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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 21, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on August 21, 1945 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
Home Starting Pitcher | Thornton Lee |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Hal Weafer 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: George Pipgras |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
Nick Etten | First Baseman |
Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
Mike Garbark | Catcher |
Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
Joe McCarthy | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wally Moses | Right Fielder |
Kerby Farrell | First Baseman |
Roy Schalk | Second Baseman |
Johnny Dickshot | Left Fielder |
Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
Oris Hockett | Center Fielder |
Cass Michaels | Shortstop |
Mike Tresh | Catcher |
Thornton Lee | Pitcher |
Jimmy Dykes | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 21, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lee
Stirnweiss hits a popup towards first. Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Lee
Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lee
The ball gets by Tresh for a passed ball. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martin vs. Lee
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Etten vs. Lee
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stainback vs. Lee
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Ruffing
Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Ruffing
Schalk hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Hockett who is chasing the ball. Grimes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Michaels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garbark vs. Lee
Garbark hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Schalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruffing vs. Lee
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Ruffing
Dickshot hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Ruffing
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Ruffing
Hockett 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 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lee
Stirnweiss hits a line drive into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Lee
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Ruffing
Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Ruffing
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Lee
Etten hits a fly ball into center field. Hockett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Lee
Stainback is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moses. Grimes reaches second base with a double. Stainback moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garbark vs. Lee
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Farrell vs. Ruffing
Farrell hits a line drive towards center. Stainback catches it and throws to first to double up Moses. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schalk vs. Ruffing
Schalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Lee
Ruffing hits a fly ball into left field. Dickshot settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Lee
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Farrell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stirnweiss for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Lee
Metheny hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Ruffing
Dickshot hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Ruffing
Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hockett vs. Ruffing
Hockett hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Lee
Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schalk scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Lee
Stainback strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Ruffing
Michaels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Ruffing
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Farrell vs. Ruffing
Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Michaels moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schalk vs. Ruffing
Schalk hits a line drive into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti bunts towards first. Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Lee
Garbark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ruffing vs. Lee
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Crosetti scores. Garbark moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stirnweiss vs. Lee
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garbark moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metheny vs. Lee
Metheny takes first base on ball four. Ruffing moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garbark scores. Ruffing scores. Metheny moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Etten vs. Lee
Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Ruffing
Dickshot bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Ruffing
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hockett vs. Ruffing
Hockett hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Ruffing
Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Lee
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Lee
Grimes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Lee
Tresh fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Tresh. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Lee
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Lee
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tresh vs. Ruffing
Tresh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Ruffing
Floyd Baker pinch hits for Thornton Lee.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Ruffing
Moses hits a popup towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Johnson
Johnny Johnson now pitching.
Ruffing hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Johnson
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michaels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Johnson
Metheny hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Farrell vs. Ruffing
Farrell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schalk vs. Ruffing
Schalk hits a line drive towards first. Etten catches it and steps on first to double up Farrell. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickshot vs. Ruffing
Dickshot 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 (back to top)
Game of 8/21/1945, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Stirnweiss S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Moses W, rf 3 0 0 0 Metheny B, rf 4 0 1 0 Farrell K, 1b 4 0 2 0 Martin H, lf 4 0 1 2 Schalk R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Etten N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Dickshot J, lf 4 0 1 0 Stainback T, cf 3 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Grimes O, 3b 4 0 4 0 Hockett O, cf 3 0 0 0 Crosetti F, ss 3 1 0 0 Michaels C, ss 3 0 1 0 Garbark M, c 4 1 1 0 Tresh M, c 3 0 0 0 Ruffing R, p 4 1 1 1 Lee T, p 2 0 1 0 Baker F, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 30 0 5 0 New York 000 000 300 -- 3 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ruffing R (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee T (L) 8.0 8 3 3 3 2 Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Tresh M DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- New York 8, Chicago 4 2B -- Grimes O 3B -- Grimes O HBP -- by Lee T (Stainback T) PB -- Tresh M A -- 0
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