GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
OAKLAND GRAYS AT HOUSTON BULLS
06/17/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
OAKLAND GRAYS AT HOUSTON BULLS
GAME ID: 2980 - FRIDAY, JUNE 17TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Grays (36-21) 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 9 13 3
Houston Bulls (40-18) 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 6 10 0
Grays Win at Houston, 9-6
A 3-RBI performance from Ed Greenwood, who is tied for 4th in the GWL in triples with 3, helped the Oakland Grays beat the Houston Bulls, 9-6. Whitey Reynolds got the win, improving to 8-2. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 10 hits and 6 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 3. The Grays have an impressive 36-21 record.

Oakland used the timely hitting of Clyde Zimmerman to seize the win. The left fielder stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the Grays on top, 6-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We've got a great group of guys," Greenwood said, "and we're having fun right now."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Greenwood 1B, CF 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .317 1 16
S. Bent 3B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .265 6 42
D. Miller RF 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 .378 3 25
C. Zimmerman LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .355 10 32
J. Loyd C 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .327 2 32
T. Gibson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 3 20
   a-J. Herman PH, 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .316 1 6
H. Grant 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .355 1 35
J. Bush SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .226 3 33
W. Reynolds P 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .195 1 6
   b-J. Mayfield PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 8
   B. Douglass P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 9 3 7 13      
a - J. Herman pinch hit for T. Gibson in the 6th
b - J. Mayfield pinch hit for W. Reynolds in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Grant (9, 7th Inning off H. Mittan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Greenwood (1, 5th Inning off T. Shafer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Greenwood 5 , S. Bent 3 , D. Miller 4 , C. Zimmerman , J. Loyd , H. Grant 3
2-out RBI: E. Greenwood , H. Grant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Zimmerman , J. Loyd , J. Herman , J. Bush
Sac Bunt: J. Bush
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Miller (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gibson (5) , J. Bush 2 (11)
PB: J. Loyd
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reginald RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283 0 14
A. Haines CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .336 5 38
B. Corvin 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .345 4 22
A. Cascone LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .316 10 43
D. Doolittle C 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .317 5 26
H. Landrum SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .320 7 27
   b-M. Keegan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 2 19
C. Snelling 3B 3 0 1 3 0 0 3 .228 1 8
S. Smail 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283 4 20
T. Shafer P 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 1 6
   H. Mittan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Heaton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 1 5
   J. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6 3 6 20      
a - E. Heaton pinch hit for H. Mittan in the 8th
b - M. Keegan pinch hit for H. Landrum in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reginald (12, 5th Inning off W. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Haines (14, 5th Inning off W. Reynolds, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Snelling (5, 7th Inning off W. Reynolds, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reginald 2 , A. Haines 3 , B. Corvin , A. Cascone , D. Doolittle 2 , H. Landrum 2 , C. Snelling 2
2-out RBI: D. Doolittle , H. Landrum , C. Snelling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Corvin , D. Doolittle , M. Keegan , C. Snelling , S. Smail , T. Shafer
Sac Fly: C. Snelling
Team LOB: 9
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Reynolds W (8-2) 7.0 10 6 2 3 5 0 135 3.10   
B. Douglass SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Reynolds 43
Batters Faced: W. Reynolds 35, B. Douglass 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Reynolds 7-9, B. Douglass 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: W. Reynolds 135-87, B. Douglass 31-19
WP: B. Douglass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Shafer L (9-3) 6.1 10 9 9 3 6 1 122 3.72   
H. Mittan 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 0.00   
J. Jones 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Shafer 20
Batters Faced: T. Shafer 32, H. Mittan 8, J. Jones 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Shafer 8-5, H. Mittan 3-2, J. Jones 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Shafer 122-76, H. Mittan 32-18, J. Jones 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Mittan 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Greenwood
Ballpark: Bulls Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 9980
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