GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
OAKLAND GRAYS AT LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS
07/06/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
OAKLAND GRAYS AT LOS ANGELES KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 3050 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Grays (46-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 12 1
Los Angeles Knights (33-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 13 0
Knights Win Thriller, 4-3
The Los Angeles Knights dealt the Oakland Grays a 4-3 loss at Knights Stadium. Bennie Griffith was the star on offense. He was 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The win puts the Knights at 33-39, while the Grays drop to 46-28.

The game came to a dramatic end. In the bottom of the ninth, with Los Angeles trailing 3-2, Griffith hit a changeup from Jack Goff for a 2-run home run, giving the Knights the walk-off win.

"This place was rockin'," Griffith said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gibson CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .308 3 26
H. Grant 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .343 3 47
D. Miller RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .388 5 38
S. Bent 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .276 10 57
C. Zimmerman LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .344 11 40
J. Loyd C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .329 4 37
J. Herman 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .389 3 10
   a-E. Williams 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 4
J. Bush SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .215 3 35
J. Goff P 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .182 0 4
Totals 35 3 12 3 2 2 24      
a - E. Williams substituted for J. Herman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Herman (4, 5th Inning off S. Noel, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Goff (1, 7th Inning off S. Noel, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gibson , H. Grant 2 , D. Miller , S. Bent 2 , J. Loyd 2 , J. Herman 3 , J. Bush , J. Goff 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Grant 2 , D. Miller , J. Loyd , J. Goff
GIDP: S. Bent
Sac Bunt: J. Goff 2
Sac Fly: J. Herman
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: T. Gibson (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bush-Grant-Herman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Anderson 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320 3 20
   a-B. Brazel PH, 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .318 1 14
B. Griffith LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .350 18 49
J. Hatfield 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .371 7 45
   b-L. Hendrix PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .220 1 19
   c-E. Hutchins 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 2 20
J. Kennedy C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .230 2 21
J. Mills RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295 5 24
B. Tate 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .227 1 7
J. Woods CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .248 1 6
B. Smith SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286 1 19
S. Noel P 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .231 0 2
   d-E. Clayton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 2 16
   K. Wallace P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 3 2 3 22      
a - B. Brazel pinch hit for A. Anderson in the 7th
b - L. Hendrix pinch hit for J. Hatfield in the 7th
c - E. Hutchins substituted for L. Hendrix in the 8th
d - E. Clayton pinch hit for S. Noel in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Griffith (18, 9th Inning off J. Goff, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Anderson 2 , B. Brazel , B. Griffith 5 , L. Hendrix , J. Kennedy , J. Mills , B. Tate , J. Woods 2 , B. Smith 2
2-out RBI: L. Hendrix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kennedy , J. Mills , S. Noel , E. Clayton
GIDP: J. Hatfield
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Hutchins-Brazel)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Goff L (9-4) 8.0 13 4 3 2 3 1 123 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Goff 43
Batters Faced: J. Goff 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Goff 15-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Goff 123-79
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Noel 8.0 10 3 3 2 2 0 122 4.10   
K. Wallace W (6-7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Noel 50
Batters Faced: S. Noel 36, K. Wallace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Noel 14-8, K. Wallace 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Noel 122-78, K. Wallace 15-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bennie Griffith
Ballpark: Knights Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 5174
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