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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on August 16, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Muncrief |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Russ Derry | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Mike Milosevich | Shortstop |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Pete Gray | Center Fielder |
| Milt Byrnes | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Len Schulte | Third Baseman |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Bob Muncrief | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 16, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Muncrief
Derry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny who is chasing the ball. Gutteridge reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gray vs. Gettel
Gray hits a popup towards short. Milosevich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Gettel
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore. Etten reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Etten moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Muncrief
The ball gets by Mancuso for a passed ball. Etten scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Muncrief
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Muncrief covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milosevich vs. Muncrief
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gettel vs. Muncrief
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Stephens reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schulte vs. Gettel
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Stephens trying to get to home. Metheny throws the ball in to Robinson who tags Stephens who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Gettel
Mancuso hits a popup in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muncrief vs. Gettel
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
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 -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Muncrief
Metheny hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Muncrief
Derry hits a fly ball into left field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin 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
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Gettel
Gray bunts towards first. Etten catches it and throws to Stirnweiss, who tags Gutteridge for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Muncrief
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a fly ball into left field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milosevich vs. Muncrief
Milosevich takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gettel vs. Muncrief
Gettel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gettel
Moore hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Derry. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schulte vs. Gettel
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Muncrief
Derry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Gettel
Mancuso strikes out. Robinson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mancuso out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Gettel
Muncrief hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Muncrief
Martin 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Muncrief
Robinson hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milosevich vs. Muncrief
Milosevich takes first base on ball four. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gettel vs. Muncrief
Gettel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grimes scores. Milosevich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Gettel
Gray 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Byrnes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Gettel
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Byrnes scores. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Stephens reaches second base with a double. McQuinn scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schulte vs. Gettel
Schulte is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Gettel
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Derry. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. Stephens scores. Schulte moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Muncrief vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Muncrief 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Page
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Mancuso scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Page
Gray 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
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Muncrief
Derry strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Muncrief
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Etten for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Page
Byrnes hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Page
McQuinn strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Page
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Page
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schulte vs. Page
Schulte hits a popup towards short. Milosevich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Muncrief
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Muncrief
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Page
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Milosevich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muncrief vs. Page
Muncrief 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Page
Gutteridge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gray vs. Page
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Muncrief
Milosevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Muncrief
Bill Drescher pinch hits for Joe Page.
Drescher 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Muncrief
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1945 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 4 1 3 2
Metheny B, rf 4 0 1 0 Gray P, cf 5 0 0 0
Derry R, cf 4 0 0 0 Byrnes M, lf 4 1 1 1
Etten N, 1b 4 1 2 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Martin H, lf 4 0 0 0 Moore G, rf 3 1 2 1
Robinson A, c 4 0 1 0 Stephens V, ss 4 1 3 1
Grimes O, 3b 4 1 2 0 Schulte L, 3b 3 1 1 0
Milosevich M, ss 2 0 1 0 Mancuso F, c 4 1 1 2
Gettel A, p 3 0 1 1 Muncrief B, p 4 0 0 0
Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Drescher B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 2 8 1 35 7 13 7
New York 010 001 000 -- 2
St.Louis 100 006 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (L) 5.1 10 7 7 2 2
Page J 2.2 3 0 0 1 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Muncrief B (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Etten N, Stephens V 2, Moore G, Mancuso F
3B -- Gutteridge D
PB -- Mancuso F
T -- 2:12
A -- 11088
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