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Washington Senators @ St. Louis Browns

1945-05-08 · Night game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 3241 · 1:46

St. Louis Browns defeated Washington Senators 7–1. St. Louis Browns put up 3 in the 2nd. Nels Potter earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
SLA	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0		7	7

W: Nels Potter L: Johnny Niggeling SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Summers · 1B: Joe Rue · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jim Boyer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	1	1	0	0	1
George Myatt	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Kuhel	4	0	0	1	0	1
George Binks	3	0	0	0	0	1
Harlond Clift	2	0	0	0	1	0
Gil Torres	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Zardon	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rick Ferrell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Carrasquel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vince Ventura	1	0	1	0	0	0

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Milt Byrnes	4	1	0	0	1	0
Len Schulte	4	0	1	2	1	1
Mike Kreevich	3	0	0	0	2	1
Vern Stephens	4	0	0	0	0	1
George McQuinn	2	1	0	0	2	1
Babe Martin	4	1	3	1	0	0
Frank Mancuso	3	2	1	0	1	1
Don Gutteridge	3	2	1	1	1	0
Nels Potter	4	0	1	1	0	0

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	3.0	5	6	2
Alex Carrasquel	5.0	2	2	3

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nels Potter	9.0	3	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Case: S4
George Myatt: SB2
George Myatt: 13/SH.2-3
Joe Kuhel: 9.3-H
George Binks: 3/FL

Bot 1

Milt Byrnes: 7/L
Len Schulte: W
Mike Kreevich: W.1-2
Vern Stephens: K/C
George McQuinn: K

Top 2

Harlond Clift: W
Gil Torres: K
Jose Zardon: 5(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 2

Babe Martin: S7
Frank Mancuso: D7.1-3
Don Gutteridge: W
Nels Potter: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Milt Byrnes: W
Len Schulte: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Mike Kreevich: W
Vern Stephens: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Vern Stephens: 53

Top 3

Rick Ferrell: 7
Johnny Niggeling: 53
George Case: 7

Bot 3

George McQuinn: 7
Babe Martin: D/78
Frank Mancuso: PB.2-3
Frank Mancuso: W
Don Gutteridge: D7.3-H;1-3
Nels Potter: 9/F.3-H;2-3
Milt Byrnes: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Len Schulte: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

George Myatt: K
Joe Kuhel: 4/P
George Binks: K/C

Bot 4

Mike Kreevich: K
Vern Stephens: 63
George McQuinn: W
Babe Martin: 13

Top 5

Harlond Clift: 43
Gil Torres: 3/FL
Jose Zardon: 63

Bot 5

Frank Mancuso: 8
Don Gutteridge: 3/G
Nels Potter: 63

Top 6

Rick Ferrell: 53
Alex Carrasquel: 63
George Case: K

Bot 6

Milt Byrnes: 3/G
Len Schulte: K/C
Mike Kreevich: 6/P

Top 7

George Myatt: K23
Joe Kuhel: 23
George Binks: 3/G

Bot 7

Vern Stephens: 8
George McQuinn: W
Babe Martin: T/89.1-H
Frank Mancuso: K
Don Gutteridge: 53

Top 8

Harlond Clift: 2/FL
Gil Torres: 13
Jose Zardon: K

Bot 8

Nels Potter: S9
Milt Byrnes: 7
Len Schulte: 26(1)/FO
Mike Kreevich: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Rick Ferrell: S7
Vince Ventura: S8.1-2
George Case: 5(2)/FO.1-2
George Myatt: 43.2-3;1-2
Joe Kuhel: K