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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 5, 1945 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rex Cecil |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 7,662 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
Russ Derry | Right Fielder |
Johnny Lindell | Center Fielder |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
Mike Garbark | Catcher |
Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
George Metkovich | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
Jackie Tobin | Third Baseman |
Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
Bob Garbark | Catcher |
Rex Cecil | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 5, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Cecil
Stirnweiss hits a line drive towards third. Tobin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cecil
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Cecil
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cecil fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindell vs. Cecil
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Lindell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Cecil
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich juggles the ball. That's an error on Metkovich. Lindell scores. Etten moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Cecil
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Cecil
Grimes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Cecil
Garbark 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
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Dubiel
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Dubiel
Steiner 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, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Dubiel
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dubiel
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Cecil
Dubiel hits a line drive towards the mound. Cecil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Cecil
Stirnweiss hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cecil
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Dubiel
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Dubiel
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 -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Dubiel
Culberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Dubiel
Garbark 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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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Cecil
Derry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindell vs. Cecil
Lindell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Cecil
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Cecil
Crosetti is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cecil vs. Dubiel
Cecil strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Dubiel
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Dubiel drops the ball. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Dubiel
Steiner hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lindell. Steiner reaches second base with a double. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metkovich vs. Dubiel
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newsome scores. Steiner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Dubiel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steiner scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Dubiel
Fox strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Cecil
Grimes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Cecil
Garbark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dubiel vs. Cecil
Dubiel strikes out. There goes Garbark. The throw from Garbark to Newsome, and Garbark is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Dubiel
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Dubiel
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Dubiel
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Cecil
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Cecil
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Cecil
Derry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cecil vs. Dubiel
Cecil 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, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Dubiel
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Dubiel
Steiner hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Cecil
Lindell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Cecil
Etten hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lindell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosetti vs. Cecil
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindell scores. Etten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Terry
Yank Terry now pitching.
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Etten scores. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garbark vs. Terry
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry has Crosetti trapped. There's the throw to Tobin and over to Garbark, who tags Crosetti for the out. Grimes moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dubiel vs. Terry
Dubiel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to third. Garbark moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Terry
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Dubiel
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Dubiel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Dubiel
Fox hits a line drive towards short. Crosetti catches it and steps on second to double up Metkovich. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Dubiel
Tobin hits a fly ball into right field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Terry
Martin 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 -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Terry
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Terry
Lindell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Culberson throws the ball in to Steiner who tags Lindell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Dubiel
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Dubiel
Garbark hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christopher vs. Dubiel
Loyd Christopher pinch hits for Yank Terry.
Christopher takes first base on ball four. Culberson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Dubiel
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti misplays the ball. That's an error on Crosetti. Culberson moves to third. Christopher moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Steiner vs. Dubiel
Steiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culberson scores. Christopher moves to third. Newsome moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metkovich vs. Dubiel
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Dubiel
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Barrett
Frank Barrett now pitching.
Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Barrett
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Barrett
There goes Etten. The throw from Garbark and he is out, Steiner applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Barrett
Grimes 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
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Dubiel
Fox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Dubiel
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Lindell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Dubiel
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Barrett
Garbark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Barrett
Dubiel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Barrett
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dubiel moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Barrett
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
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
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Dubiel
Garbark hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Dubiel
Tom McBride pinch hits for Frank Barrett.
McBride hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Dubiel
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steiner vs. Dubiel
Steiner hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Dubiel
Metkovich hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1945 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 0 1 0 Newsome S, ss 5 1 1 0 Martin H, lf 5 1 1 0 Steiner B, 2b 5 1 2 1 Derry R, rf 4 0 0 0 Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lindell J, cf 4 2 3 1 Johnson B, lf 4 0 2 1 Etten N, 1b 3 2 2 0 Fox P, rf 3 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 1 1 1 Tobin J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grimes O, 3b 4 1 2 4 Culberson L, cf 3 1 1 0 Garbark M, c 3 0 0 0 Garbark B, c 4 0 0 0 Dubiel M, p 3 0 0 0 Cecil R, p 2 0 0 0 Terry Y, p 0 0 0 0 Christopher L, ph 0 0 0 0 Barrett F, p 0 0 0 0 McBride T, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 10 6 34 3 8 3 New York 500 002 000 -- 7 Boston 002 000 100 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Dubiel M (W) 9.0 8 3 1 5 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Cecil R (L)* 5.0 6 7 3 4 4 Terry Y 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Barrett F 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Metkovich G, Dubiel M, Crosetti F DP -- New York 3, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 5, Boston 9 2B -- Steiner B HR -- Grimes O CS -- Garbark M, Etten N T -- 2:11 A -- 7662
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