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July 15, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 10 13 2
Cubs 5 9 5
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 10 13 2
Cubs 5 9 5

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .304
OBP .500 .388
At Bats 2 286
Hits 0 87
• Singles 0 62
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 2 36
RBI’s 0 40

Hugh Casey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 8
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Wrigley Field - July 15, 1942
Out
Hugh Casey
Mickey Owen
Dolph Camilli
Billy Herman
Arky Vaughan
Pee Wee Reese
Joe Medwick
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Bill Nicholson
Phil Cavarretta

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 10 13 2 8
Chicago Cubs 5 9 5 9
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Claude Passeau
Save Hugh Casey
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 5,963
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Foxx hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Novikoff strikes out.
Bottom 9 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Casey hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Jake Mooty now pitching. Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hugh Casey now pitching. Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Rip Russell pinch hits for Tot Pressnell. Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Russell reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Stringer scores. McCullough moves to third.
Bottom 8 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to third. Stringer moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Foxx is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores.
Top 8 Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Reiser reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Vaughan hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Novikoff hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Higbe covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Higbe hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tot Pressnell now pitching. Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCullough takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 6 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Stringer is called out on strikes.
Bottom 6 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Medwick hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Foxx hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Erickson strikes out.
Bottom 5 McCullough strikes out.
Top 5 Clyde McCullough now catching. Paul Erickson now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Walker scores. Vaughan scores.
Top 5 Reiser takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 5 Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higbe scores. Walker moves to second.
Top 5 Walker takes first base on ball four. Higbe moves to second.
Top 5 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and has Reese trapped. Bithorn throws to third, and Hack tags Reese for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Owen is attempting to get to home. There's the throw to Bithorn and Owen is out. Reese moves to third.
Top 5 Reese takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second.
Top 5 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Foxx hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Novikoff hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second.
Top 4 Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker scores. That run is unearned.
Top 4 Vaughan bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third.
Top 4 Vaughan hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hernandez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hernandez.
Top 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Stringer. Walker moves to second.
Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bithorn moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Owen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Owen. Bithorn moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hernandez strikes out.
Top 3 Higbe hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hi Bithorn now pitching. Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. Medwick scores. Camilli moves to third. Herman moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Herman takes first base on ball four. Reiser scores. Medwick moves to third. Camilli moves to second.
Top 3 Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. Reiser moves to third. Medwick moves to second.
Top 3 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to home to get Walker. Vaughan moves to third. Reiser moves to second.
Top 3 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 3 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stringer strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second.
Top 2 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Medwick scores.
Top 2 Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick moves to third.
Top 2 Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Foxx strikes out.
Bottom 1 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hack moves to third.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reiser hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.