MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
04/16/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (1-0) 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 9 15 0
Chicago White Sox (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
White Sox No Match for Newhouser, Guardians in 9-0 Thumping
The Chicago White Sox met their match today in Cleveland hurler Hal Newhouser. He kept them guessing the whole game and spun a 4-hit shutout.

"He just worked us over," Chicago skipper Jimmy Dykes said. "He probably didn't even need a shower after the game -- he barely worked up a sweat."

In the 9-0 victory, Newhouser whiffed 8 and gave up no walks.

CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Lake SS 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333 0 1
J. Lindell LF 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .750 0 2
   a-D. Cramer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Coan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Waitkus 1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .400 0 2
J. Gordon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   b-I. Hall PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Kluttz C 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .400 0 1
B. Kennedy 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
   c-R. Russell PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
H. Evers CF 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   e-C. Gilbert PH, RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Metkovich RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .500 0 2
   f-N. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Newhouser P 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .200 0 0
Totals 44 9 15 9 2 6 24      
a - D. Cramer pinch hit for J. Lindell in the 8th
b - I. Hall pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 8th
c - R. Russell pinch hit for B. Kennedy in the 8th
d - G. Coan substituted for D. Cramer in the 8th
e - C. Gilbert pinch hit for H. Evers in the 9th
f - N. Jones pinch hit for C. Metkovich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Metkovich (1, 7th Inning off J. Dobson, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Kennedy (1, 7th Inning off J. Dobson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Kluttz (1, 8th Inning off R. Heflin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Lake 2 , J. Lindell 3 , E. Waitkus 2 , J. Gordon , C. Kluttz 3 , B. Kennedy 3 , C. Metkovich 3 , H. Newhouser
2-out RBI: C. Kluttz , B. Kennedy , C. Metkovich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kluttz , B. Kennedy , R. Russell , H. Evers , H. Newhouser
GIDP: E. Waitkus
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DiMaggio CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-D. Whitman PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
G. Kell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-L. Stringer PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Musial 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   e-G. McQuinn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
R. Northey RF, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   f-B. Metheny PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
W. Marshall LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Nicholson PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Seminick C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
C. Travis SS, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
L. Frey 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-J. Brown PH, 2B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Dobson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   R. Heflin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0 0 8 7      
a - B. Nicholson pinch hit for W. Marshall in the 7th
b - J. Brown pinch hit for L. Frey in the 8th
c - D. Whitman pinch hit for D. DiMaggio in the 8th
d - L. Stringer pinch hit for G. Kell in the 8th
e - G. McQuinn pinch hit for S. Musial in the 9th
f - B. Metheny pinch hit for R. Northey in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Musial , R. Northey , L. Frey , J. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Stringer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kell (1) , S. Musial (1) , L. Frey (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Kell-Frey-Musial)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Newhouser W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 0 8 0 97 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Newhouser 87
Batters Faced: H. Newhouser 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Newhouser 8-12
Pitches - Strikes: H. Newhouser 97-67
WP: H. Newhouser
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dobson L (0-1) 7.0 13 8 5 1 5 0 136 6.43   
R. Heflin 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dobson 29
Batters Faced: J. Dobson 36, R. Heflin 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dobson 8-7, R. Heflin 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dobson 136-82, R. Heflin 35-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hal Newhouser
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (47 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 26832
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