Tigers @ Red Sox
August 16, 1944

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Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 5 0
Red Sox 2 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Tigers 4 5 0
Red Sox 2 7 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .230
OBP .500 .291
At Bats 2 209
Hits 0 48
• Singles 0 33
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 2 17
RBI’s 0 20

Rufe Gentry Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 6 0
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Fenway Park - August 16, 1944
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Out
Rufe Gentry
Paul Richards
Rudy York
Eddie Mayo
Pinky Higgins
Joe Orengo
Dick Wakefield
Doc Cramer
Jimmy Outlaw
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Detroit Tigers 4 5 0 8
Boston Red Sox 2 7 2 9
Winning Pitcher Rufe Gentry
Losing Pitcher Rex Cecil
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rudy York
Attendance 3,452
Time of Game 2 hours 3 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Metkovich hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Culberson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jim Bucher pinch hits for Rex Cecil. Bucher hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayo for the out.
Top 9 Cramer hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Newsome hits a fly ball into left field. Wakefield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Partee hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tabor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gentry hits a fly ball into center field. Culberson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Richards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Higgins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Culberson hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wakefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 York hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Outlaw hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mayo bunts towards first. Metkovich scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Gentry moves to third. Cramer moves to second.
Top 7 Cramer takes first base on ball four. Gentry moves to second.
Top 7 Gentry hits a line drive towards right. Fox chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Fox.
Bottom 6 Cecil strikes out.
Bottom 6 Newsome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Partee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Orengo strikes out.
Top 6 Richards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wakefield scores.
Top 6 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wakefield moves to third.
Top 6 Wakefield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Culberson. Wakefield reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 York strikes out.
Bottom 5 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Outlaw strikes out.
Top 5 Mayo hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cramer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gentry fires to first and has Metkovich trapped. There's the throw to Orengo who tags Metkovich for the out.
Bottom 4 Metkovich takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Culberson hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cecil hits a popup, foul, towards third. Higgins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Richards strikes out.
Top 4 Higgins hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wakefield takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Newsome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Partee takes first base on ball four. Doerr moves to second.
Bottom 3 Tabor hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson scores.
Bottom 3 Doerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 3 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wakefield. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 York hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Metkovich fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Cecil drops the ball.
Top 3 Cramer hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Culberson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Cecil hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cramer. Cecil reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Newsome hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Partee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gentry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Richards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tabor hits a fly ball into right field. Outlaw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Doerr hits a fly ball into center field. Cramer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culberson scores. Fox moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. Culberson moves to third.
Bottom 1 Metkovich takes first base on ball four. Culberson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Culberson takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Higgins hits a popup, foul, towards first. Metkovich settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Wakefield takes first base on ball four. Mayo moves to third. Outlaw moves to second.
Top 1 York hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Outlaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mayo moves to second.
Top 1 Mayo takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cramer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.