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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Monday, July 25, 1949 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 6   -   6 10  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 2 1  0 0 0   -   4 12  0

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sherwood Brewer lf, ss                5   1   1    1     0   0     3   0
Reinaldo Drake cf                     5   0   3    0     0   0     4   1
Ray Neil 2b                           5   1   2    3     0   0     0   2
Alphonso Gerard rf                    5   0   2    0     0   0     3   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   0    0     1   0     5   0
  Raydell Maddix pr                   0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Harry Butts p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Merchant 1b, lf                 4   0   1    0     0   0    10   2
Orlando O'Farrill ss                  3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Manuel Godinez ph                   1   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
  Goose Tatum 1b                      0   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Andy Porter p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Clyde Nelson ph                     0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Buster Haywood pr, c                0   1   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               37   6  10    6     3   0    27   8


BATTING -
2B:  Manuel Godinez. 
HR:  Ray Neil. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ben Littles rf                        5   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Art Hefner cf                         5   1   2    0     0   0     5   0
Nat Davis 1b                          5   0   1    1     0   0     7   0
Bus Clarkson 2b                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   4
Barney Brown lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Stanley Glenn c                       4   1   2    1     0   0     7   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Milt Smith ss                         4   0   1    1     0   0     3   2
Bob Griffith p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Cash ph                        1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               39   4  12    4     0   0    27   6


BATTING -
2B:  Stanley Glenn. 
3B:  Bus Clarkson. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        8      11   4    4   0   0   0  35
Harry Butts SV                       1       1   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               9      12   4    4   0   0   0  39


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith L                       9      10   6    6   3   0   1  40
Totals                               9      10   6    6   3   0   1  40



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 7248

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/25/1949, game 1 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Philadelphia                  
1. S.Brewer            lf        B.Littles           rf        
2. R.Drake             cf        A.Hefner            cf        
3. R.Neil              2b        N.Davis             1b        
4. A.Gerard            rf        B.Clarkson          2b        
5. S.Hairston          3b        B.Brown             lf        
6. L.Pigg              c         S.Glenn             c         
7. H.Merchant          1b        M.Watkins           3b        
8. O.O'Farrill         ss        M.Smith             ss        
9. A.Porter            p         B.Griffith          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
out on unknown play; A.Gerard singled [R.Drake to second];
S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: B.Littles out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: L.Pigg out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson singled; B.Brown singled [B.Clarkson to
second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns
0, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: A.Porter out on unknown play; S.Brewer out on
unknown play; R.Drake singled; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: B.Griffith out on unknown play; B.Littles out on
unknown play; A.Hefner singled; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: A.Gerard singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play;
L.Pigg out on unknown play; H.Merchant singled [A.Gerard to
second]; O.O'Farrill out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson tripled; B.Brown out on unknown play;
S.Glenn doubled [B.Clarkson scored]; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
0, Stars 1.

CLOWNS 5TH: A.Porter 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 0, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; B.Littles singled;
A.Hefner singled [B.Littles to second]; N.Davis singled
[B.Littles scored, A.Hefner to third]; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play [A.Hefner scored]; B.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 3.

CLOWNS 6TH: R.Neil singled; A.Gerard out on unknown play;
S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: S.Glenn singled; M.Watkins singled [S.Glenn to
second]; M.Smith singled [S.Glenn scored, M.Watkins to second];
B.Griffith out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Stars 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on
unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: N.Davis out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Stars 4.

CLOWNS 8TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Drake singled;
R.Neil out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 0, Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 0, Stars 4.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston walked; L.Pigg walked [S.Hairston to
second]; R.MADDIX RAN FOR L.PIGG; H.Merchant out on unknown
play; M.GODINEZ BATTED FOR O.O'FARRILL; M.Godinez doubled
[S.Hairston scored, R.Maddix scored]; C.NELSON BATTED FOR
A.PORTER; C.Nelson walked; B.HAYWOOD RAN FOR C.NELSON; S.Brewer
singled [M.Godinez scored, B.Haywood to second]; R.Drake out on
unknown play; R.Neil homered [B.Haywood scored, S.Brewer
scored]; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 6, Stars 4.

STARS 9TH: H.BUTTS REPLACED R.MADDIX (PITCHING); G.TATUM
REPLACED M.GODINEZ (PLAYING 1B); B.HAYWOOD STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING C); H.MERCHANT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); S.BREWER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); B.CASH BATTED FOR B.GRIFFITH;
B.Cash singled; B.Littles out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Clowns 6, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           6  10   0   7
 Stars            4  12   0   8


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