Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Philadelphia Stars 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 x - 6 10 0 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sherwood Brewer lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 Ray Neil 2b 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 Clyde Nelson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Henry Merchant 1b 3 0 0 0 0 10 0 Sam Hairston c 3 0 1 0 0 4 1 Reinaldo Drake cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Horace Garner rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chuck Wilson ph, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cathey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Leonard Pigg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 6 24 14 BATTING - 2B: Sherwood Brewer. Team LOB: 3 Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Armstead cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Art Hefner lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 6 Ben Littles rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bus Clarkson ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 6 Stanley Glenn c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Jim Jones 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 12 0 Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Miller p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 6 10 6 2 0 27 13 BATTING - 3B: Bus Clarkson. HR: Marvin Williams. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cathey L 8 10 6 6 2 0 1 36 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 0 1 36 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry Miller W 9 3 0 0 0 6 0 30 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 6 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8243 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 5/13/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Philadelphia 1. S.Brewer lf J.Armstead cf 2. J.Williams ss A.Hefner lf 3. R.Neil 2b M.Williams 2b 4. C.Nelson 3b B.Littles rf 5. H.Merchant 1b B.Clarkson ss 6. S.Hairston c S.Glenn c 7. R.Drake cf J.Jones 1b 8. H.Garner rf M.Watkins 3b 9. W.Cathey p H.Miller p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner singled; M.Williams singled [A.Hefner to second]; B.Littles forced M.Williams (unknown fielder) [A.Hefner to third, B.Littles to first]; B.Clarkson tripled [A.Hefner scored, B.Littles scored]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 2. CLOWNS 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 2. STARS 2ND: J.Jones out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller singled; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 2. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Garner out on unknown play; W.Cathey out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 2. STARS 3RD: A.Hefner singled; M.Williams homered [A.Hefner scored]; B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. STARS 4TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; H.Garner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. STARS 5TH: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. CLOWNS 6TH: W.Cathey 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 0, Stars 4. STARS 6TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. STARS 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; J.Armstead singled; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. CLOWNS 8TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; C.WILSON BATTED FOR H.GARNER; C.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 4. STARS 8TH: C.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles walked; B.Clarkson singled [B.Littles to second]; S.Glenn singled [B.Littles scored, B.Clarkson to second]; J.Jones singled [B.Clarkson scored, S.Glenn to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 6. CLOWNS 9TH: L.PIGG BATTED FOR W.CATHEY; L.Pigg struck out; S.Brewer doubled; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Stars 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 0 3 0 3 Stars 6 10 0 6
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