NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
06/09/1941
 
NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 431 - MONDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1941 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (32-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
New York Giants (28-25) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 4 0
One Run Enough for New York
Bill Byrd of the New York Giants humiliated the St. Louis Cardinals at Polo Grounds IV today, spinning a complete game shutout and holding the visitors to 8 hits.

"He stayed aggressive and his ball was really moving," said St. Louis manager , after the game.

Byrd whiffed 2 and walked 0 in the 1-0 win.

"If I make good pitches, I'm going to get some outs," Byrd said. "I was making good pitches the entire game."

Currently Byrd has a 5-6 won-lost record in 12 starts with a 3.13 ERA. He also has 58 strikeouts in 97.2 innings.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Weatherly CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 2
M. Marion SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 0 19
E. Slaughter LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .266 6 19
J. Mize 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 16 42
D. Walker RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 3 29
W. Kurowski 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .150 0 0
   a-S. Musial PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 2 4
B. Tebbetts C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 1 19
S. Martin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 0 3
B. Lee P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .120 0 1
Totals 32 0 8 0 0 2 17      
a - S. Musial pinch hit for W. Kurowski in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Slaughter (8, 6th Inning off B. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Slaughter 4 , B. Tebbetts , J. Mize , S. Martin , D. Walker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lee , W. Kurowski , M. Marion
GIDP: B. Tebbetts
Sac Bunt: B. Lee
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: W. Kurowski (3) , J. Mize (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Kurowski-Martin-Mize, Martin-Marion-Mize, Marion-Martin-Mize)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hassett 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 1 22
J. Rucker CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 0 7
D. Litwhiler LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .254 6 34
T. Wright RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 4 21
C. Wieczorek 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232 3 17
   a-T. Hafey 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 6
H. Danning C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 1 12
J. Dobbins 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .164 0 11
L. Durocher SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 0 0
B. Byrd P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .080 0 1
Totals 26 1 4 1 1 1 12      
a - T. Hafey substituted for C. Wieczorek in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Byrd , J. Rucker , D. Litwhiler , T. Wright
2-out RBI: D. Litwhiler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wright
GIDP: L. Durocher , J. Dobbins , B. Hassett
Sac Bunt: B. Hassett
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wieczorek-Dobbins-Hassett)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Lee L (6-3) 8.0 4 1 0 1 1 0 85 56 2.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lee 72
Batters Faced: B. Lee 28
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lee 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lee 85-56
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Byrd W (5-6) 9.0 8 0 0 0 2 0 99 59 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Byrd 73
Batters Faced: B. Byrd 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Byrd 16-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Byrd 99-59
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Byrd
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 2:05
Attendance: 8695
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