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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.

Final

DET

8

CHC

Cubs

2-3

4

1

0

0

2

0

0

3

1

1

4

0

0

5

0

0

6

4

0

7

1

2

8

0

0

9

2

1

R

8

4

H

11

7

E

0

2

Summary

Player Stats

Top 3rd

DET

CHC

Tigers

Fly out by Doc Cramer; Skeeter Webb scored.

1

0

Bottom 3rd

DET

CHC

Cubs

Single by Stan Hack; Hank Borowy scored.

1

1

Top 6th

DET

CHC

Tigers

Double by Hank Greenberg; Doc Cramer scored.

2

1

Tigers

Single by Rudy York; Hank Greenberg scored.

3

1

Tigers

Hal Newhouser walked; Roy Cullenbine scored.

4

1

Tigers

Skeeter Webb grounded out; Rudy York scored.

5

1

Top 7th

DET

CHC

Tigers

Fly out by Jimmy Outlaw; Hank Greenberg scored.

6

1

Bottom 7th

DET

CHC

Cubs

Bill Nicholson hit into fielder's choice; Peanuts Lowrey scored.

6

2

Cubs

Double by Mickey Livingston; Andy Pafko scored.

6

3

Top 9th

DET

CHC

Tigers

Double by Roy Cullenbine; Doc Cramer and Hank Greenberg scored.

8

3

Bottom 9th

DET

CHC

Cubs

Single by Bill Nicholson; Phil Cavarretta scored.

8

4

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