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Detroit Tigers @ Boston Red Sox

1945-06-03 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:56

Boston Red Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 2nd. Jim Wilson earned the win and Boo Ferriss picked up the save. George Metkovich went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	6
BOS	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1		4	11

W: Jim Wilson L: Dizzy Trout SV: Boo Ferriss

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Hoover	5	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Mayo	3	0	0	0	2	0
Roy Cullenbine	3	0	0	0	2	0
Rudy York	2	0	1	0	2	0
Doc Cramer	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Outlaw	4	2	2	0	0	0
Bob Maier	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bob Swift	4	0	1	1	0	2
Dizzy Trout	3	0	1	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Metkovich	4	2	3	1	0	0
Ben Steiner	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tom McBride	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	4	0	2	1	0	2
Johnny Lazor	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Lake	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jackie Tobin	4	1	2	1	0	1
Bob Garbark	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Trout	8.0	11	2	4

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Wilson	8.0	6	6	5
Dave Ferriss	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Hoover: K
Eddie Mayo: W
Roy Cullenbine: 99
Rudy York: W.1-2
Doc Cramer: K

Bot 1

George Metkovich: S
Ben Steiner: 99/G.1-2
Tom McBride: SB3
Tom McBride: W
Bob Johnson: S.3-H;1-2
Johnny Lazor: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Lake: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Jimmy Outlaw: 99
Bob Maier: 99
Bob Swift: K

Bot 2

Jackie Tobin: S
Bob Garbark: 99/SH.1-2
Jim Wilson: K
George Metkovich: S7.2-H
Ben Steiner: SB2
Ben Steiner: S.2-H
Tom McBride: 99

Top 3

Dizzy Trout: 99
Joe Hoover: K
Eddie Mayo: W
Roy Cullenbine: W.1-2
Rudy York: 99

Bot 3

Bob Johnson: S
Johnny Lazor: S.1-2
Eddie Lake: 15(2)4(1)/GDP
Jackie Tobin: K

Top 4

Doc Cramer: S
Jimmy Outlaw: S.1-3
Bob Maier: 99/G.3-H;1-2
Bob Swift: S.2-H
Dizzy Trout: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Bob Garbark: 99
Jim Wilson: 99
George Metkovich: S
Ben Steiner: 99

Top 5

Joe Hoover: 99
Eddie Mayo: 99
Roy Cullenbine: W
Rudy York: W.1-2
Doc Cramer: 99

Bot 5

Tom McBride: 99
Bob Johnson: K
Johnny Lazor: 99

Top 6

Jimmy Outlaw: S/BG
Bob Maier: 99/SH.1-2
Bob Swift: K
Dizzy Trout: S.2-H
Joe Hoover: 99

Bot 6

Eddie Lake: 99
Jackie Tobin: 99
Bob Garbark: 99

Top 7

Eddie Mayo: 99
Roy Cullenbine: 99
Rudy York: S
Doc Cramer: 99

Bot 7

Jim Wilson: 99
George Metkovich: 99
Ben Steiner: S
Tom McBride: 99

Top 8

Jimmy Outlaw: 99
Bob Maier: 99
Bob Swift: 99

Bot 8

Bob Johnson: K
Johnny Lazor: 99
Eddie Lake: D8
Jackie Tobin: S.2-H
Bob Garbark: 99

Top 9

Dizzy Trout: W
Joe Hoover: 16(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Mayo: 46(1)/FO
Roy Cullenbine: 9