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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 12 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 5

Game played on Sunday, June 19, 1949 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 1 0 0  3 0 1  0 0 0   -   5 11  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 6  0 0 4  0 2 x   -  12 13  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf                    5   1   1    0     0         4   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Ray Neil 2b                           5   1   1    0     0         0   1
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   1   4    2     0         3   0
Sam Hairston rf                       4   1   1    1     0         3   0
Goose Tatum 1b                        4   1   1    0     0         7   0
Leonard Pigg c                        4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Jim Cohen p                           1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Amos Watson p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Alphonso Gerard ph                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Manuel Godinez p                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Henry Merchant pr                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   5  11    5     0   7    24   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Goose Tatum. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil, Clyde Nelson, Sam Hairston. 
SH:  Jesse Williams. 
HBP:  Alphonso Gerard. 
Team LOB:  7


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        5   1   1    0     0         1   1
Joe Scott 1b                          5   2   2    2     0         4   0
Ed Steele rf                          2   3   1    0     3         2   0
Willie Mays cf                        5   2   2    4     0         6   0
Piper Davis 2b                        5   0   2    4     0         3   3
Norman Robinson lf                    4   0   1    1     0         1   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Pepper Bassett c                      3   1   2    1     0         7   0
  Herman Bell pr, c                   1   1   0    0     0         2   0
Alonzo Perry p                        2   1   2    0     0         0   3
  Sammy Williams p                    1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37  12  13   12     3   1    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  John Britton. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Mays, Piper Davis, Norman Robinson, Alonzo Perry. 
HR:  Willie Mays, Pepper Bassett. 
SH:  Sammy Williams. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Cohen L                          2.1     5   6    6   1   0   1  13
Amos Watson                          2.2     4   0    0   0   0   0  12
Manuel Godinez                       3       4   6    3   2   1   1  16
Totals                               8      13  12    9   3   1   2  41


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry W                       5.2    10   5    5   0   4   0  26
Sammy Williams SV                    3.1     1   0    0   0   3   0  13
Totals                               9      11   5    5   0   7   0  39

HBP:  Sammy Williams. 


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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - H.L. Moseley, 2B -  , 3B -  Austin

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 7057

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/19/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

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          rf        P.Davis             2b        
6. G.Tatum             1b        N.Robinson          lf        
7. L.Pigg              c         J.Britton           3b        
8. R.Drake             cf        P.Bassett           c         
9. J.Cohen             p         A.Perry             p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.Brewer singled; J.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Brewer to second]; R.Neil out on unknown
play; C.Nelson singled [S.Brewer scored]; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Black Barons 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 1, Black Barons 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: J.Cohen 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 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Bassett
homered; A.Perry doubled; J.Burgos singled [A.Perry to third];
J.Scott singled [A.Perry scored, J.Burgos to second]; E.Steele
walked [J.Burgos to third, J.Scott to second]; W.Mays doubled
[J.Burgos scored, J.Scott scored, E.Steele to third]; A.WATSON
REPLACED J.COHEN (PITCHING); P.Davis singled [E.Steele scored,
W.Mays to third]; N.Robinson out on unknown play [W.Mays
scored]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 1, Black Barons 6.

CLOWNS 4TH: R.Neil doubled; C.Nelson doubled [R.Neil scored];
S.Hairston doubled [C.Nelson scored]; G.Tatum out on unknown
play; L.Pigg singled [S.Hairston scored]; R.Drake singled
[L.Pigg to second]; A.Watson out on unknown play; S.Brewer out
on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 4, Black Barons 6.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Perry
singled; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 4, Black Barons 6.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; C.Nelson singled; C.Nelson was picked off first
(A.Perry to J.Scott); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 4, Black
Barons 6.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: E.Steele singled; W.Mays out on unknown play;
P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled [E.Steele to
third]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Black Barons 6.

CLOWNS 6TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled;
L.Pigg out on unknown play [G.Tatum to second]; R.Drake singled
[G.Tatum scored]; A.GERARD BATTED FOR A.WATSON; S.WILLIAMS
REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); A.Gerard was hit by a pitch
[R.Drake to second]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 6.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: M.GODINEZ REPLACED A.GERARD (PITCHING);
P.Bassett singled; H.BELL RAN FOR P.BASSETT; S.Williams reached
on an error on a sacrifice bunt by G.Tatum [H.Bell to second,
S.Williams to first]; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott
singled [H.Bell scored, S.Williams to second]; E.Steele walked
[S.Williams to third, J.Scott to second]; W.Mays out on unknown
play; P.Davis doubled [S.Williams scored (unearned), J.Scott
scored (unearned), E.Steele scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black
Barons 10.

CLOWNS 7TH: H.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Williams out
on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled;
S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5,
Black Barons 10.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on
unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 10.

CLOWNS 8TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown
play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
5, Black Barons 10.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; E.Steele walked; W.Mays homered [E.Steele scored];
P.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 5,
Black Barons 12.

CLOWNS 9TH: M.Godinez reached on an error by J.Britton
[M.Godinez to first]; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR M.GODINEZ; S.Brewer out
on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; R.Neil out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 5, Black Barons 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           5  11   1   7
 Black Barons    12  13   1   5


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