GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS AT DALLAS CENTURIONS
07/24/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS AT DALLAS CENTURIONS
GAME ID: 3115 - SUNDAY, JULY 24TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Thunderbirds (34-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
Dallas Centurions (44-46) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 0
Centurions Foil Thunderbirds, 4-2
The Dallas Centurions got a stellar effort from pitcher Rube Finegan, helping Dallas score a win over the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds, 4-2. Finegan went 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 0, and struck out 1. His record improves to 5-2. The Centurions go to 44-46, putting them 4th in the Great Western League.

Dallas took a 4-0 lead on Ken Mayhugh's 6th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Seattle pitcher Scotty Thomas in the bottom of the eighth.

Finegan told the Dallas Times: "I was born for the big stage."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Brown Jr. LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 4 17
A. Moore 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 6 28
J. Aban 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .249 1 17
F. Hill 3B, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .232 6 26
C. Hawkins C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .170 0 4
A. MacDonald CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
   a-F. Lee PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 1 16
   b-B. Lewis CF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 3 8
B. Grabowski RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 4 11
J. Hite SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 4 20
   c-O. Snodgrass PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 3 17
H. Haines P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 0
   d-B. Slater PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342 1 11
   S. Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 2 9      
a - F. Lee pinch ran for A. MacDonald in the 2nd
b - B. Lewis substituted for F. Lee in the 2nd
c - O. Snodgrass pinch hit for J. Hite in the 8th
d - B. Slater pinch hit for H. Haines in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. MacDonald (1, 2nd Inning off R. Finegan, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Snodgrass (5, 8th Inning off H. Edwards, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Hill (6, 9th Inning off H. Edwards, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Moore , J. Aban , F. Hill 5 , A. MacDonald 2 , O. Snodgrass 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Brown Jr. , C. Hawkins , B. Lewis , B. Grabowski
GIDP: F. Hill
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hite-Moore-Aban, Moore-Hite-Aban)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Billings RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .280 3 23
D. Fitzgerald CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .235 7 33
C. Braden 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .312 11 50
K. Mayhugh 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .294 6 40
B. Miller LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .314 1 13
A. Fifield 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 5
J. Decker C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .206 1 6
L. Hofmeister SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .244 1 30
R. Finegan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .367 0 3
   H. Edwards P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4 3 2 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Mayhugh (6, 8th Inning off S. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Billings , D. Fitzgerald , C. Braden 2 , K. Mayhugh 4 , B. Miller 2 , A. Fifield , L. Hofmeister
2-out RBI: L. Hofmeister
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Hofmeister
GIDP: D. Fitzgerald , K. Mayhugh
Sac Bunt: A. Fifield
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mayhugh-Fifield-Braden, Miller-Decker)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Aban at home))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Haines L (3-8) 7.0 7 2 2 3 1 0 100 3.98   
S. Thomas 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 16 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Haines 53
Batters Faced: H. Haines 29, S. Thomas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Haines 10-8, S. Thomas 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Haines 100-55, S. Thomas 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Finegan W (5-2) 5.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 72 2.53   
H. Edwards SV (7) 3.2 3 2 2 2 1 1 61 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Finegan 63
Batters Faced: R. Finegan 18, H. Edwards 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Finegan 9-5, H. Edwards 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Finegan 72-47, H. Edwards 61-30
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Finegan
Ballpark: Centurions Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 6622
Special Notes: CF Aart MacDonald was injured while running the bases.
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