MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
05/09/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS BROWNS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 178 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Browns (12-11) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 7 12 2
New York Yankees (12-11) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 1
St. Louis Topples New York, 7-4
The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees, 7-4, in AL action at Yankee Stadium. St. Louis pitcher Claude Passeau had a standout performance. The winner was Passeau. He threw 8.0 innings allowing 4 runs. The loser was Earl Johnson. Jack Hallett earned save number 2 this season.

Passeau had a key at-bat in the top of the seventh to put St. Louis in front, 6-4. With the bases loaded, he hit a sacrifice fly off New York pitcher Earl Johnson.

"We had a good game plan," Passeau said, "and we were able to execute it."

After losing, New York is 12-11.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Stanky 2B 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .286 0 5
G. Hatton 3B 6 1 1 2 0 1 5 .280 5 19
   J. Hallett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Pafko CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .337 3 19
J. Medwick LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .293 2 11
B. Lewis RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .290 2 11
R. York 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .207 2 7
H. Wagner C 4 1 1 0 1 0 7 .169 0 5
F. Crosetti SS 4 0 1 1 1 2 4 .203 0 8
C. Passeau P 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .167 1 3
   a-L. Culberson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .625 0 3
   b-B. Brown 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 6 7 5 30      
a - L. Culberson pinch hit for C. Passeau in the 9th
b - B. Brown substituted for L. Culberson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Stanky (7, 1st Inning off M. Haefner, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Wagner (2, 2nd Inning off M. Haefner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Pafko (4, 7th Inning off E. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Hatton (5, 1st Inning off M. Haefner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Stanky 3 , G. Hatton 4 , A. Pafko 4 , J. Medwick 2 , R. York 2 , H. Wagner 2 , F. Crosetti , C. Passeau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Stanky , G. Hatton 2 , R. York , H. Wagner , F. Crosetti
Sac Fly: C. Passeau
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: G. Hatton (5) , B. Lewis (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Crosetti-Stanky-York)
OF assists: 2 (Medwick(Lavagetto at 3rd base), Pafko(Lavagetto at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kiner LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .184 2 6
T. Tucker CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 5
E. Lombardi C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .264 4 10
H. Greenberg 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .279 4 9
M. Witek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 0 6
P. Mullin RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .167 1 3
C. Lavagetto 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .417 1 7
B. Rigney SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 3 16
M. Haefner P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 0 0
   a-P. Seerey PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .188 2 10
   E. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   B. Wight P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Culler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 1 6
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 2 14      
a - P. Seerey pinch hit for M. Haefner in the 6th
b - D. Culler pinch hit for B. Wight in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Kiner , T. Tucker , E. Lombardi , P. Mullin 2 , C. Lavagetto 2 , B. Rigney , P. Seerey
2-out RBI: C. Lavagetto , P. Seerey
GIDP: H. Greenberg
Sac Bunt: M. Haefner
Hit by Pitch: B. Rigney
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rigney (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Passeau W (4-1) 8.0 9 4 3 2 2 0 132 2.09   
J. Hallett SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Passeau 50
Batters Faced: C. Passeau 35, J. Hallett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Passeau 6-13, J. Hallett 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Passeau 132-84, J. Hallett 15-8
Hit Batsmen: C. Passeau
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haefner 6.0 7 3 3 3 3 1 144 3.41   
E. Johnson L (1-2), BS (1) 2.0 3 4 4 3 2 0 52 7.50   
B. Wight 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haefner 46
Batters Faced: M. Haefner 29, E. Johnson 12, B. Wight 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haefner 11-4, E. Johnson 0-4, B. Wight 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haefner 144-89, E. Johnson 52-27, B. Wight 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wight 1-1
WP: B. Wight
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Claude Passeau
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 16853
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