Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Clay vs. Wyse
  
  Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Sipek vs. Wyse
  
  Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to third for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Libke vs. Wyse
  
  Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Libke for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Bowman
  
  Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bowman
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Bowman
  
  Nicholson strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cavarretta vs. Bowman
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Pafko vs. Bowman
  
  Pafko takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Lowrey vs. Bowman
  
  Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Cavarretta scores. Pafko moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gillespie vs. Bowman
  
  Gillespie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. Lowrey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Merullo vs. Bowman
  
  Merullo is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Wyse vs. Bowman
  
  Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mesner vs. Wyse
  
  Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Unser vs. Wyse
  
  Unser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bowman vs. Wyse
  
  Bowman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Bowman
  
  Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Bowman
  
  Johnson bunts in front of the plate. Unser fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nicholson vs. Bowman
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Bowman
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pafko vs. Bowman
  
  Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Pafko reaches second base with a double. Nicholson moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Lowrey vs. Bowman
  
  Lowrey strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clay vs. Wyse
  
  Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sipek vs. Wyse
  
  Sipek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Libke vs. Wyse
  
  Libke strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Bowman
  
  Gillespie hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Bowman
  
  Merullo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wyse vs. Bowman
  
  Wyse is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mesner vs. Wyse
  
  Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Wyse
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Bowman
  
  Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bowman
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Bowman
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowman vs. Wyse
  
  Bowman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clay vs. Wyse
  
  Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sipek vs. Wyse
  
  Sipek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Sipek reaches second base with a double. Clay moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Bowman
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Bowman
  
  Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Bowman
  
  Lowrey strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Libke vs. Wyse
  
  Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mesner vs. Wyse
  
  Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Bowman
  
  Gillespie hits a fly ball into right field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Bowman
  
  Merullo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wyse vs. Bowman
  
  Wyse hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Bowman
  
  There goes Merullo. The throw from Unser and he is safe. Merullo steals second. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hack vs. Bowman
  
  Hack is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Wyse
  
  Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bowman vs. Wyse
  
  Bowman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Bowman
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Bowman
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Bowman
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clay vs. Wyse
  
  Clay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Clay reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sipek vs. Wyse
  
  Sipek hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  McCormick vs. Wyse
  
  McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Libke vs. Wyse
  
  Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Miller vs. Wyse
  
  Miller hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pafko vs. Bowman
  
  Pafko hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Bowman
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gillespie vs. Bowman
  
  Gillespie strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mesner vs. Wyse
  
  Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Unser vs. Wyse
  
  Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Wyse
  
  Gee Walker pinch hits for Joe Bowman.
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Wyse
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/29/1945, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Williams W, 2b        5  0  1  0   Hack S, 3b            3  2  1  0   
Clay D, cf            4  1  4  0   Johnson D, 2b         3  1  1  0   
Sipek D, rf           4  0  2  0   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  1  1   
McCormick F, 1b       4  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, 1b      4  1  1  1   
Libke A, lf           4  0  2  1   Pafko A, cf           3  0  1  0   
Miller E, ss          4  0  0  0   Lowrey P, lf          4  0  1  2   
Mesner S, 3b          4  0  1  0   Gillespie P, c        4  0  0  0   
Unser A, c            4  0  0  0   Merullo L, ss         2  0  1  0   
Bowman J, p           3  0  0  0   Wyse H, p             3  0  0  0   
Walker G, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  1 11  1                        30  4  7  4

Cincinnati       000 000 010 --  1
Chicago          310 000 00x --  4

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L)          8.0  7  4  4  3  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyse H (W)            9.0 11  1  1  0  1

DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Pafko A, Sipek D, Clay D
SB -- Merullo L
SH -- Johnson D
T -- 1:41
A -- 0

    

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