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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 25, 1945 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Burkhart |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 31,671 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Right Fielder |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Ken Burkhart | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Paul Gillespie | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 25, 1945
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Prim
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prim fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Burkhart
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burkhart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Burkhart
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Prim
O'Dea hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanders moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marion vs. Prim
Marion is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burkhart vs. Prim
Burkhart hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Schoendienst reaches third base with a triple. Sanders scores. Verban scores. Marion goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Burkhart
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Burkhart
Pafko hits a line drive into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Burkhart
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gillespie vs. Burkhart
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Prim
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Burkhart
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prim vs. Burkhart
Prim bunts for an out with unknown description. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Burkhart
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Burkhart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Prim
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Prim
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Burkhart
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Burkhart
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Burkhart
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Burkhart
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Prim
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Burkhart
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Burkhart
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Burkhart
Heinz Becker pinch hits for Ray Prim.
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Burkhart
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wyse
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Wyse
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Wyse
O'Dea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burkhart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Burkhart
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Burkhart
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Burkhart
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Burkhart
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Wyse
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marion vs. Wyse
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burkhart vs. Wyse
Burkhart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Wyse
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gillespie vs. Burkhart
Gillespie hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Burkhart
Bill Schuster pinch runs for Paul Gillespie.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Burkhart
Wyse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Burkhart
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Wyse
Dewey Williams now catching.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wyse
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wyse
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Wyse
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Wyse
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Burkhart
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Burkhart
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Burkhart
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pafko vs. Burkhart
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Burkhart
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Schoendienst. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Burkhart
Williams hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Wyse
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Wyse
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burkhart vs. Wyse
Burkhart strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Burkhart
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Burkhart
Ed Sauer pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Burkhart
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban misplays the ball. That's an error on Verban. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Burkhart
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1945 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 1 3 Hack S, 3b 5 0 0 0
Hopp J, rf 4 0 0 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Adams B, cf 4 0 1 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 3 1
O'Dea K, c 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0
Verban E, 2b 4 1 2 0 Gillespie P, c 3 0 2 0
Marion M, ss 3 1 0 0 Schuster B, pr 0 0 0 0
Burkhart K, p 4 0 0 0 Williams D, c 1 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 1 0
Prim R, p 0 0 0 0
Becker H, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 1 0 1 0
Sauer E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 6 3 35 1 10 1
St.Louis 030 000 000 -- 3
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Burkhart K (W) 9.0 10 1 1 2 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (L) 5.0 3 3 0 1 2
Wyse H 4.0 3 0 0 1 3
E -- Hack S, Verban E
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 10
2B -- Nicholson B
3B -- Schoendienst R, Pafko A
SH -- Prim R
T -- 2:05
A -- 31671
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