Indianapolis Clowns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 2 Birmingham Black Barons 3 0 1 0 0 1 x - 5 10 2 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andres Mesa lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Sam Hairston 3b 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 Ted Strong 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Henry Merchant pr, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 1 1 0 9 1 Coco Ferrer ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 Leonard Pigg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Luis Cabrera p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Cohen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 24 2 3 2 1 7 18 12 FIELDING - E: 2. Coco Ferrer, Buster Haywood. BATTING - Team LOB: 2 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 John Britton 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Ed Steele rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 Joe Scott 1b 3 0 2 1 0 5 0 Norman Robinson cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 Herman Bell c 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 Willie Mays lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bill Powell p 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 5 10 4 3 1 21 7 FIELDING - E: 2. Piper Davis, Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Joe Scott 2. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Cabrera L 1.1 4 3 2 0 1 0 9 Jim Cohen 4.2 6 2 2 3 0 0 22 Totals 6 10 5 4 3 1 0 31 WP: Jim Cohen. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell W 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 25 Totals 7 3 2 2 1 7 0 25 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Austin, 2B - , 3B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 1:23 Attendance: 5349 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/27/1948, game 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Birmingham 1. A.Mesa lf A.Wilson ss 2. R.Drake cf J.Britton 3b 3. R.Neil 2b E.Steele rf 4. S.Hairston 3b P.Davis 2b 5. T.Strong rf J.Scott 1b 6. G.Tatum 1b N.Robinson cf 7. C.Ferrer ss H.Bell c 8. B.Haywood c W.Mays lf 9. L.Cabrera p B.Powell p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Mesa singled to second base [A.Mesa to second (error by P.Davis)]; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston walked; T.Strong singled [A.Mesa scored, S.Hairston to second]; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR T.STRONG; G.Tatum singled [S.Hairston scored, H.Merchant to second]; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: H.MERCHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; E.Steele singled [J.Britton to third]; P.Davis reached on an error by C.Ferrer [J.Britton scored, E.Steele to second, P.Davis to first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [E.Steele scored, P.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Haywood), N.Robinson to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Bell dropped a foul fly hit by B.Haywood; B.Haywood out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays out on unknown play; First known appearance for BIR by Willie Mays; B.Powell singled; J.COHEN REPLACED L.CABRERA (PITCHING); A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton singled [B.Powell to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake 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 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Davis singled; J.Scott doubled [P.Davis scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; W.Mays walked; B.Powell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 4TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; C.Ferrer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; E.Steele was picked off first (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; A.Mesa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Scott doubled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell walked; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Drake 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 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Powell singled; J.Cohen threw a wild pitch [B.Powell to second]; A.Wilson singled [B.Powell scored]; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 5. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.PIGG BATTED FOR C.FERRER; L.Pigg flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 3 2 2 Black Barons 5 10 2 8
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