GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
HOUSTON BULLS AT DALLAS CENTURIONS
05/20/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
HOUSTON BULLS AT DALLAS CENTURIONS
GAME ID: 2758 - FRIDAY, MAY 20TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Bulls (21-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 0
Dallas Centurions (14-17) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 X 5 10 2
Bulls Dealt 5-3 Loss by Dallas
Dallas first baseman Cy Braden made his presence felt in the 5-3 Centurions triumph over the Houston Bulls. Braden went 2-2 with 2 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times. Reliever Tom Figueiredo picked up the win. His record improves to 1-1. Bunny Edwards took the loss. Mac Watters finished to wrap up his 1st save.

Dallas took a 4-2 lead on Al Gross's 1st home run of the season. The solo home run came off Houston pitcher Bunny Edwards in the bottom of the seventh.

Gross told a Dallas Times reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.

The Centurions now have a record of 14-17.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Plante RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .232 2 12
   b-E. Heaton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
   c-B. Benjamin 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
M. Keegan CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .317 1 10
B. Corvin 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .312 1 7
A. Cascone LF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .303 8 27
D. Doolittle C 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .343 3 15
H. Landrum SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .293 4 15
J. Bunce 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 1 11
S. Smail 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 2 15
   a-J. Reginald PH, LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261 0 11
B. Edwards P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
   d-A. Haines PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 1 18
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 2 22      
a - J. Reginald pinch hit for S. Smail in the 7th
b - E. Heaton pinch hit for R. Plante in the 7th
c - B. Benjamin substituted for E. Heaton in the 7th
d - A. Haines pinch hit for B. Edwards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reginald (5, 7th Inning off T. Figueiredo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Doolittle (3, 8th Inning off T. Figueiredo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Plante 2 , M. Keegan , B. Corvin , D. Doolittle 4 , J. Reginald 2 , B. Edwards
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cascone , J. Bunce
Sac Bunt: J. Bunce
Sac Fly: M. Keegan
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smail-Landrum-Corvin)
OF assists: 1 (Cascone(Marshall at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Billings RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .290 1 10
D. Fitzgerald CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .226 2 12
A. Gross 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .297 1 12
K. Mayhugh 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 2 16
C. Braden 1B 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .393 3 18
L. Bennett C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .314 3 11
   T. Figueiredo P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 1 7
   M. Watters P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Marshall LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .258 2 5
L. Hofmeister SS 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .271 1 16
R. Finegan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
   a-J. Decker C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 1
Totals 30 5 10 5 4 4 15      
a - J. Decker substituted for R. Finegan in the 5th
b - B. Miller pinch hit for T. Figueiredo in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Gross (1, 7th Inning off B. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Billings 2 , D. Fitzgerald , A. Gross 4 , C. Braden 2 , T. Figueiredo , B. Marshall 2 , L. Hofmeister
2-out RBI: H. Billings , D. Fitzgerald , A. Gross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mayhugh , L. Bennett
GIDP: L. Bennett
Sac Bunt: L. Hofmeister
Sac Fly: L. Hofmeister
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fitzgerald (3) , T. Figueiredo (1)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Edwards L (4-2) 8.0 10 5 5 4 4 1 121 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Edwards 42
Batters Faced: B. Edwards 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Edwards 9-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Edwards 121-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Finegan 4.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 74 1.71   
T. Figueiredo W (1-1) 3.1 4 3 2 2 1 1 78 8.41   
M. Watters SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Finegan 58
Batters Faced: R. Finegan 18, T. Figueiredo 17, M. Watters 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Finegan 1-12, T. Figueiredo 3-6, M. Watters 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Finegan 74-47, T. Figueiredo 78-46, M. Watters 5-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cy Braden
Ballpark: Centurions Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 5890
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