GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO HAWKS AT HOUSTON BULLS
07/21/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO HAWKS AT HOUSTON BULLS
GAME ID: 3104 - THURSDAY, JULY 21ST , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Hawks (42-43) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 5 14 1
Houston Bulls (55-33) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 7 2
Hawks Take Down Bulls, 5-4
The San Francisco Hawks beat the Houston Bulls, 5-4. San Francisco pitcher and Middletown, Rhode Island, native Maurice Russell led the way. Russell, now 4-2, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 2, walking 2, and allowing 4 runs. Hugh Schneider notched his 12th save in 15 chances.

San Francisco relied on the hitting of Pete Frisbie to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Hawks on top, 3-1. For the game, Frisbie had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Both teams played hard," said San Francisco manager Billy Rose.

San Francisco is now 42-43, Houston 55-33.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Yates CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296 4 35
D. Long LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 3 44
B. Land RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .392 4 42
P. Frisbie 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .303 5 41
   H. Schneider P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 0 2
B. Griffin 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .213 2 31
H. McGuckin C 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 2 13
J. Wood 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .333 1 7
S. Summers SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .289 0 14
M. Russell P 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 .267 0 1
   a-B. Donoghue 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 4 14
Totals 40 5 14 5 1 6 14      
a - B. Donoghue substituted for M. Russell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Land (19, 3rd Inning off D. Rivard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Frisbie (5, 9th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Yates , D. Long 2 , B. Land 3 , P. Frisbie 5 , B. Griffin 2 , H. McGuckin , J. Wood 2 , S. Summers 2
2-out RBI: , P. Frisbie 2 , J. Wood
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Yates , D. Long , P. Frisbie , J. Wood , S. Summers
Sac Bunt: M. Russell
Sac Fly: M. Russell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Griffin (4) , J. Wood (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Griffin (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Summers-Griffin-Frisbie)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Keegan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342 3 25
H. Landrum SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .301 8 35
B. Corvin 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .354 5 34
A. Cascone RF, LF, RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .299 14 66
D. Doolittle C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .317 6 44
A. Haines LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301 6 46
   a-E. Heaton PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .227 4 17
   b-R. Plante LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 3 29
   J. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bunce 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 1 25
S. Smail 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .268 4 26
   d-C. Snelling PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 10
D. Rivard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 1 5
   c-J. Reginald RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 2 18
Totals 33 4 7 3 2 3 12      
a - E. Heaton pinch hit for A. Haines in the 6th
b - R. Plante substituted for E. Heaton in the 7th
c - J. Reginald substituted for D. Rivard in the 9th
d - C. Snelling pinch hit for S. Smail in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cascone (17, 6th Inning off M. Russell, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Corvin 2 , A. Cascone 3 , D. Doolittle , E. Heaton , J. Bunce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Keegan , H. Landrum , J. Bunce , D. Rivard
GIDP: A. Haines
Sac Bunt: D. Rivard
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Keegan (6) , H. Landrum (19)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Russell W (4-2) 8.0 7 4 4 2 2 0 117 4.22   
H. Schneider SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Russell 52
Batters Faced: M. Russell 33, H. Schneider 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Russell 9-12, H. Schneider 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Russell 117-73, H. Schneider 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rivard 8.0 11 4 4 1 4 0 144 3.54   
J. Jones L (1-9) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rivard 47
Batters Faced: D. Rivard 37, J. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rivard 10-10, J. Jones 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rivard 144-94, J. Jones 26-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maurice Russell
Ballpark: Bulls Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 7583
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