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The
Last Ball of the 1945 World Series
Between 1876 and 1945, the
Cubs won the National League pennant 16 times. Since then,
they've only won two divisional titles. Their last World
Series appearance was played against the Detroit Tigers
in 1945, which was a seven-game affair that the Tigers
won. Roy Hughes, the Cubs' shortstop, was on first base
with two outs in the 9th inning of the Game 7 when he
was forced out at 2nd base, which ended the game and the
series. The ball that forced Hughes out was then tossed
onto the field by Detroit's 2nd baseman, Eddie Mayo, and
picked up by Hughes. This is that ball. 
Click to enlarge
| According to this letter, the ball was originally donated
in the 1960s by Roy Hughes to the Cy Young Museum. |
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See a video of the July, 2006 day when I went to Wrigley
Field and touched this ball to Wrigley's original home
plate.