Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Athletics
June 12, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1945 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 5, Philadelphia Athletics 7

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Lake ss 6 1 2 0
Bucher 3b 5 2 2 0
Metkovich 1b 6 1 4 3
Johnson lf 4 1 0 0
Fox rf 4 0 0 0
Tobin 2b 4 0 2 0
Culberson cf 5 0 1 0
Garbark c 4 0 1 0
  Lazor ph 1 0 0 0
  Holm c 0 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Barrett p 0 0 0 0
  Ferriss ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 12 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kell 3b 5 0 0 0
Peck rf 7 1 4 0
Siebert 1b 4 2 2 4
Estalella cf 5 1 2 1
Rosar c 5 0 1 0
Hall 2b 6 0 2 1
Metro lf 5 2 2 1
Wilkins ss 3 0 0 0
  McGhee ph 0 1 0 0
  Busch ss 1 0 0 0
Flores p 3 0 1 0
  Gerkin p 0 0 0 0
  Rosenthal ph 1 0 0 0
  Berry p 0 0 0 0
  George ph 1 0 0 0
  Christopher p 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 14 7
Boston 200 000 030 0005120
Philadelphia 000 120 020 0027143
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   7.0 8 4 4 4 2
  Barrett   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Terry  L(0-2) 3.1 5 2 2 2 3
Totals
11.1
14
7
7
8
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Flores   7.0 9 5 3 3 1
  Gerkin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Berry   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Christopher  W(10-2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
12
5
3
3
1

  E–Kell (9), Peck (4), Hall (5).  DP–Boston 1. Culberson-Lake-Tobin, Philadelphia 4. Kell, Wilkins-Hall-Siebert, Hall-Siebert-Christopher, Busch-Siebert.  2B–Boston Metkovich (6), Philadelphia Peck (4); Estalella (9); Metro (8); Flores (1).  HR–Boston Metkovich (4,8th inning off Flores 1 on), Philadelphia Siebert (3,12th inning off Terry 1 on); Metro (1,4th inning off Wilson 0 on).  SH–Fox (2); Rosar (1).  HBP–Bucher (1); Siebert (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–16.  SB–B. Johnson (3).  U–Bill Grieve, Charlie Berry, Bill McGowan.  T–2:45.  A–1,500.
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