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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 20, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on September 20, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Brecheen |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,918 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Butch Henline 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Frank Secory | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Bill Schuster | Shortstop |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
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 |
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Del Rice | Catcher |
| Harry Brecheen | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
September 20, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Brecheen
Hughes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Prim
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta throws towards first, with the pitcher covering. Prim fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Prim. Sanders is thrown out after the base hit. Adams scores. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Brecheen
Secory hits a fly ball into left field. Schoendienst settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Prim
Marion strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Prim
Rice hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brecheen vs. Prim
Brecheen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schuster vs. Brecheen
Schuster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Prim vs. Brecheen
Prim bunts for an out with unknown description. Schuster moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Brecheen
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schuster moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp strikes out. There goes Schoendienst. The throw from Livingston to Schuster, and Schoendienst is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Prim
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prim fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Prim
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Brecheen
Secory hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schuster vs. Brecheen
Schuster hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Prim
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Secory. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brecheen vs. Prim
Brecheen bunts towards the mound. Prim catches it and throws to second to double up Rice. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Brecheen
Prim hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Brecheen
Hughes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp. Hughes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brecheen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Prim
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Prim
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prim fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Prim
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Brecheen
Secory strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Prim
Verban hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Prim
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Prim
Rice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brecheen vs. Prim
Brecheen strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Prim
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Prim
Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Brecheen
Livingston hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Brecheen
Ed Sauer pinch hits for Bill Schuster.
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ostrowski vs. Brecheen
Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Ray Prim.
Ostrowski hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Brecheen
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Brecheen
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Wyse
Lennie Merullo now playing shortstop. Hank Wyse now pitching.
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Wyse
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Wyse
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Wyse
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Secory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Brecheen
Lowrey hits a line drive into right field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brecheen
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hopp. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Brecheen
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Secory vs. Brecheen
Secory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1945 -- Chicago at St.Louis (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hughes R, 3b 4 0 2 0 Schoendienst R, lf 4 0 2 1
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hopp J, rf 4 0 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 0 Adams B, cf 4 1 1 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 3 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Secory F, rf 4 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 4 0 0 0
Livingston M, c 3 0 0 0 Marion M, ss 3 1 1 0
Schuster B, ss 1 0 0 0 Rice D, c 3 0 2 0
Sauer E, ph 1 0 1 0 Brecheen H, p 3 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 0 0 0 0
Prim R, p 1 0 0 0
Ostrowski J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 6 0 33 2 11 2
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis 100 000 10x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (L) 7.0 10 2 2 0 4
Wyse H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Brecheen H (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3
E -- Prim R
DP -- Chicago 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Rice D, Hughes R, Cavarretta P
CS -- Schoendienst R
SH -- Prim R
T -- 1:52
A -- 23918
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