Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1945
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on September 2, 1945 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Zuber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Wolff |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 30,143 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Russ Derry | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Bill Drescher | Catcher |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Bill Zuber | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| George Myatt | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| George Binks | Center Fielder |
| Hillis Layne | Third Baseman |
| Al Evans | Catcher |
| Dick Kimble | Shortstop |
| Roger Wolff | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1945
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Wolff
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wolff, and towards Kimble, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Wolff
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Layne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Wolff
Derry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Derry reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keller vs. Wolff
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Zuber
Myatt bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Case moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Zuber
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Zuber
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Wolff
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Wolff
Drescher hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Wolff
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wolff
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Zuber
Binks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Drescher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Zuber
Layne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Zuber
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kimble vs. Zuber
Kimble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Layne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wolff vs. Zuber
Wolff takes first base on ball four. Layne moves to third. Kimble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Wolff
Zuber hits a fly ball towards left. Case settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Case. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Wolff
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Wolff
Metheny hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Zuber
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Zuber
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Zuber
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Zuber
Binks hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Wolff
Derry hits a fly ball into right field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Wolff
Keller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Wolff
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Zuber
Layne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Zuber
Evans hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimble vs. Zuber
Kimble strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Wolff
Drescher hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Wolff
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wolff
Crosetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zuber vs. Wolff
Zuber strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Wolff
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metheny vs. Wolff
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wolff fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wolff vs. Zuber
Wolff hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Zuber
Myatt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Zuber
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Wolff
Derry hits a line drive towards first. Kuhel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Wolff
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Wolff
Etten hits a popup, foul, towards third. Layne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Zuber
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Zuber
Binks hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Zuber
Layne hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Wolff
Drescher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Wolff
Grimes hits a popup in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Wolff
There goes Drescher. The throw from Evans and he is out, Kimble applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Wolff
Crosetti hits a popup in front of the plate. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Zuber
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kimble vs. Zuber
Kimble bunts towards the mound. Zuber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wolff vs. Zuber
Wolff takes first base on ball four. Kimble moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Case vs. Zuber
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Zuber
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zuber vs. Wolff
Zuber hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Binks who is chasing the ball. Zuber reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stirnweiss vs. Wolff
Stirnweiss strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metheny vs. Wolff
Metheny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Derry vs. Wolff
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Zuber
Lewis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Zuber
Kuhel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Binks vs. Zuber
Binks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny. Binks reaches second base with a double. Kuhel scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Layne vs. Zuber
Layne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Binks scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Zuber
The ball gets by Drescher for a passed ball. Layne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Zuber
Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Layne scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kimble vs. Zuber
There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kimble vs. Holcombe
Ken Holcombe now pitching.
Kimble hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wolff vs. Holcombe
Wolff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Wolff
Keller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Wolff
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drescher vs. Wolff
Drescher hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Wolff
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Haefner
Hersh Martin pinch hits for Frankie Crosetti. Mickey Haefner now pitching.
Martin strikes out. 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 9/2/1945, game 2 -- New York at Washington (D)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Case G, lf 4 0 1 0
Metheny B, rf 3 0 0 0 Myatt G, 2b 3 0 1 0
Derry R, cf 4 0 1 0 Lewis B, rf 4 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kuhel J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Etten N, 1b 4 0 0 0 Binks G, cf 4 1 1 1
Drescher B, c 4 0 1 0 Layne H, 3b 4 1 2 1
Grimes O, 3b 2 0 1 0 Evans A, c 4 0 2 1
Crosetti F, ss 3 0 1 0 Kimble D, ss 4 0 1 0
Martin H, ph 1 0 0 0 Wolff R, p 2 0 0 0
Zuber B, p 3 0 1 0 Haefner M, p 0 0 0 0
Holcombe K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 0 5 0 32 3 9 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Washington 000 000 03x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Zuber B (L) 7.1 9 3 3 3 2
Holcombe K 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Wolff R (W) 8.2 5 0 0 5 4
Haefner M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Case G
DP -- Washington 1
LOB -- New York 8, Washington 9
2B -- Derry R, Kuhel J, Binks G
3B -- Zuber B
CS -- Drescher B
SH -- Myatt G
WP -- Zuber B
PB -- Drescher B
T -- 2:14
A -- 30143
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
