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Washington Senators @ Cleveland Guardians

1944-05-25 · Night game · League Park IV · Att: 18706 · 1:50

Washington Senators defeated Cleveland Indians 4–2. Washington Senators put up 3 in the 9th. Mickey Haefner earned the win and Alex Carrasquel picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Mickey Haefner L: Mel Harder SV: Alex Carrasquel

Umpires — HP: Charlie Berry · 1B: Red Jones · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cal Hubbard · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	0	0	1
Hillis Layne	5	1	1	0	0
Jake Powell	3	0	0	0	0
Stan Spence	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Kuhel	4	1	1	0	0
Gil Torres	3	0	0	0	0
Rick Ferrell	4	0	2	0	0
John Sullivan	3	1	2	1	0
Mickey Haefner	1	0	0	0	0
Bill LeFebvre	0	0	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Boudreau	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Rocco	1	0	1	1	3	0
Roy Cullenbine	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pat Seerey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Rosar	4	0	1	0	0	0
Oris Hockett	3	0	1	0	1	0
Rusty Peters	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Grant	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Harder	3	2	2	0	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mickey Haefner	8.0	5	4	1
Alex Carrasquel	1.0	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mel Harder	9.0	7	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: 53
Hillis Layne: 7
Jake Powell: 8

Bot 1

Lou Boudreau: 7
Mickey Rocco: W
Roy Cullenbine: 2/FL
Pat Seerey: CS2(24)

Top 2

Stan Spence: 5/P
Joe Kuhel: 8
Gil Torres: 53

Bot 2

Pat Seerey: 5/FL
Buddy Rosar: 53
Oris Hockett: 43

Top 3

Rick Ferrell: S
John Sullivan: S.1-2
Mickey Haefner: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
George Case: K

Bot 3

Rusty Peters: 8
Jimmy Grant: K
Mel Harder: 3/FL

Top 4

Hillis Layne: S
Jake Powell: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Spence: 63.2-3
Joe Kuhel: E4.3-H(NR)(UR)
Gil Torres: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Lou Boudreau: 7/L
Mickey Rocco: W
Roy Cullenbine: 5/P
Pat Seerey: 7

Top 5

Rick Ferrell: 63
John Sullivan: S
Mickey Haefner: 23/SH.1-2
George Case: HP
Hillis Layne: 13

Bot 5

Buddy Rosar: 3/FL
Oris Hockett: W
Rusty Peters: 9
Jimmy Grant: 8/L

Top 6

Jake Powell: 53
Stan Spence: S
Joe Kuhel: WP.1-2
Joe Kuhel: 4/P
Gil Torres: 13

Bot 6

Mel Harder: S7
Lou Boudreau: 24/SH.1-2
Mickey Rocco: W
Roy Cullenbine: S7/G.2-H;1X3(7565)
Pat Seerey: 63

Top 7

Rick Ferrell: S
John Sullivan: 36(1)/FO
Mickey Haefner: 13/SH.1-2
George Case: 3/FL

Bot 7

Buddy Rosar: S
Oris Hockett: 7
Rusty Peters: 43.1-2
Jimmy Grant: 43

Top 8

Hillis Layne: 13
Jake Powell: 13
Stan Spence: 8

Bot 8

Mel Harder: S7
Lou Boudreau: 24/SH.1-2
Mickey Rocco: T9.2-H
Roy Cullenbine: 63
Pat Seerey: 63

Top 9

Joe Kuhel: S
Gil Torres: 34/SH.1-2
Rick Ferrell: 53.2-3
John Sullivan: W
Bill LeFebvre: W.1-2
George Case: E1.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Hillis Layne: SBH(UR);SB2
Hillis Layne: 5/P

Bot 9

Buddy Rosar: 6/P
Oris Hockett: S
Rusty Peters: 16(1)3/GDP