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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 4

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Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 4

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 25, 1944 (D) at Griffith Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.
BOS A    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 16  1
WAS A    0  0  0    2  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  -   4  9  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Newsome ss                    7   0   1   0       1   0       4   3
Metkovich 1b                  6   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Garrison rf                   6   2   2   0       1   1       4   0
B. Johnson lf                 6   1   4   2       1   0       4   0
Doerr 2b                      7   1   3   0       0   0       3   3
Tabor 3b                      5   1   2   0       1   1       3   2
Culberson cf                  5   0   0   0       1   2       5   1
  Bowman ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  McBride pr,cf               0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Partee c                      5   0   1   1       2   0      12   2
O'Neill p                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Cronin ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ryba p                      1   0   1   0       1   0       0   1
Totals                       54   5  16   3       8   5      42  14
FIELDING - 
E: Newsome (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Doerr 3 (4,off Niggeling,off Candini 2); B. Johnson 2 (2,off Niggeling
2); Garrison (1,off Niggeling).
SH: Tabor (1,off Candini).
HBP: Metkovich (2,by Niggeling).
Team LOB: 17.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tabor 2 (2,2nd base off Niggeling/Ferrell 2); Newsome (1,2nd base off Candini/Ferrell).
CS: Metkovich (1,2nd base by Niggeling/Ferrell); B. Johnson 2 (2,2nd base by
Niggeling/Ferrell,2nd base by Candini/Ferrell).
Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Case lf                       7   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Myatt 2b                      5   1   2   0       2   1       5   2
Spence cf                     7   0   2   0       0   0       5   1
R. Ortiz rf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Kuhel 1b                      2   1   0   0       4   0      13   2
Torres 3b                     5   2   2   1       0   0       4   5
Sullivan ss                   4   0   1   0       2   0       3   2
Ferrell c                     4   0   1   2       2   0       6   4
Niggeling p                   4   0   0   1       0   2       1   1
  Candini ph,p                2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       45   4   9   4      10   5      42  17
FIELDING - 
E: Torres (2), Sullivan (2).
BATTING - 
3B: Torres (1,off O'Neill).
SH: R. Ortiz (1,off O'Neill); Torres (2,off Ryba).
IBB: Kuhel (1,by O'Neill); Ferrell (1,by O'Neill).
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kuhel (2,2nd base off O'Neill/Partee).
CS: Kuhel (1,2nd base by O'Neill/Partee).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
O'Neill                       9     9   4   4   8   4   0  40
Ryba W(1-0)                   5     0   0   0   2   1   0  17
Totals                       14     9   4   4  10   5   0  57
WP: O'Neill (1).
BK: O'Neill (1).
IBB: O'Neill 2 (2,Kuhel,Ferrell).
Washington Senators          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niggeling                    10    11   4   2   5   2   0  45
Candini L(0-2)                4     5   1   1   3   3   0  19
Totals                       14    16   5   3   8   5   0  64
WP: Niggeling (1).
HBP: Niggeling (2,Metkovich).
Umpires: HP - Joe Rue, 1B - Jim Boyer, 3B - Bill Summers
Time of Game: 3:12   Attendance: 4090
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Washington Senators      
1. Newsome             ss        Case                lf
2. Metkovich           1b        Myatt               2b
3. Garrison            rf        Spence              cf
4. B. Johnson          lf        R. Ortiz            rf
5. Doerr               2b        Kuhel               1b
6. Tabor               3b        Torres              3b
7. Culberson           cf        Sullivan            ss
8. Partee              c         Ferrell             c
9. O'Neill             p         Niggeling           p

RED SOX 1ST: Newsome walked; Niggeling threw a wild pitch
[Newsome to second]; Metkovich out on an unknown play; Garrison
out on an unknown play; B. Johnson out on an unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Case out on an unknown play; Myatt singled to
shortstop [Myatt out at second (third to second)]; Spence out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Doerr doubled; Tabor out on an unknown play;
Culberson out on an unknown play; Partee out on an unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: R. Ortiz out on an unknown play; Kuhel walked;
Torres out on an unknown play; Sullivan walked [Kuhel to
second]; Ferrell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

RED SOX 3RD: O'Neill out on an unknown play; Newsome out on an
unknown play; Metkovich out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Niggeling out on an unknown play; Case out on an
unknown play; Myatt walked; O'Neill balked [Myatt to second];
Spence out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Senators 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Garrison singled; B. Johnson doubled [Garrison
scored]; Doerr out on an unknown play [B. Johnson to third];
Tabor walked; Culberson struck out while Tabor stole second [B.
Johnson scored (error by Sullivan) (unearned), Tabor scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Partee out on an unknown play; 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: R. Ortiz out on an unknown play; Kuhel walked;
Torres singled [Kuhel to second]; Sullivan singled to right
[Kuhel to third, Torres to second]; Ferrell singled to left
[Kuhel scored, Torres scored, Sullivan to second]; Niggeling
struck out; Case struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Senators 2.

