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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1946-08-06 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 27396 · 2:08

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Claude Passeau earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Ewell Blackwell SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	2	1	1	0	0	1
Don Johnson	5	0	2	2	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	2	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	4	0	2	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	3	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Ostrowski	2	0	1	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Benny Zientara	4	1	0	1
Lonny Frey	3	0	1	0
Grady Hatton	3	1	1	0
Al Libke	4	0	0	0
Bert Haas	4	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	4	0	0	0
Max West	3	1	1	0
Claude Corbitt	4	0	0	0
Ewell Blackwell	2	0	0	0
Bobby Adams	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	4	4	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewell Blackwell	7.0	10	2	2
Johnny Hetki	2.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Peanuts Lowrey: K/C
Don Johnson: K/C
Eddie Waitkus: 63

Bot 1

Benny Zientara: FLE2#
Benny Zientara: D9
Lonny Frey: 8
Grady Hatton: 6
Al Libke: 9

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: S9
Andy Pafko: 46(1)3/GDP
Bill Nicholson: 43

Bot 2

Bert Haas: 13
Ray Mueller: 7
Max West: 9

Top 3

Mickey Livingston: D9
Lennie Merullo: S9/DP.2XH(92);BX2(24)
Claude Passeau: S8
Peanuts Lowrey: S6.1-2
Don Johnson: WP.2-3;1-2
Don Johnson: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(E8/THH)
Eddie Waitkus: 3

Bot 3

Claude Corbitt: 63
Ewell Blackwell: 43
Benny Zientara: 3

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: S1
Andy Pafko: 34/SH.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 9
Mickey Livingston: S8.2-H
Lennie Merullo: 63

Bot 4

Lonny Frey: 4
Grady Hatton: W
Al Libke: 43.1-2
Bert Haas: 63

Top 5

Claude Passeau: 13
Johnny Ostrowski: W
Don Johnson: S7.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 6
Phil Cavarretta: W.2-3;1-2
Andy Pafko: 13

Bot 5

Ray Mueller: 9
Max West: S9
Claude Corbitt: 9
Ewell Blackwell: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: 4
Mickey Livingston: 63
Lennie Merullo: 13

Bot 6

Benny Zientara: 43
Lonny Frey: 6
Grady Hatton: S9
Al Libke: 9

Top 7

Claude Passeau: 43
Johnny Ostrowski: D9
Don Johnson: 53
Eddie Waitkus: 43

Bot 7

Bert Haas: D8
Ray Mueller: 6
Max West: W
Claude Corbitt: 8
Bobby Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Benny Zientara: K/C

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 8
Andy Pafko: 63
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 8

Lonny Frey: W
Grady Hatton: 8
Al Libke: 7
Bert Haas: 6

Top 9

Mickey Livingston: 53
Lennie Merullo: S7
Claude Passeau: E1/SH.1-2
Johnny Ostrowski: 2/FL
Don Johnson: 13

Bot 9

Ray Mueller: 53
Max West: 9
Claude Corbitt: 63

Notes & reviews

the throw struck Peanuts Lowrey behind the left ear

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