Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 BATTING Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sherwood Brewer lf, 3b 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 Clyde Nelson ph, 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Reinaldo Drake cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 Ray Neil 2b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 Alphonso Gerard rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 Sam Hairston 3b, c 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 2 0 1 9 1 Leonard Pigg c 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Henry Merchant ph, lf 5 0 3 0 0 3 1 Orlando O'Farrill ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 Jim Cohen p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 41 3 10 2 2 3 33 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Neil, Goose Tatum, Orlando O'Farrill. E: 1. Orlando O'Farrill. BATTING - 2B: Alphonso Gerard. SH: Sam Hairston. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Alphonso Gerard. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 1 4 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 1 0 0 5 0 Ed Finney 3b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 Leon Day cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 Henry Kimbro lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Butch McCord rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 Joe Black p 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 2 8 2 1 3 33 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Johnny Hayes, Joe Black. BATTING - 2B: Jim Gilliam. SH: Tommy Butts. GDP: Johnny Hayes. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Cohen W 11 8 2 2 1 3 0 39 Totals 11 8 2 2 1 3 0 39 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black L 11 10 3 3 2 3 0 44 Totals 11 10 3 3 2 3 0 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - H. Williams, 1B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/24/1949, game 2 -- 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. S.Hairston 3b L.Day cf 6. G.Tatum 1b H.Kimbro lf 7. L.Pigg c B.McCord rf 8. O.O'Farrill ss J.Hayes c 9. J.Cohen p J.Black p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; 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 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam doubled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to third]; E.Finney out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 2ND: A.Gerard out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; H.MERCHANT BATTED FOR L.PIGG; H.Merchant singled (unknown fielder) [G.Tatum out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: H.MERCHANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); S.BREWER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); S.HAIRSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); L.Day struck out; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.McCord singled to shortstop [B.McCord to second (error by O.O'Farrill)]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 3RD: O.O'Farrill singled; J.Cohen out on unknown play; S.Brewer walked [O.O'Farrill to second]; R.Drake out on unknown play [O.O'Farrill to third, S.Brewer to second]; R.Neil singled [O.O'Farrill scored, S.Brewer scored]; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 4TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; G.Tatum was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Black [G.Tatum to second]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Cohen out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Black singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil singled; A.Gerard out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts singled; E.Finney singled [T.Butts to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day singled (A.Gerard to S.Brewer) [T.Butts scored, E.Finney out at third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant singled; H.Merchant was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Hayes [H.Merchant to second]; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; J.Cohen out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.McCord singled; J.Hayes grounded into a double play (R.Neil to O.O'Farrill to G.Tatum) [B.McCord out at second]; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 10TH: J.Cohen out on unknown play; C.NELSON BATTED FOR S.BREWER; C.Nelson singled; R.Drake out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 10TH: C.NELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Black singled to center field (R.Drake to O.O'Farrill) [J.Black out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Elite Giants 2. CLOWNS 11TH: A.Gerard doubled; S.Hairston out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Gerard to third]; A.Gerard stole home; G.Tatum walked; H.Merchant out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 11TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 3 10 1 8 Elite Giants 2 8 2 4
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