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Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Day

Discrepancies

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1944 (D) at Briggs Stadium

Play by play events deduced from newspaper accounts. Fielding credits from
box score event files.

BOS A    0  0  0    1  4  0    0  1  1  -   7 16  1
DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  7  1

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Finney 1b                     4   1   2   0       0   0      10   0
Metkovich cf                  5   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Fox rf                        4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
B. Johnson lf                 5   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Doerr 2b                      5   2   2   1       0   0       2   6
Tabor 3b                      4   1   4   2       1   0       2   1
Wagner c                      5   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Newsome ss                    5   0   2   1       0   0       1   4
Terry p                       3   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Hughson p                   1   1   0   0       1   1       0   0
Totals                       41   7  16   6       3   5      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Newsome-Doerr-Finney, Newsome-Doerr-Finney.
E: Metkovich (10).

BATTING - 
2B: Finney (4,off Gentry); Doerr (22,off Gentry).
3B: Metkovich (3,off Gentry).
HR: Tabor (5,9th inning off Eaton 0 on 1 out).
SH: Finney (1,off Eaton).
GDP: Newsome (9,off Eaton).
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Tabor (4,2nd base off Gentry/Richards).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hoover ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Mayo 2b                       3   0   1   0       1   0       3   5
Cramer cf                     3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
York 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   0       5   1
Wakefield lf                  3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Higgins 3b                    4   1   2   1       0   1       0   2
Hostetler rf                  4   0   0   1       0   1       3   0
Richards c                    3   0   1   0       1   1       7   0
Gentry p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Gorsica p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Eaton ph,p                  2   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3       3   3      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hoover-Mayo, Higgins-Mayo-York.
E: Hoover (26).

BATTING - 
2B: Higgins 2 (19,off Terry 2).
3B: Wakefield (1,off Terry).
SH: Cramer (5,off Terry).
GDP: Gentry (3,off Terry); York (15,off Hughson).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terry W(4-7)                  6.1   5   3   3   3   0   0  26
Hughson SV(4)                 2.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   9
Totals                        9     7   3   3   3   3   0  35

Inherited Runners - Scored: Hughson 2-1.
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Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gentry L(5-11)                4     9   4   4   1   2   0  21
Gorsica                       1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6
Eaton                         4     4   2   1   2   2   1  18
Totals                        9    16   7   6   3   5   1  45

Gentry faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Gorsica 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Joe Rue, 3B - Jim Boyer

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 3583

Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers           
1. Finney              1b        Hoover              ss
2. Metkovich           cf        Mayo                2b
3. Fox                 rf        Cramer              cf
4. B. Johnson          lf        York                1b
5. Doerr               2b        Wakefield           lf
6. Tabor               3b        Higgins             3b
7. Wagner              c         Hostetler           rf
8. Newsome             ss        Richards            c
9. Terry               p         Gentry              p

RED SOX 1ST: Finney doubled; Metkovich lined into a double play
(shortstop to second) [Finney out at second]; Fox singled; B.
Johnson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Hoover out on an unknown play; Mayo out on an
unknown play; Cramer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Doerr out on an unknown play; Tabor singled; Tabor
stole second; Wagner out on an unknown play; Newsome out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: York out on an unknown play; Wakefield tripled;
Higgins out on an unknown play; Hostetler out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Terry struck out; Finney out on an unknown play;
Metkovich singled; Fox walked [Metkovich to second]; B. Johnson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Richards singled; Gentry grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Richards out at second]; Hoover
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Tigers
0.

RED SOX 4TH: Doerr doubled to left; Tabor singled [Doerr
scored]; Wagner out on an unknown play; Newsome out on an
unknown play; Terry out on an unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Mayo walked; Cramer out on a sacrifice bunt [Mayo to
second]; York out on an unknown play; Wakefield out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Finney singled; Metkovich tripled [Finney scored];
Fox singled [Metkovich scored]; GORSICA REPLACED GENTRY
(PITCHING); B. Johnson singled to right [Fox to third]; Doerr
forced B. Johnson [Fox scored]; Tabor singled [Doerr to third];
Wagner struck out; Newsome singled to center [Doerr scored,
Tabor to second]; Terry out on an unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Higgins doubled; Hostetler out on an unknown play;
Richards out on an unknown play; EATON BATTED FOR GORSICA; Eaton
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers
0.

RED SOX 6TH: EATON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Finney out on an
unknown play; Metkovich out on an unknown play; Fox out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Hoover out on an unknown play; Mayo out on an
unknown play; Cramer out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

RED SOX 7TH: B. Johnson out on an unknown play; Doerr singled;
Tabor walked [Doerr to second]; Wagner singled [Doerr to third,
Tabor to second]; Newsome grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: York singled to center [York to second (error by
Metkovich)]; Wakefield walked; Higgins doubled to left [York
scored, Wakefield to third]; Hostetler grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Wakefield scored, Higgins to third]; Richards walked;
HUGHSON REPLACED TERRY (PITCHING); Eaton flied out to right
[Higgins scored]; Hoover flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 5, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 8TH: Hughson walked; Finney out on a sacrifice bunt
[Hughson to second]; Metkovich out on an unknown play; Fox
reached on an error by Hoover [Hughson scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; B. Johnson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Mayo singled; Cramer singled [Mayo to second]; York
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayo
to third, Cramer out at second]; Wakefield grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

RED SOX 9TH: Doerr out on an unknown play; Tabor homered to
left; Wagner out on an unknown play; Newsome singled; Hughson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Higgins struck out; Hostetler struck out; Richards
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          7  16   1   11
 Tigers           3   7   1    5

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