MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
05/09/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 179 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (10-11) 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 8 14 4
Philadelphia Athletics (13-12) 1 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 X 12 22 4
Cleveland Absorbs 12-8 Loss to Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Athletics withstood an impressive performance by Cleveland third baseman Rip Russell to defeat the Guardians, 12-8, at Shibe Park. Russell was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Cleveland now has a record of 10-11.

With one out in the bottom of the third, Dain Clay put Philadelphia in front, 6-4, with a 2-run single. The Athletics went on to win the ballgame.

"We maximized our offense today," said Philadelphia skipper Connie Mack. "That makes everyone's life easier."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Waitkus 1B 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .302 0 12
E. Lake SS 5 1 1 2 1 2 7 .241 1 12
J. Lindell RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .293 1 9
J. Gordon 2B 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 .225 1 6
C. Kluttz C 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .378 0 11
B. Kennedy LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .266 0 9
D. Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286 0 1
   a-H. Evers PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 2 12
R. Russell 3B 4 2 3 3 1 1 2 .210 1 9
W. Spahn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 1
   V. Olsen P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Gilbert PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
   A. Gettel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 45 8 14 8 5 10 35      
a - H. Evers pinch hit for D. Cramer in the 8th
b - C. Gilbert pinch hit for V. Olsen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lindell (4, 1st Inning off H. Brecheen, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Russell (2, 5th Inning off H. Brecheen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Lake (1, 1st Inning off H. Brecheen, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Russell (1, 7th Inning off H. Brecheen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Waitkus 3 , E. Lake 4 , J. Lindell 3 , J. Gordon , C. Kluttz 2 , B. Kennedy , D. Cramer , R. Russell 7
2-out RBI: E. Waitkus , R. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Lake 2 , J. Lindell , C. Kluttz , R. Russell , W. Spahn
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: E. Waitkus (1) , E. Lake (7) , B. Kennedy (2) , D. Cramer (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lake-Gordon-Waitkus, Russell-Gordon-Waitkus)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Clay CF 5 2 2 2 1 0 2 .291 0 11
B. Cox SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 4 .337 1 10
S. Gordon LF 5 0 3 0 1 0 3 .322 3 12
H. Edwards RF 5 0 0 1 0 0 9 .298 3 18
D. Ross 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .313 2 15
M. Rocco 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .400 0 1
S. Newsome 2B 5 3 4 0 0 0 2 .288 0 7
P. Richards C 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .268 0 6
H. Brecheen P 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 .308 0 3
   A. Hollingsworth P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 42 12 22 12 3 1 29      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rocco (1, 3rd Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Richards (2, 4th Inning off V. Olsen, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Cox (1, 3rd Inning off W. Spahn, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Clay 2 , B. Cox 5 , S. Gordon 3 , D. Ross 2 , M. Rocco 3 , S. Newsome 4 , P. Richards 5 , H. Brecheen 3
2-out RBI: M. Rocco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Clay , H. Edwards 2 , M. Rocco , S. Newsome , A. Hollingsworth
GIDP: S. Gordon , H. Edwards
Sac Bunt: B. Cox
Sac Fly: B. Cox , H. Brecheen
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Rocco (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Ross (7) , M. Rocco 2 (2) , S. Newsome (4)
PB: P. Richards
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Spahn L (1-3) 2.1 11 9 9 2 0 1 61 6.14   
V. Olsen 4.2 11 3 3 1 1 0 62 12.79   
A. Gettel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Spahn -7
Batters Faced: W. Spahn 20, V. Olsen 25, A. Gettel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Spahn 5-2, V. Olsen 7-4, A. Gettel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Spahn 61-37, V. Olsen 62-41, A. Gettel 7-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Brecheen W (3-2) 6.2 13 6 6 1 8 2 133 5.92   
A. Hollingsworth 2.1 1 2 0 4 2 0 67 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Brecheen 31
Batters Faced: H. Brecheen 36, A. Hollingsworth 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Brecheen 5-7, A. Hollingsworth 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Brecheen 133-85, A. Hollingsworth 67-36
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rip Russell
Ballpark: Shibe Park
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 14549
Special Notes: Rain delay of 26 minutes in the 7th inning.
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