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Washington Senators @ Philadelphia Athletics

1945-04-18 · Day game · Shibe Park · 12 innings · Att: 2500 · 2:26

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Washington Senators 1–0. Russ Christopher earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
WS1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Russ Christopher L: Roger Wolff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Art Passarella · 1B: Ernie Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
George Case	4	2	1	0
George Myatt	5	0	0	1
Joe Kuhel	5	1	0	0
George Binks	5	1	0	0
Harlond Clift	4	0	1	1
Gil Torres	4	0	1	1
Walt Chipple	4	1	0	1
Al Evans	4	1	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	2	0	1	0
Jake Powell	1	1	0	0
Hillis Layne	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ford Garrison	4	0	1	0	1	0
Hal Peck	5	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	4	0	0	0	1	0
Frankie Hayes	5	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Siebert	4	0	1	0	1	0
Irv Hall	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Busch	5	0	2	0	0	0
George Kell	5	0	0	1	0	0
Russ Christopher	4	0	0	0	0	2

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	10.0	4	2	3
Roger Wolff	1.2	2	1	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Christopher	12.0	7	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: W
George Myatt: K
Joe Kuhel: CS2(24)
Joe Kuhel: 43

Bot 1

Ford Garrison: S1
Hal Peck: 163.1-2
Bobby Estalella: 13
Frankie Hayes: 2

Top 2

George Binks: 2
Harlond Clift: 53
Gil Torres: K

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 8
Irv Hall: 63
Ed Busch: 9

Top 3

Walt Chipple: 53
Al Evans: S6
Johnny Niggeling: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

George Kell: 6
Russ Christopher: 3/L
Ford Garrison: W
Hal Peck: 9

Top 4

George Case: 8
George Myatt: 43
Joe Kuhel: 9

Bot 4

Bobby Estalella: 7
Frankie Hayes: 63
Dick Siebert: S8
Irv Hall: 8

Top 5

George Binks: 31
Harlond Clift: W
Gil Torres: 46(1)/FO
Walt Chipple: K

Bot 5

Ed Busch: 5/L
George Kell: 6
Russ Christopher: K

Top 6

Al Evans: 63
Johnny Niggeling: 2
George Case: S5
George Myatt: 7

Bot 6

Ford Garrison: 8
Hal Peck: K
Bobby Estalella: 7

Top 7

Joe Kuhel: 43
George Binks: 8
Harlond Clift: 4

Bot 7

Frankie Hayes: 53
Dick Siebert: W
Irv Hall: 43.1-2
Ed Busch: S4.2-3
George Kell: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Gil Torres: 53
Walt Chipple: S7
Al Evans: 14(1)/FO
Johnny Niggeling: W.1-2
George Case: 4

Bot 8

Russ Christopher: 8
Ford Garrison: 13
Hal Peck: 8

Top 9

George Myatt: FLE3
George Myatt: 8
Joe Kuhel: 43
George Binks: 31

Bot 9

Bobby Estalella: 63
Frankie Hayes: K
Dick Siebert: 9

Top 10

Harlond Clift: 53
Gil Torres: 13
Walt Chipple: 63

Bot 10

Irv Hall: S8
Ed Busch: 5(B)54(1)/LDP
George Kell: 8

Top 11

Al Evans: 5
Jake Powell: S4
George Case: S9.1-3
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: FC1/NDP.3XH(15);BX1(53)

Bot 11

Russ Christopher: K
Ford Garrison: 53
Hal Peck: S8
Bobby Estalella: SB2
Bobby Estalella: W
Frankie Hayes: 5/L

Top 12

Joe Kuhel: S9
George Binks: S5.1-2
Harlond Clift: K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2
Gil Torres: W
Hillis Layne: 8

Bot 12

Dick Siebert: 3/G
Irv Hall: E6
Ed Busch: SB2
Ed Busch: S6.2-3
George Kell: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)