Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 29, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1945 at Shibe Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 0

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Newsome ss 3 0 1 0
Steiner 2b 3 0 0 0
Metkovich 1b 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 3 1 2 0
Fox rf 4 0 1 0
Tobin 3b 4 0 1 0
Culberson cf 4 0 0 0
Garbark c 4 0 0 0
Ferriss p 3 1 3 0
Totals 32 2 9 1
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Metro lf 2 0 0 0
  Rosenthal lf 1 0 1 0
Peck rf 4 0 1 0
Estalella cf 4 0 1 0
Hayes c 3 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 0 0 0
Hall 2b 2 0 0 0
Busch ss 4 0 1 0
Burns 3b 3 0 1 0
  Wilkins pr 0 0 0 0
  Kell 3b 1 0 0 0
Newsom p 2 0 0 0
  McGhee ph 0 0 0 0
  Cicero pr 0 0 0 0
  Gassaway p 0 0 0 0
  Pruett ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Boston 011 000 000292
Philadelphia 000 000 000052
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ferriss  W(1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 6 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
6
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Newsom  L(1-2) 7.0 9 2 1 0 1
  Gassaway   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
1
1
1

  E–Metkovich (6), Ferriss (1), Busch (3), Burns (2).  DP–Boston 2. Ferriss-Newsome-Metkovich.  3B–Philadelphia Rosenthal (1).  SH–Newsome (1); B. Steiner (1); Rosenthal (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  SB–B. Johnson (1).  CS–Metkovich (1); Tobin (1).  U–Ernie Stewart, Bill McGowan, Art Passarella.
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