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![](../images/team_logos/portland_green_sox.png) | GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE | PORTLAND GREEN SOX AT HOUSTON BULLS | GAME ID: 2710 - SATURDAY, MAY 7TH , 1949 - GAME LOG | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | Portland Green Sox (7-11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Houston Bulls (12-7) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 | | | ![](../images/team_logos/houston_bulls.png) | |
Green Sox Drop 5-2 Decision | Houston Bulls starter Ed Whetzel hurled his team past the Portland Green Sox, 5-2. Whetzel, the winner, moves to 2-2. He threw 9 innings of 1-hit ball, while fanning 3 and giving up 6 walks. The Green Sox are now 7-11.
The tension was thick in the top of the eighth inning. With the bases loaded and Portland trailing 5-2, Ed Whetzel had to get a big out. On a first pitch fastball, he retired Sam McMorris, who grounded out. | |
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PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - L. Seals pinch hit for J. Guzzo in the 8th b - M. Strickland pinch hit for B. Jones in the 8th
BATTING Doubles: J. Beard (2, 4th Inning off E. Whetzel, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: J. Beard 2 2-out RBI: J. Beard Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. McMorris GIDP: H. Parks Hit by Pitch: J. Beard Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING CS: B. Boone (2)
FIELDING Errors: J. Beard (1) Double Plays: 2 (Guzzo-Brown-McMorris, Brown-Strickland-McMorris) OF assists: 1 (Boone(Landrum at home)) | | | a - E. Heaton pinch hit for H. Landrum in the 8th b - B. Gibson substituted for E. Heaton in the 9th
BATTING Doubles: A. Cascone 2 (6, 1st Inning off I. O'Donnell, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off I. O'Donnell, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Carroll (2, 6th Inning off I. O'Donnell, 2 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: M. Keegan 2 , A. Haines 2 , A. Cascone 4 , H. Landrum 2 , B. Carroll 3 , E. Whetzel 2-out RBI: A. Haines , A. Cascone , H. Landrum , B. Carroll Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Doolittle GIDP: H. Landrum , S. Smail Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: M. Keegan (1) CS: M. Keegan (1)
FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Smail-Landrum-Carroll) | | |
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PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | I. O'Donnell L (1-2) | 6.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 4.50 | B. Jones | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.28 | H. White | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.63 | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | E. Whetzel W (2-2) | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 5.33 | | |
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GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ed Whetzel Ballpark: Bulls Stadium Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph Start Time: 2:05 PM CT Time: 2:32 Attendance: 8429 |
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