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Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 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 6, 1945 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 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 6, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tiny Bonham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Boo Ferriss |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Stewart 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Hal Weafer |
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 |
Tiny Bonham | 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 |
Boo Ferriss | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 6, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ferriss
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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Ferriss
Derry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Bonham
Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Bonham
Steiner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bonham
There goes Steiner. The throw from Garbark and he is out, Stirnweiss applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Lindell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ferriss
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ferriss
Grimes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fox. Grimes reaches second base with a double. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garbark vs. Ferriss
Garbark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonham vs. Ferriss
Bonham hits a ball on the ground that hits Grimes. Grimes is out and Bonham is safe at first. There goes Grimes trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Garbark moves to second. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Ferriss
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Ferriss
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Bonham
Culberson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Bonham
Garbark hits a fly ball into right field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferriss vs. Bonham
Ferriss hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Crosetti fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Bonham
Newsome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferriss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steiner vs. Bonham
Steiner hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Lindell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Ferriss
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ferriss
Grimes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fox vs. Bonham
Fox strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tobin vs. Bonham
Tobin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Metkovich scores. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culberson vs. Bonham
Culberson 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, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Ferriss
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 -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonham vs. Ferriss
Bonham 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, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Stirnweiss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Ferriss
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Derry vs. Ferriss
Derry hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Bonham
Garbark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Bonham
Ferriss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Bonham
Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferriss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Lindell hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Ferriss
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ferriss
Grimes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Crosetti trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Bonham
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bonham
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Bonham
Fox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Bonham
Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fox moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culberson vs. Bonham
Culberson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fox scores. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garbark vs. Bonham
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Ferriss
Garbark hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buzas vs. Ferriss
Joe Buzas pinch hits for Tiny Bonham.
Buzas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Ferriss
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Bevens
Bill Bevens now pitching.
Ferriss hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Ferriss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newsome vs. Bevens
Newsome bunts towards first. Etten scoops it up and throws to first, with Stirnweiss covering, for the out. Ferriss moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steiner vs. Bevens
Steiner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferriss scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Bevens
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Steiner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Bevens
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Bevens
Fox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Fox reaches second base with a double. Steiner scores. Metkovich moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tobin vs. Bevens
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Ferriss
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Ferriss
Derry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindell vs. Ferriss
Lindell hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Bevens
Culberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Bevens
There goes Culberson. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. Culberson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Bevens
Garbark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferriss vs. Bevens
Ferriss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newsome vs. Bevens
Newsome strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steiner vs. Bevens
Steiner takes first base on ball four. Culberson moves to third. Ferriss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metkovich vs. Bevens
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Ferriss
Etten hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Etten reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Ferriss
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Ferriss
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metheny vs. Ferriss
Bud Metheny pinch hits for Mike Garbark.
Metheny strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1945, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 1 0 Newsome S, ss 4 0 1 0 Martin H, lf 2 0 0 0 Steiner B, 2b 4 1 2 1 Derry R, rf 4 0 0 0 Metkovich G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lindell J, cf 4 0 1 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 2 1 Etten N, 1b 4 0 1 0 Fox P, rf 4 1 2 1 Crosetti F, ss 3 0 1 0 Tobin J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Grimes O, 3b 4 0 2 0 Culberson L, cf 3 0 2 1 Garbark M, c 2 0 0 0 Garbark B, c 4 0 0 0 Metheny B, ph 1 0 0 0 Ferriss D, p 3 1 2 0 Bonham T, p 2 0 1 0 Buzas J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bevens B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 7 0 34 5 13 5 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Boston 000 102 20x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Bonham T (L) 6.0 10 3 3 0 2 Bevens B 2.0 3 2 2 4 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Ferriss D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 5 4 DP -- New York 1, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 8, Boston 10 2B -- Grimes O, Stirnweiss S, Ferriss D, Fox P, Etten N HR -- Johnson B SB -- Culberson L CS -- Steiner B SH -- Newsome S T -- 2:00 A -- 0
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