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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 7 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 4

Game played on Friday, May 13, 1949 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 1 0 0  0 1 0  2 0 0   -   4 10  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 5  2 0 x   -   7 12  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    4   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   2   2    1     1   0     2   2
Ray Neil 2b                           4   0   1    0     1   0     4   5
Clyde Nelson 3b, 1b                   4   0   1    1     1   0     2   2
Sam Hairston rf, 3b                   4   0   3    2     1   0     0   1
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Henry Merchant 1b                     3   0   0    0     0   0    10   1
  Leonard Pigg ph                     1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Chuck Wilson rf                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buster Haywood c                      4   1   1    0     0   0     3   0
Harry Butts p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Manuel Godinez p                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   4  10    4     5   1    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jesse Williams 2, Ray Neil 2, Henry Merchant 2. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  11


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
Art Hefner lf                         4   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   2   3    1     0   0     1   1
Ben Littles rf                        3   2   1    1     1   0     4   1
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   2    3     1   0     5   2
Bill Cash c                           4   0   1    2     0   0     9   1
Jim Jones 1b                          4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
Gene Thompson p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Bill Ricks p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               34   7  12    7     3   0    27  10


BATTING -
3B:  Bus Clarkson. 
GDP:  Bill Cash, Gene Thompson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marvin Williams 2. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Butts L                        5       8   5    5   2   0   0  23
Manuel Godinez                       3       4   2    2   1   0   0  14
Totals                               8      12   7    7   3   0   0  37

Harry Butts pitched to 5 batters in the 6th inning

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Thompson W                      6       6   2    2   3   0   0  27
Bill Ricks SV                        3       4   2    2   2   1   0  15
Totals                               9      10   4    4   5   1   0  42



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8243

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/13/1949, game 2 -- 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. S.Hairston          rf        B.Clarkson          ss        
6. R.Drake             cf        B.Cash              c         
7. H.Merchant          1b        J.Jones             1b        
8. B.Haywood           c         M.Watkins           3b        
9. H.Butts             p         G.Thompson          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; R.Neil
singled [J.Williams to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play;
S.Hairston singled [J.Williams scored, R.Neil to second];
R.Drake out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams stole second;
B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1,
Stars 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; H.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 1, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson walked; B.Cash grounded into a double
play (J.Williams to R.Neil to H.Merchant) [B.Clarkson out at
second]; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: 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 1, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Thompson out on
unknown play; J.Armstead singled; A.Hefner singled [J.Armstead
to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: C.Nelson walked; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
R.Drake out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood singled; H.Butts out on unknown play;
S.Brewer out on unknown play [B.Haywood to second]; J.Williams
singled [B.Haywood scored]; R.Neil walked [J.Williams to
second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
G.Thompson grounded into a double play (J.Williams to R.Neil to
H.Merchant) [M.Watkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston walked; R.Drake singled [S.Hairston to
second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; H.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: J.Armstead walked; A.Hefner singled [J.Armstead to
second]; M.Williams singled [J.Armstead scored, A.Hefner to
second]; B.Littles singled [A.Hefner scored, M.Williams to
second]; B.Clarkson tripled [M.Williams scored, B.Littles
scored]; M.GODINEZ REPLACED H.BUTTS (PITCHING); B.Cash singled
[B.Clarkson scored]; J.Jones singled [B.Cash to second];
M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Thompson out on unknown play;
J.Armstead out on unknown play; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2,
Stars 5.

CLOWNS 7TH: B.RICKS REPLACED G.THOMPSON (PITCHING); S.Brewer
singled; J.Williams walked [S.Brewer to second]; R.Neil out on
unknown play; C.Nelson singled [S.Brewer scored, J.Williams to
second]; S.Hairston singled [J.Williams scored, C.Nelson to
second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; L.PIGG BATTED FOR
H.MERCHANT; L.Pigg struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4,
Stars 5.

STARS 7TH: C.WILSON REPLACED L.PIGG (PLAYING RF); C.NELSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); A.Hefner out on unknown play; M.Williams singled;
M.Williams stole second; B.Littles walked; B.Clarkson singled
[M.Williams scored, B.Littles to third]; B.Cash out on unknown
play [B.Littles scored]; J.Jones out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Stars 7.

CLOWNS 8TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; M.Godinez out on
unknown play; S.Brewer walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Stars 7.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on
unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Stars 7.

CLOWNS 9TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown
play; S.Hairston singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Stars 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           4  10   0  11
 Stars            7  12   0   6


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