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New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians

1945-08-09 · Day game · League Park IV · Att: 7500 · 1:51

New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians 3–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 5th. Red Ruffing earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Red Ruffing L: Jim Bagby SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Snuffy Stirnweiss	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bud Metheny	4	1	0	1	1	0
Hersh Martin	4	1	1	0	1	0
Nick Etten	4	0	2	2	0	0
Oscar Grimes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tuck Stainback	4	0	1	0	0	1
Frankie Crosetti	3	0	1	0	1	1
Aaron Robinson	2	0	1	0	2	0
Red Ruffing	4	0	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dutch Meyer	5	1	4	0	0	0
Mickey Rocco	3	1	1	1	0	0
Pat Seerey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Heath	3	0	1	1	1	0
Lou Boudreau	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Hayes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Felix Mackiewicz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Cihocki	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Bagby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paul O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Gromek	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Ruffing	9.0	7	1	3

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bagby	9.0	9	5	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: K/C
Bud Metheny: 143
Hersh Martin: W
Nick Etten: S9.1-3
Oscar Grimes: 8

Bot 1

Dutch Meyer: D7
Mickey Rocco: 5/P
Pat Seerey: 5/FL
Jeff Heath: 2/FL

Top 2

Tuck Stainback: S5/BG
Frankie Crosetti: CS2(26)
Frankie Crosetti: D7
Aaron Robinson: W
Red Ruffing: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 13

Bot 2

Lou Boudreau: 7
Frankie Hayes: K
Felix Mackiewicz: E6/G
Al Cihocki: 8

Top 3

Bud Metheny: 43
Hersh Martin: 8
Nick Etten: 3/G

Bot 3

Jim Bagby: 13
Dutch Meyer: D8
Mickey Rocco: S7.2-H
Pat Seerey: 7
Jeff Heath: D9.1-H
Lou Boudreau: 8

Top 4

Oscar Grimes: 7/L
Tuck Stainback: K
Frankie Crosetti: W
Aaron Robinson: 6/P

Bot 4

Frankie Hayes: 63
Felix Mackiewicz: 8
Al Cihocki: 4/P

Top 5

Red Ruffing: S9
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 54(1)3/GDP
Bud Metheny: W
Hersh Martin: S9.1-2
Nick Etten: D9.2-H;1-H
Oscar Grimes: 6/P

Bot 5

Jim Bagby: 8
Dutch Meyer: S7
Mickey Rocco: 36(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH1)
Pat Seerey: K

Top 6

Tuck Stainback: 3/P
Frankie Crosetti: K
Aaron Robinson: W
Red Ruffing: 9/L

Bot 6

Jeff Heath: 43
Lou Boudreau: 53
Frankie Hayes: 7

Top 7

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7
Bud Metheny: 2/FL
Hersh Martin: 4/P

Bot 7

Felix Mackiewicz: 43
Al Cihocki: 13
Jim Bagby: 63

Top 8

Nick Etten: 31
Oscar Grimes: S
Tuck Stainback: 7
Frankie Crosetti: 2/FL

Bot 8

Dutch Meyer: S6
Mickey Rocco: 34/SH.1-2
Pat Seerey: 7
Jeff Heath: IW
Lou Boudreau: 43

Top 9

Aaron Robinson: S
Red Ruffing: 5/P
Snuffy Stirnweiss: S8.1-3
Bud Metheny: 8.3-H
Hersh Martin: 8

Bot 9

Frankie Hayes: S
Felix Mackiewicz: 34/SH.1-2
Paul O'Dea: E6
Steve Gromek: K
Dutch Meyer: 7