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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 2, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 2, 1945 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1945 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1945 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Emmett O'Neill |
Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Marchildon |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Cal Hubbard 2B: (none) 3B: Joe Rue |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
Ty LaForest | Third Baseman |
George Metkovich | First Baseman |
Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
Johnny Lazor | Right Fielder |
Tom McBride | Center Fielder |
Skeeter Newsome | Second Baseman |
Billy Holm | Catcher |
Emmett O'Neill | Pitcher |
Joe Cronin | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mayo Smith | Left Fielder |
Ernie Kish | Right Fielder |
Irv Hall | Second Baseman |
Bobby Estalella | Center Fielder |
Dick Siebert | First Baseman |
George Kell | Third Baseman |
Ed Busch | Shortstop |
Greek George | Catcher |
Phil Marchildon | Pitcher |
Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
September 2, 1945
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Marchildon
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaForest vs. Marchildon
LaForest hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Marchildon
Metkovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Marchildon
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Neill
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kish vs. O'Neill
Kish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. O'Neill
Hall bunts towards the mound. O'Neill juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Neill. Smith moves to third. Kish moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Estalella vs. O'Neill
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Smith scores. Kish moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Siebert vs. O'Neill
Siebert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Marchildon
Lazor hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Marchildon
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Marchildon
Newsome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella. Newsome reaches second base with a double. Smith throws the ball in to Busch who relays the ball to Hall who tags Newsome trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holm vs. Marchildon
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Kish settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kell vs. O'Neill
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. O'Neill
Busch hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
George vs. O'Neill
George takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowles vs. O'Neill
Charlie Bowles pinch hits for Phil Marchildon.
Bowles hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Gassaway
Charlie Gassaway now pitching.
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gassaway
Lake hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaForest vs. Gassaway
LaForest strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. O'Neill
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kish vs. O'Neill
Kish hits a line drive towards third. LaForest reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. O'Neill
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gassaway
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gassaway
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Gassaway
Lazor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Gassaway
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. O'Neill
Estalella hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McBride. Estalella reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Siebert vs. O'Neill
Siebert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kell vs. O'Neill
Kell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Estalella scores. Siebert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busch vs. O'Neill
Busch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. Kell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
George vs. O'Neill
George strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gassaway vs. O'Neill
Gassaway hits a popup towards short. Lake settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. O'Neill
Smith takes first base on ball four. Siebert scores. Kell moves to third. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kish vs. O'Neill
Kish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kell scores. Busch moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hall vs. Hausmann
Clem Hausmann now pitching.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake misplays the ball. That's an error on Lake. Busch scores. Smith moves to third. Kish moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Estalella vs. Hausmann
Estalella hits a popup towards third. LaForest settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gassaway
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Gassaway
Holm hits a line drive towards third. Kell catches it and throws to first to double up Newsome. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Gassaway
Hausmann hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebert vs. Hausmann
Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newsome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kell vs. Hausmann
Kell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busch vs. Hausmann
Busch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Siebert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
George vs. Hausmann
George takes first base on ball four. Busch moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gassaway vs. Hausmann
Gassaway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebert scores. Busch scores. There goes George trying to get to third. McBride throws the ball in to Lake, who relays the ball to LaForest who tags George for the out. Gassaway moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hausmann
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Gassaway
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaForest vs. Gassaway
LaForest hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Gassaway
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it and throws to second for the out. Lake moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Gassaway
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazor vs. Gassaway
Lazor hits a popup towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kish vs. Hausmann
Kish hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Hausmann
Hall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Hausmann
Estalella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebert vs. Hausmann
Siebert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Estalella moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kell vs. Hausmann
Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Gassaway
McBride hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsome vs. Gassaway
Newsome hits a line drive into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holm vs. Gassaway
Holm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Gassaway
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. George fields it and throws to first for the out. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lake vs. Gassaway
Lake hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holm scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaForest vs. Gassaway
LaForest hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busch vs. Hausmann
Busch hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
George vs. Hausmann
George takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gassaway vs. Hausmann
The ball gets by Holm for a passed ball. George moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gassaway vs. Hausmann
Gassaway hits a fly ball into center field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hausmann
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Gassaway
Metkovich strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Gassaway
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Gassaway
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kish vs. Hausmann
Kish hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Hausmann
Hall strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Estalella vs. Hausmann
Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaForest fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Gassaway
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Gassaway
Newsome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Newsome reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Gassaway
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Culberson vs. Gassaway
Leon Culberson pinch hits for Clem Hausmann.
Culberson hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1945, game 2 -- Boston at Philadelphia Boston AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Lake E, ss 2 0 1 1 Smith M, lf 3 1 0 1 LaForest T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kish E, rf 5 0 2 1 Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hall I, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnson B, lf 4 0 0 0 Estalella B, cf 5 1 2 0 Lazor J, rf 4 0 1 0 Siebert D, 1b 3 2 2 0 McBride T, cf 3 1 1 0 Kell G, 3b 4 1 1 1 Newsome S, 2b 3 0 2 0 Busch E, ss 4 2 2 0 Holm B, c 4 1 1 1 George G, c 1 0 0 0 O'Neill E, p 1 0 0 0 Marchildon P, p 0 0 0 0 Hausmann C, p 2 0 0 0 Bowles C, ph 1 0 0 0 Culberson L, ph 1 0 0 0 Gassaway C, p 3 0 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 33 7 10 5 Boston 000 000 200 -- 2 Philadelphia 100 420 00x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO O'Neill E (L) 3.2 5 5 4 4 1 Hausmann C 4.1 5 2 2 2 1 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Marchildon P 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Gassaway C (W) 7.0 6 2 2 2 4 E -- O'Neill E, Lake E DP -- Boston 1, Philadelphia 1 LOB -- Boston 7, Philadelphia 9 2B -- Newsome S 2, Estalella B, Siebert D 3B -- McBride T SH -- Hall I PB -- Holm B A -- 0
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