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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Indianapolis Clowns (IN9) 3

Game played on Tuesday, July 26, 1949 (N) at P.J. Flaherty Memorial Field, New Castle PA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis Clowns                 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  6  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 3 0  1 0 0  0 2 x   -   6 11  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Clowns                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Reinaldo Drake cf                     4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Sherwood Brewer 3b                    3   0   1    0     1         1   3
Ray Neil 2b                           4   1   1    0     0         6   4
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Sam Hairston 1b                       4   0   2    1     0        13   2
Henry Merchant lf                     4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Leonard Pigg c                        3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Orlando O'Farrill ss                  3   0   0    0     0         2   3
Harry Butts p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   3   6    3     2   8    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sherwood Brewer, Ray Neil 2, Sam Hairston 2. 
E: 2.  Henry Merchant, Orlando O'Farrill. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Alphonso Gerard, Henry Merchant. 
Team LOB:  4


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   3    1     0         1   0
Art Hefner lf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bill Cash c, 1b                       3   0   2    0     1        10   1
Jim Jones cf                          4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   2   1    0     0         2   6
Stanley Glenn 1b, c                   4   2   1    0     0         8   0
Milt Smith 2b                         3   1   2    2     0         3   3
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   1   2    3     0         1   1
Gene Thompson p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Barney Brown p                      4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   6  11    6     1   1    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Bill Cash 3, Bus Clarkson 2, Murray Watkins, Barney Brown. 
E: 1.  Milt Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins. 
3B:  Milt Smith. 
SH:  Milt Smith, Murray Watkins. 
GDP:  Art Hefner, Barney Brown. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Indianapolis Clowns                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Butts L                        8      11   6    4   1   1   0  36
Totals                               8      11   6    4   1   1   0  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Thompson                        1       4   3    3   1   0   0  8
Barney Brown W                       8       2   0    0   1   8   0  26
Totals                               9       6   3    3   2   8   0  34



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Umpires: HP - Ed Price, 1B -  Morela, 2B -  , 3B -  Canale

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 7/26/1949 -- Indianapolis Clowns at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Philadelphia                  
1. R.Drake             cf        B.Littles           rf        
2. S.Brewer            3b        A.Hefner            lf        
3. R.Neil              2b        B.Cash              c         
4. A.Gerard            rf        J.Jones             cf        
5. S.Hairston          1b        B.Clarkson          ss        
6. H.Merchant          lf        S.Glenn             1b        
7. L.Pigg              c         M.Smith             2b        
8. O.O'Farrill         ss        M.Watkins           3b        
9. H.Butts             p         G.Thompson          p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Drake singled; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Neil
singled [R.Drake to second]; A.Gerard singled [R.Drake scored,
R.Neil to second]; S.Hairston singled [R.Neil scored, A.Gerard
to third]; H.Merchant out on unknown play [A.Gerard scored];
L.Pigg walked [S.Hairston to second]; O.O'Farrill out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: B.Littles singled; A.Hefner grounded into a double
play (R.Neil to S.Hairston) [B.Littles out at second]; B.Cash
singled; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Stars 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: B.BROWN REPLACED G.THOMPSON (PITCHING); B.CASH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.GLENN CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING C); H.Butts out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown
play; S.Brewer walked; R.Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson reached on an error by O.O'Farrill
[B.Clarkson to first]; S.Glenn singled [B.Clarkson to second];
M.Smith tripled [B.Clarkson scored (unearned), S.Glenn scored];
M.Watkins out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Smith
scored]; B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Littles singled;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Stars 3.

CLOWNS 3RD: A.Gerard out on unknown play; S.Hairston singled;
H.Merchant grounded into a double play (B.Clarkson to B.Cash)
[S.Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3,
Stars 3.

STARS 3RD: B.Cash singled; J.Jones out on unknown play;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 3.

CLOWNS 4TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on
unknown play; H.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 3, Stars 3.

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

CLOWNS 5TH: R.Drake reached on an error by M.Smith [R.Drake to
first]; S.Brewer out on unknown play; R.Neil hit into a double
play (M.Watkins to B.Cash to M.Watkins) [R.Drake out at third];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 4.

STARS 5TH: B.Cash walked; J.Jones out on unknown play;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 4.

CLOWNS 6TH: A.Gerard out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on
unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 4.

STARS 6TH: M.Smith singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 4.

CLOWNS 7TH: L.Pigg out on unknown play; O.O'Farrill out on
unknown play; H.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 3, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns
3, Stars 4.

CLOWNS 8TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; S.Brewer singled;
R.Neil reached on a fielder's choice [S.Brewer to second];
A.Gerard grounded into a double play (B.Brown to B.Clarkson to
B.Cash) [R.Neil out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3,
Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: B.Clarkson singled; S.Glenn reached on an error by
H.Merchant [B.Clarkson to second, S.Glenn to first]; M.Smith out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Clarkson to third,
S.Glenn to second]; M.Watkins singled [B.Clarkson scored,
S.Glenn scored (unearned)]; B.Brown grounded into a double play
(S.Brewer to R.Neil to S.Hairston) [M.Watkins out at second]; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3, Stars 6.

CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on
unknown play; L.Pigg out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 3, Stars 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           3   6   2   4
 Stars            6  11   1   6


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