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Cleveland Guardians @
New York Yankees
1944-08-18 Β· Day game Β· Yankee Stadium I Β· Att: 6343 Β· 1:54
Cleveland Indians defeated New York Yankees 2β0. Mel Harder earned the win. Roy Cullenbine went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
W: Mel Harder L: Mel Queen SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Ernie Stewart Β· 1B: Bill McGowan Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: George Pipgras Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mickey Rocco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Pat Seerey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Lou Boudreau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Roy Cullenbine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Keltner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mel Harder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Snuffy Stirnweiss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Johnny Lindell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Etten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Crosetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mel Queen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Harder | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
New York Yankees β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Queen | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Jim Turner | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mickey Rocco: 43
- Oris Hockett: K/C
- Pat Seerey: W
- Lou Boudreau: 46(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8
- Bud Metheny: 36(1)3/GDP
- Russ Derry: W
- Johnny Lindell: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Roy Cullenbine: S
- Ken Keltner: W.1-2
- Norm Schlueter: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
- Rusty Peters: 63.3-H;2-3
- Mel Harder: 8
Bot 2
- Nick Etten: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: K/C
- Oscar Grimes: D9
- Mike Garbark: WP.2-3
- Mike Garbark: 8
Top 3
- Mickey Rocco: 7
- Oris Hockett: S8
- Pat Seerey: 564(1)/FO
- Lou Boudreau: 8
Bot 3
- Mel Queen: K
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8
- Bud Metheny: PO1(1363)
- Bud Metheny: 43
Top 4
- Roy Cullenbine: HR/9
- Ken Keltner: 9
- Norm Schlueter: K
- Rusty Peters: 4
Bot 4
- Russ Derry: 7
- Johnny Lindell: 53
- Nick Etten: 43
Top 5
- Mel Harder: K
- Mickey Rocco: K
- Oris Hockett: 63
Bot 5
- Frankie Crosetti: S9
- Oscar Grimes: 7
- Mike Garbark: S7.1-2
- Mel Queen: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7
Top 6
- Pat Seerey: S7
- Lou Boudreau: 13/SH.1-2
- Roy Cullenbine: OA.2X3(2E5)#
- Roy Cullenbine: 2/FL
- Ken Keltner: 9
Bot 6
- Bud Metheny: 8
- Russ Derry: K
- Johnny Lindell: 8
Top 7
- Norm Schlueter: 9
- Rusty Peters: S7
- Mel Harder: 7
- Mickey Rocco: 9
Bot 7
- Nick Etten: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: 8
- Oscar Grimes: K/C
Top 8
- Oris Hockett: 8
- Pat Seerey: HP
- Lou Boudreau: 7
- Roy Cullenbine: K
Bot 8
- Mike Garbark: S7
- Hersh Martin: 3/P
- Snuffy Stirnweiss: 2/FL
- Bud Metheny: D9.1-3
- Russ Derry: 8
Top 9
- Ken Keltner: 53
- Norm Schlueter: W
- Rusty Peters: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Johnny Lindell: K/C
- Nick Etten: 43
- Frankie Crosetti: 53
Notes & reviews
- Seerey probably tried to steal 3rd and would have been out except for Grimes error. No caught stealing at this time.
- Lindell ejected by HP umpire Stewart for arguing called third strike











