 | | GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE HOUSTON BULLS AT PORTLAND GREEN SOX 08/08/1949 |  | | | | |
 | | GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE | | HOUSTON BULLS AT PORTLAND GREEN SOX | | GAME ID: 3172 - MONDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1949 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | | Houston Bulls (60-45) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | | Portland Green Sox (49-54) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Green Sox Collect 6-4 Win Over Bulls | Portland second baseman Johnny Guzzo played a vital role in his team's 6-4 triumph over Houston. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs for Portland. Tom Williams, now 5-4, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, while striking out 0 and walking 0. After today's action, Portland sits at 49-54; Houston slips to 60-45.
Portland won the game in the bottom of the tenth inning. With one out and Jim Bob Jones on the mound for Houston, shortstop Ernie Brown hit a dramatic 2-run home run, bringing Green Sox fans to their feet.
"This place sure got loud," said Oscar Henderson, the Portland manager.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Heaton pinch hit for H. Landrum in the 8th
b - B. Hayes substituted for E. Heaton in the 8th
c - A. Cascone pinch hit for A. Haines in the 9th
d - B. Carroll substituted for B. Edwards in the 9th
e - D. Osborn substituted for B. Corvin in the 9th
f - C. Snelling pinch hit for J. Bunce in the 10th
g - B. Benjamin pinch hit for S. Smail in the 10th
BATTING
Doubles: B. Corvin (13, 5th Inning off R. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Corvin 5 , M. Keegan 2 , A. Haines , B. Benjamin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reginald , M. Keegan , D. Doolittle , J. Bunce , S. Smail
GIDP: D. Doolittle
Sac Bunt: J. Bunce
Sac Fly: A. Haines
Hit by Pitch: J. Reginald , S. Smail
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING
CS: B. Benjamin (1)
FIELDING
Errors: B. Benjamin (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Landrum-Smail-Corvin) | | | a - B. Downs pinch hit for K. Campbell in the 7th
b - D. Hersey pinch hit for H. White in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Guzzo 2 (16, 3rd Inning off B. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Boone (6, 9th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Guzzo (17, 9th Inning off J. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Brown (7, 10th Inning off J. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Boone 3 , J. Beard , H. Parks , E. Brown 5 , J. Guzzo 8
2-out RBI: E. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Seals , E. Brown
GIDP: S. McMorris
Sac Bunt: R. Montgomery 2
Hit by Pitch: S. McMorris
Team LOB: 9
FIELDING
Errors: H. Parks (4)
Double Plays: 1 (White-Guzzo-McMorris) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | B. Edwards | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 3.12 | | J. Jones L (3-11), BS (2) | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 3.15 | | | PITCHING
Game Score: R. Montgomery 41
Batters Faced: R. Montgomery 33, K. Campbell 2, H. White 7, T. Williams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Montgomery 9-7, K. Campbell 1-0, H. White 1-3, T. Williams 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Montgomery 121-58, K. Campbell 6-5, H. White 21-16, T. Williams 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Campbell 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Montgomery , H. White
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Johnny Guzzo
Ballpark: Porter Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 6221 |
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