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Boston Red Sox @ Detroit Tigers

1945-05-13 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 30989 · 1:32

Detroit Tigers defeated Boston Red Sox 2–0. Al Benton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Benton L: Jim Wilson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: George Pipgras · 2B: Hal Weafer · 3B: Bill Grieve · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Skeeter Newsome	4	0	0	0
Ben Steiner	3	0	1	0
Tom McBride	4	0	0	2
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	1
Pete Fox	4	1	0	0
Jackie Tobin	4	1	0	0
Loyd Christopher	3	0	0	1
Fred Walters	3	1	0	0
Jim Wilson	2	0	1	0

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Maier	3	1	1	0	1	0
Eddie Mayo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rudy York	3	1	1	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Outlaw	3	0	0	1	0	1
Skeeter Webb	3	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Richards	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Benton	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Wilson	8.0	5	2	3

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Benton	9.0	3	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Newsome: 7
Ben Steiner: 43
Tom McBride: K

Bot 1

Bob Maier: W
Eddie Mayo: W.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Rudy York: 8.3-H
Doc Cramer: 4

Top 2

Bob Johnson: 8
Pete Fox: 8
Jackie Tobin: 2/FL

Bot 2

Jimmy Outlaw: K
Skeeter Webb: 13
Paul Richards: 3

Top 3

Loyd Christopher: 8
Fred Walters: S
Jim Wilson: W.1-2
Skeeter Newsome: 3/FL
Ben Steiner: W.2-3;1-2
Tom McBride: K

Bot 3

Al Benton: K
Bob Maier: 13
Eddie Mayo: S
Roy Cullenbine: CS2(26)

Top 4

Bob Johnson: 6/P
Pete Fox: E4
Jackie Tobin: S/BG.1-2
Loyd Christopher: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Fred Walters: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Roy Cullenbine: K
Rudy York: 8
Doc Cramer: 5

Top 5

Jim Wilson: 53
Skeeter Newsome: 53
Ben Steiner: 5/FL

Bot 5

Jimmy Outlaw: 9
Skeeter Webb: 9
Paul Richards: 7

Top 6

Tom McBride: 6
Bob Johnson: 63
Pete Fox: S
Jackie Tobin: 43

Bot 6

Al Benton: 4
Bob Maier: 5
Eddie Mayo: 3/G

Top 7

Loyd Christopher: K
Fred Walters: 53
Jim Wilson: 13

Bot 7

Roy Cullenbine: 4
Rudy York: S7
Doc Cramer: S8.1-3
Jimmy Outlaw: 8.3-H
Skeeter Webb: S9.1-2
Paul Richards: 8

Top 8

Skeeter Newsome: 53
Ben Steiner: 31
Tom McBride: 63

Bot 8

Al Benton: 9
Bob Maier: S
Eddie Mayo: 36(1)/FO
Roy Cullenbine: CS2(26)

Top 9

Bob Johnson: K
Pete Fox: 63
Jackie Tobin: 43