MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/22/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 49 - MONDAY, APRIL 22ND , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Athletics (2-5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
New York Yankees (4-3) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 3 6 1
Trucks in Fine Form in 3-1 New York Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees get after it.

The New York Yankees racked up a win at Yankee Stadium, bumping off the Philadelphia Athletics, 3-1. Virgil Trucks, who started for New York, pitched effectively for his team. Philadelphia is now 2-5.

Trucks was in the zone all game. He frustrated Philadelphia hitters while giving the Yankees 9 innings of quality work. Trucks threw 100 pitches, allowing 7 hits and getting 7 punchouts.

"I didn't want to let them take the game from my hands," said Trucks.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Edwards RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .344 1 5
B. Cox SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 0
S. Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 2 6
Y. Berra C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .083 0 0
D. Ross 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .345 1 5
L. Fleming 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 3
D. Clay CF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .348 0 5
   a-V. Dinges PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
S. Newsome 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 0 4
   b-D. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
   c-S. Robertson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Chandler P 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 7 16      
a - V. Dinges pinch hit for D. Clay in the 7th
b - D. Mitchell pinch hit for S. Newsome in the 7th
c - S. Robertson substituted for D. Mitchell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gordon (2, 4th Inning off V. Trucks, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ross (2, 7th Inning off V. Trucks, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Berra (1, 9th Inning off V. Trucks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gordon 2 , Y. Berra 2 , D. Ross 3 , L. Fleming 2 , S. Chandler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Fleming , V. Dinges , S. Chandler
GIDP: S. Gordon
Sac Fly: D. Clay
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Cox (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Ross-Newsome-Fleming)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kiner LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .179 0 0
T. Tucker CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .290 0 2
E. Lombardi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 1 4
H. Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 2 4
M. Witek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .226 0 3
D. Culler SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .304 0 1
P. Mullin RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143 1 1
C. Lavagetto 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .500 1 2
V. Trucks P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 1
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Lavagetto (1, 5th Inning off S. Chandler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lavagetto (1, 3rd Inning off S. Chandler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Greenberg , M. Witek , D. Culler , C. Lavagetto 6 , V. Trucks
2-out RBI: C. Lavagetto , V. Trucks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Kiner , T. Tucker , V. Trucks
GIDP: E. Lombardi
Sac Bunt: D. Culler , P. Mullin
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Culler (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Culler-Witek-Greenberg)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Chandler L (0-2) 8.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 112 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Chandler 61
Batters Faced: S. Chandler 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Chandler 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: S. Chandler 112-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Trucks W (1-0) 9.0 7 1 1 0 7 0 100 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Trucks 76
Batters Faced: V. Trucks 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Trucks 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: V. Trucks 100-68
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Virgil Trucks
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:08
Attendance: 15657
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