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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 25, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 25, 1944 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 25, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rex Cecil |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Charlie Berry 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Roy Partee | Catcher |
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Rex Cecil | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
| Ford Garrison | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | Left Fielder |
| Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Busch | Shortstop |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 25, 1944
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Newsom
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newsom
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Newsom
Fox hits a line drive into right field. Garrison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Cecil
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Cecil
Garrison strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Cecil
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Cecil
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Newsom
Tabor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebert. Tabor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Cecil
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Cecil
McGhee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kell vs. Cecil
Kell hits a line drive into center field. Culberson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Culberson. Siebert scores. McGhee moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Busch vs. Cecil
Busch hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsom vs. Cecil
Newsom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Cecil
Hall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cecil vs. Newsom
Cecil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Newsom
Culberson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Siebert. Culberson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Newsom
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Cecil
Garrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Estalella vs. Cecil
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Doerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Cecil
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Cecil
Siebert 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, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Newsom
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Newsom
There goes Doerr. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Hall applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Cecil
McGhee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Cecil
Kell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busch vs. Cecil
Busch hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsom vs. Cecil
Newsom bunts towards first. Metkovich juggles the ball. That's an error on Metkovich. McGhee moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hall vs. Cecil
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGhee scores. Kell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrison vs. Cecil
Garrison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Garrison reaches second base with a double. Kell scores. Newsom moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Estalella vs. Cecil
Estalella hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Cecil
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Newsom
Tabor hits a line drive into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a fly ball into right field. Garrison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowman vs. Newsom
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Rex Cecil.
Bowman hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hausmann
Clem Hausmann now pitching.
Siebert 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, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Hausmann
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Hausmann
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Newsom
Culberson hits a popup towards first. McGhee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newsom
Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Newsom
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Hausmann
Busch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Hausmann
The ball gets by Partee for a passed ball. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Hausmann
Newsom bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Hausmann
Hall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Partee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrison vs. Hausmann
Garrison hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tabor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Newsom
Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Partee vs. Newsom
Partee strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Hausmann
Estalella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Hausmann
Hayes takes first base on ball four. Estalella moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebert vs. Hausmann
Siebert bunts towards the mound. Hausmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Estalella moves to third. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McGhee vs. Hausmann
McGhee is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kell vs. Hausmann
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to home to get Estalella. Hayes moves to third. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Busch vs. Hausmann
Busch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Newsom
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell juggles the ball. That's an error on Kell. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Newsom
Lou Finney pinch hits for Clem Hausmann.
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGhee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Newsom
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsom vs. Woods
Pinky Woods now pitching.
Newsom strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Woods
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Woods
Garrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Newsom
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Newsom
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Newsom
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Doerr vs. Newsom
Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabor vs. Newsom
Tabor hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1944, game 1 -- Boston at Philadelphia
Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Culberson L, cf 4 0 1 0 Hall I, 2b 5 0 0 1
Metkovich G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Garrison F, rf 5 1 2 1
Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0 Estalella B, cf 3 1 2 3
Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 0 Hayes F, c 3 0 0 0
Doerr B, 2b 4 0 1 1 Siebert D, lf 2 1 0 0
Tabor J, 3b 4 0 1 0 McGhee B, 1b 3 1 2 0
Partee R, c 2 0 0 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 2 1
Newsome S, ss 3 0 0 0 Busch E, ss 4 0 1 0
Cecil R, p 1 0 0 0 Newsom B, p 3 1 0 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hausmann C, p 0 0 0 0
Finney L, ph 1 0 0 0
Woods P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 32 6 9 6
Boston 000 000 001 -- 1
Philadelphia 010 500 00x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Cecil R (L) 4.0 8 6 1 1 4
Hausmann C 3.0 1 0 0 3 1
Woods P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 2 2
E -- Culberson L, Metkovich G, Kell G
DP -- Philadelphia 3
LOB -- Boston 5, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Tabor J, Culberson L, Johnson B, Garrison F
HR -- Estalella B
CS -- Doerr B
SH -- Newsom B, Siebert D
PB -- Partee R
A -- 0
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