GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
PORTLAND GREEN SOX AT LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS
06/08/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
PORTLAND GREEN SOX AT LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 2949 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Portland Green Sox (22-25) 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 11 2
Los Angeles Knights (22-25) 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 X 9 12 1
Green Sox Lose to Knights, 9-5
Los Angeles center fielder Ben Brazel made his presence felt in the 9-5 Knights triumph over the Portland Green Sox. Brazel went 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. King Price, the winning pitcher, is now 1-1. He went 9 innings, allowing 5 runs on 11 hits, while fanning 6 and walking 0. Los Angeles is now 22-25.

Elmer Hutchins aided the Los Angeles cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the third. For the game, the second baseman was 1 for 5 with a double. He drove in 3 runs.

"We came out aggressive," said Knights manager Ed Ziehl. "We came out swinging the bats."
PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Boone CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .328 1 22
J. Beard 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .256 3 20
P. Louden RF 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .288 4 17
J. Rainbow C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 6 25
B. Downs 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .385 4 9
O. Williams LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .211 1 5
E. Brown SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 5 19
J. Guzzo 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .281 9 33
   a-L. Seals PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 9 27
   T. Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 3
I. O'Donnell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 2
   J. Kretzschmar P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-M. Strickland PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 6
Totals 38 5 11 5 0 6 14      
a - L. Seals pinch hit for J. Guzzo in the 8th
b - M. Strickland pinch hit for J. Kretzschmar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rainbow (6, 3rd Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Beard (3, 1st Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Downs (4, 1st Inning off K. Price, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Guzzo (9, 6th Inning off K. Price, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Boone , J. Beard 4 , P. Louden 3 , J. Rainbow 2 , B. Downs 4 , O. Williams , E. Brown , J. Guzzo 4 , J. Kretzschmar
2-out RBI: B. Downs , J. Guzzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , J. Beard , O. Williams
Sac Bunt: I. O'Donnell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Louden (4) , I. O'Donnell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Clayton 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .257 0 8
B. Griffith LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .397 14 36
J. Hatfield 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .383 6 28
J. Mills RF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .303 5 19
B. Brazel CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .271 0 7
J. Kennedy C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .247 1 13
E. Hutchins 2B 5 0 1 3 0 1 4 .250 2 14
W. Gaines SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .236 0 4
K. Price P 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 8 7 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Gaines (4, 2nd Inning off I. O'Donnell, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Griffith (9, 3rd Inning off I. O'Donnell, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hutchins (5, 4th Inning off I. O'Donnell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hatfield (6, 5th Inning off I. O'Donnell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Griffith 3 , J. Hatfield 5 , J. Mills 2 , B. Brazel 3 , J. Kennedy , E. Hutchins 2 , W. Gaines 2
2-out RBI: , B. Brazel 2 , E. Hutchins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Clayton , J. Hatfield , J. Kennedy , W. Gaines , K. Price 2
Sac Bunt: J. Kennedy
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Clayton (5)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Clayton (4)
PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. O'Donnell L (5-3) 4.1 11 9 8 5 5 1 114 3.59   
J. Kretzschmar 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 5.22   
T. Williams 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. O'Donnell 7
Batters Faced: I. O'Donnell 30, J. Kretzschmar 9, T. Williams 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. O'Donnell 2-6, J. Kretzschmar 5-2, T. Williams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. O'Donnell 114-70, J. Kretzschmar 28-15, T. Williams 23-15
WP: I. O'Donnell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Price W (1-1) 9.0 11 5 5 0 6 3 141 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Price 51
Batters Faced: K. Price 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Price 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: K. Price 141-95
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Brazel
Ballpark: Knights Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 5002
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