New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
August 5, 1945 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1945 at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Stirnweiss 2b 4 0 3 0
Metheny rf 4 1 1 0
Martin lf 2 0 0 0
Etten 1b 4 1 1 1
Grimes 3b 4 0 1 1
Stainback cf 3 0 0 0
  Derry ph 1 1 1 0
Crosetti ss 3 0 0 0
  Robinson ph 1 0 1 1
  Savage pr 0 0 0 0
Drescher c 4 0 1 0
Bevens p 2 0 0 0
  Ruffing ph 1 0 0 0
  Page p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hall 2b 4 0 2 2
Peck rf 4 0 0 0
Smith cf 4 0 0 0
Metro lf 4 0 0 0
Siebert 1b 4 1 2 0
Kell 3b 4 1 1 1
Busch ss 3 1 1 1
George c 3 1 3 0
Flores p 1 0 0 0
  Berry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York 000 100 002391
Philadelphia 030 000 10x491
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bevens  L(10-5) 7.0 9 4 4 0 4
  Page   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
0
5
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Flores  W(5-5) 8.2 9 3 3 2 0
  Berry  SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
0

  E–Grimes (15), Hall (13).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Hall-Busch-Siebert, Siebert-Busch-Siebert.  2B–New York Metheny (9); Derry (4); Robinson (3), Philadelphia Siebert (21); Kell (17).  HR–New York Etten (10,9th inning off Flores 0 on).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Flores 2 (7).  Team–5.  CS–Stirnweiss (12).  U–Red Jones, Cal Hubbard, Charlie Berry.  T–1:47.  A–25,319.
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