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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1945-08-04 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4216 · 1:48

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 5–1. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Al Gettel earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Al Gettel L: Don Black SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

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

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Irv Hall	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Peck	5	1	2	0	0	0
Mayo Smith	3	0	1	1	1	0
Charlie Metro	4	0	1	0	0	2
Dick Siebert	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Kell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ed Busch	4	0	1	0	0	0
Greek George	4	0	2	0	0	0
Don Black	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Knerr	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gettel	9.0	9	1	2

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Don Black	9.0	8	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 6
Bud Metheny: W
Hersh Martin: SB2
Hersh Martin: 31.2-3
Nick Etten: S9.3-H
Oscar Grimes: T8.1-H
Tuck Stainback: 43

Bot 1

Irv Hall: 9
Hal Peck: 43
Mayo Smith: S9
Charlie Metro: K/C

Top 2

Frankie Crosetti: K/C
Aaron Robinson: 8
Al Gettel: 63

Bot 2

Dick Siebert: 31
George Kell: S1
Ed Busch: 9
Greek George: S9.1-2
Don Black: 6

Top 3

Snuffy Stirnweiss: 7
Bud Metheny: 7
Hersh Martin: 8

Bot 3

Irv Hall: 6
Hal Peck: 9
Mayo Smith: W
Charlie Metro: D7.1-3
Dick Siebert: 9

Top 4

Nick Etten: K
Oscar Grimes: W
Tuck Stainback: 8
Frankie Crosetti: 2/FL

Bot 4

George Kell: 53
Ed Busch: S9
Greek George: 9
Don Black: 9

Top 5

Aaron Robinson: K/C
Al Gettel: K
Snuffy Stirnweiss: T9
Bud Metheny: S8.3-H
Hersh Martin: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Irv Hall: 7/L
Hal Peck: T9
Mayo Smith: FC.3-H
Charlie Metro: 53.1-2
Dick Siebert: 3

Top 6

Nick Etten: 8
Oscar Grimes: K/C
Tuck Stainback: 6

Bot 6

George Kell: S7
Ed Busch: 9
Greek George: S9.1-2
Don Black: 6
Irv Hall: 53

Top 7

Frankie Crosetti: 63
Aaron Robinson: 6
Al Gettel: S9
Snuffy Stirnweiss: 8

Bot 7

Hal Peck: D9
Mayo Smith: 43.2-3
Charlie Metro: K
Dick Siebert: 43

Top 8

Bud Metheny: S9
Hersh Martin: 4(B)4(1)/LDP
Nick Etten: 4

Bot 8

George Kell: 63
Ed Busch: 1/L
Greek George: 63

Top 9

Oscar Grimes: W
Tuck Stainback: 34/SH.1-2
Frankie Crosetti: S9.2-H
Aaron Robinson: D9.1-H;BX3(945)
Al Gettel: 43

Bot 9

Lou Knerr: 63
Irv Hall: 63
Hal Peck: 3/FL