THURSDAY. AUGUST 18, 1949
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS. OREGON
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Pelicans Clinch Rogue Valley League Flag, Sun
Game Nip and Tuck With Cave Junction
Until Eighth Inning Big 4-Run Rally
Brookings Pelicans pushed over four runs in the top of the
eighth to break a 5-5 tie since the fifth inning, and add four more
counters in the ninth to defeat Cave Junction, 13 to 6, in the
valley town, Sunday afternoon. The Pelicans victory was the tenth
league win in eleven starts and cinced the Rogue Valley League flag.
Brookings enjoyed a 5-1 lead
going into the last of the fifth,
The schedule would Bring the
starting pitcher, Hank Westbrook Rogue River team to Brookings
having held the oppostion to next Sunday for the final league
two hits until that time, both game, but unconfirmed word has
coming in the fourth for Cave it that the Rogues have dis
Junction’s first run.
banded.
The host team, however, tied
up the game in the fifth, scoring Gold Beach Coming Sunday
four runs on two bases on balls
Greatly strengthened and hop
and four hits. Dick Salvage took ing to get revenge for the tw )
over the mound chore with one previous defeats, Gold Beach ag
down and retired two next bat gregation will come to Brookings
ters in order, and also pitched Sunday. The Pelicans hope to
fine ball the remainder of the keep in top condition for the
way against his former team forthcoming series against the
mates, winning his first game Crescent City Merchants, start
ing here August 28. The second
since injuring his arm.
game
will be played on the Mer
A hit by L. Maurer in the last
of the ninth, ordinarily not more chants’ field, and a third game,
if necessary, also at Crescent
than a double, rolled under the
City.
fence for the last Cave Junction
tally.
The scorebook revealed:
Owen, on the pitching slab for
Brookings
ab
h Po a e
Cave Junction, allowed five hits
Matson, ss .
3 2 0 5 0
good for four runs in the first
Spangler,
2b
5
0
1 6 3 0
three innings but then settled
Ackley,
lb
.
1 1 8 0 0
down and gave up only one hit
Hanscam, cf ...4 2 1 2 0 0
in the next four frames, this be
Desjardin, c <
...5 2 4 9 1 0
ing Vern Hanscam’s long home
Putnam, rf
...4 3 2 0 0 1
run over the Centerfield fence.
R. West’k 3b..5 1 1 1 1 0
The tie-breaking four-run rally Nelson, If .
0 1 0 0
for the Pelicans in the first cf H. West’k,
p-lf 4 1 2 1 1 0
the eighth started with Eddie Salvage, p
....... 2 0 0 0 1 0
Desjardin’s triple as lead-off man.
Putnam singled to drive him in.
Totals
41 13 15 27 12 2|
Bob Westbrook and Salvage then
struck out but Hank Westbrook
ab
h po a e
singled to score Putnam. Mat- Cave Ju net.
L.
Maurer,
2b
....4
1
2
3
son brought Westbrook across
the plate with a single and then R. Maurer, c ... 5 1 1 8 1 1
2 1
Spangler got still another single D. Looper, 3b ...4
0
Davis,
ss
...........
5
to score Matson.
0 1 .3 4 0
The final four Pelican runs Howard, rf ........ 4 0 1 0 0 0
came in the top of the ninth on Baird, cf ........... 4 0 2 1 0
a walk to Hanscam, a single by Bramlett, lb ....4 0 0 6 1 1
Desjardin, a walk to Putnam, a Holly, If ........... 2 1 0 3 0
base hit to left by Bob West Owen, p-lf ....... 3 1 1 0 1 0
brook and a double by Hank Smith, p ............ 1 0 0 0 1 0
Westbrook who had replaced Neil
Nelson in left field.
Totals
.36 6 10 27 10 7
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Scoring by innings:
Brookings .............. 112 010 044—13
Cave Junction ...000 140 001 - 6
Summary: Runs batted in:
Matson. Spangler, Ackley, Hans
cam. Desjardin, R. Westbrook,
Nelson, II. Westorook 3, L. Mau
rer 2, Davis, Maird, Owen 2. 2-
base hits: Matson, Nelson, II.
Westbrook, Maui er; 3-base hits:
Desjardin; Home runs: Hanscam,
L. Maurer; Stolen bases: L. Maur
er; left on bases, Brookings 7
Cave Junction 7; Base on balls:
off Owen 3, Off Smith 2, oil'
Westbrook 4; Strike-outs: By
Owen 6, Smith 1, Westbrook 5,
Salvage 3. Earned runs; off Owen
8, off Smith, 4; off Westbrook 5,
off Salvage 1; 9 runs, 11 hits oil
Owen in 7 2/3 innings; 4 runs,
4 hits off Smith in 1 1/3; 5 runs,
6 hits off W ess t brock in 4 1/3
innings; 1 run, 4 hits off Sal-
vage in 4 2/3 innings. Winning
pitcher: Salvage. Umpires, Small
and Craig. Hime 2:40.
League Standings
Team
Brookings .....
Butte Falls *
Glendale ♦ ....
Cave Junction
Eagle Point ..
Merlin ♦ .......
Rogue River
(*) Does not
August 14.
Won Lost Pct.
.... 10
.909
.... 7
3
.700
.... 7
4
.636
.... 6
4
.545
.... 6
5
.545
9
.100
0
10
.000
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Batting Averages
Player
ab
h
Matson ........
76
43
Eagles ..........
1
Hanscam ......
..64
29
Mandenhall
.33
15
II. Westbrok
.31
13
Ackley ..........
.53
21
Desjardin .....
..53
20
Spangler .......
.64
22
Swearingen
.. 6
2
Putnam ........
.59
16
Nelson ...........
.44
10
R. Westbrook
10
.46
Salvage .........
..22
4
Team Average (14 games)
Pct.
.566
5( X >
.433
.429
.419
.396
.377
.344
.333
.271
.227
.217
.181
.370
Weather Report
For the past week, ending on
Sunday :
Max. Min. Rain
Aug. 8 ............... 73
48
• • -•
Aug. 9 ............... 70
54
Aug. 10 .... ........ 64
54
52
....
A'w 11 .... ........ 67
Aug. 12 ..... ........ 71
57
.07
Aug. 13 ..... ........ 70
_.
46
Aug. 14 .... ........ 63
51
Rainfall for week
07
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