This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers

1945-04-20 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 28357 · 2:14

Cleveland Indians defeated Detroit Tigers 4–1. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 3rd. Steve Gromek earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6

W: Steve Gromek L: Stubby Overmire SV: (none)

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mickey Rocco	4	0	1	0	0	2
Myril Hoag	5	2	3	0	0	0
Eddie Carnett	4	1	2	2	0	0
Lou Boudreau	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Seerey	4	0	1	1	0	1
Roy Cullenbine	2	1	1	0	2	0
Al Cihocki	4	0	1	0	0	1
Hank Ruszkowski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Gromek	3	0	0	1	1	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Hostetler	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Mayo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy Outlaw	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rudy York	4	1	2	0	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Ross	3	0	1	1	1	0
Joe Hoover	2	0	0	0	1	1
Paul Richards	3	0	0	0	0	2
Stubby Overmire	1	0	0	0	0	1
Walter Wilson	2	0	1	0	0	1
Hub Walker	0	0	0	0	1	0
Red Borom	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carl McNabb	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Gromek	9.0	6	4	7

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stubby Overmire	2.1	7	1	2
Walter Wilson	6.2	3	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mickey Rocco: K/C
Myril Hoag: S
Eddie Carnett: OA.1-2(E4)
Eddie Carnett: S9.2-H(UR);B-2(E9)
Lou Boudreau: PO2(26)
Lou Boudreau: 63

Bot 1

Chuck Hostetler: W
Eddie Mayo: 6(B)3(1)/LDP
Jimmy Outlaw: 7

Top 2

Pat Seerey: 63
Roy Cullenbine: W
Al Cihocki: S.1-2
Hank Ruszkowski: S.2-3;1-2
Steve Gromek: 6(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Mickey Rocco: K

Bot 2

Rudy York: 7
Doc Cramer: E4
Don Ross: W.1-2
Joe Hoover: W.2-3;1-2
Paul Richards: K
Stubby Overmire: K

Top 3

Myril Hoag: D/89
Eddie Carnett: D.2-H
Lou Boudreau: 13/SH.2-3
Pat Seerey: S9.3-H
Roy Cullenbine: 9
Al Cihocki: K

Bot 3

Chuck Hostetler: 43
Eddie Mayo: 4/L
Jimmy Outlaw: 8

Top 4

Hank Ruszkowski: 63
Steve Gromek: 53
Mickey Rocco: 4/P

Bot 4

Rudy York: S
Doc Cramer: 6
Don Ross: 2
Joe Hoover: 4/P

Top 5

Myril Hoag: S6
Eddie Carnett: 54(1)/FO
Lou Boudreau: CS2(26)
Lou Boudreau: 7

Bot 5

Paul Richards: 7/P
Walter Wilson: S
Chuck Hostetler: S.1-2
Eddie Mayo: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Pat Seerey: K
Roy Cullenbine: W
Al Cihocki: 9
Hank Ruszkowski: 4

Bot 6

Jimmy Outlaw: 8
Rudy York: D7
Doc Cramer: 63
Don Ross: D7.2-H
Joe Hoover: K

Top 7

Steve Gromek: W
Mickey Rocco: 1E3/SH.1-2
Myril Hoag: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Eddie Carnett: 8/DP/PASS.1X2(86)

Bot 7

Paul Richards: K
Walter Wilson: K
Chuck Hostetler: 43

Top 8

Lou Boudreau: 7
Pat Seerey: 8
Roy Cullenbine: D9
Al Cihocki: 13

Bot 8

Eddie Mayo: 13
Jimmy Outlaw: T
Rudy York: 3/P
Doc Cramer: K

Top 9

Hank Ruszkowski: 8
Steve Gromek: K
Mickey Rocco: S
Myril Hoag: 9

Bot 9

Don Ross: 63
Hub Walker: W
Red Borom: 4/P
Carl McNabb: K

Notes & reviews

DWS: no CS on error in 1945
Hoag thought the ball would not be caught and passed Rocco

⚾ Arcade