Chicago Cubs 24 – 2 Boston Braves
3 July 1945 · BOS08
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | final score 24–2 | 1 in 45,135 games | |
| 67 | 24-28-1 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 61 | 5 runs scored | Stan Hack | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 1 |
| Boston Braves | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2B |
| Don Johnson | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Phil Cavarretta | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Andy Pafko | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Mickey Livingston | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Lennie Merullo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Passeau | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 53 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Culler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Mack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tommy Holmes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Medwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Ramsey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Workman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Carden Gillenwater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stew Hofferth | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nate Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ira Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Heving | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Drews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Andrews | 3.2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Ira Hutchinson | 1.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Javery | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Heving | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |