The Cubs bang out 22 hits in Game One of a pair to overwhelm the Reds, 12 – 5. Stan Hack has three doubles and a single, and Phil Cavarretta has four hits. The Cubs take the nitecap, 2 – 1, behind Claude Passeau’s 6-hitter. Chicago has won 17 of their last 18 games.

On August 5, 1945 — The Cubs bang out 22 hits in Game One of a pair to overwhelm the Reds, 12 – 5. Stan Hack has three doubles and a single, and Phil Cavarretta has four hits. The Cubs take the nitecap, 2 – 1, behind Claude Passeau’s 6-hitter. Chicago has won 17 of their last 18 games.

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