1945 World Series Edition

1. To save money on travel during WWII, the first three games of the series were played in Detroit and the last four were played in Chicago.
2. The Tigers hit 2 home runs during the series; Hank Greenberg hit both of them.  Phil Cavaretta hit the Cubs only homer in the 7 games.
3. Detroit pitcher Virgil Trucks was released from the Navy just weeks before the end of the 1945 season. He threw just 5.1 innings in the regular season before starting Game 2 of the WS, a complete game 4-1 victory.
4. The 1945 World Series was played as a back-drop to the ending of WWII. I haven’t seen every war movie made about WWII, but here is my top 8 in no particular order.

             Midway

             The Longest Day

             Stalag 17

             Inglourious Basterds

             The Great Escape

             Saving Private Ryan

             The Dirty Dozen

            36 Hours

 Bonus: The 1945 WS was a 10-year anniversary/rematch of the 1935 WS that saw the Tigers beat the Cubs 4 games to 2. Four players played in both series. Hank Greenberg and Tommy Bridges for the Tigers; Phil Cavaretta and Stan Hack for the Cubs. 

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