Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 11 0 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sherwood Brewer lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Ray Neil 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 Alphonso Gerard rf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sam Hairston c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Goose Tatum 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Orlando O'Farrill ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Peanuts Davis p 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 27 0 3 0 3 3 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Neil, Goose Tatum, Orlando O'Farrill. E: 3. Ray Neil, Clyde Nelson, Sam Hairston. PB: 1. Sam Hairston. BATTING - GDP: Sherwood Brewer, Ray Neil. Team LOB: 3 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 2 0 0 3 1 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 1 0 0 5 4 Ed Finney 3b 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 7 1 Leon Day cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 Henry Kimbro lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Butch McCord rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Johnny Hayes c 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 Alfred Wilmore p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 11 1 1 5 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jim Gilliam, Tommy Butts, Ed Finney, Lennie Pearson 2. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro. GDP: Jim Gilliam. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Butts, Ed Finney, Butch McCord. PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Peanuts Davis L 8 11 4 3 1 5 0 34 Totals 8 11 4 3 1 5 0 34 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Wilmore W 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 30 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 3 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - H. Williams, 1B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/24/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Baltimore 1. S.Brewer lf J.Gilliam 2b 2. R.Drake cf T.Butts ss 3. R.Neil 2b E.Finney 3b 4. A.Gerard rf L.Pearson 1b 5. C.Nelson 3b L.Day cf 6. S.Hairston c H.Kimbro lf 7. G.Tatum 1b B.McCord rf 8. O.O'Farrill ss J.Hayes c 9. P.Davis p A.Wilmore p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake singled; R.Neil grounded into a double play (T.Butts to L.Pearson) [R.Drake out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; E.Finney singled [T.Butts to third]; T.Butts stole home and E.Finney stole second [E.Finney to third (error by S.Hairston)]; S.Hairston allowed a passed ball [E.Finney scored]; L.Pearson singled; L.Day struck out; H.Kimbro singled [L.Pearson to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 2ND: A.Gerard singled to center field (L.Day to T.Butts) [A.Gerard out at second]; C.Nelson walked; S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled to third base [J.Gilliam to second (error by C.Nelson)]; T.Butts reached on an error by R.Neil [J.Gilliam scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Butts to first]; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 3. CLOWNS 3RD: O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day struck out; H.Kimbro doubled; B.McCord singled [H.Kimbro to third]; J.Hayes singled [H.Kimbro scored, B.McCord to second]; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 4TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil singled; A.Gerard out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam singled; J.Gilliam was picked off first (P.Davis to G.Tatum); T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day struck out; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 6TH: P.Davis walked; S.Brewer grounded into a double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [P.Davis out at second]; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked; A.Wilmore singled [J.Hayes to second]; J.Gilliam grounded into a double play (O.O'Farrill to R.Neil to G.Tatum) [A.Wilmore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; A.Gerard walked; C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 8TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; B.McCord forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [B.McCord to first]; B.McCord stole second; B.McCord was picked off second (P.Davis to O.O'Farrill); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 0 3 3 3 Elite Giants 4 11 0 6
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