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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 11, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on August 11, 1945 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 11, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Gromek |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 4,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Felix Mackiewicz | Center Fielder |
| Al Cihocki | Third Baseman |
| Steve Gromek | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
August 11, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Gromek
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Gromek
Metheny hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gromek
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Gromek
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Dubiel
Meyer hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Stainback, who is chasing the ball. Meyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rocco vs. Dubiel
Rocco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seerey vs. Dubiel
Seerey hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Meyer scores. Rocco moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Dubiel
Heath takes first base on ball four. Rocco moves to third. Seerey moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boudreau vs. Dubiel
Boudreau hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Stainback. Boudreau reaches second base with a double. Rocco scores. Seerey scores. Heath goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Hayes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mackiewicz vs. Page
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boudreau scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cihocki vs. Page
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Grimes. Mackiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gromek vs. Page
Gromek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meyer vs. Page
Meyer hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Gromek
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Gromek
Stainback hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Gromek
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. Grimes moves to third. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Gromek
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grimes scores. Crosetti scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Gromek
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Page
Rocco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Page
Seerey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Page
Page fires to first and picks off Seerey. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Page
Heath hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Page
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Page
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Gromek
Metheny hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gromek
Martin hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gromek
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Etten for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Gromek
Grimes hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Page
Mackiewicz strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Page
Cihocki hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Page
Gromek 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 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Gromek
Stainback hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gromek
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Page
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Page
Rocco hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seerey vs. Page
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Gromek
Page strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Gromek
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gromek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Gromek
Metheny hits a popup in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Page
Heath 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 -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Page
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Page
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Boudreau moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mackiewicz vs. Page
Mackiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. Boudreau moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cihocki vs. Page
Cihocki hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gromek
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco scoops it up and throws to first, with Gromek covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Gromek
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Gromek
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Gromek
Stainback hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gromek vs. Page
Gromek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Page
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rocco vs. Page
Rocco hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Page
Seerey hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gromek
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Gromek
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Gromek
Russ Derry pinch hits for Joe Page.
Derry hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Gromek
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Holcombe
Ken Holcombe now pitching. Mike Garbark now catching.
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Holcombe
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Holcombe
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Gromek
Metheny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gromek
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Gromek
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grimes vs. Gromek
Grimes hits a popup towards first. Rocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stainback vs. Gromek
Stainback hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Holcombe
Mackiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cihocki vs. Holcombe
Cihocki bunts towards the mound. Holcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Mackiewicz moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gromek vs. Holcombe
Gromek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meyer vs. Holcombe
Meyer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rocco vs. Holcombe
Rocco strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Gromek
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Gromek
Garbark hits a popup towards short. Boudreau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Gromek
Bill Drescher pinch hits for Ken Holcombe.
Drescher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1945 -- New York at Cleveland (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Meyer D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Metheny B, rf 3 1 1 1 Rocco M, 1b 4 1 0 0
Martin H, lf 3 0 0 0 Seerey P, rf 3 1 1 1
Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Heath J, lf 3 1 1 0
Grimes O, 3b 3 1 1 0 Boudreau L, ss 4 1 3 3
Stainback T, cf 4 0 0 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0
Crosetti F, ss 3 1 1 0 Mackiewicz F, cf 3 0 1 1
Robinson A, c 3 0 0 0 Cihocki A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Garbark M, c 1 0 0 0 Gromek S, p 3 0 0 0
Dubiel M, p 0 0 0 0
Page J, p 2 0 1 2
Derry R, ph 1 0 0 0
Holcombe K, p 0 0 0 0
Drescher B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 30 5 7 5
New York 021 000 000 -- 3
Cleveland 500 000 00x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (L)* 0.0 3 5 5 2 0
Page J 6.0 4 0 0 3 2
Holcombe K 2.0 0 0 0 2 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gromek S (W) 9.0 5 3 3 4 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Grimes O
LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 9
2B -- Boudreau L
3B -- Meyer D
HR -- Metheny B
SH -- Cihocki A
T -- 2:01
A -- 4500
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