GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
HOUSTON BULLS AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS
07/01/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
HOUSTON BULLS AT SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS
GAME ID: 3034 - FRIDAY, JULY 1ST , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Bulls (45-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 2
Seattle Thunderbirds (28-40) 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 X 6 9 0
Hill Hits 2 home runs in Thunderbirds Win
Thunderbirds third baseman Frank Hill put his stamp on his team's 6-1 win over the Houston Bulls. Hill hit 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Seattle in the contest. Oliver Allen picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-0. He struck out 5 in 6 innings. The win puts the Thunderbirds at 28-40, while the Bulls drop to 45-25.

With Seattle leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Hill hit a sinker from Dan Rivard for a 2-run home run. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Thunderbirds ahead, 3-0.

"Frank is still learning," said Thunderbirds manager Harry McCormick. "The sky's the limit for him."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Plante RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .266 3 24
A. Haines CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .321 5 39
B. Corvin 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .347 5 29
A. Cascone LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .301 10 49
D. Doolittle C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .324 5 31
H. Landrum SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .320 8 32
J. Bunce 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .281 1 23
S. Smail 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 4 22
D. Rivard P 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .235 1 4
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 7 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Plante 2 , A. Haines , B. Corvin , A. Cascone , D. Doolittle , J. Bunce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cascone
GIDP: B. Corvin , D. Doolittle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Plante (3) , H. Landrum (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Landrum-Smail-Corvin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lee RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 1 16
H. Brown Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 3 11
   a-B. Grabowski LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 11
A. Moore 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .308 5 22
F. Hill 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .236 5 20
A. Haynes 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .227 2 12
C. Hawkins C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .167 0 3
J. Hite SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .214 2 11
L. Lindsey CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .208 1 14
O. Allen P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   S. Thomas P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   b-B. Slater PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .346 0 8
   T. Marsh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6 3 4 16      
a - B. Grabowski substituted for H. Brown Jr. in the 8th
b - B. Slater pinch hit for S. Thomas in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: F. Hill 2 (5, 4th Inning off D. Rivard, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Rivard, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Lee , A. Moore 2 , F. Hill 8 , J. Hite 2 , L. Lindsey , S. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lee , F. Hill , J. Hite , L. Lindsey
GIDP: B. Slater
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Lee (2) , A. Haynes (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Hite-Moore-Haynes, Moore-Hite-Haynes, Lindsey-Hawkins)
OF assists: 1 (Lindsey(Cascone at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rivard L (6-4) 8.0 9 6 6 3 4 2 116 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rivard 41
Batters Faced: D. Rivard 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rivard 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rivard 116-75
WP: D. Rivard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Allen W (2-0) 6.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 78 0.00   
S. Thomas 2.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 43 4.41   
T. Marsh 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Allen 70
Batters Faced: O. Allen 20, S. Thomas 11, T. Marsh 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Allen 6-5, S. Thomas 1-3, T. Marsh 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Allen 78-52, S. Thomas 43-20, T. Marsh 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Hill
Ballpark: Thunderbird Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 5353
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