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Boston Red Sox @ Philadelphia Athletics

1945-09-02 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 13605 · 1:51

Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 7–2. Philadelphia Athletics put up 4 in the 4th. Charlie Gassaway earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7
PHA	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0		7	10

W: Charlie Gassaway L: Emmett O'Neill SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Lake	2	0	1	1	2	0
Ty LaForest	4	0	1	0	0	1
George Metkovich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Lazor	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tom McBride	3	1	1	0	1	0
Skeeter Newsome	3	0	2	0	1	0
Billy Holm	4	1	1	1	0	0
Emmett O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	1
Clem Hausmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leon Culberson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mayo Smith	3	1	0	1	2	0
Ernie Kish	5	0	2	1	0	0
Irv Hall	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Estalella	5	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Siebert	3	2	2	0	1	0
George Kell	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ed Busch	4	2	2	0	0	0
Greek George	1	0	0	0	3	1
Charlie Bowles	1	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Gassaway	3	0	1	2	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Emmett O'Neill	3.2	5	4	1
Clem Hausmann	4.1	5	2	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Marchildon	2.0	1	2	0
Charlie Gassaway	7.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Lake: W
Ty LaForest: 53.1-2
George Metkovich: 4
Bob Johnson: 53

Bot 1

Mayo Smith: W
Ernie Kish: S8.1-2
Irv Hall: E1/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Estalella: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
Dick Siebert: 2/FL

Top 2

Johnny Lazor: 7
Tom McBride: W
Skeeter Newsome: D87/78.1-3;BX3(764)
Billy Holm: 9

Bot 2

George Kell: 3/FL
Ed Busch: 9
Greek George: W
Charlie Bowles: 7

Top 3

Emmett O'Neill: K
Eddie Lake: 8
Ty LaForest: K

Bot 3

Mayo Smith: 43
Ernie Kish: 5/L
Irv Hall: 8

Top 4

George Metkovich: 43
Bob Johnson: 53
Johnny Lazor: S9
Tom McBride: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Bobby Estalella: D8
Dick Siebert: W
George Kell: S7.2-H;1-2
Ed Busch: S8.2-3;1-2
Greek George: K
Charlie Gassaway: 6
Mayo Smith: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ernie Kish: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2
Irv Hall: E6/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
Bobby Estalella: 5

Top 5

Skeeter Newsome: W
Billy Holm: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Clem Hausmann: 2/FL

Bot 5

Dick Siebert: S4
George Kell: 3/FL
Ed Busch: S9.1-3
Greek George: W.1-2
Charlie Gassaway: S8.3-H;2-H;1X3(865);B-2(TH)
Mayo Smith: 8

Top 6

Eddie Lake: W
Ty LaForest: S7.1-2
George Metkovich: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Johnson: K
Johnny Lazor: 3

Bot 6

Ernie Kish: 7
Irv Hall: 4
Bobby Estalella: S8
Dick Siebert: D7.1-3
George Kell: 9

Top 7

Tom McBride: T8
Skeeter Newsome: 8/L
Billy Holm: S8.3-H
Clem Hausmann: 23.1-2
Eddie Lake: S7.2-H
Ty LaForest: 8

Bot 7

Ed Busch: 7/78
Greek George: W
Charlie Gassaway: PB.1-2#
Charlie Gassaway: 8
Mayo Smith: 7

Top 8

George Metkovich: K
Bob Johnson: 63
Johnny Lazor: 43

Bot 8

Ernie Kish: 31
Irv Hall: K
Bobby Estalella: 53

Top 9

Tom McBride: 8
Skeeter Newsome: D7
Billy Holm: 63
Leon Culberson: 8