Game Played on Tuesday, April 17, 1945 (D) at Yankee Stadium I
BOS A 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 9 4
NY A 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 x - 8 6 2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO AB. Steiner 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0
Metkovich 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 2
Fox rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
B. Johnson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Cronin 3b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 3
Culberson cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Newsome ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Walters c 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
Cecil p 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 3
Clark p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lazor ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4 3 2 24 10
FIELDING - E: Metkovich 3 (3), Cecil (1).
BATTING - HR: B. Steiner (1,7th inning off Donald 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Newsome (1,off Donald).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: B. Steiner (1,2nd base off Donald/Garbark).
CS: Culberson (1,2nd base by Donald/Garbark); Walters (1,3rd base by Donald/Garbark);
Fox (1,2nd base by Donald/Garbark).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO AStirnweiss 2b 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 2
Martin lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
Derry rf 4 2 2 5 0 1 1 0
Lindell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Etten 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 7 0
Buzas ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 4
Savage 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Garbark c 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3
Donald p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Metheny ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 6 7 3 6 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Buzas-Stirnweiss-Etten.
E: Derry (1), Savage (1).
BATTING - 2B: Etten (1,off Cecil).
HR: Derry 2 (2,3rd inning off Cecil 0 on 2 out,7th inning off Cecil 3 on 1
out).
SH: Metheny (1,off Cecil).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFPCecil L(0-1) 6.1 6 8 2 3 5 2 30
Clark 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Totals 8 6 8 2 3 6 2 35
WP: Cecil (1).
New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFPDonald W(1-0) 7 9 4 4 3 2 1 29
Turner SV(1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals 9 9 4 4 3 2 1 36
Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox New York Yankees
1. B. Steiner 2b Stirnweiss 2b
2. Metkovich 1b Martin lf
3. Fox rf Derry rf
4. B. Johnson lf Lindell cf
5. Cronin 3b Etten 1b
6. Culberson cf Buzas ss
7. Newsome ss Savage 3b
8. Walters c Garbark c
9. Cecil p Donald p
RED SOX 1ST: B. Steiner singled; Metkovich singled [B. Steiner
to third]; Fox singled [B. Steiner scored, Metkovich to second];
B. Johnson struck out; Cronin singled to right [Metkovich
scored, Fox to third, Cronin to second (error by Derry)];
Culberson flied out to center [Fox scored]; Newsome flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Stirnweiss was called out on strikes; Martin
grounded out (first to pitcher); Derry grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Walters flied out to center; Cecil singled to
shortstop; B. Steiner forced Cecil (second to shortstop); B.
Steiner stole second; Metkovich walked; Fox popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Lindell singled; Cecil threw a wild pitch [Lindell
to second]; Etten walked; Buzas forced Etten (pitcher to
shortstop) [Lindell to third]; Savage reached on a fielder's
choice [Lindell out at home (third to catcher), Buzas to
second]; Garbark walked [Buzas to third, Savage to second];
Donald grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
RED SOX 3RD: B. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Cronin
walked; Culberson forced Cronin (shortstop to second); Culberson
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Stirnweiss struck out; Martin grounded out (first
to pitcher); Derry homered to right; Lindell popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Newsome lined to left; Walters walked; Cecil
singled [Walters to second]; Walters was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [Cecil to second]; B. Steiner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 4TH: Etten struck out; Buzas grounded out (third to
first); Savage grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 5TH: Metkovich struck out; Fox singled; Fox was caught
stealing second; B. Johnson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 5TH: Garbark out on an unknown play; Donald out on an
unknown play; Stirnweiss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 3, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 6TH: Cronin singled; Culberson out on an unknown play;
Newsome grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cronin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3,
Yankees 1.
YANKEES 6TH: Martin out on an unknown play; Derry struck out;
Lindell out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
3, Yankees 1.
RED SOX 7TH: Walters out on an unknown play; Cecil out on an
unknown play; B. Steiner homered to right; Metkovich out on an
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.
YANKEES 7TH: Etten doubled to right; Buzas singled to right
[Etten scored]; Savage singled to left [Buzas to second]; Buzas
safe on a pick-off error by Cecil [Buzas to third, Savage to
second]; Garbark reached on an error by Metkovich [Buzas scored
(unearned) (RBI), Savage scored (error by Metkovich) (unearned),
Garbark to first]; Garbark grounded to first, but Buzas held
at third as Savage ran to third; Metkovich tried to tag Garbark
but missed him for an error and Buzas broke for the plate;
Metkovich threw home wildly for a second error and both runners
scored; METHENY BATTED FOR DONALD; Metheny out on a
sacrifice bunt [Garbark to second]; Stirnweiss walked; Martin
reached on an error by Metkovich [Garbark to third, Stirnweiss
to second]; Third error in inning by Metkovich set new AL
record and tied NL record for most errors in an inning;
Derry homered to right (unearned) [Garbark scored (unearned),
Stirnweiss scored (unearned), Martin scored (unearned)]; CLARK
REPLACED CECIL (PITCHING); Lindell out on an unknown play; Etten
out on an unknown play; 7 R (1 ER), 4 H, 4 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4,
Yankees 8.
RED SOX 8TH: TURNER REPLACED METHENY (PITCHING); Fox reached on
an error by Savage; B. Johnson out on an unknown play; Cronin
out on an unknown play; Culberson out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 8.
YANKEES 8TH: Buzas out on an unknown play; Savage struck out;
Garbark out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
4, Yankees 8.
RED SOX 9TH: Newsome out on an unknown play; Walters out on an
unknown play; LAZOR BATTED FOR CLARK; Lazor lined out on an
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 4 9 4 5
Yankees 8 6 2 3
