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.

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.

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

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

Summary

    Game  Score                     Date        Location          Attendance
    

    (1)   Cubs -   9, Tigers - 0    October 3   Briggs Stadium    54,637
    (2)   Cubs -   1, Tigers - 4    October 4   Briggs Stadium    53,636
    (3)   Cubs -   3, Tigers - 0    October 5   Briggs Stadium    55,500
    (4)   Tigers - 4, Cubs -   1    October 6   Wrigley Field     42,923
    (5)   Tigers - 8, Cubs -   4    October 7   Wrigley Field     43,463
    (6)   Tigers - 7, Cubs -   8    October 8   Wrigley Field     41,708 (12 innings)
    (7)   Tigers - 9, Cubs -   3    October 10  Wrigley Field     41,590

Matchups

Game 1

                                 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: CHI - Borowy
              DET - Newhouser, Benton (3), Tobin (5), Mueller (8)
               WP - Borowy
	       LP - Newhouser
   HOME RUNS: CHI - Cavaretta
              DET - none

Game 2

                                 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: CHI - Wyse, Erickson (7)
              DET - Trucks
               WP - Trucks
	       LP - Wyse
   HOME RUNS: CHI - none
              DET - Greenberg

Game 3

                                 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: CHI - Passeau
              DET - Overmire, Benton (7)
               WP - Passeau
	       LP - Overmire
   HOME RUNS: CHI - none
              DET - none

Game 4

                                 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
              CHI - Prim, Derringer (4), Vandengerg (6), Erickson (8)
               WP - Trout
	       LP - Prim
   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHI - none

Game 5

                                 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
              CHI - Borowy, Vandengerg (6), Chipman (6), Derringer (7), Erickson (9)
               WP - Newhouser
	       LP - Borowy
   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHI - none

Game 6

                                 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)
              CHI - Passeau, Wyse (7), Prim (8), Borowy (9)
               WP - Borowy
	       LP - Trout
   HOME RUNS: DET - Greenberg
              CHI - none

Game 7

                                 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  1
    PITCHERS: DET - Newhouser
              CHI - Borowy, Derringer (1), Vandenberg (2), Erickson (6), Passeau (8), Wyse (9)
               WP - Newhouser
	       LP - Borowy
   HOME RUNS: DET - none
              CHI - none

Trivia

• It is the last time to date that the Chicago Cubs have appeared in the Series as of the 2006 season.
• 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.

External Links

• 1945 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1945 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1945 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1945 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org

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