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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Thursday, May 26, 1949 (N) at Veterans Park, Mt. Vernon IL
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 1 0 2  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   5 12  0
Chicago American Giants             0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  9  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer 2b                    5   0   1    0     0   0     4   1
Jesse Williams ss                     5   3   3    0     0   0     3   1
Ray Neil lf                           5   0   1    1     0   0     1   1
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   1   2    2     0   0     0   2
Sam Hairston rf                       4   0   2    2     0   0     3   1
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   1    0     0   0     7   1
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Henry Merchant 1b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     6   0
Andy Porter p                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               36   5  12    5     1   0    27   8


BATTING -
2B:  Jesse Williams, Clyde Nelson, Sam Hairston 2, Reinaldo Drake. 
SH:  Reinaldo Drake, Andy Porter. 
GDP:  Ray Neil. 
Team LOB:  7


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 3b                      5   0   2    1     0   0     0   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    5   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   0   2    0     0   0     7   0
Art Pennington rf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Felix McLaurin lf                     1   1   1    0     2   0     3   0
  Theolic Smith lf                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lonnie Summers c                      3   0   1    0     1   0     5   0
Sam Hill 2b                           3   1   0    0     1   0     2   2
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   1   1    1     0   0     5   2
Alvin Gipson p                        2   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
  Harry Rhodes p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               34   3   9    3     4   0    27   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lyman Bostock, Sam Hill, Clyde McNeal. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lyman Bostock, Lonnie Summers. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        9       9   3    3   4   0   0  38
Totals                               9       9   3    3   4   0   0  38


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson                         5       7   3    3   1   0   0  23
Harry Rhodes L                       4       5   2    2   0   0   0  16
Totals                               9      12   5    5   1   0   0  39

Alvin Gipson pitched to 1 batters in the 6th inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/26/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Chicago
Am. Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Chicago                       
1. S.Brewer            2b        J.Douglas           3b        
2. J.Williams          ss        L.Davenport         cf        
3. R.Neil              lf        L.Bostock           1b        
4. C.Nelson            3b        A.Pennington        rf        
5. S.Hairston          rf        F.McLaurin          lf        
6. L.Pigg              c         L.Summers           c         
7. R.Drake             cf        S.Hill              2b        
8. H.Merchant          1b        C.McNeal            ss        
9. A.Porter            p         A.Gipson            p         

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

AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas singled to left field (R.Neil to
S.Brewer) [J.Douglas out at second]; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Am. Giants 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: L.Pigg singled; R.Drake out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Pigg to second]; H.Merchant walked;
A.Porter out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pigg to
third, H.Merchant to second]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
singled; L.Summers out on unknown play; S.Hill walked
[F.McLaurin to second]; C.McNeal singled [F.McLaurin scored,
S.Hill to second]; A.Gipson singled [S.Hill scored, C.McNeal to
second]; J.Douglas singled [C.McNeal scored, A.Gipson to
second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Williams singled; R.Neil out on unknown play;
C.Nelson singled [J.Williams to second]; S.Hairston doubled
[J.Williams scored, C.Nelson scored]; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: L.Bostock doubled; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; F.McLaurin walked; L.Summers out on unknown play; S.Hill
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 3, Am. Giants
3.

CLOWNS 4TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; A.Porter out on
unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on
unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Bostock out
on unknown play; A.Pennington singled to right field (S.Hairston
to J.Williams) [A.Pennington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston doubled; H.RHODES REPLACED A.GIPSON
(PITCHING); L.Pigg out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown
play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: F.McLaurin walked; L.Summers walked [F.McLaurin
to second]; S.Hill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown
play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 7TH: T.SMITH REPLACED F.MCLAURIN (PLAYING LF); A.Porter
singled; S.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Williams singled
[A.Porter to second]; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson
doubled [A.Porter scored, J.Williams scored]; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; L.Bostock singled; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 8TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; R.Drake doubled;
H.Merchant out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; L.Summers doubled;
S.Hill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Brewer singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
R.Neil grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to S.Hill to
L.Bostock) [S.Brewer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: H.Rhodes out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 5, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5  12   0   7
 Am. Giants       3   9   0   8


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