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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 22, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 22, 1944 at Briggs Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 22, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Bowman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rufe Gentry |
| Ballpark | Briggs Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: Ernie Stewart 3B: Joe Rue |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| George Metkovich | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Lou Finney | First Baseman |
| Roy Partee | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Second Baseman |
| Joe Bowman | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Cramer | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Mayo | Second Baseman |
| Pinky Higgins | Third Baseman |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Dick Wakefield | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Outlaw | Right Fielder |
| Paul Richards | Catcher |
| Joe Hoover | Shortstop |
| Rufe Gentry | Pitcher |
| Steve O'Neill | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Tigers
Briggs Stadium
September 22, 1944
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gentry
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Gentry
Metkovich hits a line drive into right field. Outlaw picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Outlaw. Lake goes all the way around to score. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Gentry
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Gentry
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Gentry
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Gentry
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finney for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bowman
Cramer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Bowman
Mayo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Mayo reaches second base with a double. Cramer moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Higgins vs. Bowman
Higgins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer scores. Mayo scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Bowman
York hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Bowman
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bowman. Wakefield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Outlaw vs. Bowman
Outlaw strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Gentry
Partee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Gentry
Newsome bunts towards the mound. Gentry fields it and throws to first for the out. Partee moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowman vs. Gentry
Bowman hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Gentry
Lake hits a popup towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Bowman
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Bowman
Hoover hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Bowman
Gentry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Bowman
Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gentry
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Gentry
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gentry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gentry
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Bowman
Mayo strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Bowman
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Bowman
York hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Gentry
Tabor hits a fly ball towards left. Wakefield settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wakefield. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Gentry
Finney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Partee vs. Gentry
There goes Tabor. The throw from Richards and he is out, Higgins applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Gentry
Partee hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cramer. Partee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Gentry
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowman vs. Gentry
Bowman hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cramer who is chasing the ball. Bowman reaches third base with a triple. Partee scores. Newsome goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lake vs. Gentry
Lake hits a line drive into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Bowman
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Bowman
Outlaw is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richards vs. Bowman
Richards hits a line drive towards third. Tabor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoover vs. Bowman
Hoover hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gentry
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gentry
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gentry
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Gentry
Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Bowman
Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Bowman
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Bowman
Mayo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Bowman
Higgins takes first base on ball four. Cramer moves to third. Mayo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
York vs. Bowman
York takes first base on ball four. Cramer scores. Mayo moves to third. Higgins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wakefield vs. Bowman
Wakefield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Woods
Pinky Woods now pitching.
Outlaw hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Metkovich. Outlaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richards vs. Woods
Richards hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoover vs. Woods
Hoover hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gentry
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Gentry
Partee hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gentry
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentry vs. Woods
Gentry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cramer vs. Woods
Cramer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Woods
Mayo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cramer moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higgins vs. Woods
Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Gentry
Johnny Lazor pinch hits for Pinky Woods.
Lazor hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gentry
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Gentry
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mayo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
York vs. Hausmann
Clem Hausmann now pitching.
York hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wakefield vs. Hausmann
Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Hausmann
Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gentry
Fox hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gentry
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Gentry
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hoover scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richards vs. Hausmann
Richards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoover vs. Hausmann
Hoover hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gentry vs. Hausmann
Gentry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cramer vs. Hausmann
There goes Hoover. The throw from Partee and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Gentry
Finney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mayo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Gentry
Partee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Gentry
Newsome strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Gentry
Jim Bucher pinch hits for Clem Hausmann.
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards first. York fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1944, game 1 -- Boston at Detroit (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 2 1 0 0 Cramer D, cf 4 2 3 0
Metkovich G, cf 4 1 2 0 Mayo E, 2b 4 2 3 0
Fox P, rf 3 0 0 0 Higgins P, 3b 3 1 1 2
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 1 York R, 1b 3 1 0 1
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wakefield D, lf 4 1 2 4
Finney L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Outlaw J, rf 3 0 1 0
Partee R, c 3 1 2 0 Richards P, c 4 0 0 0
Newsome S, 2b 2 1 0 0 Hoover J, ss 4 0 1 0
Bowman J, p 2 0 1 2 Gentry R, p 4 0 1 0
Woods P, p 0 0 0 0
Lazor J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hausmann C, p 0 0 0 0
Bucher J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 6 3 33 7 12 7
Boston 200 200 000 -- 4
Detroit 200 050 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bowman J (L) 4.1 8 7 7 2 2
Woods P 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Hausmann C 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry R (W) 9.0 6 4 3 5 2
E -- Outlaw J, Bowman J, Wakefield D
DP -- Boston 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Detroit 5
2B -- Mayo E, Partee R, Outlaw J
3B -- Bowman J
HR -- Wakefield D
CS -- Tabor J, Hoover J
SH -- Newsome S
HBP -- by Bowman J (Outlaw J)
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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