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Red Sox 7 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 8, 1945

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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 August 8, 1945 at Briggs Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Red Sox with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 8, 1945 
Visiting Team
Boston Red Sox
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherMike Ryba  
Losing PitcherWalter Wilson  
SavePinky Woods  
Game Winning RBITy LaForest 

Game Info

DateAugust 8, 1945 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Red Sox 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Wilson  
Home Starting PitcherHal Newhouser  
BallparkBriggs Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance26,309 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill McGowan
1B: Eddie Rommel
2B: (none)
3B: Art Passarella

Boston Red Sox Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Lake  Shortstop 
Ty LaForest  Third Baseman 
George Metkovich  Center Fielder 
Bob Johnson  Left Fielder 
Tom McBride  Right Fielder 
Skeeter Newsome  Second Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Billy Holm  Catcher 
Jim Wilson  Pitcher 
Joe Cronin  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Hoover  Shortstop 
Red Borom  Second Baseman 
Roy Cullenbine  Right Fielder 
Hank Greenberg  Left Fielder 
Rudy York  First Baseman 
Jimmy Outlaw  Center Fielder 
Bob Maier  Third Baseman 
Paul Richards  Catcher 
Hal Newhouser  Pitcher 
Steve O'Neill  Manager 

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Red Sox 7 @ Tigers 4
Briggs Stadium
August 8, 1945

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         Game of 8/8/1945, game 2 -- Boston at Detroit (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Lake E, ss            4  1  1  0   Hoover J, ss          5  2  3  0   
LaForest T, 3b        5  1  2  1   Borom R, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Metkovich G, cf       5  2  2  0   Mayo E, ph            1  0  0  0   
Johnson B, lf         5  0  1  1   Webb S, 2b            1  0  0  0   
McBride T, rf         6  2  3  2   Walker H, ph          1  0  1  0   
Newsome S, 2b         5  0  1  1   Cullenbine R, rf      5  0  1  1   
Camilli D, 1b         4  0  1  1   Greenberg H, lf       5  0  2  1   
Holm B, c             5  0  0  0   York R, 1b            6  0  0  0   
Wilson J, p           4  0  1  0   Outlaw J, cf          5  1  1  0   
Ryba M, p             1  1  0  0   Maier B, 3b           5  0  2  0   
Woods P, p            0  0  0  0   Richards P, c         3  0  1  0   
                                   Cramer D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Swift B, c            1  0  0  0   
                                   Newhouser H, p        3  0  0  0   
                                   Eaton Z, ph           1  1  1  2   
                                   Wilson W, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Houtteman A, p        0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44  7 12  6                        47  4 12  4

Boston           300 000 000 004 --  7
Detroit          000 001 002 001 --  4

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson J              9.1  9  3  3  3  4
Ryba M (W)            2.0  3  1  1  1  0
Woods P (S)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Newhouser H           9.0  8  3  3  5  1
Wilson W (L)          2.2  3  4  4  1  0
Houtteman A           0.1  1  0  0  2  0

E -- Lake E
DP -- Boston 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Boston 11, Detroit 11
2B -- Maier B, Johnson B, McBride T
3B -- McBride T
HR -- Eaton Z
SB -- Metkovich G, LaForest T
CS -- Maier B
SH -- LaForest T, Lake E
WP -- Newhouser H
T -- 2:41
A -- 26309

    

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