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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 24, 1945
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators, played on June 24, 1945 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 24, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 24, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mickey Haefner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Boo Ferriss |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Boyer 1B: Red Jones 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Summers |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Case | Left Fielder |
| George Myatt | Right Fielder |
| Fred Vaughn | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kuhel | First Baseman |
| Harlond Clift | Third Baseman |
| George Binks | Center Fielder |
| Gil Torres | Shortstop |
| Rick Ferrell | Catcher |
| Mickey Haefner | Pitcher |
| Ossie Bluege | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lake | Shortstop |
| Ben Steiner | Second Baseman |
| Leon Culberson | Center Fielder |
| Bob Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Tom McBride | Right Fielder |
| Skeeter Newsome | Third Baseman |
| George Metkovich | First Baseman |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Boo Ferriss | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
June 24, 1945
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Ferriss
Case hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Ferriss
Myatt strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Ferriss
Vaughn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Haefner
Lake strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Haefner
Steiner 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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Haefner
Culberson hits a fly ball into center field. Binks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ferriss
Kuhel 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 -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ferriss
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Ferriss
Binks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Binks reaches second base with a double. Clift goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Ferriss
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Binks moves to third. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ferrell vs. Ferriss
Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Binks scores. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haefner vs. Ferriss
Haefner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newsome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haefner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Haefner
McBride hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Haefner
Newsome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metkovich vs. Haefner
Metkovich hits a popup towards first. Kuhel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Ferriss
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Ferriss
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Case moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Ferriss
Vaughn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kuhel vs. Ferriss
Kuhel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Ferriss covering, for the out. Case moves to third. Myatt moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clift vs. Ferriss
Clift takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Binks vs. Ferriss
Binks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Steiner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Haefner
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Haefner
Ferriss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lake vs. Haefner
Lake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steiner vs. Haefner
Steiner hits a popup towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Ferriss
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lake scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Ferriss
Ferrell hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Ferriss
Haefner 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 4
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Haefner
Culberson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Clift settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case throws the ball in to Vaughn who tags Johnson, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Haefner
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Ferriss
Case hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Ferriss
Myatt hits a popup towards the mound. Ferriss catches it and throws to first to double up Case. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Ferriss
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newsome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newsome vs. Haefner
Newsome hits a popup towards short. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Haefner
Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Myatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Haefner
Holm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferriss vs. Haefner
Ferriss takes first base on ball four. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lake vs. Haefner
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ferriss
Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clift vs. Ferriss
Clift hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Binks vs. Ferriss
Binks hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Ferriss
Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride throws the ball in to Lake who tags Torres trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Haefner
Steiner hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Haefner
Culberson hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Haefner
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newsome vs. Haefner
Newsome hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Ferriss
Ferrell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haefner vs. Ferriss
Haefner 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 -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Case vs. Ferriss
Case hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newsome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metkovich vs. Haefner
Metkovich bunts towards first. Kuhel fields the ball and throws to Haefner covering. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Haefner
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vaughn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metkovich moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferriss vs. Haefner
Ferriss bunts towards third. Clift fields it and throws to first for the out. Metkovich moves to third. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lake vs. Haefner
Lake hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steiner vs. Haefner
Steiner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kuhel scoops it up and throws to first, with Haefner covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Culberson vs. Haefner
Culberson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Haefner
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Ferriss
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Ferriss
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ferriss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kuhel vs. Ferriss
Kuhel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Kuhel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clift vs. Ferriss
Clift hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Binks vs. Ferriss
Binks bunts towards the mound. Ferriss fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Steiner picks up the ball and throws it to Newsome who tags the runner out. Binks is thrown out after the base hit. Clift goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Haefner
McBride hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myatt who is chasing the ball. McBride reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Newsome vs. Haefner
Newsome hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Myatt. Newsome reaches second base with a double. McBride scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metkovich vs. Haefner
Metkovich bunts towards the mound. Haefner fields it and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bucher vs. Niggeling
Jim Bucher pinch hits for Billy Holm. Johnny Niggeling now pitching.
Bucher hits a fly ball into right field. Myatt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newsome scores. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferriss vs. Niggeling
Ferriss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lake vs. Niggeling
Lake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Clift fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Ferriss
Fred Walters now catching.
Torres hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Steiner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrell vs. Ferriss
Ferrell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layne vs. Ferriss
Hillis Layne pinch hits for Johnny Niggeling.
Layne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Case vs. Ferriss
Jose Zardon pinch runs for Hillis Layne.
There goes Zardon. The throw from Walters and he is out, Steiner applying the tag. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/24/1945, game 1 -- Washington at Boston (D)
Washington AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Case G, lf 4 0 2 0 Lake E, ss 4 1 1 3
Myatt G, rf 4 0 1 0 Steiner B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Vaughn F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Culberson L, cf 4 0 1 0
Kuhel J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Johnson B, lf 4 1 2 1
Clift H, 3b 2 3 2 2 McBride T, rf 3 1 1 0
Binks G, cf 4 1 2 1 Newsome S, 3b 3 1 1 1
Torres G, ss 4 0 2 0 Metkovich G, 1b 3 1 1 0
Ferrell R, c 4 0 0 1 Holm B, c 3 1 2 0
Haefner M, p 3 0 0 0 Bucher J, ph 1 0 0 1
Niggeling J, p 0 0 0 0 Walters F, c 0 0 0 0
Layne H, ph 0 0 0 0 Ferriss D, p 1 0 0 0
Zardon J, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 10 4 30 6 9 6
Washington 020 001 020 -- 5
Boston 000 001 32x -- 6
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Haefner M (L) 7.1 9 6 6 4 1
Niggeling J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ferriss D (W) 9.0 10 5 4 3 1
E -- Ferriss D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Washington 4, Boston 7
2B -- Binks G, Kuhel J, Newsome S
3B -- McBride T
HR -- Clift H, Johnson B, Lake E
CS -- Zardon J
SH -- Ferriss D, Metkovich G
T -- 1:49
A -- 0
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