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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1945-07-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 13506 · 2:05

Detroit Tigers defeated New York Yankees 9–4. Detroit Tigers put up 4 in the 1st. Stubby Overmire earned the win. Roy Cullenbine went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	9	12
NYA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	7

W: Stubby Overmire L: Bill Zuber SV: (none)

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

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Skeeter Webb	6	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Mayo	4	1	2	1	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	3	2	1	1	2	0
Hank Greenberg	5	1	2	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	5	1	1	2	0	0
Rudy York	4	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Maier	4	1	1	0	1	0
Bob Swift	5	2	3	1	0	0
Stubby Overmire	3	0	2	1	1	0

New York Yankees — batting

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

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stubby Overmire	9.0	7	2	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Zuber	1.0	4	2	1
Joe Page	7.0	8	3	0
Steve Roser	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Skeeter Webb: K
Eddie Mayo: W
Roy Cullenbine: W.1-2
Hank Greenberg: DGR/7.2-H;1-3
Doc Cramer: D7.3-H;2-H
Rudy York: 31.2-3
Bob Maier: E6/TH.3-H(NR)(UR)
Bob Swift: CS2(24)

Bot 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 53
Frankie Crosetti: K23
Bud Metheny: 2/FL

Top 2

Bob Swift: S
Stubby Overmire: S.1-2
Skeeter Webb: E3/TH/BG.2-3;1-2
Eddie Mayo: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR);2-3
Roy Cullenbine: 9

Bot 2

Nick Etten: 43
Hersh Martin: W
Tuck Stainback: 16(1)/FO
Oscar Grimes: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Hank Greenberg: 8
Doc Cramer: 7
Rudy York: 3/FL

Bot 3

Mike Garbark: 5/P
Joe Page: 9
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 9

Top 4

Bob Maier: 43
Bob Swift: S
Stubby Overmire: E5.1-2
Skeeter Webb: 8
Eddie Mayo: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Roy Cullenbine: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Frankie Crosetti: S
Bud Metheny: 8
Nick Etten: SB2
Nick Etten: 6(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 5

Hank Greenberg: S
Doc Cramer: 46(1)/FO
Rudy York: 8
Bob Maier: W.1-2
Bob Swift: 8

Bot 5

Hersh Martin: 5/FL
Tuck Stainback: 63
Oscar Grimes: 53

Top 6

Stubby Overmire: D8/L
Skeeter Webb: FC6.2X3(65)
Eddie Mayo: S.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: SB3;SB2
Roy Cullenbine: W
Hank Greenberg: 3/FL
Doc Cramer: 5/FL

Bot 6

Mike Garbark: 7
Joe Page: S
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 54(1)/FO
Frankie Crosetti: 7

Top 7

Rudy York: W
Bob Maier: S.1-2
Bob Swift: S.2-H;1-3
Stubby Overmire: 34/SH.3-H;1-2
Skeeter Webb: 3/P
Eddie Mayo: 13

Bot 7

Bud Metheny: S
Nick Etten: 9
Hersh Martin: 54(1)/FO
Tuck Stainback: 43

Top 8

Roy Cullenbine: HR/7
Hank Greenberg: 7
Doc Cramer: 7
Rudy York: 8

Bot 8

Oscar Grimes: W
Mike Garbark: S.1-2
Red Ruffing: S9.2-H;1-2#
Snuffy Stirnweiss: D9.2-H;1-3
Frankie Crosetti: S.3-H;2-3
Bud Metheny: 36(1)3/GDP.3-H
Nick Etten: 8

Top 9

Bob Maier: 9
Bob Swift: 13
Stubby Overmire: W
Skeeter Webb: 6(1)/FO

Bot 9

Hersh Martin: 6/P
Tuck Stainback: 53
Oscar Grimes: 53

Notes & reviews

First appearance of season for Ruffing

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