On the next to the last day of the 1945 season, the Cubs clinched the National League title with a 6-5 win over the Cardinals. (I love it when we beat the Cardinals.) The Tribune reported: "Ray Prim, whose relief pitching restored order in a threatening eighth inning, was mobbed by manager Charlie Grimm and the Cubs when the last Card was out.
"There were more congratulations for the 38-year-old southpaw after he and the other Cubs had been cheered hysterically by hundreds of fans lining the ramp to the clubhouse."
In the World Series that followed, the Cubs took an early lead over the Detroit Tigers, winning two of three games played in Detroit.
Joy in Chicago. --DaCubter
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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