MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/02/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 127 - THURSDAY, MAY 2ND , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (10-6) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (7-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
Giants 3-1 Victors Over St. Louis
New York and St. Louis played a hard-fought contest.

Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. New York won it, 3-1. New York starter Ben Chapman was in command. St. Louis, with the loss, is 7-9.

Dick Wakefield, who leads the NL in home runs with 4, had a direct impact on the outcome. Wakefield contributed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put New York up, 2-0.

"We put together a nice win," Chapman said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wright RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .259 1 9
L. Boudreau SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 0 7
N. Etten 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 1 7
B. Herman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 1 9
D. Wakefield LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .259 4 7
B. Rosar C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .300 0 4
G. Rosen CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300 0 8
E. Yost 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 0 6
J. Niggeling P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   B. Chapman P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-G. Niarhos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
   B. Dietrich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2 5 2 16      
a - G. Niarhos pinch hit for B. Chapman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Boudreau (3, 1st Inning off T. Lee, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Niggeling (1, 2nd Inning off T. Lee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wakefield (4, 4th Inning off T. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Boudreau 2 , B. Herman , D. Wakefield 4 , B. Rosar 2 , G. Rosen , J. Niggeling 2 , B. Chapman
2-out RBI: J. Niggeling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wright , B. Herman , G. Rosen
GIDP: T. Wright
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rosar (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328 1 3
K. Keltner 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302 2 9
F. McCormick 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .238 0 10
R. Cullenbine RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236 0 5
B. Rowell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 0 3
S. Stirnweiss 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 0 5
   c-J. Rucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
B. Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283 0 6
B. Sturgeon SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 3
   a-D. Padgett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
   b-S. Sisti SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
T. Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
   B. Voiselle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1 0 2 13      
a - D. Padgett pinch hit for B. Sturgeon in the 5th
b - S. Sisti substituted for D. Padgett in the 6th
c - J. Rucker pinch hit for S. Stirnweiss in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. McCormick (4, 6th Inning off B. Chapman, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Cullenbine (3, 9th Inning off B. Dietrich, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Keltner (2, 9th Inning off B. Dietrich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Russell 2 , K. Keltner 4 , F. McCormick 3 , R. Cullenbine 2 , B. Rowell , S. Stirnweiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Cullenbine 2 , B. Dickey , T. Lee
Sac Bunt: K. Keltner
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Rowell (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rowell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Keltner-Stirnweiss-McCormick)
OF assists: 1 (Russell(Yost at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niggeling 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.38   
B. Chapman W (1-0) 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 80 0.00   
B. Dietrich SV (2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 28 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niggeling 45
Batters Faced: J. Niggeling 4, B. Chapman 24, B. Dietrich 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niggeling 1-2, B. Chapman 8-10, B. Dietrich 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niggeling 8-5, B. Chapman 80-57, B. Dietrich 28-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lee L (1-2) 8.2 8 3 2 5 2 1 130 3.30   
B. Voiselle 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lee 55
Batters Faced: T. Lee 36, B. Voiselle 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lee 11-10, B. Voiselle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lee 130-76, B. Voiselle 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Voiselle 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Chapman
Ballpark: Sportsmans Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 14398
Special Notes: SP Johnny Niggeling was injured while running the bases.
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