MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/25/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 75 - THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (5-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (9-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
St. Louis Topples Pittsburgh, 1-0
Starting pitcher Cliff Fannin did his part in helping the St. Louis Cardinals thwart the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0. The winning pitcher was Fannin, now 1-0. He tossed 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. Pittsburgh falls to 9-1.

Ken Keltner, who is a five-time All-Star, had a direct impact on the outcome. Keltner contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put St. Louis up, 1-0.

"Nice win for us," said Fannin. "Now we'll go after the next one."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .243 0 0
   a-D. Philley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .273 1 5
F. McCormick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .206 0 5
R. Cullenbine RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 4
B. Rowell LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .321 0 3
S. Stirnweiss 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 3
B. Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 5
B. Sturgeon SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .281 1 1
C. Fannin P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   H. Besse P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 1 2 12      
a - D. Philley substituted for J. Russell in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Russell 3 , K. Keltner , B. Rowell , B. Sturgeon , C. Fannin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McCormick , R. Cullenbine , B. Dickey 2
Sac Bunt: S. Stirnweiss , C. Fannin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rowell (2)
CS: J. Russell (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Keltner (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wyrostek CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .300 0 2
   d-A. Evans PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Elliott RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .282 1 5
W. Cooper C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 3 8
J. Mize 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .316 2 9
V. Stephens SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 2 7
J. Priddy 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 1 4
   a-M. Ott PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-P. Coscarart 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Adams LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .296 1 4
S. Roberge 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .167 0 2
E. Heusser P 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-E. Lukon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 0 6 0 4 4 16      
a - M. Ott pinch hit for J. Priddy in the 7th
b - P. Coscarart substituted for M. Ott in the 8th
c - E. Lukon pinch hit for E. Heusser in the 9th
d - A. Evans pinch hit for J. Wyrostek in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Mize 2 , B. Adams , S. Roberge , E. Heusser 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Wyrostek 2 , B. Elliott
Team LOB: 11
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Fannin W (1-0) 6.2 4 0 0 3 4 0 100 0.00   
H. Besse SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 41 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Fannin 67
Batters Faced: C. Fannin 27, H. Besse 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Fannin 6-10, H. Besse 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Fannin 100-58, H. Besse 41-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Besse 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Heusser L (1-1) 9.0 7 1 1 1 2 0 130 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Heusser 70
Batters Faced: E. Heusser 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Heusser 11-13
Pitches - Strikes: E. Heusser 130-88
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Fannin
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 18071
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