MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/16/1946
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 8 - TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 1946 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Pirates Prevail, 5-3, Over St. Louis
The 1946 season began for the St. Louis Cardinals with a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Sportsmans Park. The final score was 5-3. Pittsburgh pitcher Johnny Schmitz had a fine performance. Schmitz yielded 3 runs over 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 8 hits, walked 4, and struck out 1. His record improves to 1-0.

Walker Cooper came through with a big-time hit for Pittsburgh. The catcher smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 5-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Cooper.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wyrostek RF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .667 0 0
B. Elliott 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .400 1 1
W. Cooper C 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .200 1 3
J. Mize 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 1
V. Stephens SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Grace LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Priddy 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .667 0 0
B. Adams CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .000 0 0
J. Schmitz P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 7 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Elliott (1, 5th Inning off F. Hutchinson, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Cooper (1, 7th Inning off F. Hutchinson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wyrostek 2 , B. Elliott 5 , W. Cooper 4 , J. Mize , J. Priddy 2
2-out RBI: W. Cooper , J. Mize
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Stephens
GIDP: J. Schmitz
Sac Bunt: J. Schmitz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Wyrostek (1)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Stephens (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Elliott-Priddy-Mize, Stephens-Priddy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Russell CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 0 0
F. McCormick 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .667 0 2
R. Cullenbine RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .667 0 0
S. Stirnweiss 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
B. Sturgeon SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
B. Rowell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
B. Dickey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
F. Hutchinson P 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   C. Fannin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Rucker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 1 19      
a - J. Rucker pinch hit for C. Fannin in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Russell , F. McCormick 2 , R. Cullenbine 2 , S. Stirnweiss , B. Rowell , F. Hutchinson
2-out RBI: F. McCormick , S. Stirnweiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Keltner , B. Sturgeon , B. Rowell
GIDP: F. McCormick
Sac Bunt: S. Stirnweiss
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Russell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sturgeon-Stirnweiss-McCormick)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmitz W (1-0) 9.0 8 3 3 4 1 0 131 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmitz 56
Batters Faced: J. Schmitz 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmitz 14-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmitz 131-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Hutchinson L (0-1) 8.2 8 5 5 5 7 2 151 5.19   
C. Fannin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Hutchinson 50
Batters Faced: F. Hutchinson 38, C. Fannin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Hutchinson 9-9, C. Fannin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Hutchinson 151-92, C. Fannin 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Fannin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Schmitz
Ballpark: Sportsmans Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 28279
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