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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the New York Yankees, played on August 31, 1945 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Gettel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 30,036 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
| Charlie Keller | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Al Gettel | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| George Myatt | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Lewis | Right Fielder |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| George Binks | Center Fielder |
| Hillis Layne | Third Baseman |
| Mike Guerra | Catcher |
| Dick Kimble | Shortstop |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
August 31, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Niggeling
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Niggeling
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Niggeling
Stainback hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keller vs. Niggeling
Keller takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss moves to third. Stainback moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Etten vs. Niggeling
Etten takes first base on ball four. Stirnweiss scores. Stainback moves to third. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Niggeling
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Grimes vs. Niggeling
Grimes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Gettel
Case hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Gettel
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gettel
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Niggeling
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gettel vs. Niggeling
Gettel bunts towards first. Kuhel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Niggeling
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Layne juggles the ball. That's an error on Layne. Gettel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metheny vs. Niggeling
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Niggeling
Stainback strikes out. Guerra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Stainback out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gettel
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Gettel
Binks bunts towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Gettel
Layne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Keller who is chasing the ball. Layne reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guerra vs. Gettel
Guerra hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Niggeling
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Niggeling
Etten hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niggeling
Robinson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Niggeling
Grimes takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Niggeling
Crosetti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimble vs. Gettel
Kimble hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Gettel
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Gettel
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Niggeling
Gettel hits a line drive towards short. Kimble reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Niggeling
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metheny vs. Niggeling
There goes Stirnweiss. The throw from Guerra and he is safe. Stirnweiss steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metheny vs. Niggeling
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Niggeling
Stainback hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Gettel
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gettel
Lewis hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gettel
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gettel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Gettel
Binks hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Niggeling
Mike Kreevich now playing center field. George Binks now playing left field.
Keller strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Niggeling
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Niggeling
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Gettel
Layne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerra vs. Gettel
Guerra bunts towards first. Etten fields the ball and throws to Gettel covering. Safe. Layne moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kimble vs. Gettel
Kimble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Layne moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Niggeling vs. Gettel
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Niggeling
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Niggeling
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Niggeling
Gettel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Niggeling
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gettel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metheny vs. Niggeling
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gettel
Kreevich 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 -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Gettel
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Gettel
There goes Myatt. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Myatt steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Gettel
Lewis hits a line drive towards third. Grimes catches it and throws to second to double up Myatt. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Niggeling
Stainback hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Niggeling
Keller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Guerra settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Niggeling
Etten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Niggeling
Robinson strikes out. Guerra drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Robinson out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Gettel
Kuhel hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Gettel
Binks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Layne vs. Gettel
There goes Binks. The throw from Robinson and he is out, Crosetti applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Gettel
Layne hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Niggeling
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Niggeling
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gettel vs. Niggeling
Gettel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lewis. Gettel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stirnweiss vs. Niggeling
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gettel scores. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metheny vs. Niggeling
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. Gettel
Guerra hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kimble vs. Gettel
Kimble hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Gettel
Harlond Clift pinch hits for Johnny Niggeling.
Clift strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Pieretti
Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Pieretti
Keller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stainback moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Etten vs. Pieretti
Etten hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Pieretti
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pieretti fields it and throws to first for the out. Stainback scores. Keller moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Pieretti
Grimes hits a popup towards short. Kimble settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Gettel
Kreevich hits a fly ball into left field. Keller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Gettel
Myatt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Gettel
Lewis bunts towards third. Grimes picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Grimes. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. Gettel
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Gettel
Binks 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1945, game 2 -- New York at Washington (N)
New York AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 4 1 3 1 Case G, lf 2 0 0 0
Metheny B, rf 5 0 0 0 Kreevich M, cf 2 0 0 0
Stainback T, cf 5 1 2 0 Myatt G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Keller C, lf 4 0 2 0 Lewis B, rf 4 1 1 0
Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 1 Kuhel J, 1b 4 0 2 1
Robinson A, c 5 0 1 1 Binks G, cf-lf 3 0 0 0
Grimes O, 3b 4 0 0 0 Layne H, 3b 3 0 2 0
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 0 Guerra M, c 3 0 1 0
Gettel A, p 3 1 1 0 Kimble D, ss 3 0 0 0
Niggeling J, p 2 0 0 0
Clift H, ph 1 0 0 0
Pieretti M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 11 3 30 1 6 1
New York 100 000 011 -- 3
Washington 000 000 001 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gettel A (W) 9.0 6 1 0 2 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (L) 8.0 9 2 2 5 7
Pieretti M 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
E -- Layne H, Grimes O
DP -- New York 2, Washington 1
LOB -- New York 13, Washington 4
2B -- Gettel A
3B -- Layne H
SB -- Stirnweiss S, Myatt G
CS -- Binks G
T -- 2:15
A -- 30036
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