Passeau's Near Perfect Pitching, Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers, October 5, 1945

The 1945 World Series between the Chicago Cubs an the Detroit Tigers is all square heading into Game 3 game apiece. The Cubs starting pitcher is 36-year-old veteran Claude Passeau, and he's about to throw a near perfect game with just 28 plate appearances by the Tigers. While his name is not brought up in discussions of the best pitchers of the era, his performance in Game Three is one of the all-time pitching appearances in World Series history. When the Cubs return to Wrigley Field, the Curse of the Billy Goat would kick in, but for now sit back with Bill Slater and Al Helfer behind the microphone. You can find the boxscore here: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194510050.shtml This game was played on October 5, 1945.