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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 37714 · 1:39

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Braves 4–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Claude Passeau earned the win. Lennie Merullo went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Elmer Singleton SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Dick Culler	3	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	1	1	1
Tommy Holmes	4	1	0	1
Morrie Aderholt	4	1	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	1
Bill Ramsey	3	1	0	0
Stew Hofferth	3	0	0	0
Vince Shupe	2	0	1	0
Elmer Singleton	2	0	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	1	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	2	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	2	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	0	3
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	1	1	1	1
Andy Pafko	3	1	1	0	1	0
Peanuts Lowrey	3	0	0	1	0	0
Mickey Livingston	2	1	1	0	2	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	3	2	0	0
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Singleton	7.0	6	4	4
Don Hendrickson	1.0	2	2	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	4	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Tommy Holmes: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: 13/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: K
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Andy Pafko: 5/P

Top 2

Morrie Aderholt: 13
Chuck Workman: 43
Bill Ramsey: 7

Bot 2

Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Mickey Livingston: S
Lennie Merullo: 8
Claude Passeau: 13

Top 3

Stew Hofferth: 7
Vince Shupe: W
Elmer Singleton: 16(1)/FO
Dick Culler: 43

Bot 3

Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 8.2-3
Phil Cavarretta: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Andy Pafko: IW
Peanuts Lowrey: 7.3-H
Mickey Livingston: 8

Top 4

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Tommy Holmes: S6
Morrie Aderholt: 3/G.1-2
Chuck Workman: 7

Bot 4

Lennie Merullo: S
Claude Passeau: SB2
Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: 8

Top 5

Bill Ramsey: S
Stew Hofferth: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Vince Shupe: 5/P

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: K
Phil Cavarretta: 13
Andy Pafko: 63

Top 6

Elmer Singleton: 9
Dick Culler: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: S
Tommy Holmes: 7

Bot 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Mickey Livingston: W
Lennie Merullo: SB2
Lennie Merullo: D/78.2-H
Claude Passeau: 8
Stan Hack: 7

Top 7

Morrie Aderholt: 8
Chuck Workman: 43
Bill Ramsey: 8

Bot 7

Roy Hughes: 4/P
Bill Nicholson: K
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 8

Stew Hofferth: 63
Vince Shupe: 7
Carden Gillenwater: 3/P

Bot 8

Andy Pafko: S7
Peanuts Lowrey: 53/SH.1-2
Mickey Livingston: IW
Lennie Merullo: D.2-H;1-3
Claude Passeau: W
Stan Hack: 12(3)3/GDP

Top 9

Butch Nieman: 4/P
Whitey Wietelmann: W
Tommy Holmes: K
Morrie Aderholt: S.1-2
Chuck Workman: K