Saturday 21 July 2007

Friday, July 1, 1949

STANDINGS
               W  L Pct. GB
Yakima ...... 51 23 .689 —
Vancouver ... 42 29 .592 7½
Spokane ..... 40 34 .541 11
Wenatchee ... 36 39 .480 15½
Salem ....... 33 40 .452 17½
Bremerton ... 33 42 .440 18½
Tacoma ...... 33 44 .429 19½
Victoria .... 28 45 .384 22½


VANCOUVER, July 1—The Vancouver Capilanos barely swept a double-header today, scoring four runs in the ninth to win the first game 9-8 and shutting down a five-run ninth by the Tigers to defeat Tacoma 15-14.
The Caps won the opener when Bob McLean homered with the bases loaded with one out in the last inning. It was his second homer of the game, the first one was a solo blast.
Jerry Ballard provided much of the Tacoma offence, bringing in five runs, swatting a homer and two singles.
In the night encounter, 13 Capilanos went to the plate to score eight runs in the first inning, two of them triples by Jimmy Robinson. Starter Bill Seward was rudely welcomed to the WIL, walking two and giving up two hits and a wild pitch before being yanked for Ken Clary without retiring a batter.
The Tigers put infielder Joe Kaney on the mound in the eighth behind 12-9 and the Caps scored three runs. Those runs were needed as Tacoma scored five times in the ninth to fall a run short of tying the game. Bob Costello came on to get Dick Greco to hit into a game-ending double-play with the tying and winning runs on base. The contest lasted three hours 45 minutes and it was close to midnight by the time it wrapped up.
All four Tigers hurlers threw a wild pitch.
Caps' notes—The Caps get a new outfielder, the fifth on the team. K Chorlton has been optioned from Seattle, just having signed his first pro contract with the Rainiers. He is a University of Washington student. He was being scouted by the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. His first name is just the letter 'K.'
First game
Tacoma ............ 023 020 100—8 10 1
Vancouver ........ 331 000 104—9 14 0
Lazor, Clary (9) and Warren; Costello, Kindsfather (7), and Sheely.
Second game
Tacoma ........... 330 002 045—14 20 4
Vancouver ....... 800 003 13x—15 14 1
Seward, Clary (1), Walden (1), Kaney (8) and Sheets; Snyder, Anderson (8), Gunnarson (9), Costello (9) and Brenner.

First game
Yakima .......... 100 000 1—2 4 1
Salem ........... 000 000 0—0 2 2
Swieger and Tornay; Olson and Beard.
Second game
Yakima ......... 000 000 002—2 8 1
Salem .......... 000 020 21—5 6 1
Drilling and Tornay; Sporer and Carlson.

VICTORIA, July 1—John Marshall picked up both wins in a Dominion Day double-bill, tossing a four-hitter for Bremerton in the first game for an 8-2 victory over Victoria and taking the mound in the first inning of the second in a 14-11 triumph.
The only extra base hit Marshall allowed in the first game was Frank Finnegan's double, as he struck out six and walked six.
Jay Ragni singled in a pair of runs as Bremerton scored five times in the fourth inning. Only three of Bremerton's eight runs were earned as the Athletics bumbled the ball four times.
Bill Taylor singled three time for the Tars.
In the second game, Marshall came on to stop a Victoria rally in the eighth when they scored four times to bring the game to within a run. He was charged with one of the runs.
Victoria had 17 hits, including home runs by Tobey Tobias and Gil McDougald, who had four RBIs, but left 12 on base.
Bill Taylor had three hits, including a double, to bring in five runs, while Jay Ragni smacked the ball safely four times, once for two bases, and brought in four runs.
Marshall gave up two hits and a walk in two innings work.
First game
Bremerton ........ 100 500 002—8 11 1
Victoria ........... 110 000 000—2 4 4
Marshall and Ronning; Jones, Logue (5), Drew (9) and Day.
Second game
Bremerton ........ 400 502 300—14 15 3
Victoria ........... 211 111 040—11 17 2
Simon, Marshall (8) and Neal, Ronning (4); Tobias, Vucurevich (3), Logue (9) and Day.

First game
Spokane ......... 100 321 1—19 19 4
Wenatchee ..... 300 011 3—8 13 1
Bishop and Parks; Caplinger, McCollum (3), Peterson (4) and Pesut.
Second Game
Spokane ........ 003 000 000 00—3 8 3
Wenatchee .... 001 000 110 01—4 15 1
Babbitt, Werbowski (11) and Parks; Stevens,, Caplinger (9) and Winter.

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