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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 20, 1945 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 20, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sig Jakucki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Grieve 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Milt Byrnes | Right Fielder |
| Mark Christman | Third Baseman |
| Babe Martin | Left Fielder |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Sig Jakucki | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Russ Derry | Center Fielder |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Bill Drescher | Catcher |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
July 20, 1945
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gettel
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn strikes out. There goes Kreevich. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Jakucki
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Stirnweiss steals second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crosetti for the out. Stirnweiss moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metheny vs. Jakucki
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stirnweiss scores. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Jakucki
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jakucki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jakucki
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christman vs. Gettel
Christman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gettel
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Gettel
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jakucki
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops it up and throws to first, with Jakucki covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Jakucki
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drescher vs. Jakucki
Drescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Jakucki
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Christman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Drescher moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Jakucki
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. Drescher scores. Gettel moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jakucki vs. Gettel
Jakucki hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Drescher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gettel
Kreevich hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Jakucki
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Jakucki
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Jakucki
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jakucki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jakucki
Derry hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Jakucki
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Drescher vs. Jakucki
Drescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Jakucki
Gettel hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McQuinn, and towards Gutteridge, who fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Gettel
Christman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gettel
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Gettel
Mancuso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jakucki vs. Gettel
Jakucki hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gettel
Gutteridge 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 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Jakucki
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Stirnweiss steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stirnweiss scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Jakucki
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Jakucki
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gettel
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Gettel
McQuinn hits a line drive into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gettel
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Jakucki
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jakucki
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Jakucki
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Gettel
Byrnes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Gettel
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gettel
Martin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Holcombe
Ken Holcombe now pitching.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jakucki vs. Holcombe
Jakucki strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Jakucki
Drescher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holcombe vs. Jakucki
Holcombe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Jakucki
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Holcombe
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Holcombe covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Holcombe
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Holcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Holcombe
McQuinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Holcombe
Stephens hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrnes vs. Holcombe
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Jakucki
Crosetti hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Jakucki
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McQuinn. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Jakucki
Etten hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jakucki
Martin hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christman vs. Holcombe
Christman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Holcombe
Martin bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Christman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Holcombe
Mancuso bunts towards the mound. Holcombe fields it and throws to first for the out. Christman moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jakucki vs. Holcombe
Jakucki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Holcombe
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jakucki
Derry hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Jakucki
Grimes hits a popup towards third. Christman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drescher vs. Jakucki
Drescher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1945, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gutteridge D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 2 3 1
Kreevich M, cf 3 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 1
McQuinn G, 1b 4 0 1 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 0 1
Stephens V, ss 4 0 1 0 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 0
Byrnes M, rf 3 0 0 0 Martin H, lf 4 0 0 0
Christman M, 3b 2 2 1 0 Derry R, cf 4 0 0 0
Martin B, lf 2 1 1 2 Grimes O, 3b 4 0 2 0
Mancuso F, c 3 0 0 0 Drescher B, c 4 1 0 0
Jakucki S, p 4 1 1 2 Gettel A, p 2 0 1 0
Holcombe K, p 1 0 0 0
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30 4 5 4 35 3 8 3
St.Louis 000 020 200 -- 4
New York 110 010 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Jakucki S (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (L) 6.1 3 4 4 4 4
Holcombe K 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
E -- McQuinn G
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 5
2B -- Stirnweiss S
HR -- Jakucki S, Martin B
SB -- Kreevich M, Stirnweiss S 2
SH -- Martin B, Mancuso F
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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