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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1944-06-17 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 16702 · 2:02

Boston Red Sox defeated Washington Senators 11–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 3rd. Joe Bowman earned the win. Bob Johnson went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	5	0	1	0	1	2	1	11	15
WS1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

W: Joe Bowman L: Roger Wolff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: George Pipgras · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ernie Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jim Bucher	5	2	2	1	0	0
Pete Fox	5	2	3	1	0	0
George Metkovich	4	2	2	2	0	0
Bob Johnson	5	2	4	2	0	0
Bobby Doerr	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Cronin	4	0	1	1	1	1
Roy Partee	4	0	1	2	1	0
Skeeter Newsome	5	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Bowman	3	1	1	0	1	1

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	5	0	2	2	0	0
George Myatt	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Roberto Ortiz	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gil Torres	4	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Guerra	2	1	0	0	1	1
John Sullivan	4	0	0	1	0	2
Roger Wolff	1	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Carrasquel	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill LeFebvre	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Bowman	9.0	6	2	7

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	2.1	8	1	1
Alex Carrasquel	4.2	3	1	0
Bill LeFebvre	2.0	4	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Bucher: D7
Pete Fox: 63.2-3
George Metkovich: 43.3-H
Bob Johnson: S
Bobby Doerr: 5

Bot 1

George Case: S
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: 5
Joe Kuhel: 8
Roberto Ortiz: K

Top 2

Joe Cronin: K
Roy Partee: 43
Skeeter Newsome: 7

Bot 2

Joe Vosmik: S
Gil Torres: S.1-2
Mike Guerra: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2
John Sullivan: 7.3-H
Roger Wolff: S.2-3
George Case: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
George Myatt: 43

Top 3

Joe Bowman: S7
Jim Bucher: 9/F
Pete Fox: S9.1-3
George Metkovich: S.3-H;1-3
Bob Johnson: S1.3-H;1-3
Bobby Doerr: S.3-H;1-2
Joe Cronin: W.2-3;1-2
Roy Partee: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2
Skeeter Newsome: 6/LDP.2X2(64)

Bot 3

Joe Kuhel: 43
Roberto Ortiz: 3
Joe Vosmik: 8

Top 4

Joe Bowman: 43
Jim Bucher: 13
Pete Fox: 8

Bot 4

Gil Torres: E6/TH1.B-2
Mike Guerra: W
John Sullivan: 7
Alex Carrasquel: K
George Case: T8.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
George Myatt: K

Top 5

George Metkovich: S9
Bob Johnson: SB2
Bob Johnson: S8.2-H
Bobby Doerr: 53/SH.1-2
Joe Cronin: 7
Roy Partee: 53

Bot 5

Joe Kuhel: K
Roberto Ortiz: 9
Joe Vosmik: 8

Top 6

Skeeter Newsome: 63/G6M
Joe Bowman: W
Jim Bucher: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Gil Torres: 8
Mike Guerra: K
John Sullivan: K

Top 7

Pete Fox: D
George Metkovich: E1/TH/SH.2-H(NR)(UR)
Bob Johnson: 9
Bobby Doerr: 6
Joe Cronin: 5

Bot 7

Bill LeFebvre: 3
George Case: 6
George Myatt: 9

Top 8

Roy Partee: W
Skeeter Newsome: 64(1)/FO
Joe Bowman: WP.1-2
Joe Bowman: K
Jim Bucher: T8.2-H
Pete Fox: T9.3-H
George Metkovich: 8

Bot 8

Joe Kuhel: 9
Roberto Ortiz: 5
Joe Vosmik: W
Gil Torres: S.1-2
Mike Guerra: 6

Top 9

Bob Johnson: D
Bobby Doerr: 6
Joe Cronin: D.2-H
Roy Partee: 5
Skeeter Newsome: 6

Bot 9

John Sullivan: K
Bill LeFebvre: 43
George Case: 13

Notes & reviews

Johnson hit a dribbler, but his bat flew toward the mound; Wolff ducked the bat and then fielded the ball but was in a daze as Metkovich raced to third.

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