The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 4, in Game 5 of the 1945 World Series on October 7, 1945.

The Chicago Cubs were decisively beaten by the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 4, in Game 5 of the 1945 World Series on October 7, 1945.
Top 3rd
DET
CHC
Fly out by Doc Cramer; Skeeter Webb scored.
1
0
Bottom 3rd
DET
CHC
Single by Stan Hack; Hank Borowy scored.
1
1
Top 6th
DET
CHC
Double by Hank Greenberg; Doc Cramer scored.
2
1
Single by Rudy York; Hank Greenberg scored.
3
1
Hal Newhouser walked; Roy Cullenbine scored.
4
1
Skeeter Webb grounded out; Rudy York scored.
5
1
Top 7th
DET
CHC
Fly out by Jimmy Outlaw; Hank Greenberg scored.
6
1
Bottom 7th
DET
CHC
Bill Nicholson hit into fielder's choice; Peanuts Lowrey scored.
6
2
Double by Mickey Livingston; Andy Pafko scored.
6
3
Top 9th
DET
CHC
Double by Roy Cullenbine; Doc Cramer and Hank Greenberg scored.
8
3
Bottom 9th
DET
CHC
Single by Bill Nicholson; Phil Cavarretta scored.
8
4