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August 4, 1944

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Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 7 14 0
Red Sox 5 12 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Senators 7 14 0
Red Sox 5 12 2

George Metkovich Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .230
OBP .250 .291
At Bats 4 183
Hits 1 42
• Singles 1 28
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 15
RBI’s 1 19

Johnny Niggeling Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 3 0
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Fenway Park - August 4, 1944
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Out
Johnny Niggeling
Rick Ferrell
Joe Kuhel
George Myatt
Gil Torres
John Sullivan
George Case
Stan Spence
Roberto Ortiz
George Metkovich

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Washington Senators 7 14 0 11
Boston Red Sox 5 12 2 6
Winning Pitcher Johnny Niggeling
Losing Pitcher Yank Terry
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Roberto Ortiz
Attendance
Time of Game 2 hours 10 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Roy Partee pinch hits for Mike Ryba. Partee hits a popup towards third. Torres settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Niggeling bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Sullivan moves to third.
Top 9 Sullivan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Metkovich. Sullivan reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Ferrell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Eddie Lake now playing shortstop. Torres hits a popup towards first. Finney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Cronin pinch hits for Skeeter Newsome. Cronin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doerr scores. Tabor moves to second.
Bottom 8 Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Doerr moves to second.
Bottom 8 Doerr takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fox strikes out.
Top 8 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Kuhel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Case scores. Spence moves to second.
Top 8 Spence takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ryba has Myatt trapped. He fires to second, with Newsome covering, who throws back to Finney who tags Myatt for the out.
Top 8 Myatt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 There goes Case. The throw from Wagner and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 8 Case hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Mike Ryba now pitching. Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Finney hits a fly ball into center field. Spence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jim Bucher pinch hits for Clem Hausmann. Bucher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ferrell is walked intentionally.
Top 7 Torres hits a fly ball into right field. Fox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ortiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ortiz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Kuhel hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Newsome hits a line drive into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wagner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Wagner reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Tabor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Doerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Spence is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Case hits a popup towards short. Newsome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metkovich strikes out.
Bottom 5 Finney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third.
Bottom 5 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Newsome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Wagner strikes out.
Top 5 Niggeling 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 5 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ferrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tabor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Doerr hits a line drive towards short. Sullivan catches it and throws to second to double up Johnson.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Spence. Johnson reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out.
Top 4 Kuhel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Myatt scores.
Top 4 Spence hits a ball on the ground towards first. Finney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spence for the out. Myatt moves to third.
Top 4 Hausmann spins and fires to second, with Newsome covering, and has Case trapped. There's the throw to Tabor who tags Case for the out. Myatt moves to second.
Top 4 Myatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Case moves to second.
Top 4 Case takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Metkovich trying to get to second. Ortiz throws the ball in to Myatt who tags Metkovich for the out.
Bottom 3 Metkovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Newsome scores.
Bottom 3 Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Newsome moves to third.
Bottom 3 Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sullivan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Newsome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Case. Newsome reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Niggeling is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Clem Hausmann now pitching. Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. Torres moves to third.
Top 3 Ferrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torres moves to second.
Top 3 Torres hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kuhel scores. Ortiz scores.
Top 3 Ortiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Case scores. Myatt scores. Kuhel moves to third.
Top 3 Kuhel takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Spence bunts towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. Case moves to third. Myatt moves to second.
Top 3 Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Case moves to second.
Top 3 Case bunts towards third. Tabor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Torres fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tabor hits a line drive into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Doerr hits a fly ball into left field. Case settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Niggeling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Sullivan hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ferrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tabor.
Bottom 1 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metkovich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Finney hits a fly ball into right field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newsome fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Ortiz strikes out.
Top 1 Kuhel takes first base on ball four. Spence moves to second.
Top 1 Spence hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Case scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 The ball gets by Wagner for a passed ball. Case moves to second.
Top 1 Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Metkovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Case takes first base on ball four.