MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/21/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 276 - TUESDAY, MAY 21ST , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (19-16) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
New York Giants (20-15) 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 7 1
Lopat Goes Distance in 6-1 Win
The New York Giants racked up a win at Polo Grounds, bumping off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-1. Ed Lopat, who started for New York, pitched effectively for his team. New York is now 20-15, Pittsburgh 19-16.

Lopat allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings for New York. With the win, the southpaw is 7-1 with an ERA of 1.71.

"I think we did a good job of looking for pitches we wanted to hit and put good swings on them," said New York skipper Mel Ott.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wyrostek CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .338 1 22
B. Elliott RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 1 11
W. Cooper C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 18
J. Mize 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308 6 25
V. Stephens SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 18
J. Grace LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 0 7
J. Priddy 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 3 16
S. Roberge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 2 11
M. Dickson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 5
   a-B. Adams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
   R. Melton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Lukon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 0 2
   C. Gassaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 3 4      
a - B. Adams pinch hit for M. Dickson in the 6th
b - E. Lukon pinch hit for R. Melton in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Mize (6, 5th Inning off E. Lopat, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mize 4 , V. Stephens , J. Priddy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Roberge
GIDP: B. Elliott
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Priddy (3)
CS: V. Stephens (2)

FIELDING
PB: W. Cooper
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .207 2 11
L. Boudreau SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .273 3 21
G. Rosen CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 1 20
T. Wright RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .248 1 14
D. Wakefield LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 5 16
B. Rosar C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .276 0 11
N. Etten 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .317 3 18
E. Yost 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .196 0 7
E. Lopat P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .435 0 4
Totals 31 6 7 5 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rosar 2 (7, 3rd Inning off M. Dickson, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Gassaway, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Boudreau (3, 1st Inning off M. Dickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Herman , L. Boudreau 4 , G. Rosen , D. Wakefield , B. Rosar 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Yost
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Herman (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Herman-Boudreau-Etten)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Dickson L (3-3) 5.0 4 6 5 4 5 1 95 2.82   
R. Melton 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0.87   
C. Gassaway 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dickson 38
Batters Faced: M. Dickson 23, R. Melton 8, C. Gassaway 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dickson 7-3, R. Melton 5-1, C. Gassaway 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dickson 95-57, R. Melton 32-22, C. Gassaway 8-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lopat W (7-1) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 115 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lopat 79
Batters Faced: E. Lopat 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lopat 8-14
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lopat 115-71
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Lopat
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:38
Attendance: 13609
Special Notes: Rain delay of 16 minutes in the 3rd inning.
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