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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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