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Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators

1945-08-03 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 11034 · 2:05

Washington Senators defeated Boston Red Sox 3–1. Johnny Niggeling earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Niggeling L: Jim Wilson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill McGowan · 1B: Eddie Rommel · 2B: (none) · 3B: Art Passarella · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	3	1	1	2	1
Jim Bucher	5	0	2	0	1
George Metkovich	2	0	1	2	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	2	0	1	2	1
Tom McBride	4	0	0	0	2
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	1	0	0
Bob Garbark	3	0	0	0	1
Jim Wilson	3	0	0	0	1
Johnny Lazor	1	0	0	0	0
Leon Culberson	1	0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — batting

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

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Wilson	8.0	10	5	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	9.0	6	6	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: K
Jim Bucher: K/C
George Metkovich: D7
Bob Johnson: 8

Bot 1

George Case: S7
George Myatt: PO1(E3).1-3
George Myatt: S1/BG.3XH(12)
Jose Zardon: 54(1)/FO
Joe Kuhel: W.1-2
Harlond Clift: 7

Top 2

Dolph Camilli: W
Tom McBride: K/C
Skeeter Newsome: 7
Bob Garbark: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

George Binks: S1/BG
Gil Torres: 5/FL
Rick Ferrell: S5.1-2
Johnny Niggeling: S8.2-H;1-2
George Case: 43.2-3;1-2
George Myatt: W
Jose Zardon: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Jim Wilson: 63
Eddie Lake: W
Jim Bucher: D9.1-3
George Metkovich: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
George Metkovich: W
Bob Johnson: K
Dolph Camilli: PO1(263)

Bot 3

Joe Kuhel: 3/FL
Harlond Clift: 3/FL
George Binks: 7

Top 4

Dolph Camilli: K
Tom McBride: K/C
Skeeter Newsome: 63

Bot 4

Gil Torres: D7
Rick Ferrell: S9.2-3
Johnny Niggeling: 7/F.3-H
George Case: 63.1-2
George Myatt: W
Jose Zardon: K

Top 5

Bob Garbark: K
Jim Wilson: 5
Eddie Lake: S6
Jim Bucher: S9.1-3
George Metkovich: 43

Bot 5

Joe Kuhel: W
Harlond Clift: S7.1-3
George Binks: 8/F.3-H
Gil Torres: S5/BG.1-3
Rick Ferrell: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Bob Johnson: 53
Dolph Camilli: W
Tom McBride: 7
Skeeter Newsome: 2/FL/BP

Bot 6

Johnny Niggeling: 4
George Case: W
George Myatt: 43(1)/FO
Jose Zardon: 9

Top 7

Bob Garbark: 3/FL
Jim Wilson: K
Eddie Lake: W
Jim Bucher: 13

Bot 7

Joe Kuhel: S7
Harlond Clift: 9
George Binks: 9
Gil Torres: E4.1-2
Rick Ferrell: K

Top 8

George Metkovich: W
Bob Johnson: 8
Dolph Camilli: S8.1-2
Tom McBride: 9
Skeeter Newsome: S6.2-3;1-2
Johnny Lazor: 4

Bot 8

Johnny Niggeling: K
George Case: 3/BG
George Myatt: 63

Top 9

Leon Culberson: K
Eddie Lake: 7
Jim Bucher: 9