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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 16, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 16, 1945 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seats |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,882 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Heinz Becker | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Len Rice | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
| Ed Stevens | First Baseman |
| Luis Olmo | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Tommy Brown | Shortstop |
| Tom Seats | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 16, 1945
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Seats
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seats
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Seats
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Seats
Becker hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wyse
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Wyse
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seats
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Seats
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Seats
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Seats
Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wyse
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Wyse
There goes Walker. The throw from Rice and he is safe. Walker steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. Wyse
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olmo vs. Wyse
Olmo hits a popup towards first. Becker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peacock vs. Wyse
Peacock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Wyse
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Seats
Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Seats
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Seats
There goes Hack. The throw from Peacock and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seats
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seats vs. Wyse
Seats hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Wyse
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seats moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rice fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Rice. Seats moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seats scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Wyse
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Wyse
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becker scoops it up and throws to first, with Wyse covering, for the out. Stanky moves to third. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stevens vs. Wyse
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Seats
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Seats
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Galan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seats
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Wyse
Olmo hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Wyse
Peacock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Wyse
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Brown reaches second base with a double. Peacock moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seats vs. Wyse
Seats hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Peacock scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Wyse
Stanky 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
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Seats
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Seats
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Galan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Seats
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Wyse
Galan 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wyse
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Wyse
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Seats
Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Seats
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seats
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Wyse
Olmo 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Wyse
Peacock hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wyse
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Seats
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Seats
Becker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Becker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Seats
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Seats
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seats vs. Wyse
Seats hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Wyse
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Seats
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Secory vs. Seats
Frank Secory pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Secory hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Rice moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Seats
Phil Cavarretta pinch runs for Frank Secory. Roy Hughes pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
There goes Rice. The throw from Peacock and he is out, Galan applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Seats
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Seats
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Seats
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Hack moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Seats
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Chipman
Roy Hughes now playing shortstop. Bob Chipman now pitching.
Galan 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Chipman
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Chipman
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olmo vs. Chipman
Olmo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bordagaray vs. Chipman
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Johnny Peacock.
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Vandenberg
Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Babe Herman pinch hits for Tommy Brown.
Herman hits a popup in front of the plate. Rice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Seats
Frenchy Bordagaray now playing third base. Eddie Basinski now playing shortstop. Fats Dantonio now catching.
Becker hits a popup in front of the plate. Dantonio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seats
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Seats
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Seats
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Basinski scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1945 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 2 1 Rosen G, cf 4 0 1 1
Lowrey P, lf 4 0 0 0 Galan A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Becker H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Basinski E, ss 0 0 0 0
Pafko A, cf 4 0 2 0 Walker D, rf 3 0 2 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Stevens E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rice L, c 4 0 1 0 Olmo L, lf 4 0 1 0
Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0 Peacock J, c 1 1 0 0
Secory F, ph 1 0 0 0 Bordagaray F, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, pr 0 1 0 0 Brown T, ss 3 0 1 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 Herman B, ph 1 0 0 0
Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0 Dantonio F, c 0 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 2 0 0 0 Seats T, p 3 1 2 1
Hughes R, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 31 2 9 2
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
Brooklyn 001 100 00x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L) 7.0 7 2 2 3 1
Chipman B 0.2 2 0 0 1 1
Vandenberg H 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Seats T (W) 9.0 7 1 0 0 4
E -- Rice L, Brown T 2
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Brooklyn 9
2B -- Walker D, Brown T, Becker H
3B -- Pafko A
SB -- Walker D
CS -- Hack S, Rice L
T -- 2:06
A -- 27882
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