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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 26, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 26, 1945 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clem Dreisewerd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,725 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: Eddie Rommel 3B: George Pipgras |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
| Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
| Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Jackie Tobin | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Garbark | Catcher |
| Clem Dreisewerd | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Center Fielder |
| George Myatt | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| George Binks | Right Fielder |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| Gil Torres | Shortstop |
| Jake Powell | Left Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
April 26, 1945
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Niggeling
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Niggeling
Steiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Niggeling
Fox bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to third. Steiner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Niggeling
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tobin vs. Niggeling
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Dreisewerd
Case hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Dreisewerd
Myatt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Myatt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Dreisewerd
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myatt scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Dreisewerd
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Binks for the out. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Dreisewerd
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torres vs. Dreisewerd
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Clift moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Dreisewerd
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tobin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Niggeling
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Niggeling
Culberson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell who is chasing the ball. Culberson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garbark vs. Niggeling
Garbark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dreisewerd vs. Niggeling
Dreisewerd is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newsome vs. Niggeling
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Dreisewerd
Ferrell hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Dreisewerd
Niggeling hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Niggeling reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Case vs. Dreisewerd
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niggeling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myatt vs. Dreisewerd
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to second for the out. Niggeling scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. Dreisewerd
Kuhel 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 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Niggeling
Steiner hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Niggeling
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niggeling
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Dreisewerd
Binks hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Dreisewerd
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Dreisewerd
Torres hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Niggeling
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Niggeling
Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Niggeling
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Niggeling
There's a wild pitch. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garbark vs. Niggeling
Garbark hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Dreisewerd
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Dreisewerd
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Dreisewerd
Niggeling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Dreisewerd
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niggeling moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myatt vs. Dreisewerd
There goes Case. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. Case steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myatt vs. Terry
Yank Terry now pitching.
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Niggeling
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Niggeling
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Niggeling
Steiner strikes out. The ball gets by Ferrell. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Niggeling
Fox is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Terry
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Terry
Binks hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Terry
Clift hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niggeling
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Niggeling
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Niggeling
Metkovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Niggeling
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Kuhel picks up the ball and throws it to Myatt who tags the runner out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Terry
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Terry
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferrell vs. Terry
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torres scores. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niggeling vs. Terry
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Case vs. Terry
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Niggeling
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Niggeling
Johnny Lazor pinch hits for Yank Terry.
Lazor hits a fly ball into right field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Niggeling
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garbark moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steiner vs. Niggeling
Steiner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garbark scores. There goes Newsome trying to get to third. Case throws the ball in to Clift, who tags Newsome for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Niggeling
Fox is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Wilson
Jim Wilson now pitching.
Myatt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Wilson
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Wilson
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clift vs. Wilson
Clift hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Niggeling
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Powell. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Niggeling
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Niggeling
Metkovich strikes out. Ferrell drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Metkovich out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culberson vs. Niggeling
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Wilson
Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Wilson
Powell 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, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Wilson
Ferrell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Niggeling
Garbark hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Niggeling
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Jim Wilson.
Bowman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Niggeling
Tom McBride pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome.
McBride hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1945 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Newsome S, ss 4 0 2 0 Case G, cf 4 0 2 0
McBride T, ph 1 0 0 0 Myatt G, 2b 4 1 1 1
Steiner B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Kuhel J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Fox P, rf 3 0 0 0 Binks G, rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Clift H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Tobin J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Torres G, ss 4 1 2 1
Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Powell J, lf 4 0 1 0
Culberson L, cf 4 0 1 0 Ferrell R, c 4 0 0 1
Garbark B, c 3 1 1 0 Niggeling J, p 3 1 2 0
Dreisewerd C, p 1 0 0 0
Terry Y, p 1 0 1 0
Lazor J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 1 10 1 33 4 9 4
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
Washington 210 001 00x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Dreisewerd C (L) 3.2 7 3 3 1 0
Terry Y 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
Wilson J 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (W) 9.0 10 1 1 1 6
E -- Ferrell R, Clift H
LOB -- Boston 9, Washington 7
2B -- Myatt G, Niggeling J, Johnson B
3B -- Culberson L
SB -- Case G, Terry Y
SH -- Fox P
WP -- Niggeling J
T -- 1:55
A -- 3725
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