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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 8, 1945 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clem Hausmann |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tiny Bonham |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,753 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Jim Boyer 2B: (none) 3B: Red Jones |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Jackie Tobin | Third Baseman |
| Tom McBride | Center Fielder |
| Fred Walters | Catcher |
| Clem Hausmann | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Russ Derry | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Mike Garbark | Catcher |
| Tiny Bonham | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 8, 1945
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Bonham
Lake hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Bonham
Steiner hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Hausmann
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Hausmann
Metheny hits a line drive into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hausmann
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bonham
Fox hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Bonham
Tobin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Hausmann
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Hausmann
Derry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Hausmann
Grimes bunts towards the mound. Hausmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Etten moves to third. Derry moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Hausmann
Crosetti is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garbark vs. Hausmann
Garbark hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonham vs. Hausmann
Bonham hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten scores. Derry scores. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stirnweiss vs. Hausmann
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Bonham
Walters hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Bonham
Hausmann hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Bonham
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Hausmann
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hausmann
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Hausmann
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Hausmann
Derry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Bonham
Steiner hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Bonham
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Bonham
Tobin 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 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Hausmann
Grimes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Hausmann
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Hausmann
Garbark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonham vs. Hausmann
Bonham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes scores. Garbark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Hausmann
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Bonham
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Bonham
Hausmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Hausmann
Metheny hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Steiner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hausmann
Martin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Hausmann
Etten is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Bonham
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Bonham
Steiner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Derry picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Derry. Lake scores. Metkovich goes all the way around to score. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fox vs. Bonham
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tobin vs. Bonham
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Bonham
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Metheny. McBride reaches second base with a double. Tobin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Gettel
Al Gettel now pitching.
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferriss vs. Gettel
Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Clem Hausmann.
Ferriss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Barrett
Frank Barrett now pitching.
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Derry for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Barrett
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Barrett
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Barrett
Garbark hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gettel
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Gettel
Steiner bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Gettel
Metkovich hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gettel
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Gettel
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Barrett
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Barrett
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Barrett
Metheny hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich catches it and steps on first to double up Stirnweiss. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Gettel
Tobin hits a popup towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Gettel
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Gettel
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Gettel
Barrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Barrett
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Barrett
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Barrett
Derry hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Barrett
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Barrett
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gettel
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Gettel
Steiner hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gettel
Metkovich 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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Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Savage vs. Barrett
Don Savage pinch hits for Mike Garbark.
Savage hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buzas vs. Barrett
Joe Buzas pinch hits for Al Gettel.
Buzas hits a ball on the ground towards second. Steiner throws to second for one, and Lake throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Buzas moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Barrett
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Johnson
Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Bud Metheny. Vic Johnson now pitching.
Stainback takes first base on ball four. Buzas moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Walters for a passed ball. Buzas scores. Stirnweiss moves to third. Stainback moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Johnson
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Etten vs. Johnson
Etten hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Steiner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/1945 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 3 2 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 0 1 0
Steiner B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 0 0
Metkovich G, 1b 5 2 3 2 Stainback T, ph 0 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 1 1 1 Martin H, lf 5 0 0 0
Fox P, rf 4 0 2 0 Etten N, 1b 3 1 1 0
Tobin J, 3b 4 1 0 1 Derry R, cf 4 1 1 0
McBride T, cf 4 0 1 1 Grimes O, 3b 2 1 2 0
Walters F, c 2 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 0 0 0
Hausmann C, p 2 0 0 0 Garbark M, c 3 0 1 0
Ferriss D, ph 1 0 0 0 Savage D, ph 1 0 1 0
Barrett F, p 1 0 0 0 Bonham T, p 2 0 1 3
Johnson V, p 0 0 0 0 Gettel A, p 1 0 0 0
Buzas J, ph 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 8 5 33 4 8 3
Boston 000 004 200 -- 6
New York 020 100 001 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hausmann C (W) 5.0 4 3 3 3 1
Barrett F 3.1 4 1 0 2 0
Johnson V (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham T (L) 5.2 7 4 4 1 3
Gettel A 3.1 1 2 2 3 4
E -- Derry R, Lake E
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 9
2B -- Grimes O, McBride T
HR -- Metkovich G
SH -- Grimes O, Steiner B
PB -- Walters F
T -- 2:16
A -- 5753
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