MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/02/1946
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK GIANTS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 380 - SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (24-24) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2
St. Louis Cardinals (23-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 5 10 1
Cardinals Pin 5-3 Loss on New York
St. Louis parlayed a decent outing from starter Ellis Kinder into a solid win over the New York Giants. The final score was 5-3. Herman Besse earned save number 7 this season. St. Louis is now 23-23. New York is 24-24.

Had Frank McCormick not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, McCormick hit a 2-run single. That made the score 5-3, in favor of the Cardinals.

McCormick told a St. Louis Gazette reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .250 2 15
L. Boudreau SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .285 3 27
G. Rosen CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .326 3 29
T. Wright RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 3 21
D. Wakefield LF 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .269 6 25
B. Rosar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 0 12
N. Etten 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 4 23
E. Yost 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 1 9
T. Lyons P 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .182 0 2
   N. Strincevich P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-G. Niarhos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 6 17      
a - G. Niarhos pinch hit for N. Strincevich in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Etten (7, 9th Inning off H. Besse, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: G. Rosen (2, 3rd Inning off E. Kinder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wakefield (6, 1st Inning off E. Kinder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Boudreau , G. Rosen 4 , D. Wakefield 4 , B. Rosar , N. Etten 3 , T. Lyons
2-out RBI: D. Wakefield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Boudreau , G. Niarhos
GIDP: T. Wright , B. Rosar
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Herman (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Herman (9) , G. Rosen (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Boudreau-Herman-Etten)
OF assists: 1 (Rosen(Rowell at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .328 3 25
   g-S. Sisti SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .234 6 21
   d-F. Hutchinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 0 4
   H. Besse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
F. McCormick 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .295 2 27
R. Cullenbine RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .281 3 19
B. Dickey C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .266 2 14
S. Stirnweiss 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 0 11
D. Philley LF, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 7
B. Sturgeon SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 1 11
   b-D. Padgett PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .318 1 3
   e-T. McBride LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 0 1
E. Kinder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   a-B. Rowell PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322 0 16
   A. Reynolds P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Rucker PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 2
   f-O. Grimes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 1 13      
a - B. Rowell pinch hit for E. Kinder in the 6th
b - D. Padgett pinch hit for B. Sturgeon in the 7th
c - J. Rucker pinch hit for A. Reynolds in the 7th
d - F. Hutchinson pinch hit for K. Keltner in the 7th
e - T. McBride substituted for D. Padgett in the 8th
f - O. Grimes substituted for J. Rucker in the 8th
g - S. Sisti substituted for J. Russell in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Russell 2 , K. Keltner 2 , F. McCormick 2 , B. Dickey 2 , S. Stirnweiss , D. Philley
2-out RBI: F. McCormick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cullenbine , B. Dickey
GIDP: F. McCormick
Hit by Pitch: J. Rucker
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cullenbine (3)
Double Plays: 2 (McCormick-Sturgeon-McCormick, Grimes-Stirnweiss-McCormick)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Lyons L (3-6) 6.2 10 5 5 2 1 0 92 5.14   
N. Strincevich 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Lyons 33
Batters Faced: T. Lyons 31, N. Strincevich 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Lyons 12-4, N. Strincevich 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Lyons 92-59, N. Strincevich 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Strincevich 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Lyons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Kinder 6.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 96 2.57   
A. Reynolds W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6.55   
H. Besse SV (7) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 1.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kinder 53
Batters Faced: E. Kinder 24, A. Reynolds 4, H. Besse 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kinder 3-9, A. Reynolds 2-1, H. Besse 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kinder 96-57, A. Reynolds 15-8, H. Besse 21-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ellis Kinder
Ballpark: Sportsmans Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM CT
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 14974
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