Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 x - 9 13 0 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andres Mesa rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Rafael Cabrera lf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 Sam Hairston 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 Leonard Pigg c 4 0 0 0 0 5 3 Ted Strong ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 Reinaldo Drake cf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Henry Merchant ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 1 0 0 11 0 Jim Cohen p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cathey p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Koney Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 3 3 5 24 15 FIELDING - E: 3. Ray Neil, Reinaldo Drake, Willie Cathey. BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston, Henry Merchant. 3B: Rafael Cabrera. HR: Ray Neil. SH: Goose Tatum. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Andres Mesa. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 1 3 2 0 3 2 John Britton 3b 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 Joe Scott 1b 5 0 1 1 0 8 2 Ed Steele rf 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 Norman Robinson cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Jim Zapp lf 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 Herman Bell c 3 1 1 0 1 8 1 Alonzo Perry p 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 38 9 13 8 2 6 27 10 BATTING - 2B: John Britton, Piper Davis, Jim Zapp, Herman Bell. 3B: Artie Wilson. HR: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Norman Robinson. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Cohen L 4.1 9 7 6 1 2 0 23 Willie Cathey 3.2 4 2 1 1 4 1 17 Totals 8 13 9 7 2 6 1 40 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Perry W 9 8 3 3 3 5 1 36 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 5 1 36 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: 2:10 Attendance: 2816 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/18/1948 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Birmingham 1. A.Mesa rf A.Wilson ss 2. R.Cabrera lf J.Britton 3b 3. R.Neil 2b J.Scott 1b 4. S.Hairston 3b E.Steele rf 5. L.Pigg c P.Davis 2b 6. T.Strong ss N.Robinson cf 7. R.Drake cf J.Zapp lf 8. G.Tatum 1b H.Bell c 9. J.Cohen p A.Perry p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Mesa walked; A.Mesa was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Cabrera out on unknown play; R.Neil homered; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Pigg out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; R.Drake singled; G.Tatum singled [R.Drake to second]; J.Cohen out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis doubled; N.Robinson singled [P.Davis scored]; N.Robinson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Zapp out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 3RD: A.Mesa out on unknown play; R.Cabrera tripled; R.Neil singled [R.Cabrera scored]; S.Hairston doubled [R.Neil scored]; L.Pigg out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Bell doubled; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson tripled [H.Bell scored]; J.Britton doubled [A.Wilson scored]; J.Scott singled [J.Britton scored]; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake walked; G.Tatum out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Drake to second]; J.Cohen out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 4TH: N.Robinson reached on an error by R.Drake [N.Robinson to first]; J.Zapp out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Perry singled [N.Robinson to second]; A.Wilson singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned), A.Perry to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 5. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Cabrera out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; P.Davis singled [E.Steele to second]; W.CATHEY REPLACED J.COHEN (PITCHING); N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Zapp doubled [E.Steele scored, P.Davis scored]; H.Bell walked; A.Perry out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 7. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Pigg flied to E.Steele; T.Strong out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 7. CLOWNS 7TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; W.Cathey out on unknown play; A.Mesa singled; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Steele homered to rightfield; P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Zapp singled; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton forced A.Wilson (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second (error by R.Neil)]; J.Scott reached on an error by W.Cathey [J.Britton scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Scott to first]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 9. CLOWNS 9TH: T.Strong walked; H.MERCHANT BATTED FOR R.DRAKE; H.Merchant doubled to right field (E.Steele to H.Bell) [T.Strong out at home]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; K.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR W.CATHEY; K.Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 3 8 3 6 Black Barons 9 13 0 7
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