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JULY 1945
1945 Teams
Boston Red Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Braves Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Giants New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Browns St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Hank Greenberg , gone for four years, homers in his first game following his release from the army. Charlie Gassaway of the Athletics gives up the blow before 47,700 in a Sunday game at Briggs Stadium . The Tigers lead the Yankees by 3 1/2 games with Chicago and Boston following.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 1, 1945Boston Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Braves Field Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Braves Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 3 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Phillies 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 11, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Washington Senators 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 4, 1945Chicago Cubs 5, Boston Braves 3 at Braves Field Chicago Cubs 7, Boston Braves 6 at Braves Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Ebbets Field St. Louis Cardinals 8, New York Giants 4 at Polo Grounds V St. Louis Cardinals 19, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Washington Senators 11, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Browns 6, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Butch Nieman hits a pinch grand slam in the opener. In the second game, Tommy Holmes hits in his 34th consecutive game to pass Rogers Hornsby 's record of 33 in 1922.
P Phil Marchildon rejoins the Athletics. In the Canadian Air Force, he was shot down and in a German prison camp for nine months.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 6, 1945Boston Braves 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Braves Field Boston Braves 14, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Braves Field St. Louis Cardinals 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 1, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Washington Senators 6, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III Washington Senators 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 7, 1945Boston Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Braves Field Brooklyn Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Ebbets Field New York Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Polo Grounds V New York Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 12, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 6 at League Park II Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 3 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Babe Herman from California. He pinch-hits twice against the Cardinals, tripping over 1B on a hit. Guy Bush , Clay Touchstone , and Hod Lisenbee , contemporaries of Babe Herman in the 1920s, will get their chances on the mound. The Babe will go 9-for-34, mostly as a pinch-hitter, sock one HR, and be a popular gate attraction in Brooklyn.
The Cubs take the NL lead by winning two from the Phillies, 12-6 and 92. They never relinquish first place, despite losing 16 of 22 games to the Cards.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 8, 1945Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Boston Braves 8 at Braves Field Boston Braves 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Braves Field St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field St. Louis Cardinals 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Giants 2 at Polo Grounds V New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Polo Grounds V Chicago Cubs 12, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park Chicago Cubs 9, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2 at Tiger Stadium St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 1 at Sportsman's Park III Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :All-Star Game at Fenway Park is canceled because of travel restrictions. During the schedule break, 7 inter-league games are played for war charity. Plans
for a USO-sponsored all-star game in Europe do not materialize, although the war in Germany is over and fighting in the Pacific will be over in 6 weeks.
IN THE NEWS :Aaron Robinson , Yankees C, returns from the military. Red Ruffing is back too, and so are Hugh Mulcahy and Buddy Lewis . Charlie Keller will follow, and a couple of dozen former major-league players will be in uniform before the season is over.
IN THE NEWS :Chicago Cubs stop Tommy Holmes 's modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games, beating the Boston Braves 6-1 behind Hank Wyse for their 11th victory in a row. The Braves take game two 3-1, as Claude Passeau loses his first after nine straight wins. . Holmes hits .433 during the streak and will finish
at .352, second in the NL. His nine strikeouts coupled with 28 HRs and 47 doubles is unparalleled for making contact
and hitting for average and power.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 12, 1945Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Braves 1 at Wrigley Field Boston Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Crosley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Forbes Field New York Giants 9, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 7, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 4, St. Louis Browns 0 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 11, St. Louis Browns 0 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 13, 1945Chicago Cubs 2, Boston Braves 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 14, New York Giants 3 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Giants 1 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 16, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium St. Louis Browns 4, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 15, 1945Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 7, New York Giants 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Forbes Field Boston Braves 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 4 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 16, 1945Chicago Cubs 4, New York Giants 3 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 2, Boston Braves 0 at Sportsman's Park III Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 9, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Shibe Park St. Louis Browns 7, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium St. Louis Browns 5, Washington Senators 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 18, 1945Chicago Cubs 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Wrigley Field Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field New York Giants 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field New York Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Sportsman's Park III Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park Detroit Tigers 6, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 20, 1945Brooklyn Dodgers 12, Chicago Cubs 5W : Leo Durocher L : Charlie Grimm S : Cy BukerPittsburgh Pirates 13, New York Giants 5 at Forbes Field Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park St. Louis Browns 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium St. Louis Browns 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Philadelphia Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Griffith Stadium Washington Senators 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Athletics battle to a 1-1 tie in 24 innings. Les Mueller hurls 192Ž3 innings for the Tigers. No hurler has matched this endurance feat.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 21, 1945Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field New York Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field Boston Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field St. Louis Cardinals 8, Brooklyn Dodgers 7 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Browns 4, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : JULY 22, 1945Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 11, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Giants 1 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Giants 5 at Crosley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 1 at Forbes Field Brooklyn Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III Brooklyn Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at Fenway Park St. Louis Browns 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Shibe Park Philadelphia Athletics 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Shibe Park Washington Senators 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Griffith Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Chicago Cubs purchase P Hank Borowy from the New York Yankees in an unexpected waiver deal, confounding fans and the other AL teams. Borowy, 10-5 with the Yankees, was put on waivers, apparently to solve a roster problem, and was passed over by all 7 AL teams who assumed the Yanks would pull him back if claimed. The Cubs snatch him for $97,500, and he will help the Cubs win the pennant with an 11-2 record, including 3 wins over the Cardinals down the stretch.
SCOREBOARD : JULY 29, 1945Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 2 at Ebbets Field Brooklyn Dodgers 15, Boston Braves 4 at Ebbets Field Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Sportsman's Park III Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park St. Louis Browns 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 11, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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