The Cubs scored two runs in the fourth off Stubby Overmire on RBI singles by Bill Nicholson and Roy Hughes after a leadoff double and one-out walk. Other Series pitchers in the "low-hit Complete Game Club" are: The only hit of the game came with two outs in the second inning off the bat of Rudy York. WP: Claude Passeau (1–0) LP: Stubby Overmire (0–1)Ĭlaude Passeau pitched a complete game one-hitter. Game 3 Friday, Octo2:30 pm (ET) at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan Team Virgil Trucks allowed no other runs in a complete game as the Tigers tied the series at a game apiece. Doc Cramer's RBI single tied the game before Hank Greenberg's three-run home run put the Tigers up 4–1. Hank Wyse got two outs, before allowing a single and walk. After 13 innings without a run, Detroit finally got going in a big way in the fifth. The Cubs struck first when Phil Cavarretta doubled with one out in the fourth and scored on Bill Nicholson's single. WP: Virgil Trucks (1–0) LP: Hank Wyse (0–1) Virgil Trucks Thursday, Octo2:30 pm (ET) at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan Team Hank Borowy pitched a complete game shutout despite allowing 12 base runners as the Cubs took a 1–0 series lead. Pafko then singled, stole second, moved to third on a passed ball, and scored the game's last run on Nicholson's single. Cavarretta's two-out home run in the seventh off Jim Tobin made it 8–0. One out later, Livingston's second RBI single of the game knocked Newhouser out of the game. In the third, after a leadoff double, Phil Cavarretta's single and Andy Pafko's double scored a run each. After an intentional walk, a two-run Bill Nicholson double and Mickey Livingston's RBI single made it 4–0 Cubs. With two outs and runners on first and third, a passed ball by future Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser scored the game's first run. The visiting Cubs began with a bang, scoring four times in the first. WP: Hank Borowy (1–0) LP: Hal Newhouser (0–1) Phil Cavarretta Wednesday, Octo2:30 pm ( ET) at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan Team NL Chicago Cubs (3) Gameĭetroit Tigers – 7, Chicago Cubs – 8 (12) When asked what he was doing, Hack responded, "I just wanted to see if I was still standing there on third base."ĪL Detroit Tigers (4) vs. According to Warren Brown's account, Hack was seen surveying the field before the first Series game. In that year's Game 6, Stan Hack led off the top of the ninth inning with a triple, but was stranded. The Series was a rematch of the 1935 World Series. Having last won the Series in 1908, the Cubs owned the dubious record of both the longest league pennant drought and the longest World Series drought in history, not winning (or appearing in) another World Series until 2016. The Curse of the Billy Goat originated in this Series before the start of Game 4. He hit the only two Tigers homers in the Series, and scored seven runs overall and also drove in seven. One player decidedly not fitting that description was the Tigers' slugger Hank Greenberg, who had been discharged from military service early. In a similar vein, Frank Graham jokingly called this Series "the fat men versus the tall men at the office picnic." When asked who he liked in the Series, he answered, "I don't think either one of them can win it." He also cited a famous quote of his, referencing himself anonymously and in the third person. Warren Brown, author of a history of the Cubs in 1946, commented on this by titling one chapter "World's Worst Series". Although the major hostilities of World War II had ended, some of the rules were still in effect and many of the best MLB players were still in military service. The World Series again used the 3–4 wartime setup for home field sites, instead of the normal 2–3–2. In the decisive Game 7, Paul Richards drove in four runs to lead the Tigers to a 9–3 victory to clinch the Series. The Tigers won the Series in seven games, giving them their second championship and first since 1935. The 42nd edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion Chicago Cubs. The 1945 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1945 season. Hank Greenberg, Hall of Famer and 2-time MVP
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