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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 2, 1945 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clem Hausmann |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 10,119 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Art Passarella 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Russ Derry | Left Fielder |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lazor | Right Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Skeeter Newsome | Second Baseman |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Clem Hausmann | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hausmann
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Hausmann
Metheny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Hausmann
Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Hausmann
Etten hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Hausmann
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Ryba
Mike Ryba now pitching.
Derry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ryba
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Ruffing
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Ruffing
Bucher hits a fly ball into left field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Ruffing
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes throws to second for one, and Stirnweiss throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lake scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Ruffing
Lazor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ryba
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Ryba
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Ryba
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metheny vs. Ryba
The ball gets by Holm for a passed ball. Ruffing moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metheny vs. Ryba
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stainback vs. Ryba
Stainback strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Ruffing
Camilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Ruffing
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Ruffing
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryba vs. Ruffing
Ryba hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Ruffing
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ryba
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Ryba
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Derry vs. Ryba
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Ryba
Crosetti bunts towards the mound. Ryba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Ruffing
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Ruffing
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ryba
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Ryba
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Ryba
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ruffing moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metheny vs. Ryba
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryba fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Ruffing
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lazor for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Ruffing
Camilli hits a line drive towards first. Etten reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Ruffing
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Ruffing
Holm is hit by the pitch. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryba vs. Ruffing
Ryba hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Ryba
Stainback hits a popup towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ryba
Etten hits a line drive into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Ryba
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Ruffing
Lake hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Ruffing
Bucher hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Ruffing
Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Ryba
Derry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ryba
Crosetti hits a popup in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Ryba
Robinson hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Ryba
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Ruffing
Lazor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Ruffing
Camilli hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Ruffing
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lazor moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holm vs. Ruffing
Holm takes first base on ball four. Lazor moves to third. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Culberson vs. Ruffing
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Mike Ryba.
Culberson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Barrett
Frank Barrett now pitching.
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Barrett
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Barrett
There's a wild pitch. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Barrett
Stainback hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Barrett
Etten is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Barrett
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Ruffing
Lake hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Ruffing
Bucher hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Ruffing
Metkovich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Barrett
Derry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Barrett
Crosetti bunts towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Derry moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Barrett
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruffing vs. Barrett
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ruffing
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Ruffing
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss misplays the ball. That's an error on Stirnweiss. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Camilli vs. Ruffing
Camilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsome vs. Ruffing
Newsome hits a popup, foul, for a double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Barrett
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Barrett
Metheny hits a popup towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Barrett
Stainback hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Ruffing
Pete Fox pinch hits for Billy Holm.
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Ruffing
Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Frank Barrett.
Ferriss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny. Ferriss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Ruffing
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucher vs. Ruffing
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1945 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 0 2 0 Lake E, ss 5 1 1 0
Metheny B, rf 4 1 1 0 Bucher J, 3b 5 0 0 0
Stainback T, cf 5 1 1 0 Metkovich G, cf 4 0 1 0
Etten N, 1b 3 1 1 3 Johnson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Grimes O, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lazor J, rf 4 0 1 0
Derry R, lf 3 0 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0 Newsome S, 2b 3 0 2 0
Robinson A, c 4 0 1 0 Holm B, c 1 0 1 0
Ruffing R, p 4 0 1 0 Fox P, ph 1 0 0 0
Hausmann C, p 0 0 0 0
Ryba M, p 2 0 0 0
Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 0
Barrett F, p 0 0 0 0
Ferriss D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 10 3 34 1 7 0
New York 300 000 000 -- 3
Boston 100 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (W) 9.0 7 1 0 3 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hausmann C (L) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0
Ryba M 5.2 6 0 0 0 2
Barrett F 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Stirnweiss S 2
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 10
2B -- Grimes O, Ferriss D
HR -- Etten N
SH -- Crosetti F
HBP -- by Ruffing R (Holm B)
WP -- Barrett F
PB -- Holm B
A -- 10119
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