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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1945-09-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 40187 · 2:00

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 2nd. Hank Wyse earned the win. Don Johnson went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hank Wyse L: Tom Seats SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	0	0	0	1	0
Goody Rosen	4	0	1	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	3	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Stevens	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	0	1	1	0	1
Tommy Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Sandlock	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Seats	2	0	0	0	0	2
Babe Herman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	0	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	3	2	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	0	0	2
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	4	1	1	1	0	0
Roy Hughes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Wyse	3	1	1	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Seats	6.1	9	1	4
Hal Gregg	0.2	0	0	0
Cy Buker	1.0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	9.0	5	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 5
Goody Rosen: 43
Augie Galan: 8

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 7
Don Johnson: S
Peanuts Lowrey: 54(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: SB2.1-3(PB)
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 2

Dixie Walker: 43
Ed Stevens: 8
Frenchy Bordagaray: 63

Bot 2

Andy Pafko: S
Bill Nicholson: 13.1-2
Mickey Livingston: S.2-H
Roy Hughes: IW.1-2
Hank Wyse: K
Stan Hack: S.2-H(E6)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2#
Don Johnson: 4

Top 3

Tommy Brown: 13
Mike Sandlock: 4
Tom Seats: K

Bot 3

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Phil Cavarretta: T
Andy Pafko: 6
Bill Nicholson: 3

Top 4

Eddie Stanky: W
Goody Rosen: S.1-2
Augie Galan: POCS3(265)
Augie Galan: 13.1-2
Dixie Walker: 43

Bot 4

Mickey Livingston: 43
Roy Hughes: E5.B-2#
Hank Wyse: K
Stan Hack: PO2(14)

Top 5

Ed Stevens: 13
Frenchy Bordagaray: K
Tommy Brown: 53

Bot 5

Stan Hack: 63
Don Johnson: S.B-2(E3)#
Peanuts Lowrey: 2
Phil Cavarretta: K

Top 6

Mike Sandlock: 43
Tom Seats: K
Eddie Stanky: 53

Bot 6

Andy Pafko: 53
Bill Nicholson: 13
Mickey Livingston: 3

Top 7

Goody Rosen: K
Augie Galan: S
Dixie Walker: D.1-H
Ed Stevens: 3
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.2-H
Babe Herman: 63

Bot 7

Roy Hughes: 4
Hank Wyse: D
Stan Hack: S.2-3
Don Johnson: S.3-H;1-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 1
Phil Cavarretta: 3

Top 8

Mike Sandlock: 6
Johnny Peacock: D
Eddie Stanky: 43.2-3
Goody Rosen: 43

Bot 8

Andy Pafko: 5
Bill Nicholson: D
Mickey Livingston: 53
Roy Hughes: 63

Top 9

Augie Galan: 8
Dixie Walker: HP
Ed Stevens: 7
Frenchy Bordagaray: 53