Indianapolis Clowns 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 6 13 1 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 7 14 4 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 6 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 Reinaldo Drake cf 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Neil 2b 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Chuck Wilson 3b, lf 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Les Witherspoon lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sherwood Brewer ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Winslow Means c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Hairston c, 3b 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Horace Garner rf 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant 1b 6 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 Peanuts Davis p 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cathey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 58 6 13 6 1 0 40 3 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Williams, Ray Neil, Henry Merchant. E: 1. Chuck Wilson. BATTING - 3B: Jesse Williams. HR: Horace Garner. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Jesse Williams. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Scott 1b 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Luther Branham 2b 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Mays cf 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Norman Robinson lf 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Burgos ss 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Greason p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Powell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 52 7 14 5 2 0 42 0 FIELDING - E: 4. John Britton, Luther Branham, Herman Bell, Jose Burgos. BATTING - 2B: Luther Branham, Jose Burgos. HR: Alonzo Perry. GDP: Luther Branham. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Norman Robinson. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Peanuts Davis L 13.1 13 7 5 2 0 1 53 Willie Cathey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 13.1 14 7 5 2 0 1 54 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Greason 10 7 4 2 1 0 1 41 Bill Powell W 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 18 Totals 14 13 6 4 1 0 1 59 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Joe Doyle, 1B - Lewis Means Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/17/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Birmingham 1. J.Williams ss E.Steele rf 2. R.Drake cf J.Britton 3b 3. R.Neil 2b J.Scott 1b 4. C.Wilson 3b L.Branham 2b 5. L.Witherspoon lf W.Mays cf 6. S.Hairston c N.Robinson lf 7. H.Garner rf H.Bell c 8. H.Merchant 1b J.Burgos ss 9. P.Davis p B.Greason p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams walked; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham singled [J.Britton to second]; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Witherspoon reached on an error by J.Britton [L.Witherspoon to first]; S.Hairston singled [L.Witherspoon to second]; H.Garner out on unknown play [L.Witherspoon to third, S.Hairston to second]; H.Merchant singled [L.Witherspoon scored (unearned), S.Hairston scored]; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Drake singled; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Greason out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; J.Britton singled [E.Steele to third, J.Britton to second (on throw)]; J.Scott singled [E.Steele scored, J.Britton scored]; L.Branham grounded into a double play (J.Williams to R.Neil to H.Merchant) [J.Scott out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Garner homered to rightfield; H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Williams singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; B.Greason out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 6TH: L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Garner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: W.Mays walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell singled [W.Mays to third]; J.Burgos singled to right field [W.Mays scored, H.Bell to second]; B.Greason out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Drake reached on an error by J.Burgos [R.Drake to first]; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Garner out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell singled; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 10TH: J.Williams reached on an error by L.Branham [J.Williams to first]; J.Williams stole second [J.Williams to third (error by H.Bell)]; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson singled to center field [J.Williams scored (unearned)]; L.Witherspoon out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 10TH: A.PERRY BATTED FOR B.GREASON; A.Perry homered to rightfield; E.Steele singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 11TH: B.POWELL REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); S.Hairston singled; H.Garner singled [S.Hairston to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 11TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 12TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson singled; S.BREWER BATTED FOR L.WITHERSPOON; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 12TH: S.BREWER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); C.WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.Burgos out on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 4. CLOWNS 13TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Garner singled; H.Merchant singled [H.Garner to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Williams tripled [H.Garner scored, H.Merchant scored]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 13TH: W.MEANS REPLACED S.BREWER (PLAYING C); S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); J.Britton singled; J.Scott forced J.Britton (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to first]; L.Branham doubled to left field [J.Scott scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by C.Wilson), L.Branham scored (unearned)]; W.Mays out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Barons 6. CLOWNS 14TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Wilson out on unknown play; W.Means out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 14TH: H.Bell grounded out (J.Williams to H.Merchant); J.Burgos doubled to right field; W.CATHEY REPLACED P.DAVIS (PITCHING); P.BASSETT BATTED FOR B.POWELL; P.Bassett singled to right field [J.Burgos scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Barons 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 6 13 1 11 Black Barons 7 14 4 7
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