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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 9, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,969 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Hal Weafer 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Al Zarilla | Left Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 9, 1944
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Borowy
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Borowy
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Borowy
McQuinn strikes out. Hemsley drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McQuinn out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Muncrief
Metheny hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Borowy
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Borowy
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Borowy
Zarilla hits a popup in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Muncrief
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hemsley vs. Muncrief
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Muncrief
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Borowy
Christman 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 -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Borowy
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Borowy
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Muncrief
Borowy bunts towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Muncrief fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metheny vs. Muncrief
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Borowy
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lindell, who is chasing the ball. Gutteridge reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kreevich vs. Borowy
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Borowy
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Borowy
Stephens strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Borowy
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hemsley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zarilla vs. Borowy
Zarilla 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
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Muncrief
Lindell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Muncrief
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Muncrief
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Borowy
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Borowy
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Borowy
Muncrief strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Muncrief
Borowy strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stirnweiss for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Muncrief
Metheny hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Borowy
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Borowy
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Borowy
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Borowy
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Stirnweiss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Muncrief
Lindell bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lindell for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten is walked intentionally. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hemsley vs. Muncrief
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Borowy
Moore 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 -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Borowy
Zarilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Borowy
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Muncrief
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Zarilla throws the ball in to Gutteridge who tags Crosetti, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Muncrief
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Borowy
Milt Byrnes pinch hits for Frank Mancuso.
Byrnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Borowy
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Bob Muncrief.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Borowy
Tex Shirley pinch runs for Floyd Baker.
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shirley moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Borowy
Kreevich hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McQuinn vs. Borowy
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shirley scores. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Borowy
Stephens 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
Bottom 8
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Jakucki
Tom Turner now catching. Sig Jakucki now pitching.
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Jakucki
Metheny bunts towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Gutteridge covering, for the out. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Jakucki
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lindell vs. Jakucki
Lindell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Borowy
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zarilla vs. Borowy
Zarilla hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Borowy
Christman hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Borowy
Turner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jakucki vs. Borowy
Jakucki hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Jakucki
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Jakucki
Hemsley hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jakucki
Russ Derry pinch hits for Frankie Crosetti.
Derry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Jakucki
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1944 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gutteridge D, 2b 4 1 2 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kreevich M, cf 3 0 1 1 Metheny B, rf 3 0 0 0
McQuinn G, 1b 3 0 1 1 Martin H, lf 3 1 1 0
Stephens V, ss 4 0 0 0 Lindell J, cf 3 0 1 0
Moore G, rf 4 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 3 1 1 2
Zarilla A, lf 4 1 2 1 Hemsley R, c 4 0 0 0
Christman M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 0 2 0
Mancuso F, c 2 0 0 0 Derry R, ph 1 0 1 0
Byrnes M, ph 1 0 1 0 Grimes O, 3b 3 0 1 0
Turner T, c 0 0 0 0 Borowy H, p 2 0 0 0
Muncrief B, p 2 0 0 0
Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0
Shirley T, pr 0 1 0 0
Jakucki S, p 1 0 0 0
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33 3 7 3 28 2 7 2
St.Louis 000 100 011 -- 3
New York 000 200 000 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief B 7.0 6 2 2 3 2
Jakucki S (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (L) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 6
3B -- Gutteridge D
HR -- Etten N, Zarilla A
SH -- Borowy H, Lindell J, Metheny B
T -- 1:50
A -- 20969
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