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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Saturday, June 18, 1949 (N) at Engel Stadium, Chattanooga TN
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 4 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   5  8  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 1   -   3 10  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    5   0   1    1     0         6   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   2    0     0         4   1
Ray Neil 2b                           3   0   1    0     0         2   4
Clyde Nelson 3b                       2   1   0    0     2         1   0
Sam Hairston 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   1     2   2
Leonard Pigg c                        2   1   1    1     2         5   1
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   1   1    2     0         4   0
Andy Porter p                         4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               32   5   8    5     4   7    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sherwood Brewer. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Sam Hairston, Alphonso Gerard. 
SH:  Ray Neil. 
GDP:  Alphonso Gerard. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Reinaldo Drake. 
CS:  Sherwood Brewer. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        4   0   2    0     1         1   0
Joe Scott 1b                          5   1   2    1     0         6   1
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   0    0     2         3   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Piper Davis 2b                        5   1   1    0     0         5   3
John Britton lf                       5   0   1    0     0         1   0
Herman Bell c                         3   0   1    0     1         7   1
Luther Branham 3b                     3   1   1    0     0         0   2
Sammy Williams p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Powell p                       3   0   2    1     0         0   0
  Pepper Bassett ph                   1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Bill Greason p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   3  10    2     5   5    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Joe Scott, Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jose Burgos. 
HR:  Joe Scott. 
SH:  Luther Branham. 
HBP:  Willie Mays. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jose Burgos. 
CS:  Jose Burgos. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        9      10   3    2   5   5   1  42
Totals                               9      10   3    2   5   5   1  42

HBP:  Andy Porter. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sammy Williams L                     2       6   5    5   1   1   0  12
Bill Powell                          6       2   0    0   3   5   0  22
Bill Greason                         1       0   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9       8   5    5   4   7   0  37

Sammy Williams pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd inning


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Umpires: HP -  Haley, 1B -  Ungglow

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 1800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/18/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Birmingham
Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Birmingham                    
1. S.Brewer            lf        J.Burgos            ss        
2. J.Williams          ss        J.Scott             1b        
3. R.Neil              2b        E.Steele            rf        
4. C.Nelson            3b        W.Mays              cf        
5. S.Hairston          1b        P.Davis             2b        
6. L.Pigg              c         J.Britton           lf        
7. A.Gerard            rf        H.Bell              c         
8. R.Drake             cf        L.Branham           3b        
9. A.Porter            p         S.Williams          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, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: J.Burgos singled; J.Burgos was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Scott out on unknown play;
E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Black Barons 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: C.Nelson walked; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
L.Pigg singled [C.Nelson to second]; A.Gerard doubled [C.Nelson
scored, L.Pigg to third]; R.Drake singled [L.Pigg scored,
A.Gerard scored]; R.Drake stole second; A.Porter lined to
W.Mays; S.Brewer singled [R.Drake scored]; S.Brewer was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
4, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis singled;
J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Black Barons 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Williams singled; R.Neil doubled [J.Williams to
third]; B.POWELL REPLACED S.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); C.Nelson
walked; S.Hairston struck out; L.Pigg walked [J.Williams scored,
R.Neil to third, C.Nelson to second]; A.Gerard grounded into a
double play (P.Davis to J.Scott) [L.Pigg out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: L.Branham out on unknown play; B.Powell out
on unknown play; J.Burgos doubled; J.Burgos stole third; J.Scott
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black
Barons 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake 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 5, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; W.Mays was hit
by a pitch; P.Davis forced W.Mays (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to
first]; J.Britton singled to left field [P.Davis scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Brewer), J.Britton to second];
H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
5, Black Barons 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.Williams singled; R.Neil out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Williams to second]; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Branham singled; B.Powell singled
[L.Branham scored]; J.Burgos walked [B.Powell to second];
J.Scott out on unknown play; E.Steele walked [B.Powell to third,
J.Burgos to second]; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 2.

CLOWNS 6TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
5, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell walked;
L.Branham out on unknown play; B.Powell singled [H.Bell to
second]; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 5, Black Barons 2.

CLOWNS 7TH: A.Porter 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 5, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott singled; E.Steele walked [J.Scott to
second]; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown
play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 5, Black Barons 2.

CLOWNS 8TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown
play; S.Hairston doubled; L.Pigg walked; A.Gerard out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Bell singled; L.Branham out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Bell to second]; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR
B.POWELL; P.Bassett struck out; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 2.

CLOWNS 9TH: B.GREASON REPLACED P.BASSETT (PITCHING); R.Drake
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 5, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Scott homered to rightfield; E.Steele out
on unknown play; W.Mays walked; P.Davis out on unknown play;
J.Britton out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5,
Black Barons 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5   8   1   5
 Black Barons     3  10   0  12


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