MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
05/19/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 255 - SUNDAY, MAY 19TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (18-14) 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 7 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (14-17) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Trucks Finds Groove in 7-1 New York Triumph
The New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Guardians, 7-1. Virgil Trucks, who is tied for 4th in the AL in strikeouts with 42, engineered a dominant performance. The Yankees saw their record improve to 18-14.

Trucks was dominant for New York. The right-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits, while racking up 9 strikeouts. He threw 131 pitches over 9 innings in the contest.

"I always intend to finish what I've started," said Trucks.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Tucker CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .311 0 6
M. Witek 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .269 2 15
H. Greenberg 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .287 7 16
R. Kiner LF 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .213 4 15
E. Lombardi C 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280 4 11
D. Culler SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .248 1 8
P. Seerey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .167 2 10
B. Rigney 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .298 3 18
V. Trucks P 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .190 1 4
Totals 36 7 9 7 2 6 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Greenberg (7, 4th Inning off W. Spahn, 0 on, 2 outs) , V. Trucks (1, 5th Inning off W. Spahn, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Witek 2 , H. Greenberg 5 , R. Kiner , E. Lombardi , B. Rigney 2 , V. Trucks 4
2-out RBI: H. Greenberg , R. Kiner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Lombardi , P. Seerey
Sac Bunt: D. Culler
Hit by Pitch: E. Lombardi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Culler (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Witek-Greenberg)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Waitkus 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 0 13
E. Lake SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .246 1 12
J. Lindell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 2 17
J. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 1 11
D. Cramer CF 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .450 0 2
B. Kennedy LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250 1 14
R. Lamanno C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 0
R. Russell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 2 12
W. Spahn P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 1 1
   V. Olsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-H. Evers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 16
   H. Bithorn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 9 8      
a - H. Evers pinch hit for V. Olsen in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Lake , D. Cramer 3
2-out RBI: D. Cramer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kennedy
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Cramer (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Trucks W (4-1) 9.0 4 1 0 1 9 0 131 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Trucks 85
Batters Faced: V. Trucks 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Trucks 8-8
Pitches - Strikes: V. Trucks 131-86
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Spahn L (2-4) 6.2 8 7 7 1 4 2 108 5.68   
V. Olsen 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 10.57   
H. Bithorn 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Spahn 33
Batters Faced: W. Spahn 31, V. Olsen 5, H. Bithorn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Spahn 8-9, V. Olsen 2-0, H. Bithorn 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Spahn 108-74, V. Olsen 20-10, H. Bithorn 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Olsen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Spahn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Virgil Trucks
Ballpark: Cleveland Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 15748
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