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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 (2)

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Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 4 (2)

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1944 (D) at Fenway Park

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

DET A    1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
BOS A    1  0  1    0  0  0    3  2  x  -   7 16  2

BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cramer cf                     5   1   3   2       0   0       3   0
Mayo 2b                       5   0   2   1       0   0       5   2
Outlaw rf                     5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
York 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
Wakefield lf                  3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Higgins 3b                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Swift c                       4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Orengo ss                     3   1   1   0       1   1       2   4
Gorsica p                     3   0   0   1       0   0       1   2
  Ross ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       37   4  11   4       2   2      24  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Mayo-York, Mayo-Orengo-York.
E: Orengo (16).

BATTING - 
2B: Mayo 2 (16,off Hausmann 2); Orengo (10,off Ryba).
3B: Cramer (4,off Hausmann).
GDP: Orengo (4,off Hausmann).
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cramer (5,2nd base off Hausmann/Wagner).
CS: Outlaw (6,2nd base by Hausmann/Wagner).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Culberson cf                  5   1   3   0       0   0       1   0
Metkovich 1b                  5   2   3   2       0   0      10   1
Fox rf                        5   0   1   2       0   0       3   0
Doerr 2b                      5   1   0   0       0   0       3   3
Tabor 3b                      4   1   3   0       0   1       1   2
Wagner c                      4   0   2   2       0   0       5   1
Finney lf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Newsome ss                    4   1   3   0       0   0       1   3
Hausmann p                    0   1   0   0       1   0       1   2
  B. Johnson ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ryba p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   7  16   6       1   1      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Tabor-Doerr-Metkovich.
E: Newsome (22), Ryba (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Newsome (24,off Gorsica).
3B: Metkovich (5,off Gorsica).
HR: Metkovich (6,1st inning off Gorsica 0 on 1 out).
SH: Ryba (3,off Gorsica).
GDP: Wagner (2,off Gorsica); B. Johnson (10,off Gorsica).
Team LOB: 9.

PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gorsica L(5-12)               8    16   7   6   1   1   1  40

WP: Gorsica (1).

Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hausmann                      4     8   4   4   2   0   0  20
Ryba W(10-4)                  5     3   0   0   0   2   0  19
Totals                        9    11   4   4   2   2   0  39



Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Bill Grieve, 3B - Hal Weafer

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance: 2432



Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox           
1. Cramer              cf        Culberson           cf
2. Mayo                2b        Metkovich           1b
3. Outlaw              rf        Fox                 rf
4. York                1b        Doerr               2b
5. Wakefield           lf        Tabor               3b
6. Higgins             3b        Wagner              c
7. Swift               c         Finney              lf
8. Orengo              ss        Newsome             ss
9. Gorsica             p         Hausmann            p

TIGERS 1ST: Cramer singled; Cramer stole second; Mayo doubled
[Cramer scored]; Outlaw out on an unknown play; York out on an
unknown play; Wakefield walked; Higgins out on an unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Culberson out on an unknown play; Metkovich homered
to right-center; Fox out on an unknown play; Doerr out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Swift singled; Orengo grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Swift out at second]; Gorsica out on
an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Tabor singled; Wagner grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Tabor out at second]; Finney out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Cramer out on an unknown play; Mayo doubled; Outlaw
singled [Mayo to third]; Outlaw was caught stealing second; York
out on an unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox
1.

RED SOX 3RD: Newsome out on an unknown play; Hausmann walked;
Culberson singled [Hausmann to third]; Metkovich out on an
unknown play; Fox reached on an error by Orengo [Hausmann scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Culberson to second]; Doerr out on an
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wakefield out on an unknown play; Higgins singled;
Swift singled [Higgins to second]; Orengo walked [Higgins to
third, Swift to second]; Gorsica out on an unknown play [Higgins
scored]; Cramer tripled [Swift scored, Orengo scored]; Mayo out
on an unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Tabor singled; Wagner out on an unknown play;
Finney singled [Tabor to second]; Newsome singled [Tabor to
third, Finney to second]; B. JOHNSON BATTED FOR HAUSMANN; B.
Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Newsome out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: RYBA REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Outlaw out on
an unknown play; York out on an unknown play; Wakefield singled
to left [Wakefield out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Culberson singled; Metkovich out on an unknown
play; Fox out on an unknown play; Doerr out on an unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Higgins out on an unknown play; Swift reached on an
error by Newsome; Orengo struck out; Gorsica out on an unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Tabor struck out; Wagner singled; Finney out on an
unknown play; Newsome singled [Wagner to second]; Ryba out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Cramer singled; Mayo out on an unknown play; Outlaw
out on an unknown play; York out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Culberson singled to left; Metkovich singled to
right [Culberson to third]; Fox grounded out (third to first)
[Culberson scored, Metkovich to second]; Doerr reached on a
fielder's choice [Metkovich out at third (shortstop to third)];
Tabor singled to center [Doerr to second]; Gorsica threw a wild
pitch [Doerr to third, Tabor to second]; Wagner singled to right
[Doerr scored, Tabor scored]; Finney out on an unknown play; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Wakefield out on an unknown play; Higgins out on an
unknown play; Swift out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Newsome doubled; Ryba out on a sacrifice bunt
[Newsome to third]; Culberson out on an unknown play; Metkovich
tripled [Newsome scored]; Fox singled [Metkovich scored]; Doerr
out on an unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox
7.

TIGERS 9TH: Orengo doubled; ROSS BATTED FOR GORSICA; Ross struck
out; Cramer reached on an error by Ryba [Orengo to third]; Mayo
out on an unknown play; Outlaw out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           4  11   1    8
 Red Sox          7  16   2    9

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