MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
05/23/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 291 - THURSDAY, MAY 23RD , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (19-17) 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 14 1
New York Giants (21-16) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 12 1
Cardinals Slap 7-4 Loss on New York
Frank McCormick knocked in 3 runs to help St. Louis beat New York, 7-4. McCormick produced 1 single, 1 double, and 1 home run. Ellis Kinder, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 8 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. His record now stands at 4-2. With the victory, the Cardinals upped their record to 19-17.

Early in the game, McCormick had a 2-run home run for St. Louis. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cardinals on top, 2-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," McCormick told the St. Louis Gazette.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF, LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .312 2 14
K. Keltner 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .238 4 16
F. McCormick 1B 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .269 1 19
R. Cullenbine RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .315 2 16
B. Rowell LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .308 0 13
   a-D. Philley LF, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 0 6
S. Stirnweiss 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .226 0 9
B. Dickey C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 2 12
B. Sturgeon SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .316 1 9
E. Kinder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   A. Reynolds P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 7 3 1 17      
a - D. Philley substituted for B. Rowell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. McCormick (8, 2nd Inning off T. Lyons, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Russell (9, 5th Inning off T. Lyons, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. McCormick (1, 1st Inning off T. Lyons, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Russell 3 , K. Keltner , F. McCormick 7 , R. Cullenbine 2 , B. Rowell 2 , S. Stirnweiss , B. Dickey , B. Sturgeon 2
2-out RBI: J. Russell , F. McCormick , R. Cullenbine , B. Rowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Russell , K. Keltner , S. Stirnweiss , B. Dickey
Sac Bunt: E. Kinder 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Russell (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rowell (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 3 .229 2 13
L. Boudreau SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .270 3 23
G. Rosen CF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .342 2 23
T. Wright RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .250 2 15
D. Wakefield LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .246 5 16
B. Rosar C 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .274 0 12
N. Etten 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .299 3 18
E. Yost 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .211 0 7
   a-B. Zientara PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .355 1 4
T. Lyons P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
   F. Sanford P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-A. Glossop PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 1
   N. Strincevich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   c-M. Tresh PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 5
Totals 38 4 12 4 7 8 33      
a - B. Zientara pinch hit for E. Yost in the 7th
b - A. Glossop pinch hit for F. Sanford in the 7th
c - M. Tresh pinch hit for N. Strincevich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Boudreau (8, 8th Inning off A. Reynolds, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Rosen (2, 3rd Inning off E. Kinder, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Herman 2 , L. Boudreau 2 , G. Rosen 6 , T. Wright , D. Wakefield 2 , B. Rosar , E. Yost , B. Zientara
2-out RBI: B. Zientara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Boudreau , D. Wakefield 2 , B. Rosar , A. Glossop
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Yost (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Boudreau (7)
OF assists: 2 (Rosen(McCormick at 2nd base), Rosen(Stirnweiss at 2nd base))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Kinder W (4-2) 5.0 8 2 2 2 2 1 101 1.42   
A. Reynolds SV (3) 4.0 4 2 2 5 6 0 105 6.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kinder 43
Batters Faced: E. Kinder 24, A. Reynolds 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kinder 6-6, A. Reynolds 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kinder 101-62, A. Reynolds 105-58
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reynolds 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lyons L (3-4) 4.2 13 7 7 3 0 1 102 4.56   
F. Sanford 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 2.37   
N. Strincevich 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 6.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lyons 7
Batters Faced: T. Lyons 28, F. Sanford 8, N. Strincevich 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lyons 8-4, F. Sanford 6-1, N. Strincevich 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lyons 102-61, F. Sanford 32-18, N. Strincevich 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Sanford 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank McCormick
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 14864
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