MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT BOSTON BRAVES
05/13/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT BOSTON BRAVES
GAME ID: 211 - MONDAY, MAY 13TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (17-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Boston Braves (10-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Dietrich Baffles Boston Batters
Bill Dietrich was in a mood to talk following the New York Giants contest against the Boston Braves, expounding to BNN reporters on his pitching philosophy. He had good reason to be excitable, having tossed a complete game shutout of the Braves, 1-0.

"There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location," Dietrich said. "I was hitting my spots time and time again."

The right-hander blanked Boston on a 7-hitter, allowing 2 walks and racking up 6 strikeouts.

In 2 starts this season, Dietrich has notched a 2-0 record and a 1.71 ERA.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .202 2 11
L. Boudreau SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .255 1 13
G. Rosen CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .336 1 18
T. Wright RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .245 1 11
D. Wakefield LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 5 14
B. Rosar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 0 8
N. Etten 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .319 2 11
E. Yost 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .159 0 6
B. Dietrich P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 16      
BATTING
Total Bases: T. Wright , D. Wakefield , B. Rosar , N. Etten 2 , B. Dietrich
2-out RBI: D. Wakefield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Herman , L. Boudreau , B. Rosar , N. Etten
GIDP: D. Wakefield
Sac Bunt: B. Dietrich
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Rosen (6)
CS: B. Rosar (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boudreau-Herman-Etten)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hopp CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 0 7
R. Hughes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   c-M. Sandlock PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 8
   E. Caldwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Heath LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .317 2 18
J. Schultz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302 0 5
B. Kerr SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 0 9
E. Fletcher 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .291 1 6
A. Libke RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 0 2
R. Schoendienst 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 0 13
   a-J. DiMaggio PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230 3 18
   d-E. Bockman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-W. Platt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 0
R. Branca P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .077 0 1
   b-E. Verban PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 0 3
Totals 32 0 7 0 2 6 12      
a - J. DiMaggio pinch hit for R. Schoendienst in the 8th
b - E. Verban pinch hit for R. Branca in the 8th
c - M. Sandlock pinch hit for R. Hughes in the 8th
d - E. Bockman substituted for J. DiMaggio in the 9th
e - W. Platt pinch hit for E. Bockman in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. DiMaggio (2, 8th Inning off B. Dietrich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Heath , J. Schultz , B. Kerr , E. Fletcher 2 , A. Libke , J. DiMaggio 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heath , R. Schoendienst , W. Platt
GIDP: E. Fletcher
Sac Bunt: A. Libke
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hughes (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Fletcher-Kerr-Branca)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Dietrich W (2-0) 9.0 7 0 0 2 6 0 125 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Dietrich 77
Batters Faced: B. Dietrich 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Dietrich 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Dietrich 125-81
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Branca L (1-3) 8.0 6 1 1 2 4 0 121 5.88   
E. Caldwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Branca 68
Batters Faced: R. Branca 32, E. Caldwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Branca 6-13, E. Caldwell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Branca 121-80, E. Caldwell 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Dietrich
Ballpark: Braves Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 10560
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