1)(NR)(UR);B-3
Reggie Otero: S3.3-H(UR)
Lennie Merullo: 8/8D
Hank Borowy: 1/BP
Stan Hack: CS2(26)

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Roy Zimmerman: S8
Billy Jurges: 3/G.1-2
Nap Reyes: 53