Phil Cavarretta Memorial Replay Game

Here's a game in honor of the late Phil Cavarretta.

1945 Dodgers (Vic Lombardi) vs 1945 Cubs (Hank Wyse)

The Dodgers scrored first in the top of the second on a Eddie Basinski sac fly that brought home Dixie Walker. The Cubs answered in the bottom of the inning on a Dewey Williams double that plated Andy Pafko. Andy Pafko's fourth inning grounder to first scored Bill Nicholson to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead. Peanuts Lowery followed with a single scoring Phil Cavarretta with the Cubs second run of the inning.

The Cubs extended the lead to 4-1 when Pafko raced home on a Lowery triple.

Augie Galan led off the ninth with a solo homer to make it a two run game. Dixie Walker followed with a walk, and suddenly the game got a little tense for Cubs starter Wyse. But Wyse retired Walker on a fielder's choice grounder and then retired Frenchy Borgdaray on a grounder to first before finishing the game with a strikeout of pinch hitter Ed Stevens.


Cavarretta went 1 for 4 with a run scored.

          R  H  E
Brooklyn  2  3  1
Chicago   4  8  1

WP - Wyse     LP - Lombardi

Home Run - Galan (Brooklyn)

Bob Feller Memorial Replay Game

Bob and the 1946 Indians take on Ted Williams and the 1946 Red Sox.

The Red Sox loaded the bases against Feller in the ninth, but he got Rudy York to ground into a game ending double play. Feller did not have his best stuff, but he did a great job of working out of jams.

Pat Seerey's 8th inning solo homer off Bagby turned out to be the difference for the Indians

         R   H   E

Red Sox  2   7   0

Indians  3   4   1

W - Feller (9 IP,  2 ER,  7 K,  6 H,  7 BB)

L - Jim Bagby

Home Run - Pat Seerey

Bob Feller footage from OleMissCub on Vimeo.