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Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 26, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns, played on May 26, 1945 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 26, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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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 26, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tex Shirley |
Home Starting Pitcher | Oscar Judd |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 7,388 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Joe Rue 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
Name | Position |
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Milt Byrnes | Right Fielder |
Len Schulte | Third Baseman |
Mike Kreevich | Center Fielder |
Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
Babe Martin | Left Fielder |
George McQuinn | First Baseman |
Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
Tex Shirley | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
Jackie Tobin | Third Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Pete Fox | Right Fielder |
George Metkovich | First Baseman |
Skeeter Newsome | Shortstop |
Bob Garbark | Catcher |
Oscar Judd | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Browns
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 26, 1945
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Judd
Byrnes hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Judd
Schulte hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Judd
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Judd
Stephens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Judd
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
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Shirley
Culberson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Shirley
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutteridge. Culberson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tobin vs. Shirley
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Culberson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Judd
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Judd
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Judd
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shirley vs. Judd
Shirley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tobin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome bunts towards the mound. Shirley fields it and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Shirley
There goes Metkovich. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Metkovich steals third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garbark vs. Shirley
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. Metkovich scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judd vs. Shirley
Judd hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Judd
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Judd
Schulte hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Byrnes trying to get to third. Fox throws the ball in to Tobin, who tags Byrnes for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreevich vs. Judd
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Judd
Stephens hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Judd
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Shirley
Culberson hits a popup towards third. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Shirley
Steiner hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shirley
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a fly ball into center field. Kreevich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Judd
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Judd
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Newsome. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Judd
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shirley vs. Judd
Shirley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrnes vs. Judd
There goes Gutteridge. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. Gutteridge steals second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Byrnes vs. Judd
Byrnes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kreevich. Newsome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Shirley
Garbark hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judd vs. Shirley
Judd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shirley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culberson vs. Shirley
Culberson hits a popup towards third. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Judd
Schulte strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Judd
Kreevich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Judd
Stephens hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Shirley
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shirley
Tobin takes first base on ball four. Steiner moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gutteridge scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Steiner moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a popup, foul, towards first. McQuinn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Judd
Martin hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Judd
McQuinn bunts towards third. Tobin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tobin. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Judd
Mancuso bunts towards the mound. Judd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Judd
Gutteridge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McQuinn scores. Mancuso moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shirley vs. Judd
Shirley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Byrnes vs. Judd
Byrnes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mancuso scores. Gutteridge moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schulte vs. Ryba
Mike Ryba now pitching.
Schulte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gutteridge scores. Byrnes moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kreevich vs. Ryba
Kreevich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Garbark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich 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, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Shirley
Jim Bucher pinch hits for Bob Garbark.
Bucher hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Shirley
Johnny Lazor pinch hits for Mike Ryba.
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Hausmann
Fred Walters now catching. Clem Hausmann now pitching.
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephens for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Hausmann
Martin hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Hausmann
McQuinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Hausmann
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Hausmann
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Shirley
Culberson hits a line drive towards the mound. Shirley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Shirley
Steiner hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shirley
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Shirley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephens fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Hausmann
Shirley bunts towards third. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Hausmann
Byrnes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausmann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Hausmann
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schulte for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Shirley
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Shirley
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Shirley
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Shirley
Walters hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kreevich vs. Hausmann
Kreevich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephens vs. Hausmann
Stephens takes first base on ball four. Kreevich moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Hausmann
Martin bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kreevich moves to third. Stephens moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Hausmann
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. McQuinn reaches second base with a double. Kreevich scores. Stephens scores. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mancuso vs. Barrett
Frank Barrett now pitching.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mancuso for the out. View Play -
Browns, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gutteridge vs. Barrett
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. McQuinn scores. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shirley vs. Barrett
Barrett spins and fires to second, with Newsome covering, and has Gutteridge trapped. There's the throw to Tobin who tags Gutteridge for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shirley vs. Barrett
Shirley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Shirley
Ellis Clary now playing third base. Len Schulte now playing shortstop. Dave Ferriss pinch hits for Frank Barrett.
Ferriss hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Shirley
Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Shirley
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gutteridge misplays the ball. That's an error on Gutteridge. View Play -
Browns, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shirley
Tobin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/26/1945 -- St.Louis at Boston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Byrnes M, rf 5 0 2 1 Culberson L, cf 4 1 0 0 Schulte L, 3b-ss 5 0 2 1 Steiner B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Kreevich M, cf 2 2 0 0 Tobin J, 3b 2 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 4 2 1 2 Johnson B, lf 3 0 1 0 Clary E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Fox P, rf 4 0 1 0 Martin B, lf 4 1 0 0 Metkovich G, 1b 3 1 0 0 McQuinn G, 1b 4 2 1 2 Newsome S, ss 3 0 2 0 Mancuso F, c 4 1 1 0 Garbark B, c 2 0 0 1 Gutteridge D, 2b 5 1 3 3 Bucher J, ph 1 0 0 0 Shirley T, p 5 0 0 0 Walters F, c 1 0 0 0 Judd O, p 2 0 1 0 Ryba M, p 0 0 0 0 Lazor J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hausmann C, p 0 0 0 0 Barrett F, p 0 0 0 0 Ferriss D, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 9 10 9 32 2 6 1 St.Louis 200 003 004 -- 9 Boston 110 000 000 -- 2 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Shirley T (W) 9.0 6 2 1 6 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Judd O (L) 5.2 6 5 2 3 4 Ryba M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Hausmann C* 2.0 2 4 4 3 0 Barrett F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Gutteridge D 2, Newsome S, Metkovich G, Tobin J DP -- St.Louis 2 LOB -- St.Louis 9, Boston 10 2B -- Newsome S, McQuinn G HR -- Stephens V SB -- Metkovich G, Gutteridge D SH -- Newsome S, Martin B T -- 2:21 A -- 7388
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