Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 2 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 4 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sherwood Brewer 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jesse Williams ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 Ray Neil 2b 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 Sam Hairston c 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 Goose Tatum 1b 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 Chuck Wilson ph, lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 Horace Garner rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Henry Merchant lf, 1b 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 Peanuts Davis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 30 2 5 2 4 6 27 12 FIELDING - E: 2. Sam Hairston, Goose Tatum. BATTING - SH: Chuck Wilson, Peanuts Davis. HBP: Sherwood Brewer. GDP: Goose Tatum, Horace Garner, Henry Merchant. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Sherwood Brewer, Jesse Williams. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Armstead cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Art Hefner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 Ben Littles rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Jim Jones 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 0 Bus Clarkson ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 Bill Cash c 4 1 2 0 0 8 0 Murray Watkins 3b 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 Wilmer Harris p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 7 1 3 5 27 7 FIELDING - DP: 4. Marvin Williams 2, Jim Jones 3, Bus Clarkson 3, Murray Watkins. E: 4. Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson, Bill Cash, Murray Watkins. BATTING - 2B: Marvin Williams, Jim Jones, Bill Cash. SH: Murray Watkins. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Bus Clarkson. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Peanuts Davis W 9 7 1 1 3 5 0 36 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 0 36 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilmer Harris L 9 5 2 0 4 6 0 37 Totals 9 5 2 0 4 6 0 37 HBP: Wilmer Harris. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Trusty Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 1200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/12/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Philadelphia 1. S.Brewer 3b J.Armstead cf 2. J.Williams ss A.Hefner lf 3. R.Neil 2b M.Williams 2b 4. S.Hairston c B.Littles rf 5. G.Tatum 1b J.Jones 1b 6. R.Drake cf B.Clarkson ss 7. H.Garner rf B.Cash c 8. H.Merchant lf M.Watkins 3b 9. P.Davis p W.Harris p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams reached on an error by M.Watkins [J.Williams to first]; J.Williams stole second [J.Williams to third (error by B.Cash)]; R.Neil singled to third base; S.Hairston singled to center field [J.Williams scored (unearned), R.Neil to second]; G.Tatum grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to J.Jones) [R.Neil out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams doubled; B.Littles walked; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 2ND: R.Drake walked; H.Garner reached on a fielder's choice [R.Drake to second]; H.Merchant grounded into a double play (M.Williams to B.Clarkson to J.Jones) [R.Drake to third, H.Garner out at second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; B.Cash was picked off first, but was safe on an error by S.Hairston [B.Cash to second]; M.Watkins walked; W.Harris out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 3RD: S.Brewer was hit by a pitch; S.Brewer stole second; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Tatum [M.Williams to second]; B.Littles walked; J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 4TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; H.Garner singled; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil walked; S.Hairston reached on an error by M.Williams [R.Neil to second, S.Hairston to first]; C.WILSON BATTED FOR G.TATUM; C.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Neil to third, S.Hairston to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; H.Garner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: C.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); H.MERCHANT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B.Littles out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarkson singled; B.Clarkson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Stars 0. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant reached on an error by B.Clarkson [H.Merchant to first]; P.Davis out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams singled [H.Merchant to second]; R.Neil singled [H.Merchant scored (unearned), J.Williams to second]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 0. STARS 7TH: B.Cash doubled; M.Watkins out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Cash to third]; W.Harris singled [B.Cash scored]; J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 1. CLOWNS 8TH: C.NELSON BATTED FOR C.WILSON; C.Nelson out on unknown play; R.Drake walked; H.Garner grounded into a double play (B.Clarkson to J.Jones) [R.Drake out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: C.NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); H.MERCHANT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; J.Jones doubled; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 1. CLOWNS 9TH: H.Merchant walked; P.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Merchant to second]; S.Brewer lined into a double play (B.Clarkson to M.Williams) [H.Merchant out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 1. STARS 9TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Stars 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 5 2 8 Stars 1 7 4 8
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