1945 - Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers

Broadcasting veteran John Rayburn presents classic, historic reenactment of the 1945 World Series championship games between the Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers.

Game 1

Chicago - 9 Detroit - 0

Game 2

Chicago - 1 Detroit - 4

Game 3

Chicago - 3 Detroit - 0

Game 4

Detroit - 4 Chicago - 1

Game 5

Detroit - 8 Chicago - 4

Game 6

Detroit - 7 Chicago - 8

Game 7

Detroit - 9 Chicago - 3

Before the Series began, veteran Chicago sportswriter Warren Brown said he couldn’t select a winner because he “didn’t think either one of them could win.”

Although a total of sixty-one runs were scored in the Series, there were only three home runs, two of them by Hank Greenberg of the Tigers.

© 2022 John D. Rayburn (Audiobook): 9798200905515

Release date

Audiobook: May 17, 2022