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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1944-05-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 6228 · 2:19

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 4–1. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 3rd. Bill Zuber earned the win and Jim Turner picked up the save. Bill Burgo went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYA	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	8
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5

W: Bill Zuber L: Bobo Newsom SV: Jim Turner

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim Boyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	4	2	3	0	1	1
Tuck Stainback	2	0	1	1	0	0
Bud Metheny	3	0	1	1	2	1
Nick Etten	4	0	1	1	1	0
Don Savage	4	0	1	0	1	1
Larry Rosenthal	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Milosevich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Collins	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Zuber	4	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Lindell	3	1	1	1	0	0
Rollie Hemsley	1	1	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo White	5	0	0	0	0	1
Irv Hall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lew Flick	3	0	1	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	3	0	0	0	1	1
Dick Siebert	3	0	0	0	1	0
George Kell	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Burgo	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Wilkins	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	1	0	1	0	0	0
Woody Wheaton	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Zuber	8.0	5	6	3
Jim Turner	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	7.0	6	4	6
Russ Christopher	2.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: K
Tuck Stainback: 7
Bud Metheny: W
Nick Etten: W.1-2
Don Savage: K

Bot 1

Jo-Jo White: 63
Irv Hall: W
Lew Flick: S6.1-2
Frankie Hayes: 8
Dick Siebert: 31

Top 2

Larry Rosenthal: K
Mike Milosevich: K/C
Bob Collins: 4/P

Bot 2

George Kell: W
Bill Burgo: 9
Bobby Wilkins: 23.1-2
Bobo Newsom: K/C

Top 3

Bill Zuber: 13
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S3/BG
Tuck Stainback: SB2
Tuck Stainback: S7.2-H
Bud Metheny: K
Nick Etten: SB2
Nick Etten: S8.2-H
Don Savage: 54(1)/FO

Bot 3

Jo-Jo White: 7/FL
Irv Hall: 8
Lew Flick: W
Frankie Hayes: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Larry Rosenthal: 6/P
Mike Milosevich: 9
Bob Collins: 7

Bot 4

Dick Siebert: W
George Kell: 4/P
Bill Burgo: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Bill Zuber: 3/FL
Snuffy Stirnweiss: W
Johnny Lindell: 63.1-2
Bud Metheny: 5/FL

Bot 5

Bobby Wilkins: S
Bobo Newsom: 14/SH.1-2
Jo-Jo White: K
Irv Hall: 3/FL

Top 6

Nick Etten: 3/G
Don Savage: S8
Larry Rosenthal: 46(1)/FO
Mike Milosevich: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Lew Flick: 8
Frankie Hayes: W
Dick Siebert: 2/FL
George Kell: 8

Top 7

Bob Collins: W
Bill Zuber: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: D9.1-3
Johnny Lindell: 63.3-H
Bud Metheny: S8.2-H
Nick Etten: WP.1-2
Nick Etten: 4/L

Bot 7

Bill Burgo: HR/7
Bobby Wilkins: 43
Bobby Estalella: S
Jo-Jo White: 64(1)/FO
Irv Hall: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Don Savage: W
Larry Rosenthal: 3/G.1-2
Mike Milosevich: 31.2-3
Rollie Hemsley: 43

Bot 8

Lew Flick: 63
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 4/P

Top 9

Bill Zuber: K23
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S
Johnny Lindell: S.1-2
Bud Metheny: W.2-3;1-2
Nick Etten: 6/P
Don Savage: 7

Bot 9

George Kell: S
Bill Burgo: W.1-2
Bobby Wilkins: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Woody Wheaton: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Jo-Jo White: 9

Notes & reviews

Stainback broke his leg sliding into 2nd base on steal

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