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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1945-04-26 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 3725 · 1:55

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 4–1. Washington Senators put up 2 in the 1st. Johnny Niggeling earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	10
WS1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		4	9

W: Johnny Niggeling L: Clem Dreisewerd SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hal Weafer · 1B: Bill Grieve · 2B: Eddie Rommel · 3B: George Pipgras · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ben Steiner	4	0	2	1	0	1
Pete Fox	3	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jackie Tobin	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Metkovich	4	0	2	0	0	1
Leon Culberson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Garbark	3	1	1	0	1	0
Clem Dreisewerd	1	0	0	0	0	1
Yank Terry	1	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Lazor	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Bowman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom McBride	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	2	0	0	0
George Myatt	4	1	1	1	0	1
Joe Kuhel	3	1	1	1	1	0
George Binks	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harlond Clift	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Torres	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jake Powell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	4	0	0	1	0	1
Johnny Niggeling	3	1	2	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clem Dreisewerd	3.2	7	1	0
Yank Terry	2.1	2	0	0
Jim Wilson	2.0	0	1	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	9.0	10	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Newsome: S7
Ben Steiner: S8.1-2
Pete Fox: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: K
Jackie Tobin: 43

Bot 1

George Case: 3/L
George Myatt: D8
Joe Kuhel: S9.2-H
George Binks: 3/G.1-2
Harlond Clift: W
Gil Torres: S9.2-H;1-3
Jake Powell: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

George Metkovich: 43
Leon Culberson: T7
Bob Garbark: W
Clem Dreisewerd: K/C
Skeeter Newsome: 43

Bot 2

Rick Ferrell: 9
Johnny Niggeling: D7/F7DW
George Case: S8.2-3
George Myatt: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Joe Kuhel: 9

Top 3

Ben Steiner: 5
Pete Fox: 53
Bob Johnson: 53

Bot 3

George Binks: 9
Harlond Clift: 7
Gil Torres: 6

Top 4

Jackie Tobin: 43
George Metkovich: S7
Leon Culberson: 63.1-2
Bob Garbark: WP.2-3
Bob Garbark: 6

Bot 4

Jake Powell: 63
Rick Ferrell: 53
Johnny Niggeling: S8
George Case: S8.1-3
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: 7

Top 5

Yank Terry: S5
Skeeter Newsome: 6
Ben Steiner: K+SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Pete Fox: K/C

Bot 5

Joe Kuhel: 8
George Binks: 7
Harlond Clift: 3/L

Top 6

Bob Johnson: 13
Jackie Tobin: 8
George Metkovich: S8
Leon Culberson: E5/TH.1X3(3543)

Bot 6

Gil Torres: S9
Jake Powell: S9.1-3
Rick Ferrell: 8/F.3-H;1-2
Johnny Niggeling: 43.2-3
George Case: 63

Top 7

Bob Garbark: S6
Johnny Lazor: 9
Skeeter Newsome: S7.1-2
Ben Steiner: S8.2-H;1X3(85)
Pete Fox: K/C

Bot 7

George Myatt: K
Joe Kuhel: W
George Binks: 36(1)/FO
Harlond Clift: 6

Top 8

Bob Johnson: D7
Jackie Tobin: 8
George Metkovich: K23
Leon Culberson: 53

Bot 8

Gil Torres: 9
Jake Powell: 4
Rick Ferrell: K/C

Top 9

Bob Garbark: 5
Joe Bowman: 43
Tom McBride: 6

Notes & reviews

the Senators claimed Ben Steiner interferred with the throw

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