1945 Chicago Cubs

1945 Chicago Cubs / Franchise: Chicago Cubs / BR Team Page

Record: 98-56, Finished 1st in National League (1945 NL)

Clinched Pennant: September 29, 1945, At Pittsburgh Pirates

Managed by Charlie Grimm

Coaches: Roy Johnson, Red Smith and Milt Stock

Ballpark: Wrigley Field

Awards and Honors

• All-Stars: Phil Cavarretta, Stan Hack, Don Johnson, Andy Pafko, Claude Passeau and Hank Wyse
• NL MVP: Phil Cavarretta

World Series

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

Further Reading

• Douglas Jordan: "The 1945 Pennant Races", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Vol. 52, Nr. 2 (Fall 2023), pp. 47-54.
• John C. Skipper: The Cubs Win the Pennant!: Charlie Grimm, the Billy Goat Curse, and the 1945 World Series Run, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004.

Newspaper

• Washington Post: "Cubs edge Pirates, 4-3, to cinch Pennant", Historicnewspapers.com, September 30, 1945

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