RED SOX 5TH: O'Neill out on an unknown play; Newsome out on an
unknown play; Metkovich was hit by a pitch; Metkovich was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Senators 2.

SENATORS 5TH: Myatt walked; Spence singled to first [Myatt to
second]; R. Ortiz out on a sacrifice bunt [Myatt to third,
Spence to second]; Kuhel was walked intentionally; Torres flied
out to center [Myatt scored, Spence to third]; Kuhel stole
second; Sullivan out on an unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Senators 3.

RED SOX 6TH: Garrison walked; B. Johnson singled [Garrison to
third]; B. Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Doerr out on an unknown play; Tabor out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Senators 3.

SENATORS 6TH: Ferrell out on an unknown play; Niggeling struck
out; Case out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Senators 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Culberson walked; Partee walked [Culberson to
second]; O'Neill singled [Culberson to third, Partee to second];
Newsome out on an unknown play; Metkovich out on an unknown
play; Garrison struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Senators 3.

SENATORS 7TH: Myatt singled; Spence out on an unknown play
[Myatt to second]; R. Ortiz out on an unknown play [Myatt to
third]; Kuhel walked; Kuhel was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Senators 3.

RED SOX 8TH: B. Johnson doubled; Doerr out on an unknown play;
Tabor singled [B. Johnson to third]; Tabor stole second;
Culberson out on an unknown play; Partee reached on an error by
Torres [B. Johnson stayed at third, Tabor stayed at second];
O'Neill out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox
3, Senators 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Torres tripled to right; Sullivan out on an
unknown play; Ferrell was walked intentionally; Niggeling forced
Ferrell (second to shortstop) [Torres scored]; Case out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Senators 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Newsome out on an unknown play; Metkovich out on an
unknown play; Garrison doubled; B. Johnson singled to center
[Garrison scored, B. Johnson out at second (center to
shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 9TH: Myatt struck out; Spence singled; O'Neill threw a
wild pitch [Spence to second]; R. Ortiz singled to center
[Spence out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; R. Ortiz
was picked off first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators
4.

RED SOX 10TH: Doerr out on an unknown play; Tabor singled;
Culberson out on an unknown play; Partee singled [Tabor to
second]; CRONIN BATTED FOR O'NEILL; Cronin out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 10TH: RYBA REPLACED CRONIN (PITCHING); Kuhel reached on
an error by Newsome; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt [Kuhel to
second]; Sullivan walked; Ferrell out on an unknown play;
CANDINI BATTED FOR NIGGELING; Candini out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

RED SOX 11TH: CANDINI STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Newsome
singled; Newsome stole second; Metkovich struck out; Garrison
out on an unknown play [Newsome to third]; B. Johnson walked; B.
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 11TH: Case struck out; Myatt out on an unknown play;
Spence out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Senators 4.

RED SOX 12TH: Doerr doubled; Tabor out on a sacrifice bunt
[Doerr to third]; Culberson struck out; Partee walked; Ryba
walked [Partee to second]; Newsome out on an unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 12TH: R. Ortiz out on an unknown play; Kuhel out on an
unknown play; Torres out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

RED SOX 13TH: Metkovich out on an unknown play; Garrison out on
an unknown play; B. Johnson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

SENATORS 13TH: Sullivan out on an unknown play; Ferrell walked;
Ferrell was picked off first; Candini out on an unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Senators 4.

RED SOX 14TH: Doerr doubled; Tabor struck out; BOWMAN BATTED FOR
CULBERSON; Bowman singled to right [Doerr to third]; MCBRIDE RAN
FOR BOWMAN; Partee flied out to center [Doerr scored]; Ryba
singled [McBride to third]; Newsome out on an unknown play; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Senators 4.

SENATORS 14TH: MCBRIDE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Case flied
out on an unknown play; Myatt out on an unknown play; Spence
flied out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Senators 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5  16   1   17
 Senators         4   9   2   11
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