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Pittsburgh Beats Brooklyn as Schmitz Throws 6-0 Shutout Sunday, May 5th , 1946 Magic was in the air and on the mound at Forbes Field, as Johnny Schmitz held the Brooklyn Dodgers spellbound in his 6-0 shutout victory. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher went the distance, rang up 4 strikeouts, walked 2, and held the Dodgers to 5 hits. "He just had us in his thrall," Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher said. "We couldn't put anything together against him." Thus far this season, Schmitz has tossed 50.1 innings in 6 starts, fanned 20 batters, walked 22 and put up a 2.32 ERA with 5 wins and 1 loss. View Boxscore View Game Log Watch Highlights |
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