MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
05/15/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BROOKLYN DODGERS
GAME ID: 226 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (15-13) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Brooklyn Dodgers (14-15) 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Brooklyn Claims 5-3 Victory
The Brooklyn Dodgers topped the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-3, at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn center fielder Barney McCosky was a spark plug for the offense. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 and driving in 3. Max Lanier picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-2. He struck out 3 in 9 innings. The loss puts St. Louis at 15-13.

With Brooklyn trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth, McCosky hit a changeup from Fred Hutchinson for a 3-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Dodgers ahead, 4-3.

"Every time I go up there, I try and hit a ball hard," said McCosky.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .308 2 8
K. Keltner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258 2 10
F. McCormick 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .245 0 13
R. Cullenbine RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292 0 9
S. Stirnweiss 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .233 0 9
B. Sturgeon SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .284 1 6
B. Rowell LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .319 0 9
B. Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 0 9
F. Hutchinson P 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .226 0 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 3 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rowell (5, 2nd Inning off M. Lanier, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Russell (3, 1st Inning off M. Lanier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Russell 3 , F. McCormick , R. Cullenbine , S. Stirnweiss 2 , B. Sturgeon 2 , B. Rowell 2 , F. Hutchinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Russell 2 , B. Rowell
Sac Fly: F. McCormick
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cullenbine(Edwards at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Haas 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282 2 10
P. Reiser 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 3 17
   a-F. Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409 0 2
E. Slaughter LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .193 0 9
B. McCosky CF 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .240 2 11
J. Wasdell RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .286 1 4
P. Rizzuto SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268 0 12
B. Edwards C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 1 13
B. Adams 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 1 5
M. Lanier P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .095 0 2
Totals 31 5 9 5 3 4 10      
a - F. Baker substituted for P. Reiser in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Wasdell (2, 4th Inning off F. Hutchinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Wasdell (1, 5th Inning off F. Hutchinson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. McCosky (2, 5th Inning off F. Hutchinson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Haas 2 , B. McCosky 5 , J. Wasdell 7 , P. Rizzuto , B. Edwards , M. Lanier
2-out RBI: B. McCosky , J. Wasdell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Adams
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Haas (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hutchinson L (4-4) 8.0 9 5 5 3 4 2 120 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hutchinson 45
Batters Faced: F. Hutchinson 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hutchinson 5-13
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hutchinson 120-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lanier W (5-2) 9.0 9 3 3 2 3 0 137 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lanier 58
Batters Faced: M. Lanier 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lanier 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lanier 137-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Barney McCosky
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 10561
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