MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS
05/15/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ST. LOUIS BROWNS
GAME ID: 224 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (16-12) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 10 0
St. Louis Browns (15-14) 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Witek, Yankees Beat Browns, 6-4
New York second baseman Mickey Witek had 5 ribbies while helping his team defeat the St. Louis Browns, 6-4. Johnny Podgajny nailed down the save. New York sits at 16-12 in the early going.

With New York trailing 1-0 in the top of the third, Witek hit a slider from Bob Feller for a grand slam home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Yankees ahead, 4-1.

"Winning never gets old," said Witek.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kiner LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .202 2 9
T. Tucker CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .347 0 5
E. Lombardi C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .264 4 11
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 .264 5 12
M. Witek 2B 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .268 2 12
D. Culler SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 1 7
B. Rigney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 3 17
P. Mullin RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 2 5
M. Haefner P 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 0 0
   a-C. Lavagetto PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .385 1 7
   J. Podgajny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 7 21      
a - C. Lavagetto pinch hit for M. Haefner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Lombardi (3, 1st Inning off B. Feller, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Witek (3, 2nd Inning off B. Feller, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Mullin (2, 6th Inning off B. Feller, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Witek (2, 3rd Inning off B. Feller, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Tucker 2 , E. Lombardi 3 , M. Witek 7 , P. Mullin 2 , M. Haefner 2
2-out RBI: , M. Witek 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kiner , H. Greenberg , M. Witek , P. Mullin
Sac Bunt: T. Tucker
Sac Fly: E. Lombardi
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Greenberg-Culler-Greenberg, Witek-Culler-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Stanky 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 0 10
G. Hatton 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .248 5 19
J. Medwick LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 2 16
A. Pafko CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .327 3 23
B. Lewis RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .322 2 16
R. York 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .200 2 7
F. Crosetti SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .217 1 10
   a-B. Brown PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   b-L. Klein SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Hegan C 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .240 1 4
B. Feller P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 0 0
   c-H. Wagner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 1 7
Totals 31 4 6 4 6 2 18      
a - B. Brown pinch ran for F. Crosetti in the 2nd
b - L. Klein substituted for B. Brown in the 3rd
c - H. Wagner pinch hit for B. Feller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lewis (7, 2nd Inning off M. Haefner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hegan (1, 4th Inning off M. Haefner, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Stanky , G. Hatton , B. Lewis 3 , J. Hegan 5
2-out RBI: J. Hegan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Feller
GIDP: A. Pafko , R. York
Hit by Pitch: J. Medwick
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. York (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Haefner W (2-2) 8.0 6 4 4 6 2 1 153 3.60   
J. Podgajny SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Haefner 50
Batters Faced: M. Haefner 35, J. Podgajny 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Haefner 11-9, J. Podgajny 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Haefner 153-92, J. Podgajny 13-8
Hit Batsmen: M. Haefner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Feller L (5-3) 9.0 10 6 5 3 7 1 160 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Feller 49
Batters Faced: B. Feller 41
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Feller 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: B. Feller 160-98
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mickey Witek
Ballpark: Sportsmans Park
Weather: Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 18078
Special Notes: SS Frankie Crosetti was injured while running the bases.
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