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Philadelphia Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1945-06-06 · Day game · Fenway Park · 1:59

Boston Red Sox defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–2. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Boo Ferriss earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	14
BOS	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		5	7

W: Boo Ferriss L: Lou Knerr SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Metro	3	1	3	0	2	0
Hal Peck	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Estalella	5	0	1	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	5	0	2	1	0	1
Irv Hall	3	1	2	0	1	0
Buddy Rosar	5	0	1	0	0	1
George Kell	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bobby Wilkins	4	0	3	0	0	0
Lou Knerr	3	0	0	0	0	1
Bill McGhee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	3	2	3	0	1	0
Ben Steiner	4	1	2	1	1	0
Tom McBride	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Johnson	1	1	0	0	2	0
Pete Fox	4	0	0	1	0	0
George Metkovich	3	0	0	1	1	1
Jackie Tobin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Garbark	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Ferriss	4	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Knerr	6.0	5	5	1
Steve Gerkin	2.0	2	2	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Ferriss	9.0	14	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Metro: S7
Hal Peck: 3/G.1-2
Bobby Estalella: S6/G.2-3
Dick Siebert: 2/G2.1-2
Irv Hall: HP
Buddy Rosar: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Eddie Lake: S7
Ben Steiner: S4.1-2
Tom McBride: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bob Johnson: IW
Pete Fox: E6.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
George Metkovich: 36(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-H(E6/TH)(UR)(NR);B-2
Jackie Tobin: 4

Top 2

George Kell: 9
Bobby Wilkins: 43
Lou Knerr: 13

Bot 2

Bob Garbark: 7
Dave Ferriss: 13
Eddie Lake: D7
Ben Steiner: D8.2-H
Tom McBride: 13

Top 3

Charlie Metro: S7
Hal Peck: S9.1-2
Bobby Estalella: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
Dick Siebert: S9.3-H
Irv Hall: S7.1-2
Buddy Rosar: 7

Bot 3

Bob Johnson: 4/L
Pete Fox: 7
George Metkovich: W
Jackie Tobin: 43

Top 4

George Kell: 63
Bobby Wilkins: S8
Lou Knerr: K
Charlie Metro: W.1-2
Hal Peck: 43

Bot 4

Bob Garbark: W
Dave Ferriss: 8
Eddie Lake: CS2(24)
Eddie Lake: S7
Ben Steiner: SB2
Ben Steiner: 63

Top 5

Bobby Estalella: 3
Dick Siebert: 63
Irv Hall: S9
Buddy Rosar: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Tom McBride: W
Bob Johnson: HP.1-2
Pete Fox: 15(2)/FO.1-2
George Metkovich: K
Jackie Tobin: 43

Top 6

George Kell: 9
Bobby Wilkins: D7
Lou Knerr: 2/FL
Charlie Metro: W
Hal Peck: 7

Bot 6

Bob Garbark: 63
Dave Ferriss: 43
Eddie Lake: W
Ben Steiner: CS2(26)

Top 7

Bobby Estalella: 53
Dick Siebert: S7
Irv Hall: 64(1)/FO
Buddy Rosar: S7.1-2
George Kell: S8.2-H;1-2
Bobby Wilkins: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Bill McGhee: 6

Bot 7

Ben Steiner: W
Tom McBride: 34/SH.1-2
Bob Johnson: IW
Pete Fox: 54(1)/FO.2-3
George Metkovich: 53

Top 8

Charlie Metro: D7
Joe Burns: 63
Bobby Estalella: 8
Dick Siebert: K/C

Bot 8

Jackie Tobin: 8
Bob Garbark: S7
Dave Ferriss: D8.1-H
Eddie Lake: HP
Ben Steiner: 7
Tom McBride: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Irv Hall: W
Buddy Rosar: K
George Kell: 16(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

brief rain delay

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