MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
04/16/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 7 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (1-0) 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 10 1
New York Giants (0-1) 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 11 3
Giants Absorb 9-6 Home Loss
The 1946 season did not get off to quite the start the New York Giants had hoped, with an opening day loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Polo Grounds. The final score was 9-6. Right Fielder Dixie Walker was the top performer for Philadelphia. Ewell Blackwell was the winner. He's now 1-0. The loser was 30-year old right-handed pitcher Fred Martin.

With two out in the top of the eighth, Marv Rickert had a game-changing hit. The Phillies pinch hitter slammed a 2-run single off Fred Sanford, making the score 9-6, Philadelphia.

"We came out aggressive," said Phillies manager Ben Chapman. "We came out swinging the bats."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Reese SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .333 0 0
D. Walker RF 5 2 3 3 0 0 3 .600 1 3
D. Ennis LF 5 2 1 2 0 0 3 .200 0 2
A. Robinson C 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .000 0 1
W. Judnich CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 1
J. Kuhel 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
B. Johnson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
C. Michaels 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
E. Blackwell P 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   a-M. Rickert PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
   G. Maltzberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 9 10 9 5 4 17      
a - M. Rickert pinch hit for E. Blackwell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Walker (1, 1st Inning off F. Martin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Kuhel (1, 8th Inning off F. Sanford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Ennis (1, 1st Inning off F. Martin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Walker (1, 4th Inning off F. Martin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Reese , D. Walker 7 , D. Ennis 3 , W. Judnich 2 , J. Kuhel 2 , E. Blackwell , M. Rickert
2-out RBI: D. Walker , W. Judnich , M. Rickert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Reese , A. Robinson , J. Kuhel 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: B. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Michaels-Reese-Kuhel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Herman 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .200 0 0
L. Boudreau SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .400 0 0
G. Rosen CF 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .500 0 3
T. Wright RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
D. Wakefield LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .400 0 0
B. Rosar C 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .000 0 1
N. Etten 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .667 0 1
E. Yost 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-B. Zientara PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
F. Martin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   F. Sanford P 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
   b-E. Andres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   L. Wilkie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 6 25      
a - B. Zientara pinch hit for E. Yost in the 6th
b - E. Andres pinch hit for F. Sanford in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wright (1, 4th Inning off E. Blackwell, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Boudreau (1, 4th Inning off E. Blackwell, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Wakefield (1, 9th Inning off G. Maltzberger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Herman , L. Boudreau 3 , G. Rosen 2 , T. Wright 2 , D. Wakefield 4 , N. Etten 2 , B. Zientara
2-out RBI: G. Rosen , N. Etten
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Herman 2 , L. Boudreau , D. Wakefield , B. Rosar
GIDP: F. Martin
Sac Fly: F. Sanford
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Boudreau (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Herman (1) , T. Wright (1) , D. Wakefield (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wakefield-Rosar)
OF assists: 1 (Wakefield(Judnich at home))
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Blackwell W (1-0) 7.0 9 6 6 3 5 0 121 7.71   
G. Maltzberger SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Blackwell 37
Batters Faced: E. Blackwell 32, G. Maltzberger 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Blackwell 9-6, G. Maltzberger 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Blackwell 121-74, G. Maltzberger 35-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Martin L (0-1) 3.2 5 7 5 3 1 1 69 12.27   
F. Sanford 4.1 4 2 2 1 3 0 49 4.15   
L. Wilkie 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Martin 23
Batters Faced: F. Martin 20, F. Sanford 17, L. Wilkie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Martin 7-3, F. Sanford 5-4, L. Wilkie 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Martin 69-39, F. Sanford 49-36, L. Wilkie 21-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dixie Walker
Ballpark: Polo Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (47 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 25410
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