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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1944-08-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4732 · 1:54

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 2–0. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 5th. Russ Christopher earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Russ Christopher L: Steve Roser SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	3	1	1	1
Hersh Martin	4	1	0	0
Russ Derry	4	1	0	1
Johnny Lindell	4	0	0	0
Nick Etten	4	0	0	0
Don Savage	4	1	0	0
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	0	0
Mike Garbark	3	1	0	0
Steve Roser	2	0	0	2
Bud Metheny	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Irv Hall	2	0	0	0	2	0
Hal Epps	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ford Garrison	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill McGhee	4	1	3	0	0	0
Joe Burns	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ed Busch	4	1	1	1	0	0
Russ Christopher	3	0	2	1	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Roser	7.0	6	3	4
Al Lyons	1.0	1	2	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Christopher	9.0	5	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: K
Hersh Martin: 13
Russ Derry: K

Bot 1

Irv Hall: 8
Hal Epps: 4
Frankie Hayes: 13

Top 2

Johnny Lindell: 43
Nick Etten: 43
Don Savage: S4
Frankie Crosetti: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Bobby Estalella: W
Ford Garrison: 2/FL
Bill McGhee: S7.1-2
Joe Burns: K
Ed Busch: 9

Top 3

Mike Garbark: 53
Steve Roser: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: W
Hersh Martin: PO1(13)

Bot 3

Russ Christopher: S7
Irv Hall: 9
Hal Epps: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Hersh Martin: S4
Russ Derry: S8.1-3
Johnny Lindell: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Nick Etten: 43.2-3;1-2
Don Savage: 53

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 6
Bobby Estalella: 8
Ford Garrison: 53

Top 5

Frankie Crosetti: 3/G
Mike Garbark: S4
Steve Roser: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Bill McGhee: D7
Joe Burns: K
Ed Busch: S8.2-H
Russ Christopher: D7.1-H
Irv Hall: W
Hal Epps: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Frankie Hayes: K

Top 6

Hersh Martin: 43
Russ Derry: E6.B-1
Johnny Lindell: 53.1-2
Nick Etten: 43

Bot 6

Bobby Estalella: 63
Ford Garrison: S5/BG
Bill McGhee: 54(1)/FO
Joe Burns: 43

Top 7

Don Savage: 1/L
Frankie Crosetti: 4
Mike Garbark: 9/L

Bot 7

Ed Busch: 13
Russ Christopher: K
Irv Hall: W
Hal Epps: 7

Top 8

Bud Metheny: 3/FL
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S7
Hersh Martin: 13.1-2
Russ Derry: 9

Bot 8

Frankie Hayes: 53
Bobby Estalella: K
Ford Garrison: W
Bill McGhee: S8.1-2
Joe Burns: W.2-3;1-2
Ed Busch: 4

Top 9

Johnny Lindell: 8
Nick Etten: 7
Don Savage: 53