1945 World Series - Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3)

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1945 World Series (4-3): Detroit Tigers (88-65) over Chicago Cubs (98-56)

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Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 3, 1945 at Briggs Stadium (Detroit Tigers)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 4  0  3    0  0  0    2  0  0     9 13  0
    Detroit Tigers               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  6  0

    PITCHERS: CHC - Borowy
              DET - Newhouser, Benton (3), Tobin (5), Mueller (8)

               WP - Hank Borowy
	       LP - Hal Newhouser
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: CHC - Cavarretta
              DET - none

  ATTENDANCE: 54,637

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 4, 1945 at Briggs Stadium (Detroit Tigers)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0     1  7  0
    Detroit Tigers               0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x     4  7  0

    PITCHERS: CHC - Wyse, Erickson (7)
              DET - Trucks

               WP - Virgil Trucks
	       LP - Hank Wyse
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: CHC - none
              DET - Greenberg

  ATTENDANCE: 53,636

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 5, 1945 at Briggs Stadium (Detroit Tigers)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0     3  8  0
    Detroit Tigers               0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     0  1  2

    PITCHERS: CHC - Passeau
              DET - Overmire, Benton (7)

               WP - Claude Passeau
	       LP - Stubby Overmire
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: CHC - none
              DET - none

  ATTENDANCE: 55,500

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Saturday, October 6, 1945 at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Detroit Tigers               0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0     4  7  1
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0     1  5  1

    PITCHERS: DET - Trout
              CHC - Prim, Derringer (4), Vandenberg (6), Erickson (8)

               WP - Dizzy Trout
	       LP - Ray Prim
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 42,923

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 7, 1945 at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Detroit Tigers               0  0  1    0  0  4    1  0  2     8 11  0
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  1     4  7  2

    PITCHERS: DET - Newhouser
              CHC - Borowy, Vandenberg (6), Chipman (6), Derringer (7), Erickson (9)

               WP - Hal Newhouser
	       LP - Hank Borowy
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 43,463

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 8, 1945 at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9   10 11 12     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Detroit Tigers               0  1  0    0  0  0    2  4  0    0  0  0     7 13  1
    Chicago Cubs                 0  0  0    0  4  1    2  0  0    0  0  1     8 15  3

    PITCHERS: DET - Trucks, Caster (5), Bridges (6), Benton (7), Trout (8)
              CHC - Passeau, Wyse (7), Prim (8), Borowy (9)

               WP - Hank Borowy
	       LP - Dizzy Trout
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: DET - Greenberg
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 41,708

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 10, 1945 at Wrigley Field (Chicago Cubs)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    Detroit Tigers               5  1  0    0  0  0    1  2  0     9  9  1
    Chicago Cubs                 1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0     3 10  0

    PITCHERS: DET - Newhouser
              CHC - Borowy, Derringer (1), Vandenberg (2), Erickson (6), Passeau (8), Wyse (9)

               WP - Hal Newhouser
	       LP - Hank Borowy
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHC - none

  ATTENDANCE: 41,590

Series Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Al Benton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	31	63	2	4	0	3	0	.063	.188
Red Borom	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	55	130	19	35	0	9	4	.269	.607
Tommy Bridges	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
George Caster	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	*32	14	0	3	0	1	0	.214	.527
Doc Cramer	7	29	7	11	0	0	0	4	1	0	.379	.419	.379	.799	1	0	141	541	62	149	6	58	2	.275	.703
Roy Cullenbine	7	22	5	5	2	0	0	4	8	2	.227	.433	.318	.752	1	0	*154	536	83	146	18	93	2	.272	.846
Zeb Eaton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	26	32	2	8	2	10	0	.250	.719
Hank Greenberg	7	23	7	7	3	0	2	7	6	5	.304	.467	.696	1.162	0	0	78	270	47	84	13	60	3	.311	.948
Joe Hoover	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	1	74	222	33	57	1	17	6	.257	.684
Chuck Hostetler	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	42	44	3	7	0	2	0	.159	.502
Bob Maier	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	0	0	132	486	58	128	1	34	7	.263	.667
Eddie Mayo	7	28	4	7	1	0	0	2	3	2	.250	.323	.286	.608	0	0	134	501	71	143	10	54	7	.285	.752
John McHale	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	19	14	0	2	0	1	0	.143	.393
Ed Mierkowicz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	10	15	0	2	0	2	0	.133	.454
Les Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	26	44	5	8	1	4	0	.182	.536
Hal Newhouser	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	.111	.000	.111	0	0	40	109	9	28	0	17	0	.257	.623
Jimmy Outlaw	7	28	1	5	0	0	0	3	2	1	.179	.233	.179	.412	1	0	132	446	56	121	0	34	6	.271	.668
Stubby Overmire	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	31	53	5	10	0	3	0	.189	.510
Paul Richards	7	19	0	4	2	0	0	6	4	3	.211	.348	.316	.664	0	0	83	234	26	60	3	32	4	.256	.670
Bob Swift	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	0	0	95	279	19	65	0	24	1	.233	.549
Jim Tobin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	*58	102	11	14	5	17	0	.137	.574
Dizzy Trout	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	0	0	42	102	11	25	2	11	1	.245	.632
Virgil Trucks	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.333
Hub Walker	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	0	0	28	23	4	3	0	1	1	.130	.505
Skeeter Webb	7	27	4	5	0	0	0	1	2	1	.185	.241	.185	.427	0	0	118	407	43	81	0	21	8	.199	.492
Rudy York	7	28	1	5	1	0	0	3	3	4	.179	.258	.214	.472	0	0	155	595	71	157	18	87	6	.264	.745
Totals	88	242	32	54	10	0	2	32	33	22	.223	.321	.289	.611	3	1	155	5257	633	1345	77		60	.256	.684

