GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
DALLAS CENTURIONS AT HOUSTON BULLS
08/05/1949
 
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE
DALLAS CENTURIONS AT HOUSTON BULLS
GAME ID: 3158 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 1949 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dallas Centurions (49-52) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Houston Bulls (59-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 10 0
Whetzel Throws 4-Hitter En Route to 2-1 Bulls Win
In a low-scoring affair between the Houston Bulls and the Dallas Centurions, pitcher Ed Whetzel was the difference between victory and defeat. The Houston right-hander earned accolades in the 2-1 Bulls win. The win elevated the Bulls to 59-43.

Whetzel allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 9 innings for the Bulls. He walked 3 and struck out 3.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Houston skipper Jerry Wilcher.
DALLAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Billings RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 4 28
D. Fitzgerald CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234 9 37
A. Gross 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 10 46
K. Mayhugh 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 9 52
   a-B. Miller PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 1 13
C. Braden 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .306 12 54
   b-E. Kimmel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 6 15
B. Jackson LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .229 6 22
L. Bennett C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 10 32
   c-K. Wiley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275 3 16
L. Hofmeister SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 1 32
I. Hawker P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 1 11
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 3 10      
a - B. Miller pinch hit for K. Mayhugh in the 9th
b - E. Kimmel pinch hit for C. Braden in the 9th
c - K. Wiley pinch hit for L. Bennett in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Mayhugh , B. Miller , C. Braden , B. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Bennett , K. Wiley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fitzgerald (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Hofmeister-Braden)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Keegan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 3 27
   d-A. Haines CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 6 47
H. Landrum SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 9 42
B. Corvin 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .346 7 38
   e-B. Carroll 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 3
A. Cascone RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 16 78
D. Doolittle C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .302 6 49
R. Plante LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 3 30
   a-J. Reginald PH, LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 3 21
J. Bunce 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259 1 29
S. Smail 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 5 30
   b-E. Heaton PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 4 17
   c-B. Gibson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
E. Whetzel P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .183 0 5
Totals 33 2 10 2 1 1 12      
a - J. Reginald pinch hit for R. Plante in the 7th
b - E. Heaton pinch hit for S. Smail in the 7th
c - B. Gibson substituted for E. Heaton in the 8th
d - A. Haines substituted for M. Keegan in the 9th
e - B. Carroll substituted for B. Corvin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cascone (22, 8th Inning off I. Hawker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Corvin (7, 8th Inning off I. Hawker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Landrum , B. Corvin 6 , A. Cascone 2 , D. Doolittle , J. Reginald , J. Bunce 2 , E. Heaton
2-out RBI: B. Corvin , J. Reginald
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Doolittle , J. Bunce , E. Whetzel
GIDP: R. Plante
Team LOB: 8
DALLAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Hawker L (12-7) 8.0 10 2 2 1 1 1 135 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Hawker 54
Batters Faced: I. Hawker 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Hawker 6-16
Pitches - Strikes: I. Hawker 135-86
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Whetzel W (13-5) 9.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 130 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Whetzel 75
Batters Faced: E. Whetzel 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Whetzel 10-14
Pitches - Strikes: E. Whetzel 130-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Whetzel
Ballpark: Bulls Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 7469
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