MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/09/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 183 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (15-8) 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 9 18 2
Pittsburgh Pirates (15-9) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0
Giants Win, Wakefield goes 4-for-5
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates.

No one was more impactful than Dick Wakefield in the 9-3 New York win over Pittsburgh. Wakefield, who leads the NL in home runs with 5, went 4 for 5 with a home run, a triple, and 2 singles, while scoring 3 runs. With the loss, Pittsburgh is 15-9.

Lou Boudreau had a big 2-run double for the Giants in the top of the second inning. With New York leading 2-1 and the bases loaded, he got a fastball from Mort Cooper, who is a three-time All-Star, and swatted a double to center. It was his 5th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Giants ahead, 4-1.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Wakefield. "And not try to do too much."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 5 1 1 1 1 0 5 .208 2 11
L. Boudreau SS 6 1 3 2 0 0 4 .266 1 12
G. Rosen CF 5 1 1 1 1 0 3 .333 1 16
T. Wright RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .253 1 11
D. Wakefield LF 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 .261 5 12
B. Rosar C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .264 0 7
N. Etten 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .305 1 9
E. Yost 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .178 0 6
E. Lopat P 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .529 0 4
   B. Chapman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 44 9 18 9 3 0 24      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Boudreau 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Cooper, 3 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Roser, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Yost (1, 5th Inning off M. Cooper, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Wakefield (3, 8th Inning off R. Melton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wakefield (5, 6th Inning off M. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Herman (2, 9th Inning off S. Roser, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Herman 4 , L. Boudreau 5 , G. Rosen , T. Wright , D. Wakefield 9 , B. Rosar 3 , N. Etten 2 , E. Yost 3 , E. Lopat
2-out RBI: B. Herman , D. Wakefield , B. Rosar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Boudreau 2 , G. Rosen , T. Wright , B. Rosar , E. Yost
Sac Bunt: E. Lopat
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Boudreau (3)
CS: T. Wright (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Boudreau (5) , E. Yost (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wyrostek CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .373 1 16
B. Elliott RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 10
W. Cooper C 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .305 4 13
J. Mize 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .333 4 21
V. Stephens SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .225 2 14
J. Grace LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .342 0 6
J. Priddy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 1 8
S. Roberge 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .138 1 6
M. Cooper P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 0
   R. Melton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Lukon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 0 1
   S. Roser P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 40 3 11 3 0 4 20      
a - E. Lukon pinch hit for R. Melton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Elliott (6, 5th Inning off E. Lopat, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mize (6, 5th Inning off E. Lopat, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Roberge (1, 2nd Inning off E. Lopat, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Wyrostek 2 , B. Elliott 3 , W. Cooper 2 , J. Mize 2 , V. Stephens 2 , J. Grace , S. Roberge 4
2-out RBI: V. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wyrostek , W. Cooper , J. Grace 2 , E. Lukon
Team LOB: 10
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lopat W (5-0) 8.2 11 3 2 0 4 1 137 1.21   
B. Chapman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lopat 56
Batters Faced: E. Lopat 39, B. Chapman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lopat 8-14, B. Chapman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lopat 137-92, B. Chapman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Chapman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cooper L (2-1) 5.2 12 7 7 2 0 1 110 5.02   
R. Melton 2.1 4 1 1 1 0 0 41 1.29   
S. Roser 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 25 7.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cooper 15
Batters Faced: M. Cooper 32, R. Melton 11, S. Roser 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cooper 11-7, R. Melton 3-3, S. Roser 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cooper 110-69, R. Melton 41-24, S. Roser 25-16
Balk: S. Roser
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dick Wakefield
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 14187
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