Chicago Cubs Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Heinz Becker	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500	.667	.500	1.167	0	0	67	133	25	38	2	27	0	.286	.796
Cy Block	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	2	7	1	1	0	1	0	.143	.286
Hank Borowy	4	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.333	.500	0	0	*33	91	10	18	0	6	0	.198	.508
Phil Cavarretta	7	26	7	11	2	0	1	5	4	3	.423	.500	.615	1.115	0	0	132	498	94	177	6	97	5	.355	.949
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	25	17	1	3	0	2	0	.176	.498
Paul Derringer	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	35	75	3	15	0	8	0	.200	.440
Paul Erickson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	28	32	2	5	0	0	0	.156	.447
Paul Gillespie	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	75	163	12	47	3	25	2	.288	.746
Stan Hack	7	30	1	11	3	0	0	4	4	2	.367	.441	.467	.908	0	1	150	597	110	193	2	43	12	.323	.826
Roy Hughes	6	17	1	5	1	0	0	3	4	5	.294	.429	.353	.782	0	0	69	222	34	58	0	8	6	.261	.617
Don Johnson	7	29	4	5	2	1	0	0	0	8	.172	.172	.310	.483	1	0	138	557	94	168	2	58	9	.302	.704
Mickey Livingston	6	22	3	8	3	0	0	4	1	1	.364	.391	.500	.891	0	2	71	224	19	57	2	23	2	.254	.641
Peanuts Lowrey	7	29	4	9	1	0	0	0	1	2	.310	.333	.345	.678	0	0	143	523	72	148	7	89	11	.283	.735
Clyde McCullough	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	121	394	40	94	2	37	7	.239	.597
Bill Nicholson	7	28	1	6	1	1	0	8	2	5	.214	.267	.321	.588	0	0	151	559	82	136	13	88	4	.243	.734
Andy Pafko	7	28	5	6	2	1	0	2	2	5	.214	.267	.357	.624	1	0	144	534	64	159	12	110	5	.298	.816
Claude Passeau	3	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	34	91	10	17	2	9	0	.187	.479
Ray Prim	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	34	51	4	13	0	1	0	.255	.576
Ed Sauer	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	49	93	8	24	2	11	2	.258	.704
Bill Schuster	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	45	47	8	9	0	2	2	.191	.573
Frank Secory	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400	.800	0	0	35	57	4	9	0	6	0	.158	.362
Hy Vandenberg	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	30	32	4	4	0	2	0	.125	.339
Dewey Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	59	100	16	28	2	5	0	.280	.763
Hank Wyse	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	38	101	6	17	0	7	0	.168	.356
Totals	99	247	29	65	16	3	1	27	19	48	.263	.316	.364	.680	2	3	155	5298	735	1465	57		69	.277	.720

Detroit Tigers Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Al Benton	3	0	1.93	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	1	0	5	1.286	31	27	2.02	13	8	3	191.2	175	63	76	1.242
Tommy Bridges	1	0	16.20	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	3	3	1	3.600	4	1	3.27	1	0	0	11.0	14	2	6	1.455
George Caster	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.000	*32	0	4.57	6	3	3	67.0	67	34	32	1.507
Les Mueller	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	1	1	0.500	26	18	3.68	6	8	1	134.2	117	58	42	1.300
Hal Newhouser	3	3	6.10	2	1	0	2	20.2	25	14	4	22	1.403	40	36	1.81	25	9	2	313.1	239	110	212	1.114
Stubby Overmire	1	1	3.00	0	1	0	0	6.0	4	2	2	2	1.000	31	22	3.88	9	9	4	162.1	189	42	36	1.423
Jim Tobin	1	0	6.00	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	2	1	0	1.667	*41	31	3.78	13	19	1	255.0	281	84	52	1.431
Dizzy Trout	2	1	0.66	1	1	0	1	13.2	9	1	3	9	0.878	41	31	3.14	18	15	2	246.1	252	79	97	1.344
Virgil Trucks	2	2	3.38	1	0	0	1	13.1	14	5	5	7	1.425	1	1	1.69	0	0	0	5.1	3	2	3	0.938
Totals	15	7	3.84	4	3	0	4	65.2	65	28	19	48	1.279	155	155	2.990	88	65		1393.2	1305	538	588	1.322

Chicago Cubs Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Hank Borowy	4	3	4.00	2	2	0	1	18.0	21	8	6	8	1.500	*33	32	2.65	21	7	1	254.2	212	105	82	1.245
Bob Chipman	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	1	0	3.000	25	10	3.50	4	5	0	72.0	63	34	29	1.347
Paul Derringer	3	0	6.75	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	4	7	1	2.250	35	30	3.45	16	11	4	213.2	223	51	86	1.282
Paul Erickson	4	0	3.86	0	0	0	0	7.0	8	3	3	5	1.571	28	9	3.32	7	4	3	108.1	94	48	53	1.311
Claude Passeau	3	2	2.70	1	0	0	1	16.2	7	5	8	3	0.900	34	27	2.46	17	9	1	227.0	205	59	98	1.163
Ray Prim	2	1	9.00	0	1	0	0	4.0	4	4	1	1	1.250	34	19	2.40	13	8	2	165.1	142	23	88	0.998
Hy Vandenberg	3	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	6.0	1	0	3	3	0.667	30	7	3.49	7	3	2	95.1	91	33	35	1.301
Hank Wyse	3	1	7.04	0	1	0	0	7.2	8	6	4	1	1.565	38	34	2.68	22	10	0	278.1	272	55	77	1.175
Totals	23	7	4.15	3	4	0	2	65.0	54	30	33	22	1.338	155	155	2.977	98	56		1366.1	1301	385	541	1.234

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