 | | GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS AT SAN FRANCISCO HAWKS 04/28/1949 |  | | | | |
 | | GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE | | LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS AT SAN FRANCISCO HAWKS | | GAME ID: 2679 - THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH , 1949 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Los Angeles Knights (5-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | San Francisco Hawks (6-3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 14 | 3 | | |  | |
| Hawks Run Win Streak to 6 | San Francisco picked up a win at Hawks Stadium, toppling the Los Angeles Knights, 6-3. Pitcher Bob Howe was one of the reasons the Hawks triumphed. Howe went 8 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 4, and struck out 1. His record improves to 1-0. The win puts San Francisco at 6-3.
Don Long, who finished 5th in the GWL in triples with 10 last year, chipped in for San Francisco with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.
"There's a lot of good karma around our club," said winning manager Billy Rose.
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| LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE | | SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Tate substituted for E. Smock in the 3rd
b - D. Fenech pinch hit for L. Bennett in the 7th
c - J. Mills pinch hit for W. Gaines in the 9th
d - A. Anderson pinch hit for B. Patterson in the 9th
e - B. Brazel pinch hit for B. Ginger in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hatfield (2, 7th Inning off B. Howe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Hutchins (1, 7th Inning off B. Howe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Smock , B. Tate , J. Hatfield 2 , B. Griffith , E. Hutchins 4
2-out RBI: B. Tate , J. Hatfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hatfield , B. Griffith
GIDP: J. Hatfield , L. Hendrix
Sac Bunt: L. Bennett
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Errors: B. Tate (1) , E. Hutchins (1)
OF assists: 1 (Griffith(Stone at 3rd base)) | | | a - N. Houser pinch hit for B. Howe in the 8th
BATTING
Doubles: W. Stone (2, 4th Inning off L. Bennett, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Wimberly (2, 8th Inning off B. Ginger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Long (1, 5th Inning off L. Bennett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Summers , O. Yates , B. Land 3 , D. Long 5 , P. Frisbie , B. Griffin 2 , W. Stone 4 , G. Wimberly 2
2-out RBI: O. Yates
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Long , P. Frisbie
Sac Bunt: B. Howe
Sac Fly: B. Howe
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
CS: P. Frisbie (1)
FIELDING
Errors: O. Yates (1) , B. Griffin 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Summers-Griffin-Frisbie, Howe-Griffin-Frisbie) | | |
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| LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE | | SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | L. Bennett L (1-2) | 6.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 114 | 5.25 | | B. Ginger | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0.00 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Howe W (1-0) | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 2.65 | | H. Schneider SV (2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.74 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Bob Howe
Ballpark: Hawks Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 6815
Special Notes: 3B Ed Smock was injured in a collision at a base. |
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