MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/08/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 175 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 8TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
New York Giants (14-8) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (15-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Giants Top Pirates in Extras, 5-2
The New York Giants faced a tough opponent in Pittsburgh pitcher Ed Heusser, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Forbes Field by a final score of 5-2. Heusser went 10.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Lefty Wilkie was the winner in relief. His record is now 1-0. The losing pitcher was Charlie Gassaway. The save was credited to Fred Sanford, his 2nd.

New York relied on the bat of Billy Herman to get the win. The second baseman ripped a run-scoring double in the top of the 12th inning to put the Giants ahead, 3-2. For the game, Herman had 1 double and 1 triple in 6 at-bats.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Herman.

The win has New York at 14-8.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 .209 1 10
L. Boudreau SS 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 1 10
G. Rosen CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 .341 1 15
T. Wright RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .256 1 10
D. Wakefield LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .229 4 11
B. Rosar C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 0 6
N. Etten 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 1 8
E. Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .162 0 6
   a-B. Zientara PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1 3
   c-E. Andres 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Dietrich P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
   N. Strincevich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-M. Tresh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 0 3
   L. Wilkie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Niarhos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   F. Sanford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 46 5 10 5 0 2 17      
a - B. Zientara pinch hit for E. Yost in the 10th
b - M. Tresh pinch hit for N. Strincevich in the 10th
c - E. Andres substituted for B. Zientara in the 10th
d - G. Niarhos pinch hit for L. Wilkie in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Etten (3, 5th Inning off E. Heusser, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Herman (6, 12th Inning off C. Gassaway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Herman (2, 6th Inning off E. Heusser, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Boudreau (1, 12th Inning off C. Gassaway, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Herman 5 , L. Boudreau 4 , G. Rosen , T. Wright , D. Wakefield , N. Etten 3 , B. Zientara , G. Niarhos
2-out RBI: B. Herman , L. Boudreau , N. Etten
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Herman , B. Rosar , E. Yost 2
Sac Bunt: L. Boudreau , B. Rosar
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Yost-Etten, Herman-Boudreau-Etten)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wyrostek CF 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 .371 1 16
B. Elliott RF 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .280 1 10
W. Cooper C 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299 4 13
J. Mize 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .341 4 20
V. Stephens SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 2 13
J. Priddy 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .288 1 8
   a-J. Grace PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 0 6
   c-D. Meyer 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Adams LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273 1 5
   b-E. Lukon PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 1
S. Roberge 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .130 0 5
E. Heusser P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
   C. Gassaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Ott PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 40 2 9 2 6 5 21      
a - J. Grace pinch hit for J. Priddy in the 8th
b - E. Lukon pinch hit for B. Adams in the 8th
c - D. Meyer substituted for J. Grace in the 9th
d - M. Ott pinch hit for C. Gassaway in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wyrostek (11, 1st Inning off B. Dietrich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mize (4, 6th Inning off B. Dietrich, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wyrostek 4 , W. Cooper , J. Mize 5 , V. Stephens , D. Meyer , S. Roberge
2-out RBI: J. Wyrostek
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Elliott , W. Cooper , J. Mize , B. Adams , E. Lukon
GIDP: W. Cooper , E. Lukon
Sac Bunt: E. Heusser 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Mize (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Roberge (7)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dietrich 7.1 7 2 2 4 3 1 124 2.60   
N. Strincevich 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 7.16   
L. Wilkie W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 0.00   
F. Sanford SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dietrich 55
Batters Faced: B. Dietrich 32, N. Strincevich 5, L. Wilkie 6, F. Sanford 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dietrich 11-7, N. Strincevich 4-0, L. Wilkie 4-0, F. Sanford 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dietrich 124-77, N. Strincevich 20-11, L. Wilkie 28-17, F. Sanford 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Strincevich 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Heusser 10.1 7 2 2 0 2 0 142 2.34   
C. Gassaway L (0-2) 1.2 3 3 3 0 0 1 37 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Heusser 73
Batters Faced: E. Heusser 39, C. Gassaway 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Heusser 13-17, C. Gassaway 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Heusser 142-93, C. Gassaway 37-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gassaway 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Heusser
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 17638
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