Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 5, 1945
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 5, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mel Harder |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Rue 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Meyer | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Rocco | First Baseman |
| Pat Seerey | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Felix Mackiewicz | Center Fielder |
| Al Cihocki | Third Baseman |
| Mel Harder | Pitcher |
| Lou Boudreau | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Lou Finney | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Milt Byrnes | Center Fielder |
| Red Hayworth | Catcher |
| Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Indians
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 5, 1945
Top 1
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Muncrief
Meyer hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Muncrief
Rocco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Muncrief
Seerey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rocco moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Muncrief
Heath hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Muncrief
Boudreau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cihocki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Muncrief
Mackiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Muncrief
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Muncrief
Harder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rocco fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayworth vs. Harder
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cihocki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Muncrief
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Muncrief
Rocco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Rocco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seerey vs. Muncrief
Seerey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rocco scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Muncrief
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Muncrief
Boudreau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Seerey trying to get to third. McQuinn throws to Christman who tags Seerey for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Harder
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackiewicz vs. Muncrief
Mackiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutteridge. Hayes moves to third. Mackiewicz moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cihocki vs. Muncrief
Cihocki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finney throws the ball in to Christman who relays the ball to Gutteridge who tags Cihocki trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hayes scores. Mackiewicz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harder vs. Muncrief
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to home to get Mackiewicz. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meyer vs. Muncrief
Meyer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Harder
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rocco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hayworth vs. Harder
Hayworth hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Christman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Muncrief vs. Harder
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Muncrief
Rocco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seerey vs. Muncrief
Seerey bunts towards third. Christman juggles the ball. That's an error on Christman. Rocco moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Muncrief
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Muncrief
Boudreau strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mackiewicz. Finney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Muncrief
Mackiewicz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Byrnes. Mackiewicz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cihocki vs. Muncrief
Hayworth throws to second, with Stephens covering, and has Mackiewicz trapped. There's the throw to Christman who tags Mackiewicz for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Muncrief
Cihocki 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 -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harder vs. Muncrief
Harder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Mackiewicz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mackiewicz who is chasing the ball. Christman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes hits a fly ball towards cemter. Mackiewicz catches it and throws to home to double up Christman. View Play
Top 7
-
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Muncrief
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rocco vs. Muncrief
Rocco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore. Rocco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seerey vs. Muncrief
Seerey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Muncrief
Heath is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boudreau vs. Muncrief
Boudreau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rocco scores. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Muncrief
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Harder
Pete Gray pinch hits for Red Hayworth.
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Harder
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Bob Muncrief.
Schultz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Harder
Ellis Clary pinch runs for Joe Schultz.
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cihocki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Harder
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Boudreau fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mackiewicz vs. Zoldak
Frank Mancuso now catching. Sam Zoldak now pitching.
Mackiewicz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cihocki vs. Zoldak
Cihocki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harder vs. Zoldak
Harder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Harder
McQuinn hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Harder
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cihocki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Harder
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mackiewicz. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Christman vs. Harder
Christman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mackiewicz who is chasing the ball. Christman reaches third base with a triple. Moore scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Byrnes vs. Harder
There's a wild pitch. Christman scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Harder
Byrnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Harder
Mancuso strikes out. View Play
Top 9
-
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Zoldak
Meyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore. Meyer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rocco vs. Shirley
Tex Shirley now pitching.
Rocco hits a fly ball into center field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meyer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seerey vs. Shirley
Seerey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Shirley
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Shirley
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Shirley
Hayes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mackiewicz vs. Shirley
Mackiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Harder
Mike Kreevich pinch hits for Tex Shirley.
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Klieman
Ed Klieman now pitching.
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into right field. Seerey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finney vs. Klieman
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meyer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/5/1945, game 1 -- Cleveland at St.Louis (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Meyer D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 5 0 0 0
Rocco M, 1b 4 2 3 0 Finney L, lf 5 0 2 0
Seerey P, rf 3 1 2 1 McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 4 1 1 3 Stephens V, ss 4 0 1 0
Boudreau L, ss 5 0 2 1 Moore G, rf 3 2 1 0
Hayes F, c 4 1 1 0 Christman M, 3b 4 1 4 1
Mackiewicz F, cf 5 0 1 0 Byrnes M, cf 3 0 0 0
Cihocki A, 3b 4 0 3 1 Hayworth R, c 2 0 1 1
Harder M, p 4 0 0 0 Gray P, ph 1 0 0 0
Klieman E, p 0 0 0 0 Mancuso F, c 1 0 0 0
Muncrief B, p 2 0 0 0
Schultz J, ph 1 0 1 0
Clary E, pr 0 0 0 0
Zoldak S, p 0 0 0 0
Shirley T, p 0 0 0 0
Kreevich M, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 14 6 35 3 10 2
Cleveland 001 100 103 -- 6
St.Louis 000 100 020 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Harder M (W)* 8.0 10 3 3 3 1
Klieman E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief B 7.0 10 3 2 3 5
Zoldak S (L)+ 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Shirley T 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Gutteridge D, Christman M
DP -- Cleveland 2, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, St.Louis 8
2B -- Rocco M 2, Finney L, Mackiewicz F, Moore G, Meyer D
3B -- Christman M 2
HR -- Heath J
SH -- Seerey P
WP -- Harder M
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
