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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 6, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Emmett O'Neill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Page |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,661 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Roy Partee | Catcher |
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Emmett O'Neill | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Larry Rosenthal | Right Fielder |
| Bud Metheny | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Don Savage | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Mike Milosevich | Shortstop |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Joe Page | Pitcher |
| Art Fletcher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 6, 1944
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Page
Culberson hits a popup towards third. Savage settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Page
Fox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Page
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Page
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. O'Neill
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. O'Neill
Rosenthal strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. O'Neill
Metheny hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Metheny reaches second base with a double. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. O'Neill
Etten is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Savage vs. O'Neill
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. Stirnweiss scores. Metheny moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lindell vs. O'Neill
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Page
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Page
Partee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metheny throws the ball in to Stirnweiss who tags Partee, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. O'Neill
Milosevich strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. O'Neill
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. O'Neill
Page hits a line drive towards third. Tabor catches it and throws to first to double up Hemsley. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Page
There's a wild pitch. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Page
O'Neill bunts for a single. Lake scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Page
Culberson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Page
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Savage fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes O'Neill trying to get to second. Savage throws to second, with Milosevich covering, who tags O'Neill for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Page
Cronin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. O'Neill
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. O'Neill
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Partee and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosenthal vs. O'Neill
Rosenthal hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metheny vs. O'Neill
Metheny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Etten vs. O'Neill
Etten is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Savage vs. O'Neill
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Page
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Page
There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Page
Tabor strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Page
Partee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Page
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. O'Neill
Lindell hits a popup in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. O'Neill
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. O'Neill
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milosevich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Page vs. O'Neill
Page 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 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Page
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culberson vs. Page
Culberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Page
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Savage fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cronin vs. Page
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Neill scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Page
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doerr vs. Page
Doerr takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tabor vs. Page
Tabor is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. O'Neill
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosenthal vs. O'Neill
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. O'Neill
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. O'Neill
Etten takes first base on ball four. Rosenthal moves to third. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Savage vs. O'Neill
Savage hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Page
Partee hits a fly ball into left field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Page
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Page
O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Milosevich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. O'Neill
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. O'Neill
Milosevich hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. O'Neill
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Page
Culberson hits a fly ball into left field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Page
Fox 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Page
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. O'Neill
Bill Drescher pinch hits for Joe Page.
Drescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. O'Neill
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosenthal vs. O'Neill
Rosenthal hits a popup in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. O'Neill
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. O'Neill
Etten is walked intentionally. Stirnweiss moves to third. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Savage vs. O'Neill
Savage hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Partee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Dubiel
Monk Dubiel now pitching.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Dubiel
Doerr bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Dubiel
There goes Johnson. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Savage applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Dubiel
Tabor hits a fly ball into left field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. O'Neill
Lindell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milosevich vs. Ryba
Mike Ryba now pitching.
Milosevich takes first base on ball four. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Ryba
Hemsley bunts towards the mound. Ryba fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lindell moves to third. Milosevich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Levy vs. Ryba
Ed Levy pinch hits for Monk Dubiel.
Levy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindell scores. Milosevich scores. Hemsley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Ryba
Stirnweiss bunts towards the mound. Ryba fields it and throws to first for the out. Hemsley moves to third. Levy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosenthal vs. Ryba
Rosenthal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metheny vs. Ryba
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cronin fields the ball and throws to Ryba covering. Safe. Hemsley scores. Levy moves to third. Rosenthal moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etten vs. Ryba
Etten hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Savage vs. Ryba
Savage strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Turner
Jim Turner now pitching.
Partee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Turner
Ford Garrison pinch runs for Roy Partee.
Lake bunts towards third. Savage fields it and throws to first for the out. Garrison moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Turner
George Metkovich pinch hits for Mike Ryba.
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Culberson vs. Turner
Culberson hits a line drive towards third. Savage catches it and throws to second to double up Garrison. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1944 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Culberson L, cf 4 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 3 0
Fox P, rf 4 0 1 0 Rosenthal L, rf 3 0 0 0
Cronin J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Metheny B, lf 5 0 4 1
Johnson B, lf 2 1 1 0 Etten N, 1b 1 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 2 0 0 1 Savage D, 3b 5 0 0 1
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lindell J, cf 3 1 0 0
Partee R, c 3 0 2 0 Milosevich M, ss 3 1 1 0
Garrison F, pr 0 0 0 0 Hemsley R, c 4 1 3 0
Lake E, ss 3 1 1 0 Page J, p 2 0 0 0
O'Neill E, p 3 1 2 1 Drescher B, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryba M, p 0 0 0 0 Dubiel M, p 0 0 0 0
Metkovich G, ph 0 0 0 0 Levy E, ph 1 0 1 2
Turner J, p 0 0 0 0
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29 3 8 3 32 4 12 4
Boston 001 110 000 -- 3
New York 100 000 03x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neill E* 7.0 9 3 3 7 2
Ryba M (L) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Page J 7.0 7 3 3 4 7
Dubiel M (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Turner J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Partee R
DP -- Boston 3, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 7, New York 13
2B -- Metheny B, Johnson B, O'Neill E
SB -- Stirnweiss S
CS -- Johnson B
SH -- Doerr B, Stirnweiss S, Lake E
WP -- Page J 2
T -- 2:15
A -- 9661
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