MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/15/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 222 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Athletics (16-15) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Cleveland Guardians (14-13) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 X 8 13 1
Guardians RF Lindell drives in 6 runs in Win
Johnny Lindell was a major contributor to the 8-1 Cleveland win over Philadelphia. The Guardians center fielder was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once. Hal Newhouser, the winning pitcher, is now 4-3. He went 9 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits, while fanning 9 and walking 1. Cleveland has a record of 14-13.

With Cleveland leading 4-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Lindell hit a fastball from Al Hollingsworth for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Guardians ahead, 8-1.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Connie Mack.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Clay CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 0 11
B. Cox SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .323 1 12
S. Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .306 3 13
H. Edwards RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .297 3 21
D. Ross 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .283 2 18
L. Fleming 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301 1 18
   a-Y. Berra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 0 7
   b-V. Dinges 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 1
S. Newsome 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 0 7
   c-S. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 0 1
P. Richards C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269 0 6
W. Masterson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   A. Hollingsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Corbitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1 1 9 17      
a - Y. Berra pinch hit for L. Fleming in the 8th
b - V. Dinges substituted for Y. Berra in the 8th
c - S. Robertson pinch hit for S. Newsome in the 9th
d - C. Corbitt pinch hit for A. Hollingsworth in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Clay (5, 8th Inning off H. Newhouser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Clay 2 , B. Cox 2 , S. Gordon , D. Ross , S. Newsome , P. Richards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Clay , D. Ross , Y. Berra
Sac Bunt: W. Masterson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Fleming-Cox-Masterson, Cox-Newsome-Fleming, Cox-Newsome-Fleming)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Waitkus 1B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .292 0 13
E. Lake SS 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 .255 1 12
J. Lindell RF, CF 4 1 2 6 1 1 3 .286 2 17
J. Gordon 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .240 1 10
   a-I. Hall PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 1
H. Evers CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 .284 2 16
   b-C. Gilbert PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 1
B. Kennedy LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .272 1 14
   c-N. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Lamanno C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .188 0 0
R. Russell 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .205 2 11
H. Newhouser P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .130 0 0
Totals 32 8 13 8 8 5 29      
a - I. Hall pinch hit for J. Gordon in the 8th
b - C. Gilbert pinch hit for H. Evers in the 8th
c - N. Jones pinch hit for B. Kennedy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Waitkus (7, 1st Inning off W. Masterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lindell (2, 8th Inning off A. Hollingsworth, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Waitkus 4 , E. Lake , J. Lindell 5 , J. Gordon 2 , H. Evers , R. Lamanno , R. Russell 2 , H. Newhouser
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Waitkus , J. Lindell , N. Jones , R. Lamanno
GIDP: H. Evers , B. Kennedy , R. Russell
Sac Bunt: E. Lake , H. Newhouser
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Evers (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gordon (9)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Masterson L (2-3) 7.1 12 6 6 6 5 0 136 2.61   
A. Hollingsworth 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 1 19 10.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Masterson 29
Batters Faced: W. Masterson 37, A. Hollingsworth 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Masterson 10-4, A. Hollingsworth 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Masterson 136-78, A. Hollingsworth 19-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hollingsworth 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Newhouser W (4-3) 9.0 7 1 0 1 9 0 123 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Newhouser 79
Batters Faced: H. Newhouser 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Newhouser 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: H. Newhouser 123-79
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Lindell
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 12646
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