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