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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

1945-05-11 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 2000 · 2:14

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 8–4. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Rex Cecil earned the win and Mike Ryba picked up the save. Loyd Christopher went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rex Cecil L: Al Smith SV: Mike Ryba

Umpires — HP: Cal Hubbard · 1B: Charlie Berry · 2B: (none) · 3B: Red Jones · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Newsome	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ben Steiner	4	1	1	0	1	1
Tom McBride	5	0	1	2	0	0
Bob Johnson	4	2	2	0	1	1
Pete Fox	5	1	3	0	0	0
Loyd Christopher	4	3	3	2	1	0
Jackie Tobin	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bob Garbark	5	0	1	2	0	0
Rex Cecil	5	0	1	2	0	3

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rocco	5	0	0	1	0	0
Felix Mackiewicz	4	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Carnett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Boudreau	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Seerey	4	1	1	0	0	2
Don Ross	3	2	1	0	1	0
Dutch Meyer	2	1	0	0	2	0
Jim McDonnell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Al Smith	1	0	1	0	0	0
Red Steiner	3	0	2	2	0	1
Paul O'Dea	1	0	1	1	0	0
Hal Kleine	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rex Cecil	8.1	7	4	6
Mike Ryba	0.2	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Smith	4.2	9	1	3
Paul Calvert	1.1	3	1	1
Pete Center	1.0	1	0	0
Hal Kleine	2.0	1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Newsome: 2/FL
Ben Steiner: K/C
Tom McBride: 9

Bot 1

Mickey Rocco: 5/P
Felix Mackiewicz: 43
Eddie Carnett: 13

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 63
Pete Fox: S8
Loyd Christopher: 7/L
Jackie Tobin: K

Bot 2

Lou Boudreau: 3/P
Pat Seerey: 63
Don Ross: S8
Dutch Meyer: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Bob Garbark: 99
Rex Cecil: K
Skeeter Newsome: S
Ben Steiner: 99

Bot 3

Jim McDonnell: K
Al Smith: D
Mickey Rocco: 99
Felix Mackiewicz: 99

Top 4

Tom McBride: 99
Bob Johnson: W
Pete Fox: S7.1-2
Loyd Christopher: S.2-H;1-2
Jackie Tobin: 99
Bob Garbark: S.2-H;1-3
Rex Cecil: S.3-H;1-2
Skeeter Newsome: 99

Bot 4

Eddie Carnett: 99
Lou Boudreau: 99
Pat Seerey: K

Top 5

Ben Steiner: 99
Tom McBride: 99
Bob Johnson: S
Pete Fox: S.1-2
Loyd Christopher: S.2-H;1-2
Jackie Tobin: 99/F

Bot 5

Don Ross: 99
Dutch Meyer: 99
Jim McDonnell: 99

Top 6

Bob Garbark: 99
Rex Cecil: K
Skeeter Newsome: W
Ben Steiner: S.1-3;B-2
Tom McBride: S.3-H;2-H
Bob Johnson: S9.1-3
Pete Fox: 99

Bot 6

Red Steiner: K
Mickey Rocco: 99
Felix Mackiewicz: W
Eddie Carnett: 99

Top 7

Loyd Christopher: S
Jackie Tobin: FC3.1-3(E3/TH);B-1
Bob Garbark: 99
Rex Cecil: 99/F.3-H(UR)
Skeeter Newsome: 99

Bot 7

Lou Boudreau: S
Pat Seerey: K
Don Ross: 99(1)/FO
Dutch Meyer: W.1-2
Paul O'Dea: S.2-H;1-2
Red Steiner: S9.2-H;1-2
Mickey Rocco: 99

Top 8

Ben Steiner: W
Tom McBride: PO1(13)
Tom McBride: 99
Bob Johnson: K

Bot 8

Felix Mackiewicz: 99
Eddie Carnett: K
Lou Boudreau: 99

Top 9

Pete Fox: 99
Loyd Christopher: W
Jackie Tobin: S.1-3
Bob Garbark: 99/F.3-H
Rex Cecil: K

Bot 9

Pat Seerey: S
Don Ross: W.1-2
Dutch Meyer: W.2-3;1-2
Hal Kleine: K
Red Steiner: S9.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Rocco: 99/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Felix Mackiewicz: K

Notes & reviews

Major League debut for Red Steiner

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