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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 9 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 16, 1948 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 2 0 0  0 2 0   -   4  7  5
Birmingham Black Barons             3 0 4  0 2 x   -   9  7  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andres Mesa rf                        3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Rafael Cabrera lf                     2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ray Neil 2b                           3   1   1    1     0         0   2
Sam Hairston 1b                       2   1   2    1     0         5   0
Ted Strong ss                         3   1   2    0     0         2   1
Reinaldo Drake cf                     2   0   0    0     1         4   0
Luis Perez 3b                         2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Leonard Pigg                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Buster Haywood c                      2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Koney Williams                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Williams p                     2   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Henry Merchant                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               24   4   7    2     1   3    15   5

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Rafael Cabrera 2, Ray Neil, Ted Strong, Buster Haywood. 

BATTING -
SH:  Rafael Cabrera, Sam Hairston. 
Team LOB:  5


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   1   1    1     0         0   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Joe Scott 1b                          2   2   1    0     1         9   0
Ed Steele rf                          3   2   1    1     0         0   0
Piper Davis 2b                        3   1   1    1     0         1   2
Norman Robinson cf                    2   2   2    2     1         3   0
Jim Zapp lf                           2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Herman Bell c                         2   1   1    0     1         3   0
Jehosie Heard p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jimmie Newberry p                   3   0   0    1     0         0   1
Totals                               25   9   7    6     4   0    18   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Scott, Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Williams L                    5       7   9        4   0   0  29
Totals                               5       7   9        4   0   0  29


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jehosie Heard                        0.1     4   2    2   0   0   0  6
Jimmie Newberry W                    5.2     3   2        1   3   0  21
Totals                               6       7   4        1   3   0  27



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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Poindexter Williams, 3B -  Austin

Time of Game: 1:20   Attendance: 9374


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