The Cubs, World War II and Chicago in 1945-- Part 6: V-E and V-J Days

Things began to look up when the Nazis surrendered on May 7, 1945.  James Gallagher, the Cubs vice president hailed V-E Day with a baseball metaphor:  "The unconditional surrender of Germany has put our armies on second base.  One more hit against the Japs and we can send all the boys home."

When the Japanese surrendered on August 14, the Cubs were on a roll, playing the Brooklyn Dodgers that day.  "We didn't get to bed until 3 or 4 in the morning, but we beat the Dodgers by maybe 16 runs," Don Johnson remembers.

--GreGen