Athletics @ Yankees
June 23, 1945

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 8 1
Yankees 6 13 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 8 1
Yankees 7 14 2

Tuck Stainback Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .286
OBP .750 .315
At Bats 4 70
Hits 3 20
• Singles 3 14
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 6

Steve Gerkin Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 4 0
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Yankee Stadium - June 23, 1945
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Single
Steve Gerkin
Greek George
Dick Siebert
Irv Hall
Ed Busch
Bobby Wilkins
Charlie Metro
Bobby Estalella
Hal Peck
Tuck Stainback
Oscar Grimes
Bud Metheny

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Philadelphia Athletics 6 8 1 8
New York Yankees 7 14 2 11
Winning Pitcher Jim Turner
Losing Pitcher Steve Gerkin
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tuck Stainback
Attendance 11,500
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

End of Game

Stainback hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metheny scores. Grimes moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Grimes takes first base on ball four. Metheny moves to second.
Bottom 9 Metheny hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Steve Gerkin now pitching. Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes juggles the ball. That's an error on Grimes. Wilkins scores.
Top 9 Siebert hits a fly ball into center field. Stainback settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGhee scores. Wilkins moves to third.
Top 9 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peck for the out. McGhee moves to third. Wilkins moves to second.
Top 9 Wilkins takes first base on ball four. McGhee moves to second.
Top 9 Bill McGhee pinch hits for Joe Berry. McGhee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garbark scores.
Bottom 8 Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Berry now pitching. Garbark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Estalella who is chasing the ball. Garbark reaches third base with a triple. Grimes scores. Stainback scores.
Bottom 8 Gassaway spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gassaway. Grimes moves to third. Stainback moves to second.
Bottom 8 Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes moves to second.
Bottom 8 Grimes takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 George hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Metro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Busch bunts in front of the plate. Garbark catches it and throws to second to double up Hall.
Top 8 Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Metheny hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Etten hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Martin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Crosetti hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Jim Turner now pitching. Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Siebert takes first base on ball four. Peck moves to second.
Top 7 Peck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gassaway scores.
Top 7 Wilkins hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Gassaway moves to second.
Top 7 Gassaway hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 George strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkins fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Page hits a ball on the ground towards third. Busch fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Garbark takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gassaway fires to first and picks off Stainback.
Bottom 6 Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Metro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Busch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Hall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Grimes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebert settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Metheny hits a fly ball into center field. Estalella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Etten is hit by the pitch. Crosetti moves to second.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Metro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Charlie Gassaway now pitching. Crosetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Estalella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Siebert hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stirnweiss picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Stirnweiss. Siebert moves to second.
Top 5 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stirnweiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Wilkins hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stirnweiss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wilkins fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Page hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garbark moves to third.
Bottom 4 Garbark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stainback scores.
Bottom 4 There's a wild pitch. Stainback moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Grimes strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bobby Wilkins now playing shortstop. Ed Busch now playing third base. Metheny hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Knerr hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Page scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knerr for the out.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Busch scores. Metro scores. George moves to third.
Top 4 George takes first base on ball four. Busch moves to third. Metro moves to second.
Top 4 Metro takes first base on ball four. Busch moves to second.
Top 4 Busch hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Estalella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Etten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hall fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stirnweiss hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Peck who is chasing the ball. Stirnweiss reaches third base with a triple. Garbark scores. Page goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garbark moves to second.
Bottom 3 Garbark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Siebert strikes out.
Top 3 Peck hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peck for the out.
Top 3 Kell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stainback hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hall settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metheny hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Knerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 George takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Metro hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Etten hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Crosetti hits a popup towards third. Kell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stirnweiss hits a fly ball into right field. Peck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Busch hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hall strikes out.
Top 1 Estalella takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Siebert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stainback. Siebert reaches second base with a double. Peck moves to third.
Top 1 Peck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kell hits a fly ball into right field. Metheny settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.