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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 17, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 17, 1945 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Emmett O'Neill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Bill Grieve 2B: (none) 3B: Charlie Berry |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Lazor | Right Fielder |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Garbark | Catcher |
| Emmett O'Neill | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Myatt | Right Fielder |
| Gil Torres | Shortstop |
| Fred Vaughn | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Hillis Layne | Third Baseman |
| George Binks | Center Fielder |
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
June 17, 1945
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake bunts towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Leonard
Steiner bunts towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. Lake moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metkovich vs. Leonard
Metkovich hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazor vs. Leonard
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. O'Neill
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. O'Neill
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. O'Neill
Vaughn hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. O'Neill
Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Torres trying to get to second. Culberson throws the ball in to Steiner who tags Torres for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Leonard
Bucher bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Leonard
Culberson bunts towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Leonard covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Leonard
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. O'Neill
Layne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. O'Neill
Binks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. O'Neill
Case hits a fly ball into right field. Lazor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. O'Neill
There goes Binks. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. Binks steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrell vs. O'Neill
Ferrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leonard vs. O'Neill
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Leonard
Harlond Clift now playing third base.
O'Neill hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Leonard
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Leonard
There goes Steiner. The throw from Ferrell and he is safe. Steiner steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Leonard
Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. O'Neill
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. O'Neill
Torres 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. O'Neill
Vaughn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazor vs. Leonard
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Leonard
Bucher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lazor moves to third. Bucher moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Culberson vs. Leonard
Culberson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garbark vs. Leonard
Garbark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Neill vs. Leonard
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. O'Neill
Kuhel hits a popup towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. O'Neill
Clift hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. O'Neill
Binks is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Leonard
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Leonard
Metkovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. O'Neill
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. O'Neill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. O'Neill
Leonard hits a line drive towards first. Metkovich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Leonard
Lazor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Leonard
Bucher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lazor moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Culberson vs. Leonard
Culberson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myatt. Culberson reaches second base with a double. Lazor scores. Bucher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garbark vs. Leonard
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Culberson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Neill vs. Leonard
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. O'Neill
Myatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. O'Neill
Torres hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. O'Neill
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kuhel vs. O'Neill
There goes Myatt. The throw from Garbark and he is safe. Myatt steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. O'Neill
Kuhel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. O'Neill
Clift hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Leonard
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Leonard
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Leonard
Metkovich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. O'Neill
Binks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. O'Neill
Case bunts towards the right side of the infield. Steiner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferrell vs. O'Neill
Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Leonard
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Myatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazor vs. Leonard
Lazor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Leonard
Bucher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Culberson vs. Leonard
Culberson hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerra vs. O'Neill
Mike Guerra pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Guerra takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. O'Neill
Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Guerra moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. O'Neill
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Steiner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guerra scores. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. O'Neill
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kuhel vs. O'Neill
Kuhel is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clift vs. O'Neill
Clift takes first base on ball four. Myatt moves to third. Kuhel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Binks vs. O'Neill
Binks 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
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Pieretti
Marino Pieretti now pitching.
Garbark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Pieretti
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Pieretti
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. O'Neill
Case hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. O'Neill
Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pieretti vs. O'Neill
Walt Chipple pinch runs for Rick Ferrell.
There goes Chipple. The throw from Garbark and he is out, Lake applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. O'Neill
Jake Powell pinch hits for Marino Pieretti.
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. O'Neill
Myatt 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
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1945, game 1 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Lake E, ss 5 0 1 0 Myatt G, rf 4 0 2 0
Steiner B, 2b 4 0 2 0 Torres G, ss 4 0 0 1
Metkovich G, 1b 4 0 0 0 Vaughn F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson B, lf 4 0 1 0 Kuhel J, 1b 2 0 1 0
Lazor J, rf 4 1 1 0 Layne H, 3b 1 0 0 0
Bucher J, 3b 4 1 3 0 Clift H, 3b 2 0 0 0
Culberson L, cf 4 0 2 2 Binks G, cf 4 0 1 0
Garbark B, c 3 0 0 0 Case G, lf 4 0 1 0
O'Neill E, p 4 0 0 0 Ferrell R, c 3 0 1 0
Chipple W, pr 0 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 2 0 0 0
Guerra M, ph 0 1 0 0
Pieretti M, p 0 0 0 0
Powell J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 2 10 2 30 1 6 1
Boston 000 002 000 -- 2
Washington 000 000 010 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
O'Neill E (W) 9.0 6 1 1 6 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard D (L) 8.0 10 2 2 1 4
Pieretti M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
DP -- Boston 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Washington 9
2B -- Culberson L
SB -- Binks G, Steiner B, Myatt G
CS -- Chipple W
HBP -- by O'Neill E (Kuhel J)
T -- 1:43
A -- 0
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