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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 16, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on September 16, 1944 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobo Newsom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Bevens |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,404 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: George Pipgras 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Stewart |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
| Ford Garrison | Left Fielder |
| Hal Epps | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Hayes | Catcher |
| Dick Siebert | Right Fielder |
| Bill McGhee | First Baseman |
| George Kell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Busch | Shortstop |
| Bobo Newsom | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Russ Derry | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Mike Garbark | Catcher |
| Bill Bevens | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 16, 1944
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bevens
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Bevens
Garrison bunts towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Bevens
Epps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Bevens
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Metheny. Hall scores. Epps moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Bevens
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newsom
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Newsom
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Hayes and he is out, Busch applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newsom
Metheny strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Newsom
Derry hits a line drive towards first. McGhee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Bevens
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bevens
Kell hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Bevens
Busch hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Bevens
Newsom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newsom
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Newsom
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Newsom
Crosetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newsom
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Bevens
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Bevens
Garrison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Garrison reaches second base with a double. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Epps vs. Bevens
Epps hits a line drive into right field. Metheny picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Metheny. Hall scores. Garrison scores. Epps moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hayes vs. Bevens
Hayes bunts towards the mound. Bevens fields it and throws to first for the out. Epps moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. Bevens
Siebert hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Epps scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Bevens
McGhee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Newsom
Garbark strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevens vs. Newsom
Bevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newsom
Stirnweiss is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. Bevens
Kell hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Bevens
Busch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Bevens
Newsom bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Bevens
Hall hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Busch scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Bevens
Bevens fires to first and picks off Hall. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newsom
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Newsom
Derry takes first base on ball four. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindell vs. Newsom
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Newsom
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Newsom
Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrison vs. Donald
Atley Donald now pitching.
Garrison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lindell. Garrison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Donald
Garbark fires to second and picks off Garrison for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Epps vs. Donald
Epps hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Donald
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Donald
The ball gets by Garbark for a passed ball. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. Donald
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newsom
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Newsom
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donald vs. Newsom
Donald strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Newsom
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGhee vs. Donald
McGhee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Donald
Kell bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. McGhee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busch vs. Donald
Busch hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsom vs. Donald
Newsom hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newsom
Metheny is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Newsom
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newsom
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Donald
Hall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Donald
Garrison bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Donald
Epps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hayes vs. Donald
Hayes hits a line drive towards first. Etten reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Epps attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Newsom
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Siebert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Newsom
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Epps settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newsom
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Newsom
Garbark hits a popup towards short. Busch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Donald
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGhee vs. Donald
McGhee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Donald
Kell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Newsom
Larry Rosenthal now playing right field. Paul Waner pinch hits for Atley Donald.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Newsom
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Newsom
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Newsom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Turner
Jim Turner now pitching.
Busch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsom vs. Turner
Newsom bunts towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Turner
Hall hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Busch scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrison vs. Turner
The ball gets by Garbark for a passed ball. Hall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrison vs. Turner
Garrison strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Epps vs. Turner
Epps hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Newsom
Derry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Newsom
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Newsom
Etten hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Newsom
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Newsom
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1944 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hall I, 2b 2 2 2 2 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Garrison F, lf 3 1 2 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 1 0
Epps H, cf 3 1 1 2 Derry R, lf 3 0 0 0
Hayes F, c 2 0 0 0 Lindell J, cf 4 1 1 0
Siebert D, rf 3 0 0 1 Etten N, 1b 4 1 1 2
Rosenthal L, rf 0 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 1 1 1
McGhee B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Grimes O, 3b 3 0 1 0
Kell G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Garbark M, c 3 0 0 0
Busch E, ss 3 2 2 0 Bevens B, p 1 0 0 0
Newsom B, p 2 0 0 0 Donald A, p 1 0 0 0
Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0
Turner J, p 0 0 0 0
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25 6 8 5 32 3 6 3
Philadelphia 103 100 001 -- 6
New York 010 000 002 -- 3
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom B (W) 9.0 6 3 3 2 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bevens B (L) 4.0 4 5 3 4 0
Donald A 4.0 2 0 0 4 0
Turner J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
E -- Metheny B 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 4
2B -- Garrison F 2
HR -- Crosetti F, Etten N
CS -- Stirnweiss S
SH -- Garrison F 2, Hayes F, Newsom B 2, Kell G
PB -- Garbark M 2
T -- 2:21
A -- 14404
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