1945 World Series

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The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs.

The Tigers won the Series, 4 games to 3, giving them their second championship, their first since 1935. This is where the Curse of the Billy Goat was made, and was the last time the Chicago Cubs were in the Fall Classic.

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Paul Richards picked up 4 runs batted in in the 7th game of the series, to lead the Tigers to the 9-3 game win, and 4-3 series win.

Records: Detroit Tigers (W: 88, L: 65, Pct: .575, GA: 1 ½) - Chicago Cubs (W: 98, L: 56, Pct: .636, GA: 3)

Managers: Steve O'Neill (Detroit), Charlie Grimm (Chicago)

Umpires: Bill Summers (AL), Lou Jorda (NL), Art Passarella (AL), Jocko Conlan (NL)

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[edit] Summary

AL Detroit Tigers (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (3)

Game Score Date Attendance
1 Chicago 9, Detroit 0 October 3 54,637
2 Detroit 4, Chicago 1 October 4 53,636
3 Chicago 3, Detroit 0 October 5 55,500
4 Detroit 4, Chicago 1 October 6 42,923
5 Detroit 8, Chicago 4 October 7 43,463
6 Chicago 8, Detroit 7 (12 innings) October 8 41,708
7 Detroit 9, Chicago 3 October 10 41,590

[edit] Matchups

[edit] Game 1, October 3

Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

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

WP: Hank Borowy (1-0)  LP: Hal Newhouser (0-1)  

HRs:  CHI – Phil Cavarretta (1)


[edit] Game 2, October 4

Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Detroit 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 0

WP: Virgil Trucks (1-0)  LP: Hank Wyse (0-1)  

HRs:  DET – Hank Greenberg (1)


[edit] Game 3, October 5

Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

WP: Claude Passeau (1-0)  LP: Stubby Overmire (0-1)  


[edit] Game 4, October 6

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1

WP: Dizzy Trout (1-0)  LP: Ray Prim (0-1)  


[edit] Game 5, October 7

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

WP: Hal Newhouser (1-1)  LP: Hank Borowy (1-1)  


[edit] Game 6, October 8

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

WP: Hank Borowy (2-1)  LP: Dizzy Trout (1-1)  

HRs:  DET – Hank Greenberg (2)

[edit] Game 7, October 10

Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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

WP: Hal Newhouser (2-1)  LP: Hank Borowy (2-2)  


[edit] Composite Box

1945 World Series (4-3): Detroit Tigers (A.L.) over Chicago Cubs (N.L.)

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Detroit Tigers 5 2 1 4 4 4 4 6 2 0 0 0 32 54 5
Chicago Cubs 5 0 4 4 4 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 29 65 6
Total Attendance: 333,457   Average Attendance: 47,639
Winning Player’s Share: – $6,443   Losing Player’s Share – $3,930

[edit] Trivia

  • 1945 was the last time, to date, that the Chicago Cubs have appeared in the World Series as of the 2006 season, the longest pennant drought in MLB history.
  • The Curse of the Billy Goat was allegedly placed on the Cubs during this series. Downtown restaurant owner and Cubs fan "Billy Goat" Sianis wished to bring his pet goat into Wrigley Field. Spectators complained and had the man ejected. In response, believers say he placed a curse on the Cubs that they would never reach the World Series again.
  • Frank Graham jokingly called this Series "the fat men versus the tall men at the office picnic."
  • Warren Brown, when asked who he liked, said, "I don't think either one of them can win it."
  • The Series is again a 3-4 format due to travel restrictions, even though the major combat of the war has actually ended.
  • In an unknowing foreshadowing of their future, the Cubs win two of three in spacious Briggs Stadium but lose three of four in the too-hitter-friendly confines of Wrigley Field.
  • The 1945 World Series is referenced in the Steve Goodman song "A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request" when Goodman says, "The law of averages says, anything will happen that can, but the last time the Cubs won a National League Pennant was the year we dropped the bomb on Japan."
  • Game 3 - October 5, 1945, Claude Passeau pitched a complete game one-hitter. The only hit of the game came with two outs in the second inning off the bat of Rudy York. Other Series pitchers in the "1-Hit Complete Game Club" are:
Name                    Team                    League          Series
Ed Reulbach             Chicago Cubs            N.L.            1906 World Series
Bill Bevens             New York Yankees        A.L.            1947 World Series
Jim Lonborg             Boston Red Sox          A.L.            1967 World Series

[edit] Reference(s)

Neft, David S., and Richard M. Cohen. The World Series. 1st ed. New York: St Martins, 1990. (Neft and Cohen 201-206)

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