April 14, 1951: Houston Buffs Win Third in a Row

Larry Miggins
Left Field, Houston Buffs
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“To my generation of Houston Buff fans, and by his batting heroics, Larry Miggins was an imposer of happy baseball game indelibilities upon the places in our hearts and memory banks ~ those arenas of spirit and soul ~ where we keep all our lifetime smiles handy forever.” ~ Bill McCurdy

Houston Buffs Win Third in a Row

Houston, April 14 (1951), (AP) ~ The Houston Buffs extended their win streak to three here tonight with a 2-0 victory over the Beaumont Roughnecks.

Belsel (“Hisel” is correct) D. (Pat) Patrick pitched five-hit ball for the Buffs, and Larry Miggins connected for a home run in the sixth inning for one of Houston’s four hits.

April 14, 1951	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	~	R	–	H	–	E
Beaumont	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	~	0	–	5	–	2
Houston	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	~	2	–	4	–	0

Larner, Dyck (7) and Tappe; Patrick and Fusselman

~ Wichita Daily Times, April 15, 1951, Page 11.

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Bill McCurdy

Principal Writer, Editor, Publisher

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