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Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 2 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

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

Indianapolis Clowns                 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  4  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     3   0   1    0     1   0     2   0
Sherwood Brewer ss                    4   1   1    0     0   0     2   2
Ray Neil 2b                           4   1   2    1     0   0     2   2
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Clyde Nelson 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   0    10   0
Sam Hairston 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     1   6
Henry Merchant lf                     3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Buster Haywood c                      3   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
  Leonard Pigg ph, c                  1   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Raydell Maddix p                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               33   2   7    2     2   1    27  12


BATTING -
2B:  Ray Neil. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ben Littles rf                        3   0   0    0     2   0     1   1
Art Hefner cf, 3b                     4   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Nat Davis 1b                          3   0   0    0     1   0     9   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   0    0     1   0     1   3
Barney Brown lf, cf                   3   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Bill Cash c, lf                       2   0   1    1     2   0     3   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     1   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
  Stanley Glenn ph, c                 3   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
Milt Smith 2b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
Henry Miller p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Bill Ricks ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   1   4    1     7   0    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
SH:  Barney Brown, Henry Miller. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raydell Maddix W                     9       4   1    1   7   0   0  38
Totals                               9       4   1    1   7   0   0  38


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller L                       9       7   2    2   2   1   0  35
Totals                               9       7   2    2   2   1   0  35



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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 2 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Philadelphia                  
1. R.Drake             cf        B.Littles           rf        
2. S.Brewer            ss        A.Hefner            cf        
3. R.Neil              2b        N.Davis             1b        
4. A.Gerard            rf        B.Clarkson          ss        
5. C.Nelson            1b        B.Brown             lf        
6. S.Hairston          3b        B.Cash              c         
7. H.Merchant          lf        M.Watkins           3b        
8. B.Haywood           c         M.Smith             2b        
9. R.Maddix            p         H.Miller            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Drake walked; S.Brewer singled to right field
(B.Littles to M.Watkins) [R.Drake out at third]; R.Neil doubled
[S.Brewer scored]; A.Gerard singled to left field [R.Neil
scored]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: B.Littles out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; N.Davis walked; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: H.Merchant walked; B.Haywood out on unknown play;
R.Maddix out on unknown play; R.Drake singled [H.Merchant to
second]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: R.Neil out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown
play; C.Nelson singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Smith singled; H.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Smith to second]; B.Littles walked;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: H.Merchant out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on
unknown play; R.Maddix out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Brown singled;
B.Cash walked [B.Brown to second]; S.GLENN BATTED FOR M.WATKINS;
S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: S.GLENN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); B.CASH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
A.HEFNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); R.Drake out on unknown
play; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Neil out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; B.Littles out on
unknown play; A.Hefner walked; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 6TH: A.Gerard out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; S.Hairston singled; H.Merchant out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: B.Clarkson walked; B.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Clarkson to second]; B.Cash singled
[B.Clarkson scored]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 1.

CLOWNS 7TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Maddix out on
unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 2, Stars 1.

STARS 7TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; B.Littles walked;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 1.

CLOWNS 8TH: S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Neil singled to
shortstop [R.Neil to second (error by B.Clarkson)]; A.Gerard out
on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 1.

STARS 8TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Brown singled;
B.Cash walked [B.Brown to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play;
M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2,
Stars 1.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; L.PIGG BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; L.Pigg struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 1.

STARS 9TH: L.PIGG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); B.RICKS BATTED
FOR H.MILLER; B.Ricks flied to unknown fielder; B.Littles out on
unknown play; A.Hefner popped to L.Pigg in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 2, Stars 1.

CLOWNS 10TH: Clowns 1B Clyde Nelson suffered a fatal heart

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           2   7   0   6
 Stars            1   4   1  10


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