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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 15, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees, played on August 15, 1945 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tex Shirley |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,538 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Jones 1B: Bill Summers 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Boyer |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | Second Baseman |
| Bud Metheny | Right Fielder |
| Hersh Martin | Left Fielder |
| Nick Etten | First Baseman |
| Russ Derry | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Robinson | Catcher |
| Oscar Grimes | Third Baseman |
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Gutteridge | Second Baseman |
| Pete Gray | Center Fielder |
| Milt Byrnes | Left Fielder |
| George McQuinn | First Baseman |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Vern Stephens | Shortstop |
| Len Schulte | Third Baseman |
| Frank Mancuso | Catcher |
| Tex Shirley | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Browns
Sportsman's Park
August 15, 1945
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Shirley
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Shirley
Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shirley
Martin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Ruffing
Gray 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, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Ruffing
Byrnes 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 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Shirley
Etten hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Shirley
Derry hits a line drive towards first. McQuinn catches it and steps on first to double up Etten. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Shirley
Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McQuinn moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens takes first base on ball four. McQuinn moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte hits a popup in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Ruffing
Mancuso hits a line drive to center field. Derry throws towards the infield. Ruffing fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruffing. McQuinn scores. Moore scores. Stephens moves to third. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shirley vs. Ruffing
Shirley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin throws the ball in to Grimes who relays the ball to Stirnweiss who tags Shirley trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stephens scores. Mancuso moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Shirley
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Shirley
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Shirley
Ruffing hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stirnweiss vs. Shirley
Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Ruffing
Gray hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Ruffing
Byrnes 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, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Shirley
Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metheny for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Shirley
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etten vs. Shirley
Etten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Derry vs. Shirley
Derry 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
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Grimes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Ruffing
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shirley vs. Ruffing
Shirley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stephens scores. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Shirley
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McQuinn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robinson for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Shirley
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Shirley
Crosetti strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruffing vs. Shirley
Ruffing strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gray vs. Ruffing
Gray hits a line drive into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrnes vs. Ruffing
Byrnes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McQuinn vs. Ruffing
McQuinn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Ruffing
Moore 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 6
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Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Shirley
Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metheny vs. Shirley
Metheny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Shirley
Martin hits a popup towards third. Schulte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etten vs. Shirley
Etten hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gray. Etten reaches second base with a double. Metheny goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Derry vs. Shirley
Derry 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
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Ruffing
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schulte vs. Ruffing
Schulte bunts towards the mound. Ruffing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stephens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Ruffing
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. Stephens moves to third. Schulte moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Shirley vs. Ruffing
Shirley hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stephens scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Ruffing
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schulte scores. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gray vs. Bevens
Bill Bevens now pitching.
Gray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso scores. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Byrnes vs. Bevens
There goes Gray. The throw from Robinson and he is safe. Gray steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Byrnes vs. Bevens
Byrnes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McQuinn vs. Bevens
McQuinn hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gutteridge scores. Gray moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Bevens
Moore strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Shirley
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gray. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Shirley
Grimes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosetti vs. Shirley
Crosetti hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Drescher vs. Shirley
Bill Drescher pinch hits for Bill Bevens.
Drescher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gray. Drescher reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. Grimes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stirnweiss vs. Shirley
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Metheny vs. Shirley
Metheny takes first base on ball four. Grimes scores. Drescher moves to third. Stirnweiss moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Jones
Earl Jones now pitching.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Drescher scores. Metheny moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Etten vs. Jones
Etten hits a fly ball into left field. Byrnes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Page
Joe Page now pitching.
Stephens hits a fly ball into center field. Derry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schulte vs. Page
Schulte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Page
Mancuso 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, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Derry vs. Jones
Derry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Jones
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Jones
Crosetti hits a fly ball into center field. Gray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Page
Jones hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Derry. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Page
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gray vs. Page
Gray hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stirnweiss juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards short. Crosetti picks up the ball and throws Gutteridge out. Jones scores. Gray moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrnes vs. Page
Byrnes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McQuinn vs. Page
McQuinn hits a line drive into left field. Martin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Martin. Gray scores. McQuinn moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Page
Moore 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 9
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Yankees, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milosevich vs. Jones
Mike Milosevich pinch hits for Joe Page.
Milosevich 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stirnweiss vs. Jones
Stirnweiss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Jones
Tuck Stainback pinch hits for Bud Metheny.
Stainback hits a popup towards short. Stephens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Browns, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Jones
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schulte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1945 -- New York at St.Louis (N)
New York AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Stirnweiss S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gutteridge D, 2b 5 1 2 1
Metheny B, rf 2 1 0 1 Gray P, cf 5 1 1 2
Stainback T, ph 1 0 0 0 Byrnes M, lf 4 0 1 0
Martin H, lf 5 0 0 1 McQuinn G, 1b 5 1 2 2
Etten N, 1b 3 0 2 1 Moore G, rf 5 1 1 0
Derry R, cf 3 0 0 0 Stephens V, ss 3 3 2 0
Robinson A, c 4 1 1 0 Schulte L, 3b 4 1 1 0
Grimes O, 3b 1 1 0 0 Mancuso F, c 3 1 2 2
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0 Shirley T, p 3 0 2 3
Ruffing R, p 2 0 0 0 Jones E, p 1 1 1 0
Bevens B, p 0 0 0 0
Drescher B, ph 1 1 1 1
Page J, p 0 0 0 0
Milosevich M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 4 4 38 10 15 10
New York 000 001 300 -- 4
St.Louis 030 104 02x -- 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 5.1 11 8 7 2 0
Bevens B 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Page J 2.0 3 2 1 0 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley T (W) 6.1 4 4 4 7 4
Jones E (S) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Ruffing R, Stirnweiss S, Martin H
DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- New York 8, St.Louis 7
2B -- Etten N, Robinson A, Drescher B, Jones E
SB -- Gray P
T -- 2:30
A -- 13538
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