Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 x - 7 8 1 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant lf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 Coco Ferrer ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 Ray Neil 2b 5 0 3 3 0 1 1 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sam Hairston c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafael Cabrera rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Koney Williams 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Willie Cathey p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnny Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 9 4 2 2 24 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Coco Ferrer 2, Ray Neil, Goose Tatum, Rafael Cabrera. E: 3. Ray Neil 2, Koney Williams. BATTING - 2B: Reinaldo Drake. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Merchant, Koney Williams. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Jim Zapp lf 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Powell p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 7 8 4 4 5 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Piper Davis. BATTING - 3B: Piper Davis. GDP: John Britton. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cathey L 6 7 6 3 3 4 0 27 Johnny Williams 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 Totals 8 8 7 4 4 5 0 36 Willie Cathey pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell W 9 9 4 4 2 2 0 39 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 2 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Austin, 2B - , 3B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/18/1948, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Birmingham 1. H.Merchant lf A.Wilson ss 2. C.Ferrer ss J.Britton 3b 3. R.Neil 2b E.Steele rf 4. G.Tatum 1b J.Zapp lf 5. S.Hairston c J.Scott 1b 6. R.Cabrera rf P.Davis 2b 7. R.Drake cf N.Robinson cf 8. K.Williams 3b P.Bassett c 9. W.Cathey p B.Powell p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Merchant singled; C.Ferrer singled [H.Merchant to second]; R.Neil singled [H.Merchant scored, C.Ferrer to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson singled; J.Britton grounded into a double play (C.Ferrer to R.Neil to G.Tatum) [A.Wilson out at second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: R.Drake reached on an error by P.Davis [R.Drake to first]; K.Williams out on unknown play; W.Cathey walked [R.Drake to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Neil singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake doubled; K.Williams singled [R.Drake scored]; W.Cathey out on unknown play; H.Merchant walked [K.Williams to second]; K.Williams stole third and H.Merchant stole second; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil singled [K.Williams scored, H.Merchant scored]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Cabrera singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; K.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 6TH: W.Cathey out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele walked [A.Wilson to third, J.Britton to second]; J.Zapp walked [A.Wilson scored, J.Britton to third, E.Steele to second]; J.Scott singled to left-center [J.Britton scored, E.Steele scored, J.Zapp to second]; P.Davis singled to third base [J.Zapp scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by K.Williams), J.Scott to third, P.Davis to second]; N.Robinson hit into a double play (R.Cabrera to C.Ferrer) [P.Davis out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Bassett reached on an error by R.Neil [P.Bassett to first]; B.Powell singled [P.Bassett to second]; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED W.CATHEY (PITCHING); A.Wilson forced P.Bassett (unknown fielder) [B.Powell to second, A.Wilson to first]; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele walked [B.Powell to third, A.Wilson to second]; J.Zapp reached on an error by R.Neil [B.Powell scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), E.Steele to second, J.Zapp to first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 6. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; K.Williams out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis tripled; N.Robinson out on unknown play [P.Davis scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 7. CLOWNS 9TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 4 9 3 8 Black Barons 7 8 1 5
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