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Scores
Standings
SLB
@CLE		8
3
CHW
@DET		0
7
BOS
@NYY		8
1
BOS
@NYY		2
11
WSH
@PHA		1
3
WSH
@PHA		4
11
PHI
@BRO		1
2
NYG
@BSN		4
2
PIT
@CHC		4
15
PIT
@CHC		5
4
CIN
@STL		0
3
Tuesday, August 29, 1944
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 18,760, Time of Game: 1:57
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Red Sox
8
68-58
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
 at Yankees
1
65-58
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
L: Atley Donald (13-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  0  1   1  0  0   3  0  0    8 17  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jim Bucher 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .271 .669 3 2
George Metkovich CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 .270 .717 5 0 2B,SB
Pete Fox RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .323 .800 2 0 SB
Bob Johnson LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 .325 .989 0 0 CS
   Tom McBride LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .563 1 0
Jim Tabor 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 .288 .795 0 4
Lou Finney 1B 2 0 1 2 2 0 .264 .666 10 0 SB
Eddie Lake SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .204 .552 2 1 CS
Bill Conroy C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .208 .617 4 0 2B
Clem Dreisewerd P 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 39 8 17 8 2 4 .436 .951 27 7
2B: G Metkovich (21); B Conroy (1).
TB: G Metkovich 5; B Conroy 3; B Johnson 3; J Bucher 3; E Lake 2; P Fox; J Tabor; L Finney.
RBI: B Johnson 3 (83); L Finney 2 (21); J Tabor (63); G Metkovich (47); E Lake (3).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bucher-L Finney.
E: E Lake (6).
Baserunning
SB: G Metkovich (12, -1st base off  POCS); L Finney (1, -1st base off  POCS); P Fox (10, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: E Lake (1, -1st base by  POCS); B Johnson (6, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .824 4 1
Tuck Stainback RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .563 3 0 2B
Hersh Martin LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 .309 .800 1 2
Johnny Lindell CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .815 3 1
Nick Etten 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .795 7 0
Oscar Grimes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .272 .765 1 4
Mike Milosevich SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .612 2 1
Mike Garbark C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .645 6 2
Atley Donald P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .450 0 1
   Bill Zuber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .276 0 0
   Don Savage 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .717
   Jim Turner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 1 2 .182 .418 27 12
2B: T Stainback (2).
TB: H Martin 3; T Stainback 2; O Grimes; M Milosevich.
RBI: H Martin (27).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lindell-M Garbark-N Etten.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Clem Dreisewerd, W (1-0) 9 6 1 1 1 2 0 1.00 34 72
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 2 0 1.00 34 72

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Atley Donald, L (13-10) 6.2 15 8 8 2 3 0 3.36 33 13
Bill Zuber 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.31 5
Jim Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 3
Team Totals 9 17 8 8 2 4 0 8.00 41 13
Balks: None.
WP: A Donald (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Cal Hubbard, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - (none), 3B - Red Jones.
Time of Game: 1:57.
Attendance: 18,760.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         New York Yankees
1 Jim Bucher 2B 1 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B
2 George Metkovich CF 2 Tuck Stainback RF
3 Pete Fox RF 3 Hersh Martin LF
4 Bob Johnson LF 4 Johnny Lindell CF
5 Jim Tabor 3B 5 Nick Etten 1B
6 Lou Finney 1B 6 Oscar Grimes 3B
7 Eddie Lake SS 7 Mike Milosevich SS
8 Bill Conroy C 8 Mike Garbark C
9 Clem Dreisewerd P 9 Atley Donald P

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