In recent seasons, many Yankees fans have gotten pretty frustrated at the team’s struggles with runners in scoring position. I’m guessing the game on April 28, 1945 would not have been enjoyable for those fans.
After the Senators took game one of the series the previous day, Washington and the Yankees came into April 28, 1945 with identical 5-3 records. Tiny Bonham, who was making his second start of the season, got the Yankees started with a scoreless inning in the top of the first.
In the bottom of the first, Hersh Martin picked up a one-out single, and moved to second when Senators’ starter Marino Pieretti balked.